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KY Republican Primary Recanvass Set For Today

KY Republican Primary Recanvass Set For Today
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By The Associated Press
May. 27, 2015 | FRANKFORT, KY
By The Associated Press May. 27, 2015 | 08:04 PM | FRANKFORT, KY
UPDATE: State election officials have begun reviewing the results of Kentucky's Republican primary for governor.

 

County boards of elections in eastern time zones began reviewing totals from electronic voting machines and absentee ballots at 9 a.m. Counties in the central time zone begins at 9:00 AM CST.

 

Louisville businessman Matt Bevin leads state Agriculture Commissioner James Comer by 83 votes in one of the closest elections in state history. Comer has not conceded and requested the review, called a recanvass, the day after the election. The review is different from a recount in that it does not examine individual ballots.







Kentucky election officials are preparing to review the results of the state's Republican primary for governor.

Former U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin leads state agriculture commissioner James Comer by 83 votes in unofficial results. Comer did not concede and requested a recanvass, which is different from a recount in that it reviews the vote totals from electronic voting machines.

The recanvass is set to begin Thursday morning.

Comer could ask a judge to order a recount, or an examination of individual ballots, but Comer would have to pay for that himself.

The winner will address the state's Republican donors and activists at a dinner on Saturday night, kicking off a general election campaign against Democratic nominee Jack Conway.

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