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More than 43,000 people went to the
polls for a Louisiana election.
A candidate won by 1 vote
By Sara Cline “This extraordinarily narrow margin
Associated Press ... absolutely requires a hand re-
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — In the count to protect the integrity of our
northwest corner of Louisiana, a can- democratic process, and to ensure
didate for parish sheriff demanded a we respect the will of the people,”
recount Wednesday after losing by John Nickelson, the Republican can-
a single vote in an election where didate who trailed by one vote in
more than 43,000 people cast bal- last week’s election for Caddo Par-
lots. ish Sheriff, posted on social media
The tight race shines a spotlight on Wednesday.
Louisiana’s recount process and its Henry Whitehorn, the Democrat who
outdated voting machines, which won the sheriff runoff, did not imme-
do not produce an auditable paper diately respond to an email request-
trail that experts say is critical to en- ing comment.
suring election results are accurate. Caddo Clerk of Court Mike Spence
States’ recount abilities have proven said he has seen close races during
to be exceedingly important, espe- his 46-years of experience, but none
cially following the 2020 presidential with such a sizeable number of vot-
election when multiple battleground ers. Spence said he hopes this will John Nickelson, a candidate for Caddo Parish Sheriff, speaks during a forum
states conducted recounts and re- teach residents that every vote mat- held by the Broadmoor Neighborhood Association at Broadmoor Presbyterian
views to confirm President Joe Bi- ters. Church in Shreveport, La., Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
den’s victory. Continued on Page 2 (Jill Pickett/The Advocate via AP)