From the Lexington Herald-Leader: Five things to know about the election recanvass Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin requested
Berry Craig
By DANIEL DESROCHERS
On Thursday morning, every county board of election in Kentucky will meet to recanvass the results of the Nov. 5 election for governor.
The recanvass comes at the request of Gov. Matt Bevin, who lost last Tuesday by 0.38 percentage points to Gov.-elect Andy Beshear. A recanvass is relatively common in close races, but Kentucky hasn’t seen one in a statewide race since the last time Bevin was running for office, when he beat U.S. Rep. James Comer by 83 points in the Republican Primary in 2015.
Here are five things to know heading into Thursday’s recanvass.