Kentucky Election

Around 85% of county races in WKMS’ coverage area will likely be decided before the general election this fall – either because few or no people are running for these seats, or because the field will be narrowed down to one candidate in the May’s primary elections.

A naturalized citizen was inspired to run for the Kentucky House a day after GOP bills were filed to ban immigrants from public office, saying it’s “not the time to sit on the sidelines.”

The Jefferson County Republican Party has selected a candidate for a special election in Louisville’s South End that railed against the women of his generation through online posts, using vulgar epithets.

Proponents of Amendment 2 were counting on traditionally-blue urban areas in Kentucky to vote in favor of the “school choice” initiative. But even in the three most populous counties, it failed overwhelmingly.

Republican legislators continued their dominance in far western Kentucky, maintaining control of over a dozen offices in the state House and Senate combined after Tuesday’s election.

Republicans are likely to end up with a nearly identical supermajority in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly after the 2024 election.

Amendment 2 to allow public funds to go to private and charter school education was rejected universally in Kentucky counties when the Associated Press called the race. Amendment 1 further banning noncitizen voting passed.

Presidential and statewide election results from Kentucky, including links to local western Kentucky results by county.

County election officials across Kentucky say they’ve already seen massive voter turnout for both excused and no-excuse early voting. Officials say it indicates that Election Day may also have record-breaking turnout.

Kentucky election officials say the state’s elections remain secure following the spread of a video appearing to show a ballot marking device malfunctioning in Laurel County, Kentucky.