CHAMPAIGN COUNTY — The Champaign County Board of Elections finished its countywide recount Monday in the Republican primary for sheriff.
Chad Burroughs defeated incumbent Matthew Melvin with 3,276, or 50.07% of the votes, the board of elections confirmed. Melvin received 3,267 votes, or 49.93%.
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The close margin in March triggered the recount
No Democrat filed petitions for the office, so Burroughs should be elected in November.
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