Incumbent Walker Wood Thomas defeated Caldwell County Judge-Executive Larry Curling in the 8th House District race for state representative.
Thomas won the district — comprising Caldwell County and parts of Trigg and Christian counties — by a margin of less than 600 votes. Thomas received 2,120 votes and Curling received 1,542 votes.
“I do want to let everyone know I am a very visible candidate,” said Thomas, a Hopkinsville business owner. “I want to let them know in Caldwell County, as you can tell in Trigg, that they are very supportive to me because I support them. I’m at a lot of their events and I want to be invited up.”
In November’s general election, Thomas will face Democratic candidate Pam Dossett, a long-time educator from Hopkinsville who was unopposed in her primary. In the meantime, Thomas will continue his work on the Military and Veterans Affair committee.
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“My focus is always going to be our veterans and by sharing that need, I will either carry some of these bills, or I will actually find the right sponsors to make sure these bills get through, and it supports our military,” Thomas said. “That’s going to be one of my main focuses.”
If Thomas wins re-election in November, he plans to continue his focus on veterans and decreasing the income tax.
Lily Burris is a features reporter for WKMS. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University. She has written for the College Heights Herald at WKU, interned with Louisville Public Media, served as a tornado recovery reporter with WKMS and most recently worked as a journalist with the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting. In her free time, she enjoys reading, crocheting and baking.
