The votes for Walthourville mayor and City Council Post 1 were recounted Friday morning, but there was no reversal of fortune for candidates who challenged the initial outcome of the Nov. 6 election.
Former Walthourville city councilman Charlie Richardson requested a recount of the city's ballots after losing to incumbent city councilwoman Patricia Green by two votes.
Richardson thought he had defeated Green on election night, when preliminary results showed him ahead by 11 votes. But when ballots cast during advanced voting week locked in a voting machine were released two days later, there was a 13-vote turnaround in the race, which led to Green holding onto her position.
The incumbent maintained her office by receiving 214 votes to Richardson's 212 votes.
Current Walthourville Mayor Henry Frasier also appealed for a recount in his race with challenger Daisy S. Pray, but like Richardson, did not overcome defeat.
Pray will officially become the new mayor of Walthourville in January after garnering 255 votes to Frasier's 182 votes.
Former Walthourville city councilman Charlie Richardson requested a recount of the city's ballots after losing to incumbent city councilwoman Patricia Green by two votes.
Richardson thought he had defeated Green on election night, when preliminary results showed him ahead by 11 votes. But when ballots cast during advanced voting week locked in a voting machine were released two days later, there was a 13-vote turnaround in the race, which led to Green holding onto her position.
The incumbent maintained her office by receiving 214 votes to Richardson's 212 votes.
Current Walthourville Mayor Henry Frasier also appealed for a recount in his race with challenger Daisy S. Pray, but like Richardson, did not overcome defeat.
Pray will officially become the new mayor of Walthourville in January after garnering 255 votes to Frasier's 182 votes.