It’s primary election day in Kentucky, but we may not know the results for several more days.
Due to changes in voting as a result of COVID-19, voters in
Kentucky have been able to vote in person for more than two weeks now, and a record
number of Kentuckians have taken advantage of the automatic eligibility to
receive and vote with an absentee ballot. Kentucky voters will be
electing their parties’ nominee for United States Senate.
On the Republican side, 6 term incumbent Mitch McConnell is
expected to easily win his parties’ nomination for an unprecedented seventh
term. The statewide race getting the most attention, not only in
Kentucky but nationwide, is the race for the Democratic nomination for U. S.
Senate and the chance to face McConnell in the fall. Democrats Amy
McGrath and Charles Booker are in a tight race to win their nomination.
Locally, voters in Russell, Clinton, Cumberland and a portion of
Pulaski counties will choose their next State Representative between Josh
Branscum and Mark Polston. The winner will be unopposed in
November.
Voters who have not yet voted in Russell County can still do so
today, but they must vote at the Russell County Courthouse as no precincts are
open due to COVID-19.
Ruth Hill, Deputy County Clerk, says no results will be available
tonight. Any person voting by absentee ballot must have their ballot
postmarked by midnight tonight, and as long as that ballot is received by
Saturday, it will be counted. Hill says the county cannot publicly
release any results until 6 p.m. on Monday.
WJRS News will have a brief primary election report tonight with
Jeff Hoover and Tony Kerr beginning at 5:30, and then we will have a more
detailed election night coverage next Monday night at 6 o’clock when county
results from all four counties in the State Representative’s race are released
and made public.