Recounts May Decide New Hampshire Legislature
In this purple state, voters appear to have split the 400-member House of Representatives nearly down the middle. Control of the chamber hinges on 28 recounts scheduled into next week.
What is unfolding in New Hampshire is a microcosm of a closely divided country voting in tightly fought contests, as well as an illustration of the electoral system’s resilience. So far the recounts, which are open to the public, have proceeded calmly.
Longtime observers of the state’s politics can’t remember an election in which the state House — the largest in the country — was so evenly divided between Republicans and Democrats. The number of recounts requested by candidates, meanwhile, is among the highest ever.
“We’re in uncharted waters,” said New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan, who has been involved in the state’s elections for four decades and was part of a recent initiative to improve voter confidence.
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