Coin Flip Breaks Tie in Kentucky County Election
(This content was created with the help of AI.) In Kentucky's smallest county, a local race came down to chance—literally. Republican Benny Ray Renner and Democrat Kristen Gifford Fryman each pulled in 91 votes out of 182 cast in the contest for magistrate in Robertson County's 2nd Magisterial District, leaving them deadlocked, WKLY reports. On guidance from the Kentucky State Board of Elections, officials turned to a coin toss to break the tie, using a quarter from the local sheriff's pocket. The Robertson County Clerk's Office says Fryman prevailed. "Our county clerk, she flipped it, and Ben...
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