Former state Sen. John Schickel and incumbent Boone County Commissioner Cathy Flaig, both Republicans, won their respective races for the Boone County Fiscal Court in Tuesday’s general election. According to the Kentucky Secretary of State’s election night tracker, Flaig, the incumbent District 1 commissioner, defeated Democrat Debra Waller, receiving 26,467 votes, or 61% of the […]
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Republicans maintain control of Kenton County Fiscal Court
Click the county below to jump to the winners in each district: Republicans have maintained control of the Kenton County Fiscal Court. Now that election night results are in, all three Republican candidates have beaten their Democratic opponents. Republican incumbent Judge/Executive Kris Knochelmann ran unopposed this year. Two incumbents, Jon Draud and Joe Nienaber (both […]
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Larry Shelton elected as new Kenton County sheriff
Larry Shelton, a local attorney and former police officer, will become the new Kenton County sheriff in 2027, according to election results Tuesday night. Candidate Party Vote Count* Tom Collins Democrat 26,222 Larry Shelton Republican 28,261 Data provided | Kenton County Board of Elections. Table by Nathan Granger “I’m just blessed that the citizens came […]
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Chet Hand wins Boone County judge/executive race
Republican Chet Hand will be the next Boone County judge/executive after securing a decisive electoral victory. Hand, a current Boone County commissioner, defeated libertarian-leaning independent Timothy Dean Johnson and write-in candidate William Woods in Tuesday’s general election. No Democrat ran in the race. According to the Kentucky Secretary of State’s election night tracker, Hand received […]
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Find the results for Kenton County’s races here
There was a packed slate of candidates in Kenton County this year, across multiple levels of government. Key local contested races included the new Covington City Council, set to take effect at the beginning of 2027, the Fort Mitchell City Council and the Independence City Council, among others. Additionally, the sheriff’s seat, all three county […]
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Can you bring your phone, notes or lists with you to vote?
Three counties, 36 cities, 13 school districts, over 400 candidates (not including the state and federal candidates)… who can keep track of all that? Unless you are intimately familiar with every facet of governance in the region, it’s likely you’ll need some kind of tool to help you decide who to vote for on Election […]
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Rob Sanders to serve as temporary commonwealth’s attorney for Campbell County
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced Wednesday his intent to designate Rob Sanders as a special, temporary commonwealth’s attorney for Campbell County following Michael Zimmerman’s departure from the role on Sept. 30. Sanders is currently the elected commonwealth’s attorney for Kenton County. Commonwealth’s attorneys serve as prosecutors handling felony cases in Kentucky counties. If a […]
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Meet NKY candidates before the November election at free LINK nky events
LINK nky will host free, public meet and greets for local candidates running in the upcoming November election this week and next week. One event will be hosted for each county. We invite community members and voters to come out and personally talk with candidates from every level of government in Northern Kentucky about the […]
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How to vote early, vote by mail in Northern Kentucky
Click a bullet point to jump to a relevant section Although Election Day is still over a month out, the window to request a mail-in absentee ballot is now open. Early in-person voting will begin in October. So now is a good time to review your options for early voting or voting by mail in […]
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Boone County judge/executive race adds write-in candidate William Woods
Correction: Woods’ name will not appear on the general election ballot since he filed as a write-in candidate. William Woods, a Florence resident and self-described “Reagan Conservative,” has filed to run as a write-in candidate for Boone County judge/executive. Woods announced he decided to run after receiving encouragement from some Boone County Republicans, Democrats and […]
