Politics & Government

State Senate Recount Complete; Lamping Still Ahead

The Missouri Secretary of State is expected to certify the results on Wednesday.

The recount surrounding the 24th State Senate district recount in the race between Republican John Lamping and Barbara Fraser has been completed by the St. Louis County Board of Elections. A spokesperson tells Creve Coeur Patch the ballots were recounted on Monday and that Lamping retained a lead for the seat.

On election day, Lamping won by a margin of 133 votes. The recount showed an even closer margin (126), which if it is upheld and certified by the Missouri Secretary of State's office, would mean the race would be historic. A spokeswoman for the Secretary of State's office said at the time the recount was announced that no Missouri State Senate recount had resulted in a difference of more than six votes. The Lamping-Fraser difference would be seven votes. By law, the state must certify these recount results by Dec. 22.ο»Ώ

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