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August 17, 2018

Tied Election in MA State House Race Leads to Recount

In the 2010 Massachusetts state legislature election for the 6th district, Peter Durant was initially declared the winner by 1 vote (13,174-13,173). However, Judge Richard Tucker ruled that one absentee ballot that was initially discarded should be counted for Geraldo Alicea creating a tie. Six months later, a special election was held in which Durant beat Alicea by 56 votes. #VotingMatters #2018Midterms #Massachusetts

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