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Democrats declare Clinton still won Kentucky

By Ariel Cohen
Published May 26, 2016 8:38pm ET
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Democrats declare Clinton still won Kentucky
Sanders had called for the re-examination of the Kentucky primary vote, following the exceedingly close contest in which Hillary Clinton won by .5 percent. (AP Photo)

After a re-canvass of Kentucky Democratic primary votes requested by Bernie Sanders, the state party declared that Hillary Clinton’s victory will stand.

“No changes to the results as certified by the counties last week,” Kentucky Secretary of State Alison L. Grimes tweeted on Thursday. She added that Clinton is still the “unofficial winner” of the Kentucky primary with a margin of 1,911 votes. The state’s Board of Elections will certify the final results of the re-canvass on May 31.

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