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Georgia state House primary voided

over error; redo ordered

ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has ordered a redo in a state House primary election where dozens cast their ballots in the wrong race.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Chris Erwin had appeared to have won the House District 28 Republican primary in May by 67 votes over Rep. Dan Gasaway.

But Gasaway discovered that mapping mistakes led hundreds of voters to receive letters assigning them to the wrong House district.

On Wednesday, Senior Superior Court Judge David Sweat ruled that a new Republican primary election will take place Dec. 4.

The district includes about half of Habersham County, as well as Banks and Stephens counties in Georgia’s northeast corner.

Because there is no Democrat in the race, the winner will become the district’s state representative.

Erwin says he is ready to “run and win again.”

Police ID suspect fatally shot

by Kentucky trooper

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police have identified a man fatally shot after a pursuit.

Police said Wednesday that the man was 44-year-old Damon Christopher Gayheart of Owensboro. Police said he was shot by Trooper Paul Hale, a three-year veteran of state police. Hale was placed on administrative leave, pursuant to policy.

Police said earlier that the trooper was assisting Christian County sheriff’s deputies who were called Monday to investigate a suspicious vehicle.

Authorities said when officers arrived, they determined the vehicle had been stolen from Akron, Ohio. Police say the trooper attempted unsuccessfully to remove the suspect, who began to flee, dragging the trooper until he was able to free himself.

Police said officers pursued the vehicle and the trooper fatally shot the suspect during an “interaction” at the end of the pursuit.

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