With 94 percent of precincts reporting, DiNapoli led Wilson by 125,000 votes or 3 percentage points — a pretty much insurmountable lead if the yet -
uncounted ballots broke the same way the general election ballots did.
Mr. Brooks issued a statement announcing himself «humbled and honored,» though state Republican officials did not concede, noting that the validity of 1,000 or
so uncounted ballots was being challenged by both sides.
The judge said he expected both parties to act expeditiously, and then said slowly, accentuating each word: «They're just supposed to do their jobs, which is to count ballots, and there are
uncounted ballots.»
Oh, of course there has to be some mistake, the Republicans gerrymandered this district, they are toast and they know it, look for
some uncounted ballots to show up, they will stop at nothing.
Residual votes are overvoted, unmarked and
uncounted ballots that officials subsequently disqualify.