Noboa at first refused to accept defeat, and suggested that he might challenge the legitimacy of the ballot count.

Miller's campaign manager announced that several teams, including attorneys, would be going to Alaska to watch the ballot count.

That had prompted the union's national president to step in and force a ballot count.

Towards the end of December, the government finally released the total ballot count, giving Zelaya the official victory.

Opposition members have said they are very concerned over the ballot count.

She lost on the third ballot count to Lloyd St. Amand.

If somehow she emerges as the winner in the final, official ballot count, a concession would have done no harm.

They can give Americans of both parties a higher level of confidence in the ballot count.

A final ballot count today gave him 46.5 percent of the votes that were cast on Thursday.

During the initial ballot count, the lead changed hands several times.