NEW BEDFORD – A recount of the Ward 2 city council election changed one vote but not the results with Scott Pemberton winning over incumbent Maria Giesta 452 to 437.

Manuel DeBrito, Election Commission chair, said, “Just one vote changed. Maria gained one and Scott lost one. She ended up with 437 and he ended up with 452.”

He added, “The election is certified, and it’s final and that’s it.”

The recount took about an hour and was held at the downtown library.

Pemberton had won on Nov. 4 by a tally of 453 to 436, with 35 ballots recorded as blank votes.

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