Elections

The total number of people voting in the 2020 general election was a local record but the percentage fell short of Christian County’s turnout in other presidential elections.

McConnell, who easily secured his seventh term in the U.S. Senate, said,, “claiming you win the election is different than finishing the counting.”

Unofficial results show Kentucky voters will again approve the constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, aiming to expand rights for crime victims.

In District 2, Tiffany Mumford Brame was the winner over Nichole Eastman.

Christian District Judge Foster Cotthoff was an advocate for the constitutional amendment but said the current political environment made it difficult to pass.

After the last absentee ballots were counted, incumbents Darvin Adams and Jimmy Dossett learned they had lost their bids for another term in office.

First elected in 1984, McConnell touted his leadership role in the Senate and passage of the CARES act earlier this year throughout the campaign

The incumbent interim mayor built most of his early lead over businessman James R. Knight Jr. through absentee ballots.

The coronavirus pandemic brought major changes to the ways voters could cast ballots. In the past, most voters had to go to their assigned precinct on Election Day. This year, voters could go to any of the seven polls open today, as well as two polls that were open for early voting on 18 days prior to Election Day. State election officials also made it easier for anyone to cast an absentee ballot.

The following voting totals were provided by the Christian County Clerk’s Office.

Outstanding absentee ballots can still be returned to the county clerk’s office or other voting locations. They can also be mailed as long as they are postmarked by Election Day and received by Nov. 6.

The Attorney General’s Office of Special Prosecutions reviews calls to the hotline, and complaints that involve allegations of election fraud are referred to the Department of Criminal Investigations.