The full vote count is finally in for another close race . The gap tightened significantly -- enough to require an automatic recount:
Republican Deborah Pryce was declared the winner this morning of a central Ohio congressional race that remained too close to call until 20 days after the Nov. 7 election.Don't forget that the GOP still controls Ohio's state government for a few more weeks.
The four-member Franklin County Board of Elections certified final vote totals that gave Pryce the victory in the 15th Congressional District over Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy by 1,055 votes, a net loss of 2,482 from Pryce's unofficial election-night count.
The tighter margin is within the half-percent required to trigger an automatic recount, director Matthew Damschroder said.
