lorida's closely watched vote count isn't the only one still in question in the presidential election. Four more states may see their votes end in recounts.
In addition, as many as 5 million ballots have yet to be counted nationwide, potentially changing the outcome of the popular vote, which Vice President Al Gore leads by nearly 200,000 votes. As many as 1 million ballots in California and 473,000 in Washington state are uncounted.
In New Mexico, which has five electoral votes, figures released yesterday showed Gore leading Governor George W. Bush of Texas by 119 votes. That's a change from a previous unofficial Gore lead of 6,825 votes.
Bernalillo County workers still were trying to reconcile a 252-vote discrepancy between the number of votes counted and the votes cast among about 37,000 ballots in Tuesday's general election. The overall tally does not include an additional estimated 1,600 ballots that were damaged and were being counted by hand.
A state district judge overseeing the count said she fears the election has been compromised. GOP officials in the state said they are considering legal action.
In Oregon, with seven electoral votes, Gore led by 5,740 votes, with 28,500 votes yet to be counted. A recount could be triggered if the margin ends up at less than roughly 2,800 votes.
In Iowa, which has seven electoral votes, Republican officials are exploring the possibility of requesting a voter recount in a state that Bush lost by fewer than 5,000 votes. To ask for a recount, Bush would have to personally write to each of Iowa's 99 county auditors by 5 p.m. Thursday or Friday.
In Wisconsin, which has 11 electoral votes and where Bush lost by about 6,000 votes, there is no automatic recount, but a candidate may request one. The Bush campaign said it is looking at that possibility.
If Bush were to get recounts and win all four of these states, he would win the election, even if he lost Florida.
