Burgin council members paid a price for their data center support. They weren’t the only ones.

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 1,316

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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Joe Monroe knew he had a good shot at winning as a write-in candidate, yet he also realized it was going to be an “uphill battle.”

But when he went to the Mercer County courthouse Tuesday night to check the results for the Burgin mayoral race, he had won handily, with 75% of the vote over his opponent, George Hensley, a sitting city council member. He won 273 write-in votes over Hensley’s …

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