The Nation - News from April 17, 1985
The federal recount of Indiana’s disputed 8th District congressional race ended in Mount Vernon, Ind., but party officials were unable to agree on which candidate was ahead. Democrat Frank McCloskey picked up one vote over Republican Richard D. McIntyre in Posey County. Democrats said the increase gave McCloskey a two-vote lead in the whole district, while Republicans said it made the contest a tie. Both parties agreed that the outcome will not be clear until a House task force decides sometime later this week whether to count 24 technically flawed ballots.
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