GASTON COUNTY, N.C. — A recount today confirmed a win by two votes in the Lowell City Council elections.
The Gaston County Board of Elections held a public recount on Wednesday morning.
Steve Rhyne asked for the recount after getting 266 votes, which was two shy of Travis Smith. Those numbers didn’t change after a hand count of the ballots.
Two years ago, a coin flip decided a tied race for Ranlo city commissioners.
The person who lost that coin flip is now the mayor-elect.
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