Herbst Prepares for Recount. Seeks Volunteers.

Republican Tim Herbst believes he has fallen fewer than 1,000 votes short in his bid to defeat incumbent State Treasurer Denise Nappier. Herbst sent an email to supporters and others early Wednesday afternoon alerting them to a possible recount. That’s a labor intensive task  and the Trumbull first selectman is seeking help from local party activists. A recount will entail looking at a lot of ballots and running them through a voting machine.

UPDATE: The Nappier camp thinks the erratic incumbent has a lead of more than 7,000 votes.