State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, filed a recount request for the House District 34 election Tuesday.

Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka was declared the official winner of the race Friday when the Division of Elections certified the results. Kreiss-Tomkins won by 34 votes.

The recount will begin at 9 a.m. Monday and will be conducted by machine, Division of Elections Director Gail Fenumiai said. It should take three to four hours to complete.

“The…