Mathew Mulholland remains the winner of the Wayne City Council seat for Ward Six in the city.
A recount of votes requested by losing candidate Phillip Wagner was completed last week. Wagner lost his seat to Mulholland during balloting Nov. 8. Wagner had served on the council since 2018.
The original vote count saw Mulholland with 2,085 votes and Wagner with 2,062, each at 50 percent of the votes cast for Ward Six during the election. Wagner requested the recount of the 23 vote difference. Upon completion of the recount, with all ballots counted, Mulholland received 2,087 and Wagner 2,061 a difference of two additional votes for Mulholland and one less vote for Wagner.
Wagner will be responsible for the expense of the recount procedure, according to city officials.
The recount was open to the public and took place in the Wayne City Council chambers at city hall.
