1.   But in a close runoff election for a local office here last month, electoral shenanigans were back in the forefront.

2.   Election officials had been warning that with the runoff so close to the general election, they would have trouble resetting all the machines.

3.   James is being challenged in a close runoff election Tuesday by Winton Blount III, an Alabama version of a country Republican.

4.   An attorney with strong U.S. ties was declared the victor Monday in a close runoff election to succeed longtime President Joaquin Balaguer.

5.   Dr. Donna Christian Green became the U.S. Virgin Islands new delegate to Congress on Tuesday, unseating incumbent Victor Frazer in a close runoff election.

6.   He later retracted his words, saying last week he would tell his supporters not to vote for the Communists in the close runoff.

7.   However, they warned that if the violations were repeated in a close runoff vote, it could raise questions about the validity of the ballot.

8.   However, the observers said, if the violations were repeated in a close runoff vote, they could raise doubts about the validity of the ballot.

9.   The observers warned, however, that if the violations were repeated in a close runoff vote, they could raise doubts about the validity of the ballot.