ENFIELD, Conn. — The mood among the small crowd at state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi’s headquarters went from quiet to upbeat and then back down to tense as results of the Lt. Governor’s race tightened up in the hours after polls closed on Tuesday and appeared to be heading for an automatic recount.
According to the Associated Press, unofficial results showed former Groton Mayor Heather Somers with a slight lead (34.4 percent) over state Rep. State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi (33.6 percent) with 87 percent of precincts reporting as of 10 p.m. Tuesday. Former U.S. Comptroller General David Walker was trailing in third place.
According to spokesman Av Harris of the Secretary of the State’s office, if the candidates are all within 1,000 votes, then the law requires a machine recount within seven days of the primary for all three candidates for Lt. Governor statewide. If just the top two are within 1,000 votes, then the recount is for only the top two vote-getters.
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