Two weeks after Election Day, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers has now officially certified the results of the Hamtramck mayoral race and city council elections. 

Results on Tuesday show that frontrunner and businessman Adam Alharbi won by six votes against City Councilman Muhith Mahmood.  But hours after the certification, Mahmood said he is going to request a recount.

"There's a lot of things that will be done to make sure that we correct the integrity of the election and that the people of Hamtrmack could trust the election process," Alharbi said after the certification. "I'm grateful for all the voters who voted for me, and everyone that didn't, I'll make sure that I represent everyone equally." 

At Tuesday's special city council meeting, residents expressed concern about 37 absentee ballots that were not counted. The Wayne County Board of Canvassers voted not to count those absentee ballots after Hamtramck City Clerk Rana Faraj noticed a break in the chain of custody and immediately reported it.

Some residents at the meeting claimed that the ballots not being counted were intentional and pointed the finger at Faraj.

In the meantime, Mahmood said that until the investigation is complete, he is concerned for the voters who supported him and whose ballot was not counted. Mahmood will have to pay for the recount and will be reimbursed if he is determined to be the winner.

"My community support is very strong, so as we hear in the public comment today, they are devastated, they want to get a good result, and a fair result," he said.

Up until Tuesday, the unofficial results for Hamtramck's mayoral race between Adam Alharbi and Muhith Mahmood were separated by just 11 votes, with Alharbi leading among the 2,009 votes cast. However, the race had not yet been declared because election officials rejected 150 absentee ballots due to discrepancies with the signature on the sealed envelope. 

Those 150 voters were given until Nov. 7 to correct their ballots for them to be counted. Election officials say a majority of those 150 ballots were resubmitted.