GOP Failed in Judicial Takeover of Franklin Co. Circuit & N. KY Supreme Court Seat
Republicans failed to overtake longtime judge Phillip Shepherd in Franklin County Kentucky, and rejected the partisan bid of GOP Rep. Joe Fischer in the Northern Kentucky Kentucky Supreme Court race. The race for Franklin County Circuit Court saw record spending for a circuit court race as the nonpartisan turned political with Republicans backing Joe Bilby....
Kentucky Voters Reject Constitutional Amendment on Abortion
Voters in urban and suburban areas of Kentucky turned out in record numbers defeating a proposed state constitutional change stating there is no right to an abortion, or to fund an abortion. The defeat of the amendment signals a willingness from Kentuckians to allow some access to abortion in the state as Republican enacted “trigger...
Charles Booker Concedes U.S. Senate Race to Rand Paul
On Wednesday morning, former state Representative and Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Charles Booker conceded the election to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul. After a night of further reviewing the election numbers Booker said he had no path to victory. “After reviewing the numbers, and determining with my team there was no viable path, I respectfully concede...
Republicans Add to Super Majority in Legislative Elections
Republicans are adding to their already staggering numbers after Tuesday’s elections after knocking off several Democratic incumbents increasing their majority to 80 seats. Several incumbent House Democrats lost their re-election races on Election Day, their first time defending their seats under new legislative maps crafted by Republicans. Rep. Patti Minter, D-Bowling Green, lost her re-election...
Craig Greenberg Wins Louisville Mayoral Race
Democratic candidate Craig Greenberg closed out Republican Jeffersontown Mayor Bill Dieruf to be the next mayor of Louisville. Flanked by Gov. Andy Beshear and Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman the Louisville businessman took the stage at the Galt House in Louisville to accept Dieruf’s concession and become mayor-elect. The race was closer than any other top-tier...
Rand Paul Wins Re-Election to U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, will be returning to the upper chamber for a third term after defeating Democratic nominee Charles Booker. The Associated Press called the race for Paul minutes after polling locations closed in Kentucky’s central time zones. Paul avoided debating Booker during the race, skipping out of a KET debate and staying...
Charles Booker Plans Separate Election Night Event from Louisville Democratic Party
While the Louisville Democratic Party hosts candidate for Mayor Craig Greenberg, 3rd Congressional District candidate Morgan McGarvey, and Jefferson County Clerk candidate Tina Ward Pugh one candidate will be notably absent, the top of the Democratic ticket, U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Charles Booker will host a separate Tuesday evening election...
Gov. Beshear Appoints Lon Lafferty Martin County Judge Executive
Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky, has appointed Lon Lafferty Martin County Judge Executive through the end of the year. Previous Judge Executive Colby Kirk resigned from the job to take over as the President/CEO for One East Kentucky, according to WYMT. Lafferty, a doctor from the region, is running as a write-in candidate for the seat in Tuesday’s...
Storylines to Watch On Election Day in Kentucky
This year’s elections have been a bit anti-climatic as the Democrats did not field enough candidates to put state House or Senate up for grabs, still, there are interesting storylines to watch that will likely inform and could shift races in the future, including Louisville’s Mayoral election and the U.S. Senate race. The race for...