Hawaii primaries still undecided after recount as invalid ballots could swing two races
Two of Hawaii's tightest legislative primary races remain undecided after a recount, and hundreds of rejected ballots could still flip the results.
- A 13-hour recount left both races unchanged: Bob McDermott leads Curt Favela by seven votes for a state Senate seat, and Kainani Sousa leads by a single vote for a House seat.
- More than 1,100 ballots on Oahu are still marked invalid, mostly because signatures were missing or didn't match.
- Those voters were mailed notice and can fix the problem online, in person, or by mail before the ballots are opened and counted.
- The uncounted ballots are more than enough to change either outcome: 90 could be cured in the McDermott race and 36 in the Sousa race.
Outlook: The races stay open until Friday at 4:30 p.m., when the fixed ballots are counted and could decide the winners.