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State Board Conducts Recount in City Race; Kristina A. Fox holds seat


Upon a formal request by council candidate Shahbaz Raja, the State Board of Elections conducted a recount of the ballots cast in the November 2024 General Election for the office of Woonsocket City Council. The margin of votes between the 7th and 8th placing candidates in this race allowed for what is called a ballot re-feed, where each ballot cast in the contest was re-inserted into a ballot tabulator to be read again. Any ballots for this contest that contained overvotes or stray marks were forwarded for further review by a bi-partisan pair of election officials. Upon the completion of the recount, the final results were tallied. Please see summary below.

Kristina A. Fox gained +8 votes for a total of 3,930

Shahbaz Raja gained +6 votes for a total of 3,914

A copy of this report can be obtained by reaching out to the Woonsocket Board of Canvassers. Please submit request to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Any further questions may be directed to the Manager of the Board of Canvassers.
All election results are unofficial until certified by the State Board of Elections and the Woonsocket Board of Canvassers.

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