Update-Because this election was so close, an automatic recount took place.  It’s now official and final (as of May 17, 2012).  Tracie Hunter won by 74 votes, so she picked up a few.

After more than year of wrangling, it’s now official–Tracie Hunter has won the Hamilton County Juvenile Court race by 71 votes.  If

Read the update on the fate of this mandamus action here.

On April 18, Tom Niehaus, President of the Ohio Senate, and Lou Blessing, a State Representative and Speaker Pro Tem, filed an original action in mandamus in the Supreme Court of Ohio against Secretary of State Jon Husted challenging a Consent Decree (“NEOCH

Update: The suspense (if there ever really was any) is over.  On February 21, Secretary Husted broke the tie by siding with the Republicans to allow the appeal of Judge Dlott’s decision to count addtional provisional ballots in the Hamilton County Juvenile Court election.

Read what the Secretary had to say here.  The appeal was