Idaho GOP Wants Recount In 2 Races

The Idaho Republican Party is encouraging two of its candidates to ask for recounts in elections that they narrowly lost to their Democratic challengers in the Nov. 4 election for legislative seats in north-central Idaho, the Lewiston Tribune reports. R epublican state Rep. Thyra Stevenson of Lewiston lost to Democrat Dan Rudolph by 26 votes; in the same legislative district, fellow Republican Mike Kingsley lost to House Minority Leader John Rusche (pictured) by 48 votes. Idaho Republican Party Executive Director David Johnston told the Lewiston Tribune (http://bit.ly/1pB5XDC) in a story that ran Saturday that the narrow margins in both races warrant a recount. Johnston added that a disk drive failed in Nez Perce County while votes were being counted, resulting in some ballots being hand counted/ Betsy Russell , Eye on Boise. More here.