Control of Alaska House Hinges on One Vote

NBC News: “Control of Alaska’s House for the next two years rests on the razor-thin race between Barton LeBon (R) and Kathryn Dodge (D). Following a Friday recount, LeBon held a one-vote lead over Dodge. Entering that recount, the candidates were in a dead heat with 2,661 votes each.”

“At the time, a mystery ballot marked for Dodge and found by an election worker at a Fairbanks voting precinct appeared likely to play a crucial role in determining the outcome, but that voted was tossed Friday after election officials determined it belonged to a voter who had made a mistake and then submitted a new ballot.”