BALTIMORE (WJZ/AP) — State Sen. Jim Brochin reportedly plans to ask for a recount after falling short of the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive by just nine votes. Elections officials say former state delegate Johnny Olszewski Jr. won the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County executive Friday after a count of absentee and provisional ballots. The narrow margin allows Brochin to request a recount. The nine-vote margin comes out of more than 84,000 ballots cast. RELATED: Olszewski Wins Democratic Nomination For Baltimore Co. Exec. In Tight Race Our media partner The Baltimore Sun reports Brochin said his campaign team is evaluating their options and plans to talk to election officials Monday. Olszewski led by nearly 350 votes after election day but saw his lead steadily erode as absentee ballots were counted. Olszewski arrived to a cascade of applause from supporters outside the historic courthouse in Towson on Friday night. “We are so humbled and grateful by today’s results and I first would like to thank the Board of Elections, who I know worked around the clock to get us to this point,” Olszewski said. The winner faces Republican insurance commissioner Al Redmer Jr. in November. Follow @WJZ on Twitter and like WJZ-TV | CBS Baltimore on Facebook (© Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)<doc-sep>John Olszewski has won the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County Executive over Jim Brochin. The Board of Elections' website shows Olszewski won by nine votes.At 5:40 p.m., 11 News learned that Brochin was trailing Olszewski by only 7 absentee votes. After adding in the provisional votes, Olszewski unofficially won the nomination by nine votes around 7:30 p.m. There were 1,592 provisional ballots counted, 1,300 of which were Democratic.The official results will need to be certified. Certification is expected to happen within the next week to 10 days. Once certified, a candidate may request a recount within three days. "It certainly affirms that every vote counts and that, as an former government teacher, that's very near and dear to my heart, and I hope that residents, not just across Baltimore County, but across Maryland, and anyone watching recognize just how precious a vote is and just how important it is to get out and be part of the process," Olszewski said.In a statement from Jim Brochin on his Facebook:"I am humbled by the support we received in this election, and I want to thank everyone who sacrificed so much on my behalf. Also, I want to thank the Baltimore County Board of Elections for their tremendous hard work. Obviously, in an election this close, we will be exploring the possibility of requesting a recount. Finally, my best to Johnny O on a hard fought campaign. "Before Friday, Olszewski and Brochin were separated by 42 votes. Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond trailed by roughly 1,000 votes. "We're pretty confident. As we go along each step, you may have noticed we're checking the numbers, and that's what caused us to re-scan the ballots for absentees. Yeah, we're very confident," said Andrew Bailey, an attorney with the Baltimore County Board of Elections.The State Board of Elections has already performed a preliminary audit and has extended an invitation to the candidates to contact them on Monday, where they will provide a webinar sharing the results of the audit, an election official said.Provisional ballots are so important this election cycle because of a glitch at the Motor Vehicle Administration that did not transfer registration changes for about 80,000 voters to the Maryland State Board of Elections. "That's why they were permitted to vote provisional, and that's why we go through the process. We're checking our database. We're checking the overlay, MVA list to make sure every voter who is registered, that vote would be counted," Bailey said. Gov. Larry Hogan said the head of IT for the MVA is no longer employed there.Provisional ballots also impacted a race in Howard County. The District 1 Howard County Council race was decided Friday -- and it was as close as it gets. Election officials said two votes separated Democrats Liz Walsh and incumbent Jon Weinstein. Walsh was announced the winner Friday with 3,173 votes. John Olszewski has won the Democratic nomination for Baltimore County Executive over Jim Brochin. The Board of Elections' website shows