THE EIGHT-THOUSAND ABSENTEE BALLOTS HAVE BEEN RECOUNTED AND INSPECTED IN NEW MEXICO’S 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT RACE IN DONA ANA COUNTY. AND DEMOCRAT XOCHITL TORRES SMALL REMAINS THE WINNER OF THAT RACE. INITIALLY, REPUBLICAN YVETTE HERRELL WAS CALLED AS THE WINNER ON ELECTION NIGHT. BUT THE 8-THOUSAND BALLOTS HADN’T BEEN COUNTED YET AND TORRES SMALL WOULDN’T CONCEDE UNTIL THEY WERE COUNTED.
THE COUNT OF THOSE BALLOTS DETERMINED THAT TORRES SMALL HAD ACTUALLY WON THE CONTEST. THAT’S WHEN HERRELL DEMANDED THE BALLOTS BE IMPOUNDED SO HER TEAM COULD INSPECT THEM. THEY’VE NOW BEEN INSPECTED AND TORRES SMALL REMAINS THE WINNER.
HERRELL HAS UNTIL JANUARY 6TH TO CONTEST LOSING THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.
