This election season, the commonwealth of Kentucky’s chief law officer position is up for grabs. Current Attorney General Daniel Cameron is the Kentucky Republican Party’s nominee for governor. He will face Democrat incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear in the November election. Cameron chose not to seek re-election for attorney general, instead shifting his focus toward his […]
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Meet the candidates running for Kentucky attorney general
This November’s attorney general race pits state Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville) against former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman (R). Current Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced his candidacy for governor earlier this year, leaving the office up for grabs. Attorney generals can only serve two consecutive terms of four years. Both Stevenson and Coleman are newcomers to […]
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Meet the candidates for auditor of public accounts
Because the role of auditor of public accounts is a term-limited one, Mike Harmon will be leaving office, and Kentuckians will see two new faces running for the position in November. Though one of those faces may not look new to some residents: Current Kentucky State Treasurer Allison Ball was nominated as the Republican candidate […]
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Beshear, Cameron continue to show their differences in KET debate
Written by the Kentucky Lantern staff Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron — further differentiated themselves on topics like education, abortion and the coronavirus pandemic in their fourth debate at KET’s Lexington studios Monday evening. During the debate, both candidates pressed the other on their campaign talking […]
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Final day to request mail-in ballots is Tuesday
The final day to request a mail-in absentee ballot for Kentucky’s upcoming election in November is Tuesday, Oct. 24. Any Kentucky resident who wishes to vote using a mail-in ballot should go to the Kentucky Board of Elections online portal and submit their information. Kentuckians can also view their registration status and information, update their […]
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‘Will you look at the camera?’ Beshear and Cameron clash in third debate
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron clashed on abortion, education and the coronavirus in their third debate, continuing themes from their previous meetings. In his opening statement, Cameron again said that the governor’s race is about “crazy versus normal” and tied […]
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Kenton County Board of Elections votes to disallow Wi-Fi detectors at polling locations
The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to explicitly disallow the presence of wireless monitoring devices at polling places on Election Day. The meeting’s topic came as the result of discussions Kenton County Board of Election Chair Gabrielle Summe had at a recent county clerks meeting, where she heard about My Pillow Founder and […]
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NKwhy: how does absentee voting work?
Kentucky’s general election is set for Nov. 7, and Kentuckians will vote for a new governor among a few other statewide races. Of the 331,736 registered voters in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties, most will be taking to the polls on Election Day; however, there are a portion that vote by mail or early. There […]
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PHOTOS: 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial debate
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron took the debate stage at Northern Kentucky University Tuesday for the only gubernatorial debate in Northern Kentucky this election. In case you missed it you can watch the full debate here. Click through to see photos of the evening’s debate from LINK nky contributor Joe Simon.
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Beshear, Cameron square off in NKY debate
Kentucky gubernatorial candidates Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron met for a debate on Monday, harpooning each other’s platforms – while attempting to demonstrate to voters why they’re the best choice to lead the state. During his opening statement in Northern Kentucky University’s George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Beshear, the Democratic incumbent, listed […]
