Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis, who spent several days in jail for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, lost her bid for reelection.
Davis, who switched to the Republican Party before the election, faced Democrat Elwood Caudill. Caudill won 54% of the approximately 7,800 votes cast in the race.
Davis infamously turned away David Ermold and his fiancé, David Moore, in 2015 when they applied for a marriage license and spent time in jail for refusing to do her job. Ermold announced he would run against Davis, but lost the primary race to Ermold.
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Ermold alleged Caudill was worse than Davis and said he hoped his former nemesis would win reelection. He said that Caudill is also homophobic and uses anti-gay slurs while courting LGBTQ voters.
“I just want him to lose. I would rather Kim Davis win,” Ermold told the Associated Press in September.
“At least Kim Davis has the integrity to stand up for what she believes in. Elwood Caudill is a liar.”
Editor’s Note: We originally reported Davis won reelection based off reversed numbers displayed on the New York Times website. We regret the mistake.
