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Sep 28, 2008 10:54 am US/Eastern

Recount Confirms Chang-Diaz Win In Mass. Primary

BOSTON (AP) ― Officials say a recount has confirmed that challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz has won the tight primary battle with Democratic State Senator Dianne Wilkerson.

The recount was stalled earlier Saturday after election officials at Boston City Hall discovered a discrepancy between the number of ballots there and the number cast.

Chang-Diaz said the count was off by 17. She said officials were trying to find the ballots at a local warehouse where voting machines are stored.

Earlier results showed Chang-Diaz had beat Wilkerson by 228 votes.

Wilkerson has told supporters she'll wage a write-in campaign as a Democrat if she loses the recount.

But the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, John Walsh, said after results of the recount were announced that Chang-Diaz will now receive all the benefits from the party for the November 4 ballot.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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