Write-in candidate Amanda Allen filed for a recount of the primary election results in her bid to replace incumbent Jonah Wheeler on the ballot as a state representative candidate for Peterborough and Sharon in the November general election.
Wheeler won the Sept. 8 Democratic primary by 19 votes, a 1.2% margin. Two days later, Allen challenged that result, citing voter confusion over write-in ballot instructions. Some voters wrote “Allen” or “Amanda” …