Vermont’s longest serving state senator is not going to seek a recount after losing his bid for his 25th term in the Senate.
Republican Sen. William “Bill” Doyle announced last week he would not seek a recount after initially requesting one in the race in which he came in fourth in November’s election in a race for three Senate seats to represent Washington County.
In a statement, Republican Gov.- elect Phil Scott, currently the lieutenant governor, thanked Doyle for his 48 years of service to the people of Washington County and the state of Vermont.
Doyle was defeated by Democrat Francis Brooks, a former member of the state House and Statehouse sergeant-at-arms.
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