HD-105 Race: Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R) vs. Bob Romano (D)

by: Phillip Martin

Thu Nov 06, 2008 at 03:56 PM CST

A reminder of where we were on Tuesday in the 29-vote race:

A little update from the Dallas Morning News:

According to results from Tuesday's race, Ms. Harper-Brown received 19,830 votes compared with Mr. Romano's 19,801. Ms. Harper-Brown initially had a 25-vote lead, but Mr. Sherbet said that during an internal accuracy check, some votes were found to have been counted twice. After those double-counted votes were fixed, Ms. Harper-Brown's edge rose to 29 votes.

So we're at 29 votes, not 25. What happens with the provisional ballots?

Dallas County Elections Administrator Bruce Sherbet said it will probably be Monday before the provisional and overseas votes are counted.

His office will begin reviewing provisional ballots before they are turned over to a board made up of Democrats and Republicans to determine their validity. The validity is decided before the ballots are unsealed, so even those deciding whether to count the votes don't know which candidate they favor.

Mr. Sherbet said races with such a high turnout rarely run so tight that the final number of accepted provisional ballots could swing the outcome. 

Mr. Romano said his main concern is to ensure that every vote is counted.

"I'm not in a position to say much or do much," he said. "Things are going absolutely crazy. I want to get out of here and go deer hunting."