RECOUNT: State Senator Ray Finney Won’t Go Down Without A Fight

By Kleinheider Posted on August 11, 2008 at 8:01 pm

From the Daily Times:

State Sen. Raymond Finney filed a petition for a recount of Sevier County votes in Thursday’s Republican primary for the 8th District Senate seat.

In a tight race, State Rep. Doug Overbey, who holds the 20th District House seat, outpolled Finney 10,175 (48.0 percent) to 10,036 (47.4 percent) in the primary to pick the GOP candidate for the general election in November, according to the state’s vote tally.

The 8th Senate District is made up of Blount and Sevier counties.

Finney carried Blount County 6,918 to 5,722. But Sevier County voters put Overbey on top, casting 4,453 ballots for the state representative and 3,118 for the senator. Jim Bishop of Sevier County received 977 (4.6 percent).

After the unofficial votes were announced Thursday night, Finney said he would request a recount because of voting irregularities in Sevier County.

On Monday, he said he had already acted on that request.

“I have filed a petition for recount,” Finney said.

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