Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas had his victory in last week’s election confirmed Monday, after a recount showed he defeated challenger Joyce Craig by 64 votes.
The new tally was even closer than the initial 85-vote margin that prompted Craig to request the recount last week.
It took roughly 10 hours for city election workers to hand count the 20,000 ballots Monday.
Each candidate picked up additional votes, but Gatsas remained victorious, earning his fourth term as mayor.
In a statement released last night, Craig congratulated Gatsas, and thanked the City Clerk’s office for helping with the recount.
