Debate questioner Ken Bone casts ballot, won’t reveal choice

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Famously undecided Ken Bone of southern Illinois, who got to ask a question at the presidential debate in St. Louis, voted Tuesday but wouldn’t say for whom. | Screenshot from Belleville News-Democrat video

Ken Bone has voted, but he’s not revealing his choice for president.

The mustachioed, sweater-wearing Bone became an internet sensation after the second presidential debate. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that Bone stood in line about 30 minutes Tuesday morning to vote at a church in the village of Shiloh, Ill.

Bone did several interviews while in line to vote, including one with a Canadian radio station and another with the BBC. He wasn’t wearing his red sweater, opting instead for a blue vest over a gray shirt.

He says he’s keeping his choice private because he’d rather emphasize the importance of getting to the polls.

Kenneth Bone, in the red sweater, in the audience before the start of the second presidential debate Oct. 9 in St. Louis. | AP

Kenneth Bone, in the red sweater, in the audience before the start of the second presidential debate Oct. 9 in St. Louis. | AP

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