Jessica Neal, the second-place finisher in the 24th Senate District race, is appealing a decision that certified the race in favor of Shelley Funke Frommeyer after a recount found that the vote tally didn’t change. The case will now head to the Kentucky Court of Appeals after a summer of legal hearings involving the recount. […]
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Deters bringing ‘political Woodstock’ to NKY with Trump brothers
Eric Deters, the gubernatorial candidate and former attorney, is bringing the Trump brothers to Northern Kentucky for the second iteration of Freedom Fest on Sept. 10 at his farm in Morningview. “This is the second year,” Deters said. “We plan to do it the Saturday closest to Patriot’s Day, Sept. 11, every year.” Deters said […]
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Independent voter registrations growing faster in Kentucky than Democrats, Republicans
Independent voter registrations are growing faster than both Republican and Democratic voters, the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office announced. In July, voters registered with “other” as their political party affiliation at more than double the rate of Democrats and Republicans. “Political allegiances are in flux,” said Secretary of State Michael Adams, in the announcement. “Republicans […]
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Beshear endorses Lehman in race against Massie
Gov. Andy Beshear endorsed 4th Congressional Candidate Matthew Lehman at Hotel Covington on Tuesday. Lehman, a Democrat, is running in the 4th District against Republican Thomas Massie, who has held that seat since 2012. Alexandra Owensby was the last Democrat to face Massie, and she lost 67% to 33% in 2020. Beshear said that Lehman […]
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Judge certifies losing candidate Jessica Neal’s recount in 24th Senate District race
Campbell County Judge Daniel Zalla certified the recount in the Senate District 24 Republican primary election between Jessica Neal and Shelley Funke Frommeyer. The opinion from Zalla said that after the recount Neal definitely lost the election – and the opinion also said it also showed that what some election fraud theorists say publicly is […]
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After legal challenge, State Board of Elections certifies winner of local state senate primary
The Kentucky State Board of Elections officially certified the results of the 24th Senate District Republican primary, along with other campaigns in the state that were contested in courts after the fact. The 24th District is comprised of Campbell, Pendleton, Bracken, and a small part of Kenton counties. Shelley Funke Frommeyer, the winning candidate in […]
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Local supreme court candidate chided by judicial campaign conduct committee
State Rep. Joseph Fischer (R-Ft. Thomas), a candidate for Kentucky’s Supreme Court in the Sixth District, is running a partisan judicial race that goes against the rules for judicial races in the Kentucky Constitution. That’s according to the Kentucky Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee which called out Fischer in an Aug. 10 letter expressing concern over […]
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Suing each other: NKY governor candidate and former Trump associate
Corey Lewandowski, an associate of former President Donald Trump, is suing former Northern Kentucky attorney and current gubernatorial candidate Eric Deters over breach of contract. Deters is counter-suing Lewandowski, who served as a campaign adviser for Deters, for the same, and for defamation. “Corey Lewandowski is a fraud,” Deters said. “He sells himself as a […]
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Boone GOP chairman denies $25K contribution is from single private donor
Chet Hand, the chairman for the Boone County Republican Party, said that a $25,000 donation made to the party and then passed on to the Jessica Neal recount bond came from multiple donors – not just one. Last week, LINK nky reported a private donor gave $25,000 to the Boone County Republican Party with a […]
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Boone GOP receives $25k private donation for losing candidate’s recount effort
A private donor gave $25,000 to the Boone County Republican Party with a request that the money be given to the Jessica Neal recount bond, according to Emily Shelton, a Boone County Republican Party precinct captain and the Republican member of the Boone County Board of Elections. “It was a donation made to the GOP […]
