GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Kent County could profit as much as $10,000 from a halted recount of ballots cast in the Nov. 8 presidential election.

The recount was halted by a federal judge after Kent County had completed two full days of reviewing thousands of paper ballots by hand.

Green Party candidate Jill Stein's campaign requested the recount -- but ultimately U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith decided that there wasn't evidence of election fraud presented.

Counties will be paid $125 for every precinct they were able to recount -- at the expense of Stein's campaign, said Michigan Secretary of State spokeswoman Gisgie Davila Gendreau.

Kent County recounted 203 precincts, which results in a reimbursement of $25,375, Davila Gendreau said.

However, the county spent about $15,000 on the recount, said Elections Director Sue deSteiguer.

Of the $15,000, $12,850 was used to pay workers and the Kent County Board of Canvassers. Workers were paid $130 on weekdays, and the canvassers were paid $100. Any workers that attended training were paid an additional $30, deSteiguer said.

The remainder of the costs were for table rental, chair rental, catering and incidentals, deSteiguer said.

The county kept its costs for the recount down because the Wyoming Police Department donated space in its facility for free, deSteiguer said. The only other option was to rent out the DeltaPlex for upwards of $22,000, deSteiguer said.