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Hand recount in the race for Michigan’s 20th Senate seat starts today

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Officials in Kalamazoo County will begin counting nearly 82,000 ballots by hand Monday morning.

Democrat Sean McCann lost his bid for state Senate by 59 votes – less than one-tenth of one percentage point.

Besides it being a tight race, McCann also heard of several problems on Election Day, like ballot tabulator machines getting jammed.

McCann will pay for the recount. It’ll take at least a couple days to complete.

Lindsey Smith helps lead the station'sAmplify Team. She previously served as Michigan Public's Morning News Editor, Investigative Reporter and West Michigan Reporter.
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