Recounting Close Election Results Across States

Multiple recounts are underway across various states following closely contested elections. In Michigan, a hand recount for the 44th House District will begin on December 9 after Republican Steve Frisbie defeated Democrat Jim Haadsma by a mere 61 votes, amidst controversy over initial erroneous results. Meanwhile, in Washington, Democrat Adrian Cortes won his Senate race against Republican Brad Benton by just 172 votes, prompting a machine recount, which is standard due to the narrow margin. In Maine, a ranked-choice tabulation confirmed Congressman Jared Golden's lead of over 2,100 votes, but a hand recount has been requested due to the slim victory margin of less than 1%. Iowa's Congressional District 1 race is also in recount mode, with incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks leading by less than 1,000 votes. Lastly, in Minnesota's House District 14B, a hand recount will start as concerns arose over ballot counting discrepancies that initially showed Republican Sue Ek with a temporary lead.