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Keo wins recount, will face Chakoutis in Ward 5 final

Thor Jourgensen

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LYNN – Jake Keo will face Dianna Chakoutis in the Nov. 5 election following an hour-long vote recount Monday that preserved the preliminary election five-vote margin separating Keo and candidate Seth Albaum.?We?ll work hard and make it a close race,” said Keo.Their close finish in the Sept. 17 Ward 5 election prompted Albaum to ask for a recount, but vote totals for Keo and Albaum remain unchanged following Monday?s City Hall recount.Chakoutis picked up three votes to bring her preliminary election total to 379.

  • Thor Jourgensen

    A newspaperman for 34 years, Thor Jourgensen has worked for the Item for 29 years and lived in Lynn 20 years. He has overseen the Item's editorial department since January 2016 and is the 2015 New England Newspaper and Press Association Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award recipient.

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