Thursday, May 20, 2010
Mongiardo Won't Seek Recount
KENTUCKY...
The Democratic candidate who came up short in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary has decided not to ask for a recanvass of votes. Unofficial results show Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo lost to Attorney General Jack Conway by 3,542 votes. Mongiardo campaign manager Kim Geveden released a statement saying a recanvass was being requested to assure no errors were made. But Wednesday afternoon, Geveden distributed another statement saying Mongiardo had changed his mind. Mongiardo said he backed away from a recanvass because it would be "extremely unlikely" to change the outcome. He said a recanvass would delay the healing process that needs to take place after the competitive primary race.
The Democratic candidate who came up short in Tuesday's U.S. Senate primary has decided not to ask for a recanvass of votes. Unofficial results show Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo lost to Attorney General Jack Conway by 3,542 votes. Mongiardo campaign manager Kim Geveden released a statement saying a recanvass was being requested to assure no errors were made. But Wednesday afternoon, Geveden distributed another statement saying Mongiardo had changed his mind. Mongiardo said he backed away from a recanvass because it would be "extremely unlikely" to change the outcome. He said a recanvass would delay the healing process that needs to take place after the competitive primary race.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:26 AM 
