Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Tingstad prevails in DA recount squeaker

By RALPH ANSAMI

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HURLEY — With a difference of one vote, the election recount for the Iron County District Attorney race Thursday came down to reviewing paper ballots cast in one precinct in the city of Montreal.

Matt Tingstad, of Bessemer, gained four votes in that precinct to win the election by five, 1,707 to 1,702.

Anthony Stella Jr., of Kimball, trailed by 13 votes when the results came in on election night and only eight votes after a canvass of the voting last week.

The canvass vote count was 1,704 for Tingstad to 1,696 for Stella.

Ironically, Stella said on Th...

 
 
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