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2022 Kentucky Primary Election results by county

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WKMS will update this page as ballots get counted. The tallies of the lone statewide Kentucky races — the U.S. Senate Democratic and Republican primaries — will be listed below. Down ballot county races will be listed in the tabs seen at the bottom of the page. These results are unofficial until confirmed by the Kentucky Secretary of State's Office.

U.S. Senate Republican Primary

Arnold Blankenship — 10,001
Valerie "Dr. Val" Fredrick — 13,875
Paul V. Hamilton — 13,415
Rand Paul — 330,318
John Schiess — 5,626
Tami L. Stainfield — 9,388

U.S. Senate Democratic Primary

Joshua Wesley Blanton Sr. — 30,668
Charles Booker — 213,212
Ruth Gao — 18,058
John Merrill — 28,876

Results

Click on your county to view results.

Ballard

Ky. State House District 1

Republican Primary in Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken
Christopher M. Tucker — 1,394
Steven Jack Rudy — 2,176

Ballard County Clerk

Republican Primary
Katie S. Mercer — 369
Rebecca Anne Martin Lane — 314
Democratic Primary
Megan Blankenship — 533
Jessica Owsley — 796

Ballard County Sheriff

Democratic Primary
Ronnie Harvell — 242
Ronnie Giles — 1,151

Ballard County Jailer

Democratic Primary
LaManda Lee Graves — 698
James Aaron Campbell withdrew

Magistrate

1st Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Ryan Hedrick — 101
Angela Cooper — 81
Democratic Primary
Tracey N. Wiggins — 170
Samuel Brooking — 145

3rd Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
Rebekah Tatum — 122
Keith Deweese — 148

4th Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
Charles Myatt — 116
Glenn Bray — 158
Steve Cooper — 66

5th Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
James Milgate — 85
Anna Turner-Abernathy — 120

Caldwell

Ky. State House District 8

Republican Primary in Caldwell, Christian and Trigg counties
Larry Curling — 1,542
Walker Wood Thomas — 2,120

Caldwell County Clerk

Republican Primary
Jenny Phelps Clark — 438
Jennifer Watson Hale — 975
Kristina Thompson — 110

Caldwell County Sheriff

Republican Primary
Chris Noel — 540
Brent E. McDowell — 103
Don Weedman — 612
Jeremy Hillyard — 26
Steve Caldwell — 67
William "Keith" Suits — 184
Democratic Primary
John "Big John" Lundstrom — 265
Shawn Young — 300
Jon S. Petit — 546
James Trent Fox — 187

Jailer

Republican Primary
William H. Harper — 548
Joe Don Doom — 410
Douglas L. Martin Sr. — 481

Coroner

Republican Primary
Dewayne Trafford — 978
Kevin A. Lane — 490

Magistrate

1st Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Elbert Bennett — 129
Jan Vied — 89
Donnie Conway — 186

2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Shirley Boyd Gray — 118
Clyde Harvey Ortt — 59
Jeff Boone — 137

3rd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Jennifer Choate — 135
Brent Stallins — 168

4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Jeffrey Alex Simms — 322
Trent Burton — 126
Chase Peyton Mitchell — 51

56th Judicial District Judge, 1st Division


Nonpartisan in Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties
Brandon Knoth — 4,634
Matt Schalk — 2,287
Jennifer S. Nelson — 2,111

Calloway

Calloway County Judge-Executive


Republican Primary
Joel H. Stansberry — 113
Mark Fredrick — 258
Kenny Imes — 1,362

Calloway County Sheriff


Republican Primary
Ryan O. Dawson — 426
Nicky J. Knight — 1,316

Magistrate


1st Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Regina Beth Deering — 158
Ricky Stewart — 246
Democratic Primary
Phillip Lynn Rogers — 226
Kenney Travis — 217

2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Larry Crutcher — 208
William "Bill" Duncan — 151

Carlisle

Ky. State House District 1

Republican Primary in Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken
Christopher M. Tucker — 1,394
Steven Jack Rudy — 2,176

Magistrate


2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Shelli Hamilton — 20
Matthew Oliver — 137

3rd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Keith Crider — 91
Rick Yarbrough — 9
Democratic Primary
Kelly R. Laird — 25
Todd Pearson — 71
Steve Draper Jr. — 39

Christian

Ky. State House District 8

Republican Primary in Caldwell, Christian and Trigg counties
Larry Curling — 1,542
Walker Wood Thomas — 2,120

Christian County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Jerry W. Gilliam — 1,166
Tommy McGraw — 661
Dan Mason — 876
Katie Moyer — 486

Christian County Clerk

Melinda A. Humphries — 1,957
Erica Newby — 1,165

Magistrate

4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Darrell L. Gustafson — 372
J.E. Pryor — 429

6th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Phillip Peterson — 182
James McKnight — 52

