The Board of Elections certified the results of the District 47 Republican primary election on Tuesday as some of its own employees allegedly came under fire for voter fraud.

George Sarantopoulos has officially eked out a razor-thin 16-vote win over Richie Barsamian, the chair of the Brooklyn Republican Party. He is expected to face Democratic nominee Kayla Santosuosso in the November general election for term-limited sitting Council Member Justin Brannan’s seat.

The certification came days after the BOE announced it had discovered two separate incidents of alleged voter fraud in the race and referred both to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office for further investigation. Close

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