Word: thompson
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Graham herself no longer challenges the general election victory of Democratic nominee Alvin E. Thompson, but her supporters are still charging that voting irregularities cheated her out of the election...
Supporters of both candidates were on hand to observe the process, which switched 13 ballots to Graham and 79 to Thompson...
Democratic nominee Alvin E. Thompson beat State Rep. Saundra Graham (D-Cambridge) for the third time in three months yesterday, as a recount of ballots cast in the November 8 general election only increased his margin of victory...
Although Graham picked up 13 more votes in the recount, she still lost ground. Unofficial results showed Graham with 5194 votes, and Thompson with 8564--a gain of 79. The incumbent herself has already conceded defeat and did not attend the recount. But her supporters have continued to challenge Thompson's victory...
Graham, who has represented Cambridge's 28th Middlesex District in the State House since 1977, lost to Thompson by 49 votes in the Septem- ber primary, then proceeded to wage a vigorouswrite-in/sticker campaign to win back her seat...