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Dead man garners nearly 20 percent in Boone School Board race

Almost one in five Boone County votes went to a dead man in Tuesday night's primary.

Jeff McCoy applied for the Board of Education race before dying earlier this year. Since ballots had already been printed, his name couldn't be removed, officials said.

Of the 4,067 ballots cast, 981 went to McCoy.