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Dianne Wilkerson's re-election campaign offered no comment late Wednesday regarding whether state senator would seek a recount or seek to defend her seat as a write-in Independent candidate in November.
Wilkerson, a Boston Democrat, lost her re-election bid to repeat Jamaica Plain challenger Sonia Chang-Diaz on Tuesday by 228 votes.