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From The New York Times: As Kentucky Rechecks Votes, Many Are Ready to Move On. The Governor Is Not.

Berry Craig
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A recanvass is expected to preserve a Democratic challenger’s narrow victory. Will Matt Bevin concede?

By CAMPBELL ROBINSON

Each of Kentucky’s 120 counties will spend about an hour Thursday morning double-checking the vote totals from Election Day last week, a procedure requested by the state’s incumbent governor after he lost the contest by about 5,000 votes.

On the eve of the recanvass — which is widely expected to confirm the victory of Attorney General Andy Beshear, the Democratic challenger — it seemed that nearly everyone was ready to put the election behind them.

The state has begun preparing for a new administration, and Mr. Beshear has named the head of his transition team and the grand marshals of his inauguration parade.

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