(WKYT) – The results of the closely contested Morehead mayor race stand after a recent recanvass, according to county election officials.
Rowan County Clerk Elwood Caudill said that candidate Jim Tom Trent earned 574 votes, while write-in candidate Edna Schack earned 573.
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Caudill said that two votes for Schack were not counted because they listed only her first name and that each vote must include the candidate’s surname to count.
Schack has until Friday afternoon to file for an official recount.
According to Kentucky law, Schack would have to pay for the recount herself.