Inky says the GOP mayoral race is over, but is it?

The Inquirer reports that Karen Brown is the "apparent" champ in the GOP race for mayor, against John Featherman, winning by a difference of just 58 votes. The article notes that, "Election officials said they doubted the number of provisional ballots would change the outcome of the race."

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Inky says the GOP mayoral race is over, but is it?

POSTED: Tuesday, May 24, 2011, 2:22 PM
Filed Under: Elections | ElectionEar

The Inquirer reports that Karen Brown is the "apparent" champ in the GOP race for mayor, against John Featherman, winning by a difference of just 58 votes. The article notes that, "Election officials said they doubted the number of provisional ballots would change the outcome of the race."

But Carmen Seminara, acting supervisor of elections in the City Commissioners' office, tells City Paper that it ain't over till it's over. He says that provisional ballots still have yet to be counted — of which there could be dozens from Republican voters — meaning it's "possible" that the apparent winner won't win in the end.

The Commissioners hope to have an unofficial count of the provisional ballots done by tomorrow.

UPDATE: And even when it's over, it might not be over: Featherman told CP over the phone that once a winner is officially declared, it's a "possibility" that he'll go to court to challenge the results if the race comes down to fewer than 100 votes.

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