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Bell gets Republican nomination for commonwealth’s attorney
The Villa Avenue Community Center was ground zero for Thursday’s Republican Committee nominating primary. Royal Examiner Photos/Roger Bianchini
Shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday evening, April 25, Warren County Republican Committee Chairman Steve Kurtz announced that John Bell had garnered the Party’s nomination for Warren County Commonwealth’s Attorney.
Local defense attorney Bell, who has previously worked in the county commonwealth’s attorney’s office, defeated current Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Layton in the only competitive Republican nominating race.
Pressed for numbers Committee Chairman Kurtz said that Bell had won by 50 votes of about 550 votes cast. The nominating primary was held at the Villa Avenue Community Center with voting open from shortly after 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday night.
Royal Examiner interviewed both Bell and Layton after the announced result. Those remarks and what the result may portend for the coming election cycle will be added to this late-breaking news story as soon as possible.
John Bell working the Republican primary poll Thursday afternoon.
After falling 50 votes short for his Party’s nomination Bryan Layton may have been wondering if younger citizens shouldn’t be allowed to vote – at least in Party primaries.
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