NEK House Candidate Chooses Against Recount Despite Loss By Just 8 Votes

Senate Candidate David Roth Still Weighing Recount

By: Dana Gray

Outlets: Caledonian Record

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 442

Last Updated: 3 days, 3 hours ago

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HARDWICK — Just eight votes shy of the incumbent Republican in the Caledonia 2 House District race, the Democratic challenger on the ballot decided on Thursday she would not seek a recount.

Hardwick resident Audrey Grant won two towns (Stannard, Hardwick) of the three in Tuesday’s election. The incumbent, Rep. Michael Southworth, comfortably won in his hometown of Walden, with a final tally of 997 for Southworth and 989 for Grant.

With only an eight-vote difference, Grant …

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