About 16% of Christian County voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary, which brought wins for Russ Guffey in the Hopkinsville mayor’s race and several City Council challengers.
Primary Election Day is May 19, but voters have several options for casting a ballot early as they determine a Republican nominee for Hopkinsville mayor, plus a number of other contested races for city, county and federal offices.
Kentucky election officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit seeking access to sensitive voter registration data, arguing the request exceeds federal authority and threatens the privacy of millions of voters.
The candidate filing deadline passed Friday in Kentucky, with Democrats again leaving many General Assembly races unchallenged to the Republican supermajority.
Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams says the U.S. Department of Justice has requested the state’s full voter registration file, including highly sensitive personal data such as Social Security and driver’s license numbers. While Adams says Kentucky has complied with federal law by providing publicly available voter information, his office has refused to release protected data as state and federal officials continue to debate where privacy and election laws intersect.
Horse trainer and Democrat Dale Romans has announced his candidacy for Mitch McConnell’s Senate seat. He faces a crowded race ahead of the May primary.
