Democrat picks up 2 votes in disputed House race

OWENSBORO, Ky. (AP) – Election officials in Kentucky have found two additional votes for a Democrat during a recount for a state House race.

Democrat Jim Glenn defeated Republican DJ Johnson in November by one vote. But the Republican-controlled legislature ordered a recount at Johnson’s request.

On Saturday, the Daviess County Board of Elections found two votes for Glenn that were not counted in November. One ballot was completely filled in for Glenn, but had a stray mark by Johnson’s name, causing the voting machine to reject it. The board gave that vote to Glenn.

On another ballot, the voter had circled instead of filling in the spot indicating a straight Democratic ticket.

The decision means Glenn now has a three vote margin over Johnson. But officials have several thousand more ballots to count.