No Recount Planned in Farmington School Board Election

board of education candidate David Sampson today submitted a letter to local media that ends any speculation over whether there will be recount in the race for a 4-year seat on the board.

The race came down to the wire late Tuesday night, as only 125 votes separated the candidates once Farmington and Farmington Hills votes were tallied. A landslide 233-87 victory in West Bloomfield precinct 9 gave Kahn a 21-vote edge. While the small margin in a local race does not automatically trigger a recount, as it does in state-wide races, the option is available to a local candidate under state law. But Sampson has officially ended his campaign.

In a message thanking supporters, he wrote, "I am inspired that we gave it our best shot and only came up 21 votes short ... I respectfully concede to Dr. Murray Kahn for the position on the Farmington Public Schools Board for a 4-year term."

In his post-election announcement, Kahn, a podiatric surgeon and division head of podiatry with Henry Ford Health System, wrote that he "would like to thank David Sampson for the investment of his time and energy in this campaign and lauds his civic engagement."