7th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Michael Walker — 150
Russ Guffey — 310

Constable

8th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Mike O. "Bubba" Haddock — 209
Matthew Newton — 165

Hopkinsville Mayor

Republican Primary
James R. Knight Jr. — 1,006
Vince Farrell — 652
Democratic Primary
Alethea M. West — 1,035
Michael Pendleton — 880

Hopkinsville City Council

Ward 5
Republican Primary
Amy Craig — 155
Anna Norris — 85

Ward 7
Republican Primary
Mark A. Graham — 184
Doug Wilcox — 185

Ward 9
Republican Primary
Jamie Lynn Lienberger — 33
Ardell Glenn Owens — 24

Ward 12
Republican Primary
Elizabeth Draude — 13
Matthew Handy — 27

Crittenden

Ky. State House District 12

Republican Primary in Crittenden, McLean, Union, and Webster counties
Lynn Bechler — 1,977
Jim Gooch Jr. — 2,442

Crittenden County Property Valuation Administrator


Republican Primary
Todd Perryman — 952
Jason Champion — 194
Misty Dalton Hicks — 596

Crittenden County Clerk


Republican Primary
Daryl K. Tabor — 1,024
Ashley Guess Smith — 222
Belinda Williams — 492

Crittenden County Sheriff


Republican Primary
George Foster — 71
Ray Agent — 416
Evan Franklin Head — 570
Jonathon Hath Martin — 310
Charles E. "Chuck" Hoover — 387

Crittenden County Jailer


Republican Primary
Athena Perry-Hayes — 1,130
Anthony "Tony" Harper — 262
Michael A. Puckett — 262

Magistrate


2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Daniel Kemper — 102
Matt Watson — 94
Matt Grimes — 184

3rd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Willard Guill — 119
Robert Kirby — 142

5th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Dale Willingham — 97
Gregory J. Rushing — 108
Travis Perryman — 146

6th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Van Hunt — 80
Jeff James — 30
Scott L. Belt — 110
Bob Rowley — 76

Constable


2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Jamie Davis — 156
Jimmy Vernon Dalton — 183

Fulton

Ky. State House District 1

Republican Primary in Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken
Christopher M. Tucker — 1,394
Steven Jack Rudy — 2,176

Fulton County Sheriff

Democratic Primary
Chad Allen Parker — 388
Derek Goodson — 268

Fulton County Coroner

Democratic Primary
Timothy Darren Hulin — 332
Martha A. Newton — 296

Magistrate

1st Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
Jim Paitsel — 70
Billy "Bubba" Nelms — 49

3rd Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
Betty Abernathy — 61
Matt Moss — 106

Constable

4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Jay Black — 20
Christopher Edmaiston — 18

Graves

Graves County Jailer

Republican Primary
George Workman — 1,402
Shannon L. Climer — 561

Graves County Commissioner


1st District
Republican Primary
Kevin Wiggins — 865
Dannie "Bubba" Winfrey — 1,133

3rd District
Republican Primary
Jessica H. Moreland — 419
Todd Hayden — 1,472

Hickman

Ky. State House District 1

Republican Primary in Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken
Christopher M. Tucker — 1,394
Steven Jack Rudy — 2,178

Hickman County Sheriff


Republican Primary
Ben Natividad — 314
Eric D. Byassee — 207

Hickman County Jailer


Democratic Primary
Chad Joseph Barber — 152
Bobby Hopkins — 262

Hopkins

Ky. State Senate District 4

Republican Primary
Roxan Lynn Ashby — 660
Robert M. "Robby" Mills — 1,293
Michael MacDonald — 376

Democratic Primary
Ronnie Heady — 437
Byron L. Hobgood — 2,102

Ky. State House District 4

Republican Primary
David L. Sharp — 835
D. Wade Williams — 1,665
Bobby Garvin — 87

Hopkins County Judge-Executive


Republican Primary
Aaron W. Garrett — 610
Jack Whitfield Jr. — 1,982

Magistrate


4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
James Carr Trice — 232
Ronnie Noel — 285

6th Magisterial District
Democratic Primary
James "Perry" Utley — 91
Charlie G. Beshears — 239

7th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Ryan W. Stallins — 83
Hannah Miner Myers — 168

4th Judicial District Judge, 2nd Division


Nonpartisan
Kim Poe Gilliam —3,529
Randall L. Hardesty — 1,092
Kenneth R. Root — 699

Madisonville City Council, Ward 2


Nonpartisan
Tony Space — 324
Jimmy Young — 126
Amy Starr Sherman — 167

Livingston

Livingston County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Garrett Gruber — 710
Michael Williams — 698

