Jessica Neal finished second in her bid to become the Republican nominee for Senate District 24, losing by just under 300 votes in official results to winner Shelley Funke Frommeyer. The senate district includes all of Campbell, Pendleton and Bracken counties, and a small piece of Kenton County, and is currently represented by Republican Wil […]
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Maddox announces run for governor
A Northern Kentucky lawmaker who has been vocal in her opposition to policies and positions set forth by Democratic Governor Andy Beshear, took a step Monday at a chance to take on the incumbent head to head in next year’s gubernatorial election. Rep. Savannah Maddox (R-Dry Ridge) announced her bid for governor Monday evening, which […]
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State Rep. Maddox to make “big announcement.” Is she running for governor?
State Rep. Savannah Maddox is an intense critic of Democratic Governor Andy Beshear and next Monday, she may be announcing a bid to unseat him herself. The Dry Ridge Republican posted to her social media accounts that a “big announcement” is coming on Monday, June 6. Her campaign website calls it “a special announcement about […]
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The Kentucky Side: Analyzing the NKY primary; ‘Shift’ coming to local real estate market?
On this week’s edition of The Kentucky Side with Michael Monks: Three prominent Northern Kentucky Republican lawmakers and a county commissioner all lost to primary challengers on May 17. What led up to this historic defeat of powerful incumbents? LINK nky politics and government reporter Mark Payne and local attorney, author and commentator Rick Robinson […]
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Three NKY lawmakers fall to challenger in GOP primaries: Koenig, Santoro, Massey
Three Northern Kentucky Republican members of the state House of Representatives appear to have lost their seats in Tuesday night’s primary election, according to unofficial results. Reps. Adam Koenig, of Erlanger, Sal Santoro, of Union, and Ed Massey, of Hebron, all of whom serve as chairmen of different House committees, went down in defeat to […]
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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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Moser faces primary challenge from Mann in 64th District
Incumbent Rep. Kim Moser (R-Taylor Mill) faces off against Chris Mann in the 64th District Republican primary. Though Mann does not seem to have much of a campaign, raising no funds and not responding to questions from LINK nky, he has seen some “dark money” ads run against him. The group Commonwealth Conservatives, which is […]
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Incumbent Santoro faces primary challenger in 60th District: Candidate Preview
During the 2022 Kentucky General Assembly legislative session, the Brent Spence Bridge took up its fair share of the prime time. While many politicians have talked about the bridge for decades, a fix for the functionally obsolete structure may be as close as it has ever been to fruition. One of the central Northern Kentucky […]