MN-HD54: A14-vote lead for DFL state House candidate up for review in Scott County recount

Election officials in Scott County began a recount on Thursday in a narrowly divided legislative contest that could determine power in the Minnesota House. State Rep. Brad Tabke, DFL-Shakopee, currently led Republican challenger Aaron Paul by 14 votes going into the recount.

Republicans would win the House Majority if the vote tally flips in the House District 54A race or in another legislative contest in Sherburne County. If Democrats win both races, Republicans and Democrats will each control 67 seats and be forced to share control of the legislative body.

Paul, a candidate in the Shakopee area, and Sue Ek, a Republican running in a district near St. Cloud, have sought hand recounts to verify that ballots were counted accurately.

Scott County election officials started the publicly funded recount on Thursday morning and said an investigation was still ongoing into 21 cases where voters checked in to receive an absentee ballot, but corresponding absentee ballots weren’t found during the canvassing process.



https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/11/21/14-vote-lead-for-dfl-state-house-candidate-up-for-review-in-scott-county-recount