俄亥俄州众议院第 44 选区共和党候选人仅领先 56 票：26,612 票对 26,556 票，差距在 0.5% 自动重计门槛之内
俄亥俄州众议院第 44 选区计票显示，共和党候选人爱德华·席梅尔得票 26,612 张、占 47.97%，民主党候选人大卫·富尼耶得票 26,556 张、占 47.87%，两人仅差 56 票。
卢卡斯县选举委员会主任拉维拉·斯科特表示，这一差距在 0.5% 的自动重计触发门槛之内，独立候选人林赛·斯托得票 2,313 张、占 4.17%。
这一席位此前由乔什·威廉姆斯担任，目前尚有 4,649 张临时选票、170 张海外选票与 46 份异议表格待处理。
该选区横跨卢卡斯县西部、伍德县北部与渥太华县西部。
渥太华县选举委员会 11 月 13 日上午 10 时开会、11 月 16 日上午 9 时确认结果，伍德县 11 月 17 日上午 8 时 30 分开会、11 月 18 日上午 8 时 30 分确认，卢卡斯县预计 11 月 23 日完成确认，赶在 11 月 24 日的全州截止日期之前。
Ohio House District 44 Republican Leads by 56 Votes, 26,612 to 26,556, Within the 0.5 Percent Automatic Recount Margin
Vote totals in Ohio's House District 44 show Republican Edward Schimmel with 26,612 votes, or 47.97 percent, and Democrat David Fournier with 26,556 votes, or 47.87 percent, a margin of 56 votes.
Lucas County Board of Elections Director LaVera Scott said the margin falls within the 0.5 percent trigger for an automatic recount, with independent Lyndsey Stough receiving 2,313 votes, or 4.17 percent.
The seat was vacated by Josh Williams, and 4,649 provisional ballots, 170 overseas ballots and 46 challenge forms remain to be processed.
The district spans western Lucas County, northern Wood County and western Ottawa County.
The Ottawa County board meets at 10 a.m. on November 13 and canvasses at 9 a.m. on November 16, the Wood County board meets at 8:30 a.m. on November 17 and canvasses at 8:30 a.m. on November 18, and Lucas County is expected to finish on November 23, ahead of the November 24 state deadline.
来源：Port Clinton News Herald
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