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Kentucky’s 6th District was one of the closest House contests this year. The official re-canvasing left incumbent Democrat Ben Chandler with a 648-vote lead over his Republican opponent, Andy Barr. The re-canvasing resulted in the net gain of a single vote for Chandler.
After seeing the result of the re-canvasing, Barr decided to concede. From Kentucky.com:
Republican Andy Barr conceded defeat to Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler on Friday, 10 days after voters cast their ballots in Central Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District.
“I can find no substantial reason or compelling evidence that would justify a petition for a recount,” Barr said during a news conference in Lexington at the Fayette County Republican Party headquarters.
This leaves only six House races that haven’t officially been called and/or decided by having one of the major candidates concede.
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Yay
Excellent! Would that Tom Emmer does the same as Andy Barr, but I’m guessing he won’t.
A mixed blessing given that Chandler is a bit of a Blue Dog who makes “WTF” votes just as frequently as he does votes you can actually applaud.
I am with you. I would just as soon see the Blue Dog defeated.
Well, Chandler may well be as blue as can get elected in that district and he is a lot better than many of the other Blue Dogs.
But when he steps in it, he does so badly.
a republican conceding instead of dragging out a recount for 6 months? wow