Gay Kentucky man loses bid to challenge Rowan County clerk Kim Davis
MOREHEAD, Ky. — A gay man in eastern Kentucky has lost his bid to challenge Republican county clerk Kim Davis, who went to jail three years ago for denying him and others marriage licenses in the aftermath of an historic U.S. Supreme Court decision.
David Ermold sought the Democratic nomination in Tuesday’s primary in Rowan County, Kentucky. He lost to Elwood Caudill in a four-way Democratic primary, despite a campaign that raised more than $200,000 with donations from at least 48 states.
Caudill will face Davis, the religious conservative who said in 2015 that “God’s authority” prevented her from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, in November. No one challenged Davis for the Republican nomination.
Ermold’s loss means Davis’ actions will likely be less of an issue in the fall campaign. Most of the other Democratic candidates downplayed the incident, noting it had been resolved by the legislature and citing voter reluctance to relive the experience.
Read more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2018/05/22/rowan-county-clerk-primary-election-results/635263002/
The bit of good news that we can take from this is that Kim Davis is no longer running as a Democrat.
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