Thursday’s recanvass of two Kentucky primary election races has not changed the election night outcome.
Clerks in all 120 counties double-checked their totals from the GOP primaries for governor and agriculture commissioner, and reported those totals to the state board of elections.
Following the recanvass, Matt Bevin remains the victor over James Comer in the gubernatorial contest, and Ryan Quarles maintained his more than 1,400 vote margin of victory in the agriculture commissioner’s race.
James Comer’s campaign manager issued a statement Thursday afternoon saying Comer was on vacation with his family in Florida and would make an announcement Friday concerning the next steps he’ll take regarding the governor’s race.
Comer could ask for a recount—something that would require a lawsuit and would be paid for by the candidate.
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Numerous counties in the listening area of WKU Public Radio have completed their recanvass of two primary election totals.
County clerks have been verifying their election night totals from the GOP primaries for governor and agriculture commissioner.
WKU Public Radio has confirmed that the following counties have concluded their recanvass and found no changes to either of the races:
Barren
Breckinridge
Daviess
Grayson
Hardin
Henderson
Hopkins
Larue
Meade
Pulaski
Simpson
Taylor
Warren
James Comer asked for a recanvass after losing the gubernatorial primary to Matt Bevin by 83 votes. Richard Heath asked for a recanvass in the Agriculture Commissioner contest after losing to Ryan Quarles by over 1,400 votes.
