The Associated Press called the race for Andy Beshear as the Democratic nominee for governor not long after polls closed Tuesday, but he didn’t have to wait long to find out who his Republican challenger would be. Current Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, is the first major-party Black nominee for […]
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Here are the 2023 Kentucky State Primary Results
Polls are officially closed for the Kentucky primary election, and results are coming in. In addition to gubernatorial candidates, Kentuckians voted on lieutenant governor (as part of the gubernatorial ticket), attorney general, secretary of state, agriculture commissioner, auditor and treasurer. The only Democratic races in this primary election are for Governor and Agriculture Commissioner, so […]
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Photos: Voters take to the polls for the 2023 Kentucky State Primary
Despite the rainy weather, Northern Kentuckians still came out Tuesday to cast their votes in the 2023 state primary. On the ballot were gubernatorial candidates as well as attorney general, secretary of state, agriculture commissioner, auditor and treasurer. Find up-to-date election results here. Scroll through to see photos from the polling booths:
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A breakdown of early voting numbers in NKY
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams said via Twitter that he expects turnout for the primary election to be low and unofficial numbers from his office show that early voting numbers are down from both elections last year. “Total turnout at this point last year for absentee ballots, excused in-person absentee and early voting was […]
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Where to vote on election day
It’s Election Day! Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Per the state board of elections, “if you are in line at 6:00 PM, you will be allowed to vote.” There are 121 standard, in-person polling places in Boone, Campbell and Kenton counties for the 2023 primary election: 53 in Boone County, 34 […]
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Everything you need to know about the 2023 Kentucky Primary Election
It’s election day, and polls are open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. LINK nky wants everyone to be armed with all the information they can to make their decisions at the polls. In addition to governor, Kentuckians will vote on lieutenant governor (as part of the gubernatorial ticket), attorney general, secretary of state, agriculture […]
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GOP gubernatorial frontrunners rally with Washington politicians ahead of Tuesday primary
Over the weekend, the top two candidates running for the Republican nomination in the Kentucky governor’s race held rallies with Washington political figures that delivered national political messaging intended to move the needle in a tight race ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, […]
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The Frankfort LINK: Analysis of the May 16 GOP Primary with Rick Robinson
On May 16, Republican voters will decide their nominee to face Democrat incumbent Governor Andy Beshear in the general election. Twelve candidates threw their hat in the ring for the Republican nomination. Attorney General Daniel Cameron and former United Nations Ambassador Kelly Craft have emerged as the frontrunners, according to a poll from Emerson College. […]
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Ryan Quarles makes last NKY campaign stops ahead of Tuesday’s primary
Kentucky Gubernatorial candidate and Kentucky’s current Commissioner of Agriculture, Ryan Quarles, made his last rounds around Northern Kentucky Saturday night on his “Big Red Truck Tour” ahead of the primary election on May 16. Quarles’s first stop in Northern Kentucky was at Buffalo Bobs Family Restaurant in Florence, though he said it was his eighth […]
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Kelly Craft says internal polling shows her tied with AG Cameron
Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft said internal polling shows her tied with Attorney General Daniel Cameron in the race to win the party’s nomination. But, two public polls released in recent months — Mason-Dixon and Fox 56/Emerson College — show Cameron in the lead. In the Mason-Dixon poll, Cameron led Craft 41 to 13%. In […]