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Kentucky district election decided by coin flip
Kristen Gifford Fryman won the county magistrate seat after officials settled the 91-91 tie with a coin flip, election officials said.
- A Robertson County race for the 2nd Magisterial District in Kentucky ended in a tie, with Republican Benny Ray Renner and Democrat Kristen Gifford Fryman each receiving 91 votes out of 182 ballots cast. Officials broke the deadlock with a coin flip, declaring Fryman the winner.
- Following a recommendation from the Kentucky State Board of Elections, officials conducted a coin toss to settle the tie. In a scene reminiscent of an old western, they used a quarter borrowed from the local sheriff's pocket to determine the outcome.
- According to Democrat Kristen Gifford Fryman, her opponent, Republican Benny Ray Renner, called heads during the toss. The coin landed on tails, securing the magistrate seat for Fryman, who noted the candidates laughed about the unconventional resolution.
- The magistrate seat Fryman won serves on the county's fiscal court, a body responsible for setting local tax rates and the county budget. This role remains critical for district governance despite the unconventional method used to fill the position.
- This contest was the second Kentucky election decided by a coin toss this year. Earlier, a magistrate race in Union County between Ehren Shaffter and Dakota Jones also ended in a tie, resolved by a similar coin flip.
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An election race was tied in Kentucky. So they flipped a coin
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Local election in Kentucky, USA, ends with 91 votes for each candidate and is decided on the face or crown.
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