Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin (R) said he wouldn’t concede the state’s gubernatorial election to Democratic challenger Andy Beshear, and his campaign is now officially calling for a recanvass.Citing unspecified “reports of irregularities” in the tightly contested election, which saw Beshear emerge victorious by about 5,000 votes, Bevin’s campaign released a statement announcing the request Wednesday.> BREAKING: @MattBevin is formally requesting a recanvass in the race for Governor. Results from last night show about a 5,000 vote difference. pic.twitter.com/cPi4mOCxLo> > — Hillary Thornton (@HillaryWKYT) November 6, 2019A recanvass sounds like a fancy word for recount, but it’s actually a little different. Bevin’s campaign is specifically calling for each county in the state to go through the ballots again on their own, while a recount would entail sending everything to the court system so it could be tallied up at once.Beshear’s campaign has already issued a statement in response to the request. Rather than pushing back against Bevin, they seemed confident that it would only reaffirm their victory. > …We hope that Matt Bevin honors the results of the recanvass, which will show he received fewer votes than Andy Beshear. As has been reported, a ‘recanvassing has never changed the result of a Kentucky election.'” KYGov> > — Johnny Verhovek (@JTHVerhovek) November 6, 2019
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