New Mexico officials say results of a statewide recount still show Republican Aubrey Dunn ahead of Democratic incumbent Ray Powell in the race for state land commissioner.
The Secretary of State's Office says results of the recount finished Tuesday night show Dunn with a margin of 656 votes over Powell out of nearly 500,000 ballots cast in the race.
Dunn's margin in the recount results is smaller than in original election results. Those results had Dunn ahead by 704 votes.
The original margin was so small it triggered an automatic recount under state law.
The State Canvassing Board is scheduled to meet on Thursday to certify the results.
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