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Greg Evans
Nov 07, 2018

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The Kentucky Republican county clerk, Kim Davis has lost her bid for re-election, losing to Democrat Elwood Caudill Jr.
Unofficial results have Elwood Caudill Jr winning the Rowan Co. Clerk’s race, defeating incumbent Kim Davis. @WKYT https://t.co/h2GiVresEO— Matthew Rand (@Matthew Rand) 1541552383
In 2015, Davis became a national story in the US after she refused to issue marriage licences to a same-sex couple, which included assistant English professor David Ermold.
Davis would cite her decision to be on religious grounds, but still found to be in contempt of court and served five days in jail as a result.
Although she has lost her race by approximately 4,210 votes to 3,466 votes, as reported by The Hill, a now-deleted tweet have been suggesting that it was Ermold that beat Davis in the election.
The Daily Dotreports that a Twitter user named Stephanie Jones wrote:
Kim Davis going down at the hand of the man she wouldn't give a marriage licence to #Karma.
Other examples of this misinformation are still present on Twitter.
Although Ermold did run for election against Davis, he actually lost his primary back in May to the eventual winner Caudill.
On Twitter, people were quick to point out that Davis did not lose to Ermold in the election.
Kim Davis did not lose to someone she denied a marriage license to. It would be a great story if it were true but i… https://t.co/9pBMsb71AE— Aʙsᴏʟᴏᴍ Jᴀᴍᴇs 🤦🏻♂️ (@Aʙsᴏʟᴏᴍ Jᴀᴍᴇs 🤦🏻♂️) 1541560317
However, in an unlikely twist, after losing the election, Ermold turned on Caudill and accused him of being an anti-gay bigot and hoped that Davis would beat him.
Courier-Journal quotes him as saying:
I just want him to lose. I would rather Kim Davis win.
At least Kim Davis has the integrity to stand up for what she believes in. Elwood Caudill is a liar.
Ermold has since stated on Twitter on that he was happy to see Davis lose her seat but was disappointed to be compared to Caudill.
Happy to see Davis lose her seat, but please NEVER confuse me with Caudill ever again. It's not a compliment. Thank… https://t.co/om51mvw60I— David Ermold (@David Ermold) 1541560230
HT Daily Dot
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