Republican who lost Senate race is seeking a partial recount
EVERETT — Election workers will recount a batch of ballots in a state Senate race in Snohomish County next week even though the person requesting it knows there’s no chance the result will change.
The Snohomish County Canvassing Board will meet at 8 a.m Tuesday to authorize the partial recount in the 44th Legislative District, which encompasses the cities of Lake Stevens, Snohomish, and Mill Creek and parts of Everett and Marysville.
Election officials said it will cover 2,374 ballots cast in seven precincts located in Lake Stevens, Marysville and Mill Creek.
The canvassing board is slated to meet again Dec. 7 to review any questioned ballots from the recount and to certify the results.
Sen. Steve Hobbs, D-Lake Stevens, won a fourth term in the Nov. 6 election, beating Republican Doug Roulstone of Snohomish by a margin of 56.1 percent to 43.9 percent.
Roulstone is the one seeking the recount. He requested it be done in only a handful of randomly selected precincts and said he doesn’t suspect any mistakes were made nor does he think it will lead to a different outcome.
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Is Roulstone paying for the recount? The article really doesn't say. He lost by over 12% so I'm not sure why he wants to waste the public's time and money.
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