Wayne County reverses deadlock and certifies election results after initially handing win to GOP

In a last-minute twist, a Detroit-area county reversed its deadlock and unanimously certified the election tally with a demand that the state conduct an audit of mismatched numbers.

The Wayne County Board of Canvassers was initially tied up on Tuesday and said it was deadlocked in its decision to certify the county’s ballot count, although just hours after doing so, it switched its decision under public pressure, with the two Republicans joining the two Democrats on the board in certifying the election.