Judge/Executive Steve Pendery cruised to victory in Tuesday night’s Republican primary, a rematch against his 2018 foe Anna Zinkhon whom he beat that year by about 500 votes. This year’s race was not as close as four years ago with Pendery claiming 5,206 votes to Zinkhon’s 3,463. Pendery faces no Democratic competition in the fall […]
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Kenton County incumbents easily fend off challengers in GOP primary
Incumbent Kenton County Republican office-holders successfully fended off primary challenges on Tuesday night. Kenton County Clerk Gabrielle Summe, whose office oversees elections in the county, easily won the Republican primary over challenger Danny Whitacre, who campaigned on a platform questioning the integrity of elections. Summe garnered 7,885 votes to Whitacre’s 2,928, according to unofficial results. […]
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Hand knocks off incumbent Boone commissioner; Moore wins judge/executive primary
The chairman of the Boone County Republican Party knocked off incumbent Charles Kenner in the race for Boone County Commissioner – District 2. Chet Hand easily unseated his fellow Republican rival, securing nearly 63% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Those results trickled in slowly after a delay due to new software used by […]
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Gallery: Election Day in Northern Kentucky
Throughout Northern Kentucky, residents stopped by the voting booth in Tuesday’s primary election. LINK nky contributor Abigail Shoyat is canvassing the area throughout the day to capture the day in images.
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New state law could lead to party identification of candidates in nonpartisan races
In April, the Kentucky legislature passed Senate Bill 216, legislation related to voting that proponents argued would improve the sanctity of elections in Kentucky. However, one of the sections in the bill includes information that allows county clerks to include party affiliation for candidates running in nonpartisan races, such as judicial and municipal races. Section […]
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Get the latest election results here
Looking for the latest election results? Click here Stick with us throughout the night as we update the numbers while they trickle in. Click here to see photos of voters at the polls today.
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Draud faces challenge from Schmiade in GOP Kenton County Commissioner primary
Longtime incumbent Kenton County District 2 Commissioner Jon Draud faces challenger Tony Schmiade in Tuesday’s Republican primary. Jon Draud Jon Draud was first elected as a county commissioner in 2010. Draud is no stranger to civic involvement, spending five years as Crestview Hills city councilman and 10 years in the Kentucky House representing District 63. […]
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Meet Boone PVA candidates Brown and Bethel
Boone County voters will have their pick of a well-traveled accountant and an experienced lawyer to be the next Property Valuation Administrator, replacing current administrator Cindy Martin. Although Martin has been in the position for the last 15 years and is not seeking reelection, she has endorsed one of the candidates, Jonathan Brown. Brown is […]
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Incumbent Kenton jailer faces election challenge from employee he fired
Kenton County Jailer Marc Fields, appointed to that role in early 2021, faces a challenger in Tuesday’s primary who, documents show, was terminated by Fields for striking an inmate. Fields was chief deputy at the jail before being appointed jailer following the retirement of Terry Carl. Former Kenton County corrections officer Steve Larson, according to […]
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The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks: Previewing primary election in NKY
Early voting is underway in Kentucky as we roll towards primary Election Day on May 17. The local ballots in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties are full of contested primaries with some incumbent lawmakers and county officials facing what appear to be strong challengers on the Republican side. Why are we seeing these competitive primaries […]
