A recount in Torrington has given one candidate a victory. Republican Joe Canino won last night’s recount by at least 51 votes, beating incumbent Democrat Michelle Cook in the 65th house district.

Unofficial results from a partial recount in a competitive state House race in Torrington showed Republican Joe Canino up by 55 votes against incumbent Democratic state representative Michelle Cook. Cook,

An eight-term Democratic state representative in Connecticut lost her recount to a newcomer Republican on Tuesday night.

GOP state House candidate Joe Canino says he beat Rep. Michelle Cook, a Democrat. Cook said her campaign hasn't seen even incomplete results.

Avon, said the Torrington recount narrowed Democrat Paul Honig’s margin of victory to less than one half of 1%, or 266 votes, in the 11-town district she represents, one of the standards for an automatic recount throughout the district under state law.