John Wakefield of Livermore has asked for a recount in the Democratic Party primary for House District 81. Only three votes separated the winner, incumbent Rep. Rodney Jennings, D-Leeds, from Wakefield. The tally was 327-324.
The recount is planned for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Maine State Police Barracks in Augusta.
Jennings, 61, a paper mill worker, won in his hometown and in Wayne while Wakefield, 62, a legislative and financial manager of Maine Association of Retirees, took his hometown and won in Livermore Falls.
Wakefield initially said he wasn’t going to ask for a recount, then changed his mind.
Three votes out of 650 is worth looking at, Wakefield said.
Wakefield said the primary run was fun and a great learning experience.
Jennings, who will win re-election to his second term if the results hold up, said it just “proves that everybody’s vote counts.”
“It proves you’ve got to sell yourself to the people,” he said.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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