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Matt Bevin Official Winner Of Republican Primary

Associated Press

After Thursday's, recanvass of the May primary election results which shows Matt Bevin's 83 vote lead over James Comer on the Republican ticket still stands, Comer has conceded.

Friday morning he issued the following statement:

“Within minutes of receiving the results of the recanvass, I called Matt Bevin to concede and congratulate him on a hard fought victory. I asked Matt to afford me the opportunity to personally contact a few of my strongest supporters across the state to again thank them for their support and tell them about my concession. I promised Matt that I would release my statement prior to his Friday morning press conference with the Republican down ballot candidates.