The post-canvass third- and fourth-place candidates in Buncombe County’s District 2 race have requested a recount. Muckraker Mike Fryar won one seat by a smidgeon. He was the only candidate that risked having a platform. Ellen Frost beat out Christina Kelly Gallegos Merrill by a dash, and Carol Weir Peterson was just a hair behind the others. Many old-timers don’t expect the fourth-place showing of a descendent of former Asheville boss Weldon Weir to hold.