Florida's Escambia County District 4 Recount Narrows Margin to 14 Votes: Vinson 13,088, Hofberger 13,074, With at Least 63 Overseas Ballots to Count
Joe Vinson appears set to become the next Escambia County commissioner after a recount on Saturday ended with him 14 votes ahead of Republican incumbent Ashlee Hofberger, the Pensacola News Journal reported on November 8. The race between Vinson, a non-party-affiliated candidate, and Hofberger is still too close to call, as going into the recount there were at least 63 overseas ballots in District 4 that could come in before the results are finalized on November 13.
The Canvassing Board tally from the recount early on November 8 indicated the vote count rose by seven votes, with six going to Hofberger. The vote changed to 13,088 votes for Vinson and 13,074 for Hofberger, 50.03% to 49.97%. The previous tally had been Vinson at 13,087 votes to Hofberger's 13,068, 50.04% to 49.96%.
Election night had ended with Hofberger ahead by three votes, but once the Canvassing Board met on November 5 to canvass the votes and process cured mail-in ballots and provisional ballots, the result changed to put Vinson ahead by 19 votes.
The recount on Saturday consisted of every ballot being run through a vote-counting machine again. Once it was confirmed the race was still within the 0.25% margin, a manual recount of overvotes and undervotes was conducted by the canvassing board, which may count a ballot where it determines the voter's intent was clear. The Escambia County Canvassing Board is made up of Supervisor of Elections Robert Bender, Pensacola City Councilwoman Jennifer Brahier and Escambia County Court Judge Scott Ritchie.
With the recount complete, the Canvassing Board will meet again at 10 a.m. on November 13 to count any overseas ballots that have arrived and certify the election.
Source: Pensacola News Journal, November 8, 2026, citing the Escambia County Canvassing Board recount tally.
来源链接： https://www.pnj.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/11/08/district-4-recount-results-vinson-leads-hofberger/92642918007/
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Source: Escambia County Supervisor of Elections
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