Approximately 12.5 percent of the 3.4 million Kentuckians registered to vote will turn out for next week’s primary election, Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes projected Thursday. “Based on historical data and current absentee voting patterns, it appears the turnout in this year’s primary election will be consistent with the past primary elections,” said Grimes. “It […]
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State Democratic, Republican Candidates to Be in NKY this Week
Candidates from both major political parties seeking election this year in the statewide races will be in Northern Kentucky this week. Campbell County Democrats, the Northern Kentucky chapter of the Women’s Network, and the Northern Kentucky Education Association Retirees will present Democratic candidates on Tuesday, March 26, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Campbell […]
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Schroder to Run for Attorney General, Will Face McConnell Law Staffer in Primary
State Senator Wil Schroder announced Friday that he will seek the Republican nomination in this year’s race for Kentucky Attorney General. Schroder was reelected to his seat in the 24th District, which includes all of Campbell, Pendleton, and Bracken counties, last November. The 2015 Republican nominee, Whitney Westerfield, a state senator from Hopkinsville, dropped out […]
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Edelen Announces Run for Governor, Third Democrat to Enter Race
Former state auditor Adam Edelen became the third Democrat to enter this year’s race for Kentucky governor. Edelen, 44, is running with Louisville businessman Gil Holland as his lieutenant governor candidate. “My upbringing grounded in me the belief that potential is always more important than position, that regardless of who your parents are, where you […]
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Beshear Announces Run for Governor, Chooses Educator as Running Mate
Attorney General Andy Beshear announced Monday that he will run for governor next year. The 40-year old Democrat is the son of former Governor Steve Beshear, who was elected in 2007 and served till 2015. In his announcement, Beshear said that he wants to invest in public education, attract better-paying jobs, more aggressively […]