Local Election News
FRANKFORT - Teachers across the state last spring shouted “We Will Remember in November,” their mantra to vote out of office those state legislators who voted last spring for Republican-backed public pension legislation they detested.
With a 60 percent voter turnout Tuesday, Franklin County ranked second in the state behind only neighboring Woodford County, which boasted a 61 percent average.
Officials’ predictions for voter turnout came to fruition for the recent general election, with 17,489 people, or 33.38 percent of Christian County’s 52,391 registered voters, going to the polls on Tuesday.
Christian County elections coordinator Melinda Humphries said in a phone interview there have been a couple of “hiccups” during today’s General Election, but she wanted to assure voters that those issues have been fixed and voting will continue until 6 p.m.
Tyler DeArmond sacrificed to put himself in a position to be the Christian County Sheriff. His family sacrificed, his friends sacrificed. He missed ball games, family events, trips, vacations and personal time, all to knock on doors. All because of a shared vision.
Rick Boling was given another term as Hopkinsville and Christian County’s Commonwealth’s Attorney after the Election Day results funneled in.
Mayor Carter Hendricks is keeping his job. After a heated election season, Hendricks, a Republican, brought in 5,841 votes in a landslide victory.
Republican Walker Thomas defeated Jeff Taylor, a Democrat, on Tuesday for a second term serving District 8 in the Kentucky House of Representatives.
Todd County’s elections saw a night that included defeat for two long-time officials in that community.
Todd King was re-elected as Cadiz Mayor after a landslide against his opponent, Guy Gosnell. King earned the office again by a total of 698 votes to 132. King will begin his second term as the mayor in 2019.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that negotiators have reached an agreement on the core elements of a deal to increase the government's borrowing cap and set a $1.3 trillion overall level for the agency budgets that Congress passes each year.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Solar panels on every roof. Parking meters that double as car chargers. Wind turbines towering above farm fields and ocean waves. Cars, home furnaces and factories converted to run on electricity from renewable sources.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Trump administration official said Thursday the number of family separations at the border has fallen since last summer's zero tolerance policy, and they are done only for compelling reasons.
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So far this week, an anticipated nationwide sweep has not materialized at the expected magnitude. Yet the mere prospect of such action has prompted legions of pastors, rabbis and their congregations across the United States to stand ready to help vulnerable immigrants with offers of sanctuar…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A-list celebrities seem to be opening their hearts — or at least their wallets — to Pete Buttigieg.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he won't address the NAACP convention because of changes in the date and format of an appearance.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he was unhappy with his supporters chanting "send her back" after he assailed a young Democratic congresswoman who he's suggested should leave the U.S.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says the administration will "take a very long look" at a massive multibillion-dollar contract the Pentagon is about to award for a cloud computing system.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Actress Sally Field and the long-running children's TV show "Sesame Street" are in the latest class of Kennedy Center Honors recipients.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Court records released Thursday show Donald Trump was aware of efforts to keep a porn star and a Playboy centerfold silent in the days leading up to the 2016 election.
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Christian County
Election Ballot - Voter Information
United States Representative in congress
Video DebateJames R. Comer – R –
Paul Walker - D -
State Representative District 4
Video DebateLynn Bechler – R –
Abigail C. Barnes - D -
State Representative District 8
Video DebateWalker Wood Thomas – R –
Jeffery R. Taylor - D -
State Representative District 9
Video DebateMyron B. Dossett – R –
William Coleman - D -
Christian County Commonwealth’s Attorney
