BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A machine recount was ordered late Thursday in the Boca Raton Mayoral Election. Here is the official statement transmitted to BocaNewsNow.com by the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections:
>> The Palm Beach County Canvassing Board has ordered machine recounts for the March 10, 2026, Boca Raton Mayoral Election, South Palm Beach Town Council Election, and the Lake Worth Beach Charter Referendum Question #5.
The Palm Beach County Canvassing Board will conduct a public logic and accuracy test, followed by the machine recount beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026. Both procedures will take place at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Main Office located at 4301 Cherry Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33409.
Pursuant to s. 102.141(7), Florida Statutes, the county canvassing board is responsible for ordering machine recounts when the first set of unofficial election results reflect that a candidate for office or ballot question was defeated or eliminated by one-half of one percent or less of the votes cast for that contest.
The margin in the Boca Raton Mayoral Election was 0.01%.
The margin in the South Palm Beach Town Council Election was 0.18%.
The margin in the Lake Worth Beach Charter Referendum Question was 0.00%.
The machine recount consists of retabulating all ballots cast in the affected races using the voting system tabulators.
The results of the machine recount will be included in the second set of unofficial election results.
Pursuant to s. 102.166, Florida Statutes, a manual recount must be ordered if the second set of unofficial results, following the machine recount, indicates that a candidate or ballot question was eliminated or defeated by one-quarter of one percent (0.25%) or less of the votes cast for that contest.
If ordered, the manual recount will take place immediately following the machine recount on Friday, March 13, 2026. <<
