Alison Lundergan Grimes wins re-election
11/04/2015 02:01 AM
Democratic incumbent Alison Lundergan Grimes will retain her seat as Secretary of State after besting Republican opponent Steve Knipper by three percentage points on Tuesday. Grimes was the lone Democratic incumbent to be re-elected, after Auditor Adam Edelen fell short to Rep. Mike Harmon. “Four-years ago on this very stage I was honored to first be elected to Kentucky’s secretary of state, and tonight it is with extreme humility that I tell you I am honored to be re-elected... Read more 
Rep. Mike Harmon upsets incumbent Adam Edelen in auditor's race
11/04/2015 01:14 AM
State Rep. Mike Harmon overcame an overwhelming cash disadvantage and a staff exodus following the indictment of his former campaign consultant to upset incumbent Auditor Adam Edelen in a 4-point win on Tuesday. Harmon’s win came amid speculation that Edelen was eyeing a run against U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in 2016, and the Democrat had been pegged as a rising star within his party by the likes of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow. In August, Harmon parted ways with former Paul... Read more
Andy Beshear edges out Whitney Westerfield to become next attorney general
11/04/2015 01:06 AM
After two years on the campaign trail and millions of dollars spent both for and against him, Democratic candidate Andy Beshear will be the state’s next attorney general. Beshear, the son of current Gov. Steve Beshear, held off a GOP wave in a nail-biter against state Sen. Whitney Westerfield of Hopkinsville. Andy Beshear bested Westerfield by 2,190 votes, according to the unofficial results. While Beshear saw other Democratic hopefuls and one incumbent go-down in flames, he pulled out the victory and... Read more
Self-proclaimed political outsider and Republican businessman Matt Bevin elected Governor
11/03/2015 10:28 PM
Democrat Jack Conway, the state’s two-term Attorney General, took the lead with voters in the Louisville area, but it wasn’t enough. Republican Matt Bevin was victorious in every other region of the state and won with 53 percent of the vote. In his acceptance speech Bevin spoke about an area of agreement with his opponent. Read more
Republican candidate Allison Ball wins state treasurer race
11/03/2015 10:00 PM
Republican candidate Allison Ball will be Kentucky’s next treasurer after defeating democratic Representative Rick Nelson. The treasurer’s race was among the first races to be called on Election night and Ball says she believes her background wasn’t the only thing that resonated with voters. Read more
Republican Representative Ryan Quarles elected Ag Commissioner
11/03/2015 08:40 PM
Republican State Rep Ryan Quarles handily beat his opponent for Agriculture Commissioner. Quarles delivered the first acceptance speech of the night around 8pm. He started by thanking his opponent, Democrat Jean-Marie Lawson Spann, for a well-run race and then talked about how he plans to use the office. Read more
Trickle of complaints to the Election Fraud hotline
11/03/2015 11:50 AM
UPDATE 3:30 PM: There have now been a total of 36 calls into the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline as of 3:00 pm Tuesday afternoon. Jefferson County leads counties with 10 calls into the hotline for instances of disrupting polls, electioneering, special or absentee ballots. A full list of calls is below. PREVIOUSLY: There have been 14 calls into the Attorney General’s Election Fraud Hotline as of 10:30am Tuesday morning. The complaints range from disrupting polls and electioneering in Jefferson... Read more
Environmental issues in Louisville’s Rubbertown neighborhood are the subject of the newest play from Looking for Lilith. “Prevailing Winds” opens Friday at the MeX Theatre at the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. This is the 10th original work by Looking for Lilith, and the company used its own collaborative process for creating the play. Instead of starting with a completed script, company members interviewed neighborhood residents and others who know the area to gather personal experiences of life in Rubbertown. Those interviews were combined with scientific data about the air quality and other environmental factors to create the production. “The majority of (our work) is [...]
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Governor-Elect Matt Bevin Aims To Change Political ‘Tenor’ In Kentucky
from Ashley Lopez and Ryland Barton
from Ashley Lopez and Ryland Barton
A candidate who barely made it out of the primary ended up leading Kentucky Republicans to one of their most successful election days in recent history. Matt Bevin will be just the second Republican governor of Kentucky since 1971, a distinction he earned Tuesday with 53 percent of the vote — 9 percentage points better than Democrat Jack Conway. Independent Drew Curtis had less than 4 percent of the vote. A Bluegrass Poll released last week indicated the opposite result, showing Conway leading Bevin 45-40. With two of the four other statewide races going Republican, Bevin told supporters gathered Tuesday night at the Galt House [...]
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Just two years ago, Kentucky Democrats boasted a deep bench of three young stars who aligned to prove the party could still win in the conservative South with a message…Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 04, 2015 9:56:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Kentucky Democrats expected some close races for statewide offices on Tuesday. They didn’t expect to lose this one. Incumbent state Auditor Adam Edelen lost his bid for re-election Tuesday to Republican state Rep. Mike Harmon. Edelen conceded the race just after 9 p.m. Eastern, as Republican challenger Harmon found himself with more than half the votes just a couple hours after polls closed throughout the state. “Defeat is never easy,” Edelen told supporters gathered in Frankfort. Overall, Harmon’s victory was just one part of a big election night for Kentucky Republicans. Matt Bevin will become just the second Republican governor of the state since the early 1970s. The GOP also [...]
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Tomatoes, fire engines and stop signs — they've got nothing on the state of Kentucky. Politically, this state is red. Not purple, not pink, not reddish, but red. Really red.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 04, 2015 3:38:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
Democrat Andy Beshear wins close battle for Kentucky attorney general
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
from jcheves@herald-leader.com (John Cheves)
In a squeaker of a race, voters on Tuesday narrowly chose Democrat Andy Beshear, son of two-term Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, as Kentucky's next attorney general.Click to Continue » [...]
Wed, Nov 04, 2015 2:40:00 AM, Continue reading at the source
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