YOUNGSTOWN — There aren’t enough uncounted ballots to change the outcome of the Democratic primary for Youngstown mayor which saw incumbent Jamael Tito Brown ahead of Councilwoman Samantha Turner by 61 votes on May 6.

There are 46 votes that still need to be counted – 41 provisional ballots and five late-arriving absentees – and that will be done Monday by the Mahoning County Board of Elections, said Director Tom McCabe. The board will then certify the results later Monday, he said.

There is no guarantee that all of the 46 ballots to be counted in Youngstown included votes for mayor.

“I’m looking forward to moving on to November and letting people know that there’s an election,” said Brown, pointing to the poor turnout in the May 6 primary. “I appreciate everything that happened. I want voters to come out November. I’m a big advocate for voting. We had dismal turnout. I’m hoping people want to come out to vote in November.”

For there to be an automatic recount, Turner would need to get within 0.5 of a percent of Brown’s total. If, for example, all 46 uncounted ballots include votes for mayor, Turner would need to get at least 42 votes, which is more than 91% of those votes, which would be unheard of, to force an automatic recount.

Turner, who is serving her second term as 3rd Ward councilwoman, could choose to pay for a recount.

McCabe said recounts cost about $55 per precinct. With Youngstown having 45 precincts, it would cost Turner about $2,475 for a recount of the city.

Turner declined to comment Wednesday.

Two days after the May 6 primary, Turner posted information on her Facebook campaign page about getting votes counted for those who submitted provisional ballots. On Wednesday, she briefly changed her Facebook cover photo to “Samantha Turner for city council,” and then changed it to “We need more of you!”

The unofficial results for the May 6 primary have Brown ahead 1,989 to 1,928, or 50.78% to 49.22%.

Brown is leading Turner by 1.56%.

Before being elected mayor in 2017, after narrowly losing the 2013 Democratic primary for the position, Brown served as council president, 3rd Ward councilman and a member of the city school board.

Three independents filed by the May primary for Youngstown mayor. The board of elections has until July 15 to vote on certifying the candidates, though it expects to do it sooner.