Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders says his campaign accepts primary results in Kentucky, handing front-runner Hillary Clinton another victory.
A review of election results Thursday yielded no change in the outcome of Kentucky’s May 17 primary.
Both candidates earned 27 delegates. But one delegate in the 6th Congressional District has not been awarded yet. Clinton leads Sanders by about 500 votes in that district.
“We are very pleased that we split,” Sanders said in a statement Thursday.
Sanders sent a letter requesting a recanvassing of the results on Tuesday. He could have asked a judge to order a recount, but he would have to pay for it himself.
Clinton leads Sanders by a margin of 271 pledged delegates. But Sanders has vowed to stay in the race.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
There isn’t any surprise to the recanvass. Kentucky has a track record of recording accurate vote counts the first time around. A few candidates have paid for recounts in the past. The election results have never changed the outcome of the race. I think a recount several years ago earned one candidate two extra votes.
At this point Bernie would be better off focusing his energies and resources on the remaining primaries.
Sounds like the Freeloaders in Kentucky are almost evenly divided with the Socialist Communist’s……. Not much difference in them anyway, they both are promoting a welfare state.
Democracy is a charming form of government,
full of variety and disorder; and dispensing a sort
of equality to equals and unequals alike. (Plato)