In the northwest corner of Louisiana, a candidate for parish sheriff is demanding a recount after losing by a single vote in an election where more than 43,000 people voted.

  • ryven@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    The more people you have voting, the less likely it is for the difference to be exactly 1. In an election with 3 voters winning by 1 isn’t notable; in an election with tens of thousands of votes, it’s pretty unusual.

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      1 year ago

      I think it would also depend on the number of candidates, to a lesser extent, too.