More than 400 candidates are running for office in Northern Kentucky this year. The deadline to file for a normal candidacy was last week, so we now know the candidates whose names will appear on the ballot in November. Including the national, state-level, county, municipal and school board races in Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties, […]
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Politics NKY: Recapping the primary election
In this episode of Politics NKY, hosts Kevin Burton and Shane Noem talk to LINK nky reporter Kenton Hornbeck about May’s primary election results and what surprised them the most. Listen to Episode 12 in the player below or wherever you get your podcasts.
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New independent challenger emerges in Boone County judge/executive race
An independent candidate has filed to run for judge/executive in Boone County. Timothy Dean Johnson, a libertarian-leaning independent, filed to run for judge/executive on May 29, according to the Kentucky Secretary of State’s website. Kentucky state law requires that a candidate seeking general election ballot access for county-level positions, such as judge/executive, submit a nomination […]
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Two third-party candidates join race for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District
What you need to know A Libertarian Party candidate has gathered enough signatures to appear on the November general election ballot for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District. Jeremy Todd, a member of the Libertarian Party and a Northern Kentucky resident, announced that he secured ballot access for the upcoming general election. Kentucky state law dictates that […]
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Want to run for election in November? The deadline to register is today
If you’re thinking about elections right now, you may still have the Massie/Gallrien primary on your mind, or perhaps the judges/executive results in the Boone and Campbell county primaries. Even though it feels like the election JUST ended, it’s already time to start preparing for November. If you want to file to run as a […]
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Inside LINK: Turnout has nearly doubled in four years – kudos to the voters!
Since LINK nky launched in 2021, we knew from the beginning politics and elections would be a huge focus for us. In fact, LINK’s founders hired a political reporter before they even hired me as the managing editor to start building the rest of the team. Politics and the electoral process are part of our […]
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Candidate drops out of Fort Thomas City Council race
A candidate for the Fort Thomas City Council race has dropped out. Brandon Long announced on May 22 that he will no longer seek a seat on the city council. Long was one of 12 candidates who won in the May 19 primary. “You see, this campaign wasn’t about personal ambition for me,” Long said […]
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Massie files to fundraise for 2028 House run but he hasn’t yet decided to run for office again
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has filed to run for his current House seat in 2028 after losing to a Republican challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump last week. However, the congressman says he still hasn’t made a decision to seek another office yet. In a Monday post on X, Massie posted a copy of paperwork that he […]
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Unusually high number of county judges-executive lost primary elections across Kentucky
A swath of incumbent county judges-executive lost their primary elections, some by wide margins, failing to secure their political party’s nomination Tuesday in counties both large and small stretching across Kentucky. In all, 18 incumbent judges-executive lost in primary elections in both Democratic and Republican primaries: Adair, Bell, Boone, Breathitt, Breckinridge, Calloway, Campbell, Estill, Fulton, Green, […]
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Elected office or not, a host of possibilities await Kentucky’s Thomas Massie
Even though he lost his reelection bid to Congress Tuesday night, U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie’s supporters signaled they’re ready for his next campaign. Shortly after the Associated Press called the race for Massie’s opponent, President Donald Trump’s candidate Ed Gallrein, Massie took to the stage in a packed ballroom at the Marriott Hotel near the Cincinnati airport […]
