Bill Markberry
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(Rising Sun, Ind.) - Rising Sun Mayor Bill Marksberry is not certain whether he’ll petition for a recount.
Marksberry lost the race for mayor to 29-year-old Republican Branden Roeder by just five votes on Election Day, 388 to 383.
Marksberry told Eagle 99.3 Wednesday he will make a decision on whether to ask for a recount early next week.
He has until Tuesday, November 22 to file his recount petition with the Ohio County Clerk of Courts.
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