O-Score proof
SINGLE-SOURCE (KBZK) / UNOFFICIAL: Butte-Silver Bow District 9 — Mankins 638, Andersen 633; Andersen says she will seek a recount
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 5 (our publish date). · 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)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published
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 (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 51 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 5:48 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
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| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:apnews.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:apnews.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:apnews.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:apnews.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:reuters.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:reuters.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:reuters.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:reuters.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:nytimes.com" 12 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:wsj.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:wsj.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:wsj.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:wsj.com" 5 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:cnn.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:cnn.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:cnn.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:cnn.com" 4 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:foxnews.com" 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:nbcnews.com" 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:cbsnews.com" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:npr.org" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:npr.org" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:npr.org" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:npr.org" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:npr.org" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:npr.org" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:npr.org" 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:usatoday.com" 9 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount site:bloomberg.com" 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
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Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 5:48 AM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Butte Silver Bow District 9 Mankins Andersen recount”, “Eric Mankins Allison Andersen 638 633 Butte”, “Butte commissioner five vote recount Andersen”, “Cindy Sherman Butte District 9 recount”
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.