Olszewski won by nine votes. At 5:40 p.m., 11 News learned that Brochin was trailing Olszewski by only 7 absentee votes. After adding in the provisional votes, Olszewski unofficially won the nomination by nine votes around 7:30 p.m. There were 1,592 provisional ballots counted, 1,300 of which were Democratic. The official results will need to be certified. Certification is expected to happen within the next week to 10 days. Once certified, a candidate may request a recount within three days. "It certainly affirms that every vote counts and that, as an former government teacher, that's very near and dear to my heart, and I hope that residents, not just across Baltimore County, but across Maryland, and anyone watching recognize just how precious a vote is and just how important it is to get out and be part of the process," Olszewski said. In a statement from Jim Brochin on his Facebook: "I am humbled by the support we received in this election, and I want to thank everyone who sacrificed so much on my behalf. Also, I want to thank the Baltimore County Board of Elections for their tremendous hard work. Obviously, in an election this close, we will be exploring the possibility of requesting a recount. Finally, my best to Johnny O on a hard fought campaign." Before Friday, Olszewski and Brochin were separated by 42 votes. Baltimore County Councilwoman Vicki Almond trailed by roughly 1,000 votes. "We're pretty confident. As we go along each step, you may have noticed we're checking the numbers, and that's what caused us to re-scan the ballots for absentees. Yeah, we're very confident," said Andrew Bailey, an attorney with the Baltimore County Board of Elections. The State Board of Elections has already performed a preliminary audit and has extended an invitation to the candidates to contact them on Monday, where they will provide a webinar sharing the results of the audit, an election official said. Provisional ballots are so important this election cycle because of a glitch at the Motor Vehicle Administration that did not transfer registration changes for about 80,000 voters to the Maryland State Board of Elections. "That's why they were permitted to vote provisional, and that's why we go through the process. We're checking our database. We're checking the overlay, MVA list to make sure every voter who is registered, that vote would be counted," Bailey said. Gov. Larry Hogan said the head of IT for the MVA is no longer employed there. Provisional ballots also impacted a race in Howard County. The District 1 Howard County Council race was decided Friday -- and it was as close as it gets. Election officials said two votes separated Democrats Liz Walsh and incumbent Jon Weinstein. Walsh was announced the winner Friday with 3,173 votes. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. . @JohnnyOJr addressing supporters after being unofficially declared the winner of the democratic primary for Baltimore Co Executive. He won by 9 votes. Results still need to be certified. #WBAL pic.twitter.com/Mc7Kc49IOD — IG: @Vanessa__Herring (@VanessaHerring) July 7, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The Baltimore Co Board of Elections just updated the results on their website. Again, these numbers are unofficial until they are certified #WBAL pic.twitter.com/jWoRmjEU4j — IG: @Vanessa__Herring (@VanessaHerring) July 7, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. By my ((unofficial)) count @JohnnyOJr finished 9 votes ahead of @JimBrochin for Baltimore Co Exec. OFFICIAL numbers will be on the Baltimore Co Board of Elections website soon. The results will have to be certified. More on that here 👇🏾 #WBAL pic.twitter.com/byH0bAfZ3E — IG: @Vanessa__Herring (@VanessaHerring) July 7, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. They had 2 challenges (2 ballots contested) in absentee 2 count, one was allowed to count, the second was rejected. — Kate Amara (@kateamaraWBAL) July 6, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Interesting wrinkle: absentee 2 canvass is starting from scratch right now. Off by 3, and additional counts couldn’t correct the math. So they moved that count to another room in order to keep 2 timeline for provisional ballots. — Kate Amara (@kateamaraWBAL) July 6, 2018 This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.<doc-sep>
Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT >> WE ARE READY. KATE: YOU ARE READY TO START COUNTING. OFFICIALS THEY THEY ARE POISED TO CERTIFY PRIMARY RESULTS TOMORROW. NUMBERS WHICH INCLUDE JOHNNY ALESSI’S SQUEAKER OF A WIN, JUST NINE VOTES UP ON STATE SENATOR JIM BROOCH AND WHO TELLS 11 NEWS OF COURSE HE WILL PETITION FOR A RECOUNT. >> HUMAN ERROR HAPPENS AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY VOTE IS RECOUNTED AND DOUBLE CHECKED. THEN WE WILL MOVE ON ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. KATE: HE IS CAMPAIGNING LIKE HE IS AND TELLS 11 NEWS HE IS OK WITH THAT. PIXIE -- WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THE IDEA THAT EVERY VOTE SHOULD BE COUNTED AND EVERY VOICE HEARD. WE ARE CONFIDENT THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE WILL HOLD. KATE: FOR BOTH CAMPS NOTHING CHANGED AFTER LEARNING THAT A ROUTINE ELECTION AUDIT FOUND BALLOTS WITH MORE THAN ONE PICK. NEGATED I THE SCANNER AND SCRUTINIZED I AUDITORS AND GIVING A LESS GAY -- OLESK MORE VOTES. >> IT IS NOT CHANGE THE RESULTS BUT IT IS A MEASURING STICK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN ACCURATE READ ON THE BOAT. -- THE VOTE. KATE: BECAUSE THE MARGIN BETWEEN THE TWO CANDIDATES IS LESS THAN .1%, THE CANDIDATE WHO REQUEST THE RECOUNT WILL NOT HAVE TO PAY AND THE CANDIDATE WHO IS DEEMED TO THE OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE WILL FACE THE REPUBLICAN NOMINEE IN NOVEMBER. THAT IS INSURANCE COMMISSIONER AL REDMER. DEBORAH: AL REDMER MY JUNIOR WEIGHED IN ON THE LIKELY RECOUNT FOR THE NOMINATION AND SAID HE IS THANKFUL HE IS NOT IN THAT POSITION BUT SAYS IT SERVES AS A REMINDER THAT EVERY VOTE COUNT AND THAT MESSAGE IS WHAT IS DRIVING HIS CAMPAIGN LEADING UP TO ELECTION DAY. >> WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO EVERY COMMUNITY, WE ARE GOING TO SEARCH FOR EVERY VOTE, AND WE’RE GOING TO WORK EXTERNALLY HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET AS MANY FOLKS OUT AS POSSIBLE ON NOVEMBER 6. Advertisement Recount to begin Thursday in Democratic Baltimore County executive race Share Shares Copy Link Copy The process continues to officially declare a winner in the Democratic primary for Baltimore County executive.Johnny Olszewski Jr. is campaigning like the Democratic nominee for Baltimore County executive. He found out Friday night that he pulled off a squeaker of a win in a primary contest for county executive, besting state Sen. Jim Brochin by just nine votes.The Baltimore County Board of Elections certified the election results Tuesday morning.Brochin told 11 News on Monday that he planned to file a petition for a recount. On Tuesday, he told WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM that he has formally made the request for a manual recount. "It's not just my views that are at stake. It's tens of thousands of people who've felt the same way. So we want to be certain, and with nine votes, there is human error," Brochin said. "Human error happens, and we need to make sure that every vote is recounted and double-checked, and then we'll move on one way or the other. "The recount will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday and will take five to six days.Maryland doesn't have automatic recounts. Instead, recounts must be requested by a candidate. Based on the timeline and events Monday, officials said a recount could begin later this week and it could stretch into next week.Because the margin between the top two candidates is less than 0.1 percent, the candidate who files the request will not have to pay for the recount.Olszewski said he's OK with a recount. "We've heard that one will be requested, and throughout this campaign, we've consistently said we want every vote to be counted and every voice heard. So nothing has changed from our perspective," Olszewski said. "We've got a lot of work ahead of us." And for both campaigns, nothing changed after learning Monday that a routine election audit found 93 "over votes," which are ballots with more than one pick negated by scanners and scrutinized by auditors. Ultimately, Olszewski gained five votes, but those five votes are not added to the current tally. "It's a double-check on our results. It doesn't change the results, but it's a good way to measure them and make sure we have an accurate read on the votes," said Andrew Bailey, an attorney with the Baltimore County Board of Elections.The razor-thin margin is astonishing when considering the 87,222 Democratic primary ballots cast countywide.