O-Score proof
Election Day: Lexington, Ky., voters approve all three Civic Assembly charter amendments as Mayor Linda Gorton wins third term (unofficial)
10O-Score10 · Fully overlooked0 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
- Published as breaking news
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Fully overlooked). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: All 13 outlets were checked through Google News and Bing News site searches; their own site search could not be run directly. 36 candidate headlines were reviewed; none reported these results. Election-data pages (The New York Times Lexington mayoral polls page, CNN Kentucky results page) and AP's Kentucky Decision Notes preview are listed as related, not counted.
Checked Nov 3, 2026, 11:56 PM ET · coverage window: 2026-09-24 to 2026-11-03 (40 days, built around this story’s publish date of 2026-11-03). Scored after publication.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| Reuters | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| The New York Times | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| The Washington Post | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| The Wall Street Journal | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| CNN | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| Fox News | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| NBC News | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| CBS News | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| ABC News | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| NPR | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| USA Today | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
| Bloomberg | Not found | Linda Gorton Lexington mayor Lexington charter amendments Lexington Civic Assembly |
Related coverage, not counted
The New York Times: Lexington, Ky., Mayoral Election 2026: Latest Polls (2026-11-02). Pre-election polls/data page, not reporting the result or the charter amendments
CNN: Kentucky 2026 election results (2026-11-03). Statewide results data page, no Lexington story
AP: AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Kentucky on Election Day (2026-10-30). Pre-election preview, not reporting the result
Pickups
We published: Nov 3, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026, 11:56 PM ET | initial | 10 Fully overlooked | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Linda Gorton”, “Lexington mayor”, “Lexington charter amendments”, “Lexington Civic Assembly”
Method
- google-news site: (4 term variants per outlet)
- bing-news site: (4 term variants per outlet)
- editor read of every candidate headline
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.