Video DebateRichard “Rick” Boling – R –
Lynn Pryor - D -
Christian County Sheriff
Video DebateTyler DeArmond – R –
Kahle Morris Jr. — D -
Franklin Pollard Sr. — I -
Christian County Coroner
Video DebateScott Daniel — R -
Zach Lamb — D -
Christian County Constable District 2
Glenn Rickard – R –
Patricia “Pat” Gresham - D -
Christian County Constable District 3
Joshua Gydesen – R –
Christopher Wilson - D -
Christian County Magistrate District 3
Video DebateGeorge Barnett – R –
Mark E. Cansler - D -
Christian County Magistrate District 6
Video DebatePhillip Peterson – R –
Jack Lackey - D -
Christian County Magistrate District 7
Video DebateJerry Wayne Gilliam – R –
David A. Collins - D -
Hopkinsville Mayor
Video DebateCarter M. Hendricks – R –
Jason McCraw - D –
Walter T. Shamble - I –
Wally Bryan - I -
Hopkinsville City Council Ward 1
Video DebateDarvin Anton Adams – D –
Natasha Sophia Francis - I –
Hopkinsville City Council Ward 6
Video DebateTimothy B. Moss – R –
Wendell A. Lynch - D –
Hopkinsville City Council Ward 8
Video DebateTom L. Johnson – R –
Twyla Parris - D –
Hopkinsville City Council Ward 11
Video DebateJason Bell – R –
Lewis Wesley Grimes - D –
Christian County Board of Education
Video DebateMark A. Graham -
Tom Bell -
Crofton City Council
Anthony G. Durham -
Gregory Paul Owen –
Lewis E. Croft -
Brenda Cranor West -
Jimmy Grace -
Brian Diamond –
Reta R. Fleming –
Lafayette City Commissioners
Hayden Hancock -
Sandra Torres –
Julie Dietrich -
Heather Meacham -
Oak Grove Mayor
Bea Burt -
Jan O’Brien –
Richard C. Lestienne Jr. -
Theresa Jarvis -
Richard Baker -
Oak Grove City Council
Janet Edwards -
James McKnight –
Jackie Oliver -
Christina Jackson -
Isaiah Spencer -
Kisha Tamicia –
Valerie Jean Laux –
Roger Joiner –
Jean Leavell –
Carol Lowther –
Pembroke City Commissioners
Steve Pyle -
Jeanette W. Aldridge –
Walter W. Bell -
David C. Rule -
Uncontested races with profiles
Paige Eli Parker — D
Maggie Ferguson — D
Trigg County
Election Ballot - Voter Information
United States Representative in congress
Video DebateJames R. Comer – R –
Paul Walker - D -
State Representative District 5
Video DebateLarry Elkins – R –
David Ramey - D -
State Representative District 8
Video DebateWalker Wood Thomas – R –
Jeffery R. Taylor D -
Trigg County Circuit Clerk
Lisa Fuller Thomas – R –
Pam W. Perry - D -
Trigg County Judge/Executive
Hollis L. Alexander – R –
Ricky Dale Calhoun - D -
Trigg County Clerk
Melissa Lawrence Burgess – R –
Carmen S. Finley - D -
Trigg County Jailer
Wim “Eddie” Proffitt – R –
James E. Hughes - D -
Constable District 1
Mark W. Carr – R –
Dane Hughes - D -
Constable District 2
Ray Wyatt – R –
Erin T. Eagleson - D -
Magistrate District 2
Barry H. Littlejohn – R –
Scotty Hampton - D -
Magistrate District 5
Alana F. Baker – R –
John T. Gray - D -
Magistrate District 7
Mike Lane – R –
Michael W. Williamson - D -
District Judge 56th Judicial District
Natalie White –
Jarrod H. Jackson -
Trigg County School Board District 1
Chariene C. Sheehan –
Linda Wood -
Trigg County School Board District 3
LaVerm Baker –
Clara Beth Hyde -
Cadiz Mayor
Todd King –
Guy Goosnell -
Cadiz City Council
Susie Hendricks –
John “Wes” Schermerhorn -
Susan Bryant -
Brian Futrell -
Bob Noel -
Frankie Phillips -
Jeannie Bodine -
Todd County
Election Ballot - Voter Information
United States Representative in congress
Video DebateJames R. Comer – R –
Paul Walker - D -
Commonwealth Attorney 7th Judicial District
Video DebateNeil Kerr – R –
Justin David Crocker - D -
Todd County Clerk
Video DebateBradley Keith Powell – R –
Leslie Cunningham - D -
Todd County Sheriff
Video DebateJason C. Clardy – R –
Tracy White - D -
Todd County Jailer
Video DebateJeff Penick – R –
Greg Allen - D -
Magistrate District 2
Video DebateBilly Bryant – R –
Marvin W. Chandler - D -
Magistrate District 4
Video DebateJames Kenneth Greenfield – R –
Brent T. Spurlin - D -
Todd County School Board District 3
John A. Knuckles –
Greg Russell -
Todd County School Board District 4
Rice Gill –
Joshua L. Mosby -
Elkton Mayor
Video DebateDavid D. Haley –
Arthur Green -
Elkton City Council
Justin W. Griffin –
David Powell -
Michael Case -
Doug Gibson -
Jimmy R. Scott -
Danny O. Laster -
Frank F. McReynolds -
Cindy Sidebottom -
George Orr -
Guthrie Mayor
Jimmy Covington –
A. Scott Marshall -
Guthrie City Council
Katie Rose Covington –
Mary Charles King -
Chad Johnson -
Norma Johnson Williams -
Harry Green -
Michael Smith -
Pam Covington Turner -
Trenton City Commissioners
Joyce Edwards –
Chuck Sadler -
Cara Anderson -
Wayne Johnson -
Uncontested races with profiles
Jeffrey Brent Traughber
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