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Recanvassing the 6th District

By Tony McVeigh

Lexington, KY – Numerous county clerks across Kentucky tomorrow will be rechecking vote totals from last Tuesday's election. Losing candidates in a congressional race, three legislative races and three judicial races want the vote totals re-examined for accuracy. Les Fugate says the tallies should come in fairly quickly.

"All we will do is tabulate everything together from each county and then make those results available. Those results will eventually go to the State Board of Elections to be certified. That meeting is currently scheduled for the Monday before Thanksgiving."

In the most closely watched race, Republican Andy Barr wants a recheck of the vote totals in the 6th Congressional District. Democratic Congressman Ben Chandler declared victory on election night, but the margin of victory was only 649 votes. More than 239,000 votes were cast in the district, which covers 16 central Kentucky counties.

 

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.