Yarmouth recount

The Maine Supreme Court has sided with Melissa Innes in a recount dispute that dragged her primary race against Kimberly McLaughlin out for more than a month. Both are Democrats from Yarmouth running for a House nomination.

Click here for the court’s opinion. Innes said it came down around 11 a.m. this morning.

Innes said the court upheld the hand recount, which gave her a one-vote advantage. At a hearing last week, Harold Pachios, attorney for McLaughlin, argued that the recount was flawed because it came up one ballot short from what the optical scan machines tabulated.

The final count is 485 to 484.

Maine’s Supreme Court justices have not yet reached a decision on the case between Kimberly McLaughlin and Melissa Innes.

An official from the clerk’s office said Friday that she is not sure when one will be reached.

The two Democrats from Yarmouth, both vying for a nomination for a House seat, tied on election night, with 485 votes a piece. A hand recount favored Innes by two votes – but one ballot was missing.