Connecticut GOP Lawmaker Discovered Winner After Race Called for Democrat
FILE - In this Aug. 11, 2020, file photo, volunteers sort mail-in ballots on Primary Day, in Glastonbury, Conn. Town and city clerks across Connecticut have been enlisting volunteers, hiring extra staff and paying overtime to workers to process an unprecedented number of requests for absentee election ballots. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
Connecticut GOP House Rep. Craig Fishbein was declared the loser in the race for his seat until a town clerk found an “error” had caused the race to be called for his Democrat opponent.
Wallingford town clerk Barbara Thompson said Tuesday her office discovered that votes had not been recorded in the state’s reporting system from Yalesville Elementary School, reported CT Mirror.