With the Election Day results unofficially tallied, Republican candidates down the ballot performed well while incumbent Gov. Andy Beshear secured victory over Attorney General Daniel Cameron in one of the most highly publicized gubernatorial races in state history. The Kenton County Republican Party hosted a watch party at The Globe in Covington to take in […]
Category: State
Posted inElections
Mark Metcalf wins race for treasurer
The Associated Press has called the race for state treasurer for Republican Mark Metcalf, who defeated Democrat Michael Bowman with about 56 percent of the vote, just after 9 p.m. When asked on a KET interview in April what Metcalf thought of the opportunity to run for the treasurer’s office, he said, “I see it […]
Posted inElections
Andy Beshear wins reelection as Kentucky governor
In a race that was expected to be more closely contested, Democrat Gov. Andy Beshear defeated Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron. The Associated Press called the race for Beshear’s win around 9 p.m. Tuesday, with Beshear receiving 53.4% of the votes to Cameron’s 46.6%. While earlier polls had mostly showed Beshear leading Cameron, a Nov. […]
Posted inElections
Coleman secures victory over Stevenson in attorney general race
Former U.S. Attorney Russell Coleman will be the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s next attorney general, according to the Associated Press. Coleman defeated Democrat Rep. Pamela Stevenson (D-Louisville) in Tuesday night’s election. It was Coleman’s first time running for a statewide constitutional office. Find the latest numbers here. “I want to thank god, my family and the […]
Posted inNews
Shell projected Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner race victor
As a fifth-generation Kentucky farmer, Jonathan Shell proclaims firsthand knowledge of challenges the agriculture industry faces. And now he has an opportunity to put that insight into practice as Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner. Shell, the Republican candidate for the office, has been projected by the Associated Press as the victor over Democratic opponent Sierra Enlow. With […]
Posted inElections
Michael Adams reelected as Kentucky secretary of state
The Associated Press has called the secretary of state race in favor of Republican incumbent Michael Adams, who secured just over 60% of the reported votes (view live election results here) as of 7:46 p.m., defeating the Democratic challenger Charles “Buddy” Wheatley. “On this stage I told you the mission impossible had become mission accomplished,” […]
Posted inElections
Allison Ball defeats Kim Reeder in Kentucky auditor race
The Associated Press has called the auditor of public accounts race for Allison Ball. The race was called just before 8 p.m. for the current state treasurer, who will resign in order to take on her new role for the state. At the time the AP called the race, Ball had 60.9% of the vote. […]
Posted inElections
Kentucky General Election results
Today is Kentucky’s general election, where citizens will select the commonwealth’s next governor. The other big races on today’s ballot are attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and agriculture commissioner. To learn more about how these races affect you and to meet the candidates, check out all our coverage of this election here. Find […]
Posted inElections
PHOTOS: Election Day in Northern Kentucky
The polls opened for Kentucky’s general election at 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, and residents across the region stopped by their voting locations to make their voices heard. Voters will be picking the commonwealth’s next governor, plus attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor and agriculture commissioner. Click through to see photos from polling locations around […]
Posted inElections
New law could trigger automatic recount of governor’s race
A 2021 law could trigger an automatic recount of the governor’s race for the first time Tuesday in Kentucky if results are as close as a recent Emerson College poll predicted. While earlier polls had mostly showed Gov. Andy Beshear leading Attorney General Daniel Cameron, the Nov. 3 polling results showed the candidates in a […]