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WKMS has a roundup of results from the 2026 Election for Kentucky's westernmost counties from federal, state and local races.
- News Briefs
- Longtime KET CEO and executive director dies
- Analysis finds SEEK formula funding is expected to go down at nearly all Ky. school districts
- McCracken County Extension Office to hold event Oct. 14 to trade Bradford pear trees for native plants
- Beshear relaxes rules on red-dyed diesel to help farmers
- Former Graves County teacher facing grooming charge again after judge previously dismissed case
- Henry County hospital plans to bring back labor, delivery services in early 2027
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The magnitude of the Democrats' outcome was always a possibility, but the depth and breadth of their victories were jaw-dropping.
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In a surprising upset, Democrat Zach Dembo beat Republican Ralph Alvarado to flip a U.S. House seat. -
GOP Congressman Andy Barr beat Democrat Charles Booker to become Kentucky’s junior U.S. senator as Sen. Mitch McConnell’s 42-year career comes to an end. -
Voters approved a ballot measure to amend Kentucky’s constitution, limiting the clemency powers of governors in the final three months of their term. -
View results from the 2026 Election across Illinois. -
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Watch real-time election results roll in from the Associated Press for the most important races in Kentucky for the Nov 3, 2026 general election.
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Voters on Tuesday elected the nation's first Black woman governor and the nation's first Native American woman governor. -
Democrat Aaron Ford defeated Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo. He's set to become Nevada's first Black governor. -
El-Sayed's campaign tested how an antiestablishment candidate on the left would fare in a perennial Midwest battleground. With the win, he'll become the first Muslim American to serve in the Senate. -
Among the sweeping victories by Democrats on Tuesday were wins in several congressional districts that Republicans had redrawn explicitly to boost their party ahead of the midterms. -
Jeffries, who addressed supporters after House control was called for Democrats, argued voters have sent Congress a message to end extremism and "corruption." -
The result is a crucial victory for Democrats in their push to retake the Senate majority, flipping a seat that Collins has held for nearly 30 years.
