The Secretary of the State has released official vote counts and the AP has returned the winner’s red checkmark to its election results, under the Malloy column as before.
But the AP and SOTS totals don’t yet match up. The SOTS official tally shows Malloy leading Foley by 5637 votes, while the AP shows Malloy leading by 7762. AP numbers are not official, but are usually accepted as accurate and reliable.
| Foley | Malloy | Lead | |
| SOTS | 560,861 | 566,498 | 5637 |
| AP | 557,123 | 564,885 | 7762 |
The Hartford Courant reports that the state’s official tally was announced around 6 p.m. tonight, although Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was not present, issuing a press release instead of making an appearance before reporters. Her office announced the official statewide tally as 566,498 votes for Malloy (49.48%), 560,861 (48.99%) for Foley. Independent candidate Tom Marsh received 17,586 votes (1.53%).
Because Malloy’s lead exceeds 2000 votes, a recount is not required.
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