Written initially in 2015 by Professor Joshua A. Douglas and Senior Editor Thomas E. Travis. Updated in 2019 by Professor Douglas and Jay Phillips
[Updated Nov. 6 with corrected information]
Kentucky’s 2019 constitutional officer election results are trickling in and it appears that the gubernatorial race will come down to the final votes. What happens next if we still don’t know a winner?
There are two levels of post-election procedures for a disputed gubernatorial election: a recanvass and an election contest.
