Kentucky Republicans look to put election review behind them


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — 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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