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PolitickerTX Partners
November 20, 2008 - 10:09am
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Romano asks for recount
By Jason Thurlkill, PolitickerTX.com ReporterDemocrat Bob Romano requested Wednesday that officials conduct a recount of votes for the House District 105 contest. Romano surprised the political establishment when he placed just a few votes behind state Rep. Linda Harper Brown (R-Irving). Romano currently trails the incumbent by 20 votes.
Republicans are maintaining a slim 76-74 lead in the state House. Should the recount results alter the victor of the race, neither party would have a majority. An evenly split House could dramatically affect the dynamics of the ongoing speaker's race and increase the odds of a Democratic speaker.
Harper-Brown has said she was "confident" she would still be the winner following the recount, the Dallas Morning News reports. Dallas County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet said the recount "probably wouldn't be complete until next week at the earliest."
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