Third district congressional candidate Dan Koh cast his ballot alongside wife Amy Sennett Tuesday in Andover. (Courtesy photograph)
The Dan Koh campaign is getting ready to do ballot battle. Three days after the congressional primary put Westford democrat Lori Trahan on top by a mere 52 votes, the Andover-based candidate’s campaign announced Friday he is pursuing a formal recount.
To do so, Koh is securing the signatures of 500 local Democrats by 5 p.m. Friday and set up open office hours at his Andover and Haverhill campaign offices for voters to stop by.
“As we have said since Tuesday, Dan is committed to making sure all ballots are counted,” his spokesman Justin Curtis told WHAV. “We want the process to progress as swiftly as possible so that the ultimate nominee will have adequate time and resources to win in November.”
Trahan is also proactively collecting signatures, her campaign said.
Secretary of State William Galvin has impounded all ballots and related election paperwork in the case of a recount.
According to the Associated Press, Koh received 18,316 votes to Trahan’s 18,368. Nearly 13,000 votes were cast for third-place finisher Juana Matias.
The winner of the primary election will face off in November’s election against Republican Rick Green and Independent Mike Mullen to fill the 3rd District congressional seat left vacant by retiring Niki Tsongas.