Eamon Kelley

Democrat Eamon Kelley was declared the victor in Coos House District 7. (COURTESY PHOTO)

CONCORD — A recount of the votes in Coos representative district 7 has turned the seat from red to blue. On election night, it appeared Republican John Greer of Carroll had eked out a 4- vote victory over Democrat Eamon Kelley of Berlin, 2,447 to 2,443. But Tuesday’s recount flipped the seat over to the Democrats, with Kelley winning by a 2-vote margin of 2,452–2,450 over Greer.

“I was telling people right up until election night that it felt like it could go either way. I knew it would be close, but I did not expect it to be this close. This was a new experience for me,” said Kelley.

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