With recount results reported in 86 of 88 counties Tuesday, President Bush picked up 438 votes and Sen. John Kerry got an extra 680, narrowing Bush's 119,000-vote lead by 242 votes, according to an Associated Press survey of the counties. Both sides agreed last month that the recount wouldn't change the outcome.While not being able to identify the specific two counties remaining, an exhaustive search of newspaper and web reports has allowed me to determine that all large and medium-sized counties (Trumbull was the last) have completed their recount.
With this analysis, I can state that even if every registered voter in the two remaining counties voted for John Kerry, he would still lose.
Expect the final two counties to report in tomorrow to make it official.
Merry Christmas everyone.
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References:
http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/
http://www.votecobb.org/recount/ohio_reports/index.php
http://languagedoc.mydd.com/story/2004/12/17/144935/12
http://www.electionohio.com/trumbull/Current_Election.htm
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?
http://www.xeniagazette.com/main.asp?
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/4007758/detail.html
http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives
http://www.co.clark.oh.us/boe/recount2004.txt
http://www.tdn-net.com/main.asp?
http://64.233.161.104/search?
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