SALINA- A city commissioner in Salina will keep his seat after a recount of the ballots on Wednesday.

Incumbent commissioner Randall Hardy asked and paid for a recount after he lost a coin flip on Monday to challenger Joe Hay, Jr.

After a count of the provisional ballots, the race was tied.

Saline County Clerk and election officer Don Merriman said his staff had a problem on election night with a paper ballot scanner. This prevented some votes from being counted.

The recount included those ballots.

Hardy will serve a two-year term. Merriman said a check for $100 written by Hardy for the recount would be returned.