Room 404 at the Indiana state house, where the recount commission met on Dec. 20, 2022.

From left: Left to right: Bradley King, co-counsel for the recount commission; Republican Party appointee Mark Wynn; secretary of state Holli Sullivan; Democratic Party appointee Michael Claytor; and Mathew Kochevar, co-counsel for the recount commission.

Recount commission co-counsel Matthew Kochevar.

Democratic Party appointee to the recount commission Michael Claytor holds aloft a ballot for review.

Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry.

Samantha Dewester, legal counsel for Dave Hall

Secretary of state Holli Sullivan.

Monroe County Democratic Party chair David Henry (standing) with Penny Githens.

Indiana state police first sergeant Brad Stille shows there’s nothing left in the ballot envelope that he just sliced open.

Indiana state police first sergeant Brad Stille hands over the ballot envelopes to general counsel for the state board of accounts, Kendra Leatherman.

Around 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Indiana’s recount commission confirmed Republican Dave Hall as the winner of the election for District 62 state house over Democrat Penny Githens.

The final recounted tally was:

Penny Githens (D): 12,963
Dave Hall (R): 13,037

That’s a plurality of 74 for Hall.

The original tally was:

Penny Githens (D): 12,950
Dave Hall (R): 12,990

That was a plurality of 40 for Hall.

This brief has been updated with more detail below. Continue reading “Recount confirms Hall as winner over Githens in state house District 62” →