Remembering a recount in Michigan that did change the outcome of an election | Michigan Radio
On Election Night it seemed clear the Republican candidate had won an upset narrow victory in Michigan. But some people wouldn?t accept it. They fought to get a recount.
The Republicans opposed it. But when a recount was finally ordered, irregularities and mistakes began to turn up. Figures had been transposed. Soon, the lead changed.
When two thirds of the state had been recounted, the Republican gave up. The Democrat at the top of the ticket had carried the state, and that changed history.