By THOMAS P. CALDWELL, InDEPTHNH.ORG
CONCORD — A forensic review of Windham’s election results confirmed the accuracy of the state’s recount of the Rockingham District 7 state representative’s race, says a report from the Forensic Election Audit Team that Secretary of State William M. Gardner and Attorney General John M. Formella received on Monday.
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