南达科他州参议院第 11 选区民主党候选人申请重计：以 35 票之差落败，总票数 8,385 张
南达科他州参议院第 11 选区民主党候选人阿伦·马特森周四下午提交重计申请，他在选举中以 35 票之差输给共和党现任州参议员克里斯·卡尔，全区共投出 8,385 张选票。
卡尔现任州参议院临时议长，第 11 选区位于苏福尔斯市西南部。
全州计票确认于周二完成，申请截止时间为确认后三天之内，重计委员会由当地法官任命，成员包括一名任裁判的共和党律师与共和、民主两党各一名代表，须在申请后 14 天内完成重计。
南达科他州法律规定的重计门槛为差距不超过 2%，本届另有四个选区差距在门槛之内，包括第 11 选区众议院 129 票、第 12 选区参议院 134 票、第 3 选区众议院 143 票与第 9 选区众议院 157 票，但该四区的落败候选人均表示不会申请重计。
在重计结果出来之前，下一届州议会席位分布为共和党 92 席、民主党 12 席、独立人士 1 席。
South Dakota Democrat Aaron Matson Seeks a Recount in the District 11 Senate Race After Losing by 35 Votes of 8,385 Cast
Democrat Aaron Matson filed a recount request on Thursday afternoon in South Dakota's District 11 Senate race, after losing to Republican incumbent Chris Karr by 35 votes out of 8,385 cast.
Karr serves as Senate president pro tempore, and District 11 covers the southwestern part of Sioux Falls.
The state canvass was completed on Tuesday and the filing deadline falls three days after the canvass, with a recount board appointed by a local judge made up of a Republican attorney as referee plus one Republican and one Democrat, required to finish within 14 days of the filing.
South Dakota law sets the recount threshold at 2 percent, and four other races fell within it this cycle, District 11 House at 129 votes, District 12 Senate at 134, District 3 House at 143 and District 9 House at 157, but the losing candidates in those four races said they will not seek recounts.
Pending the recount, the next Legislature stands at 92 Republicans, 12 Democrats and one independent.
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