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,” […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Daniel Cameron sits down with LINK nky ahead of gubernatorial election
LINK nky extended multiple offers to do a sit-down interview with Gov. Andy Beshear but did not hear back from his campaign. As Kentuckians head to the polls to vote for governor, one of only three gubernatorial elections in the country this year, Republican nominee and Attorney General Daniel Cameron said he has shown up […]
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More Kentuckians cast early votes as they decide between Beshear and Cameron
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern More Kentucky voters took advantage of early voting this year ahead of Tuesday’s general election — which includes what will likely be a narrow governor’s race. On Election Day, polls will open in Kentucky from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. During last week’s early voting […]
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Election Day in NKY: everything you need for Tuesday
Kentucky’s general election is coming up on Nov. 7, and LINK nky wants to make sure everyone in the region has what they need to make their choices on Tuesday. But wait. It’s 2023. Why are we voting for governor in an off-year? Kentucky is one of only three states that holds off-year gubernatorial elections. […]
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New poll puts Kentucky governor’s race in dead heat
Written by Jordan Mickle for LEX18 The final poll conducted by Emerson College has Kentucky’s gubernatorial race in a dead heat. The poll, which surveyed 1,000 likely voters or those who have already voted, found incumbent Governor Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron with 47% support. 2% support someone else, and 4% are undecided. Among undecided […]
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Beshear and Cameron launch star-studded bus tours to make final pitch to voters
Written by McKenna Horsley for the Kentucky Lantern With mere days left before Kentucky’s general election and as early voting begins, both Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Daniel Cameron are making final-hour pleas to voters across the commonwealth. As they embarked on their respective bus tours, both candidates were […]
