O-Score proof
Ellsworth, Maine — city receives formal City Council recount request; official totals Hanson 1,903 / Grant 1,808 / Gaspar 1,801 / Smith 1,704 (Grant–Gaspar margin 7)
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of publish · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only; may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 11:28 PM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:apnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:apnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:reuters.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:reuters.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:wsj.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:wsj.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:cnn.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:cnn.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:npr.org" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:npr.org" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth city council recount site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ellsworth Hanson 1903 site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Search terms
“Ellsworth city council recount”, “Ellsworth Grant Gaspar recount”, “Ellsworth Hanson 1903”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.