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City of Edina elections staff completes recount

Edina, Minn., Nov. 14, 2008 – Edina City Clerk Debra Mangen and elections staff on Nov. 13 finished a recount of the Edina City Council election. The Edina City Council will act on a canvass of the City Council election results 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18. Vote totals will not be official until after the meeting.

According to results after the Nov. 4 election, in the race for two City Council seats, incumbent Ann Swenson was the top voter-getter with 11,370 votes. Mary Brindle finished second with 8,545 votes. Josh Sprague finished third with 8,415 votes. Other candidates in the election were John Lonsbury, K.K. Thompson and Ted Volk.

Because the difference between the second- and third-place vote totals was less than one-half of one percent of the total votes cast, Sprague requested a recount, which the law allows.

During the recount, held in the Council Chambers of Edina City Hall, teams of election judges and elections staff inspected each ballot. Though the City Council election is nonpartisan, an equal number of Republican and Democrat election judges participated in the recount. Each election judge signed an oath prior to the Nov. 4 election, attesting to their ability to remain objective during the process. Both Brindle and Sprague were present for the recount.

During the recount, Brindle lost three votes and Sprague gained three. Brindle’s vote total was 8,542. Sprague received 8,418 votes.

Brindle is expected to be sworn in as the newest member of the Edina City Council Jan. 5.

For more information on the recount, call 952-927-8861.