There is now a 5-vote difference between the Republican candidates for the 117th district as Luzerne County began to look at disputed ballots today. Over 200 new votes were uploaded today and 11 were from the 117th district, decreasing the gap between the candidates by 3 votes. On Friday, the Luzerne County Election board focused on mail-in ballots being certified and rejected with 217 ballots accepted county-wide. Challenger Jamie Walsh added 4 more votes while incumbent representative Mike Cabell added 7 votes.