Republican candidate Steven Frias says he’s considering all legal options as he awaits the outcome of his bid to unseat Democratic state House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello.
Frias said Wednesday he wants to be sure there was no manipulation or intimidation of absentee voters.
The race between the two attorneys was too close to call before the state Board of Elections counts mail-in ballots. The results are expected Thursday.
Mattiello was losing in votes counted at Tuesday polling sites, but the Democrat has already claimed victory based on his projections for hundreds of still-uncounted absentee ballots.
Frias said it makes no sense for Mattiello to declare victory if he’s trailing the race.
Mattiello campaign spokeswoman Patti Doyle says the projections are based on the Democrat’s strong get-out-the-vote operation.
