Democratic Party officials are getting ready to ask for a recount in the race of Republican state Senator Chris Garten.
He currently leads Democratic challenger Nick Marshall by just 297 votes, which is around two-thirds of a percent.
The Clark County Election Board on Tuesday night voted against conducting a planned count of the physical ballots cast at Jeffersonville High School after a ballot scanner malfunction was reported on Election Day.
Garten will be up for a vote by majority Republicans in the Senate to confirm his position as the Senate leader, and he says he is confident he will be reelected.
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