Livingston County Sheriff


Republican Primary
Bobby Davidson — 1,116
Joseph "Joey" Crawford — 283

Livingston County Jailer


Republican Primary
James E. Utley — 422
Benji Guill — 931

Livingston County Coroner


Republican Primary
Amanda Nelson — 409
Jeff Armstrong — 950

Magistrate


1st Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Dennis R. Jones — 34
Brent Stringer — 50
Bill Lipham — 104
Cody Cherry — 42
Joe Ledbetter — 37

2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
James Robert Oates — 46
Mark Long — 173
Franklin Walker — 142

3rd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Brad Hunter — 238
Kristine Quertermous — 90

4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Amber Armstrong — 118
Klay Southern — 172
Zackery Thomas Champion — 135

Constable

4th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Andy Oliver — 222
Glenn Brown — 125
Shawn Morgan Stephens — 46

56th Judicial District Judge, 1st Division


Nonpartisan in Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties
Brandon Knoth — 4,634
Matt Schalk — 2,287
Jennifer S. Nelson — 2,111

Lyon

Lyon County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Jenni Parrent Frank — 195
Jaime Green — 668

Lyon County Jailer


Democratic Primary
Samuel "Elijah" Thorp — 213
Steve Galusha — 720

56th Judicial District Judge, 1st Division


Nonpartisan in Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties
Brandon Knoth — 4,634
Matt Schalk — 2,287
Jennifer S. Nelson — 2,111

Marshall

Marshall County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Kevin Spraggs — 2,076
Kevin Neal — 1,428

Marshall County Jailer


Republican Primary
Roger L. Ford — 1,831
Wesley Byers — 201
Robert Johnson — 1,410

Marshall County Commissioner


1st District
Republican Primary
Justin Lamb — 587
Eddie McGuire — 640

2nd District
Republican Primary
Keith A. Brinton — 58
Marty R. Barrett — 394
Tammie Watkins McCullough — 255
Rachel Laraine Yates — 115
Dustin Thompson — 319
Michael D. Gordon — 187

Marshall County Coroner


Republican Primary
Neal McWaters — 1,514
Kenny Pratt — 1,769

Mayor of Hardin


Republican Primary
Jeremy Sean Thompson — 13
Hank Rogalinski — 21

McCracken

Ky. State House District 1

Republican Primary in Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman and McCracken
Christopher M. Tucker — 1,394
Steven Jack Rudy — 2,176

McCracken County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Craig Z. Clymer — 2,853
Matt Moore — 2,306

McCracken County Sheriff


Republican Primary
Wesley R. Orazine — 650
Ryan Norman — 4,544

McCracken County Jailer


Republican Primary
David Knight — 3,034
Dan L. Sims — 1,501
Jonathan Griggs — 453

McCracken County Commissioner

2nd District
Republican Primary
Richard Abraham — 2,653
Jeff G. Parker — 2,491

Constable


2nd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Mike Steele — 690
Eric Augustus — 890

2nd Judicial District Judge, 2nd Division


Nonpartisan
Chris Hollowell — 3,890
James Mills — 1,986
Amanda Branham — 1,506
Craig F. Newbern Jr. — 1,649

McLean

U.S. Representative

2nd Congressional District
Republican Primary
S. Brett Guthrie — 627
E. Lee Watts — 123
Brent Feher — 36
Democratic Primary
Hank Linderman — 338
William Dakota Compton — 222

Ky. State House District 12

Republican Primary in Crittenden, McLean, Union, and Webster counties
Lynn Bechler — 1,977
Jim Gooch Jr. — 2,442

McLean County Judge-Executive

Republican Primary
Curtis L. Dame — 688
Erica Tapp — 123

Commonwealth's Attorney


45th Judicial Circuit
Democratic Primary
Clayton Douglas Adams — 407
Daniel Sherman Jr. — 186

Trigg

Ky. State House District 8

Republican Primary in Caldwell, Christian and Trigg counties
Larry Curling — 1,542
Walker Wood Thomas — 2,120

Trigg County Property Valuation Administrator


Republican Primary
Jon Goodwin — 491
Lauren Fowler — 660
James A. Kyler — 409

Magistrate


3rd Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Joshua Dale Adams — 85
Cameron Sumner — 103

5th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Kenneth Wayne Cherry — 69
Alana Baker Dunn — 163

6th Magisterial District
Republican Primary
Will Ezell — 62
Lucas Hale — 37
Patrick Bush — 96
Michael Todd Anderson — 36
Billy Hop Calhoun — 65

56th Judicial District Judge, 1st Division


Nonpartisan in Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon and Trigg counties
Brandon Knoth — 4,634
Matt Schalk — 2,287
Jennifer S. Nelson — 2,111

A native of western Kentucky, Operle earned his bachelor's degree in integrated strategic communications from the University of Kentucky in 2014. Operle spent five years working for Paxton Media/The Paducah Sun as a reporter and editor. In addition to his work in the news industry, Operle is a passionate movie lover and concertgoer.
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