Editorial Staff.
Killingworth and Haddam were notified that they had to recount the 2nd congressional district votes by Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
These were the totals last week:
2nd Congressional District
Haddam      Killingworth
Thomas Gilmer       157          140
Justin Anderson      221          141
In Killingworth, the Registrar told us that there was no change in their count.
In Haddam, Gilmer and Anderson each received one vote from absentee ballots received after August 11, but allowed by the state. Anderson received one vote because a voter used an “x” instead of filling in the oval, so the scanner didn’t count it; voter intent was taken into consideration, and the vote was allowed. So the new totals are:
2nd Congressional District
Haddam      Killingworth
Thomas Gilmer       158          140
Justin Anderson      223          141
Also, in Haddam, Bernie Sanders picked up two more votes from overseas ballots.
