Republican incumbent Columbus City Council District 1 representative Dascal Bunch said Monday he will file for a recount after losing the District 1 race in the municipal election by one vote.
Democratic challenger Jerone Wood defeated Bunch in the Republican’s bid for a third term on the city council by one vote, 260 to 259. Wood was one of four Democrats who won city council seats on Tuesday, giving the Democrats their first majority on the council since 1983, election officials said.
Bunch met with attorney Scott Andrews on Monday to discuss his options and the probability of a recount putting Bunch ahead of Wood. Bunch told The Republic Monday that he will officially request a recount by the end of this week.
The deadline for Bunch to file a request for a recount is Nov. 19 at noon, Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps said. The deadline for Bartholomew County GOP chairwoman Barb Hackman to file on behalf of a candidate is Nov. 22 at noon.
The candidate or party chair must file the request for a recount with the clerkâs office, said Bartholomew County Clerk Jay Phelps. The request would then be randomly assigned to a Bartholomew County judge as a civil case, Phelps said.
