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Hillary Clinton gained 102 votes in partial recount statewide

John Wisely
Detroit Free Press

Michigan's partial recount of the 2016 presidential election shows Democrat Hillary Clinton narrowed her loss to Republican Donald Trump by 102 votes after about 2.1 million votes were recounted.

Retired Eaton County Clerk Fran Fuller, left, and Ben Phlegar look to open the ballot container to start the Eaton County recount on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at Carmel Township Hall in Charlotte.

Figures released today by the Michigan Secretary of State's office showed that 2,725 precincts were recounted before the effort was halted in federal court.

"Because the recount was halted before finishing, the results that were certified on Nov. 28 stand," Secretary of State Ruth Johnson said in a statement. "President-elect Donald J. Trump defeated Hillary Clinton by 10,704 votes in official results."

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The figures also show that of the 3,047 precincts that made it through the recount, 322 -- about 10.5% -- were not recountable under Michigan law. The most commonly cited reason for excluding a precinct from recount was a mismatch between the number of ballots in the ballot box and the number of voters listed in the poll book.

Results are available on the Michigan Secretary of State website.

Under Michigan law, those precincts cannot be recounted unless the county board of canvassers is satisfied with an explanation for the discrepancy.

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