Democrat Webb wins special election for state Senate seat

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FRANKFORT — Democrats chipped away at Republican control of the state Senate as Democrat Robin Webb narrowly defeated Republican Jack Ditty in a special election Tuesday for a vacant seat in northeastern Kentucky.

Republicans now hold a 20-17 margin in the Senate, with one independent member, bringing Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear closer to his goal of allowing slot machines at horse racetracks.

Unofficial results in the 18th Senate District — Mason, Bracken, Robertson, Carter, Greenup and Lewis counties — show Webb collecting 8,684 votes to Ditty's 8,402. Independent Guy Gibbons garnered 953 votes.

Ditty took four of six counties, but Webb won in her home county of Carter by almost 1,200 votes and took Robertson County by 26.

http://www.kentucky.com/news/state/story/909303.html

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1. Good news.

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