Gov.’s nomination caps his comeback
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Gov. Ernie Fletcher won the GOP nomination for a second term, nine months after authorities dismissed charges that he violated hiring laws in a scheme to reward supporters with state jobs.
Accomplishing what some critics had thought impossible, Fletcher withstood challenges from former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup of Louisville and millionaire businessman Billy Harper of Paducah.
Fletcher will face former Lt. Gov. Steve Beshear in November.
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