Sioux Falls Democrat seeks recount in state Senate race

One of the five losing South Dakota legislative candidates with a race close enough for a recount has asked for one. Democrat Aaron Matson filed a recount request Thursday afternoon. The deadline to file for a recount is three days after the state canvass of election results. The canvass took place Tuesday. Matson lost the District 11 Senate race to Republican incumbent Chris Karr, the chamber’s president pro tempore, by 35 votes out of a total of 8,385 votes cast. The district is in southwest Sioux Falls. Democrats gain seats in South Dakota Legislature for the first time since 2008 The recount process is conducted by a board appointed by a local judge, consisting of a Republican attorney serving as recount referee and two other members, one each from the Republican and Democratic parties. The recount must be completed within 14 days of the recount petition’s filing. The remaining four candidates whose close races on Nov.

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