Recounts under way in 4 House districts

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Topeka — It's rare when four legislative races are the subject of recounts — and even more rare that in one, the election night outcome might be altered.

When ballots were counted Nov. 7 in 125 House districts, Republicans still owned the chamber by a 79-46 margin, a loss of four seats. Depending on the outcome of the recounts, they could drop an additional one to four seats but still be in charge when the Legislature convenes Jan. 8.

State election officials said Wednesday they can't recall a time when that many House district results have been in dispute.

"It just happened that these four districts came out incredibly close. It's not unusual to see votes come out as close, it's just usually not that many," said Stephanie Wing, spokeswoman for the secretary of state's office.

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