Christian County voters turned out in record fashion for this year’s general election, casting 23,978 ballots on Election Day or by taking advantage of early voting options.
On Friday, 38 absentee ballots were added to the count, said Deputy County Clerk Melinda Humphries. Ballots that were postmarked by Election Day were valid if they arrived at the clerk’s office Friday.
President of the United States
Approximately 63% of Christian County voters cast their ballot for Republican President Donald Trump — much like voters across the commonwealth, where he received 62% of the vote.
On Saturday, former Vice President and Democratic challenger Joe Biden defeated Trump after three days of uncertainty, during which election officials continued to tally millions of ballots mailed in during the pandemic.
Votes
23,859
345
94
44
United States Senator
Mitch McConnell won his seventh term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Amy McGrath by a 19-point margin in Christian County and statewide. In his victory speech delivered at the Omni Hotel in Louisville, McConnell said that the results mean that voters wanted “proven leadership” for challenging times.
# Votes
23789
U.S. Representative in Congress (1st District)
Incumbent Republican Congressman James Comer has won his third term, defeating Democratic challenger James Rhodes. His margin of victory in Christian County was slightly less than it was statewide, where he received 75% of the vote.
# Votes
23456
State Senator (3rd District)
In Kentucky’s 3rd Senatorial District, which spans Todd, Logan and Christian counties, Republican incumbent Whitney Westerfield, of Hopkinsville, defeated Democratic challenger Amanda Billings. Westerfield received approximately 75% of votes across the county and districtwide.
# Votes
21795
State Representative (4th District)
In Kentucky’s 4th Representative District, incumbent Lynn Bechler retained his seat, garnering approximately 73% of the vote in Christian County and across the district, where 14,692 of 20,231 voters case ballots for the Republican.
# Votes
4770
State Representative (8th District)
By a narrow margin of just 15 votes, Democrat Pam Dossett won Christian County voters on Tuesday night, but not the 8th District seat.
Voters in Trigg County, which shares the legislative boundary with Christian, voted in favor of incumbent Walker Thomas, 2102 to 804. The final Election Day tally was Walker, 7,292, and Dossett, 6012.
# Votes
10417
Mayor
Hopkinsville’s interim mayor, Democrat Wendell Lynch, won his bid to remain in office for at least two more years with a large margin of victory over Republican challenger James R. Knight Jr.
His win makes Lynch the first Black resident to be elected mayor of Hopkinsville.
# Votes
12129
City Council (Ward 1)
In one of two city council races that were too close to call on Tuesday night, Republican challenger Natasha Sophia Francis was elected to the Ward 1 seat on Friday following the canvassing of 38 additional absentee ballots that arrived by the state’s deadline. She defeated Democratic incumbent Darvin Adams.
# Votes
11522
City Council (Ward 2)
Kimberly McCarley was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. McCarley received 61% of 9,876 votes cast.
# Votes
9876
City Council (Ward 3)
Democrat Alethia West defeated Independent candidate Karen Bass by a vote of 5,744 to 2,357, in Hopkinsville’s Ward 3 race. The seat was previously held by Don Ahart, who did not seek re-election.
# Votes
8141
City Council (Ward 4)
Ward 4, a seat held by longtime representative Paul Henson died last week from lung cancer, will be represented by Chuck Crabtree, who defeated Bradley Garabrandt, 3,018 to 1,172.
# Votes
4199
City Council (Ward 5)
Amy Craig was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Craig received 60% of 10,540 votes cast.
# Votes
10540
City Council (Ward 6)
Travis W. Martin was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Martin received 55% of 11,838 votes cast.
# Votes
11838
City Council (Ward 7)
Terry Parker was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Parker received 53% of 11,801 votes cast.
# Votes
11801
City Council (Ward 8)
Tom Johnson was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Johnson received 53% of 11,526 votes cast.
# Votes
11526
City Council (Ward 10)
The race for City Council’s Ward 10 seat remained close on Tuesday night, but following the final counting of mail-in ballots, incumbent Democrat Jimmy Dossett lost to Republican challenger Steven Keel by a vote of 5,960 to 5,734.
# Votes
11694
City Council (Ward 11)
Jason Bell was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Bell received 61% of 7,029 votes cast.
# Votes
11495
City Council (Ward 12)
Phillip Brooks was one of seven city council incumbents who held off challengers to keep their seat. Brooks won by a narrow margin, winning 418 more votes than Republican Matthew Handy.
# Votes
11554
Court of Appeals (1st District, 1st Division)
Chris McNeill, who was appointed to the court of appeals in April before the June 23 primary election, retained his seat on Tuesday, winning 52% of votes in Christian County and 54% of votes districtwide.
# Votes
17595
8533
Board of Education (1st District)
Mail-in ballots received by the Friday deadline weren’t enough to sway a school board race too close to call on Tuesday. By a margin of 36 votes, District 1 incumbent Jeff Moore defeated challenger John Bruce to retain his seat.
# Votes
3542
Board of Education (2nd District)
In the District 2 school board race, Tiffany Mumford Brame won her race against Nichole Eastman by a vote of 1,859 to 1,498.
# Votes
3357
Constitutional Amendment 1
Unofficial results show Kentucky voters will again approve the constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, aiming to expand and ensure rights for crime victims in the justice system. State Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Republican Whitney Westerfield co-sponsored the bill that put Marsy’s Law on the ballot. He said voters’ approval is a win for crime victims.
# Votes
20917
14540
6377
Constitutional Amendment 2
Unofficial general election results show that Christian County voters and voters statewide rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to raise experience requirements and term lengths for some judicial officials. Christian District Judge Foster Cotthoff was an advocate for the measure but said the current political environment made it difficult to pass.
# Votes
21191
8528
12663
