Election Day is in the books, but it could be some time before we know who will be elected to one of the most important local races which is State Senate District 29.
That is the race in which there are 11 write-in candidates running, following the death of the incumbent Senator Johnnie Turner and the withdrawal from the race of his challenger, David Suhr.
Those write-in votes must all be tallied by hand and the district cuts across multiple counties including Letcher, Bell, Floyd, Harlan and Knott.
U.S. Representative Hal Rogers has won an historic 23rd consecutive term to represent Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District.
Rogers was unopposed in the general election, remaining the longest-serving Kentuckian ever elected to a federal office.
In the race for Commonwealth Attorney District 47 Matt Butler has defeated Edison Banks II. Butler had been appointed into the job by the Governor in August following Banks’ announced retirement but the race was on again in this election.
Letcher County has voted to allow alcohol sales throughout the county. While several cities including Whitesburg, Jenkins and Fleming-Neon had already approved alcohol sales, the county as a whole had not until now.
4711 voters said yes and 2009 said no.
It is an issue that was supported by the Letcher County Sheriff’s Office because tax money from the sales can go toward equipment, payroll, vehicles and more.
Letcher County Sheriff Billy Jones tells WYMT he hopes to have four road deputies by 2026.
State Constitutional Amendment 1 which would stop non-US citizens from being able to vote in local elections such as for school boards, was passing statewide by 61% and in Letcher County it was an overwhelming yes.
State Constitutional Amendment 2 which would allow for public money to go toward schools that are not within the common school system was failing statewide by 65% and Letcher Countians were also heavily against it.
The County Clerk says 8427 people voted in Letcher County – that’s nearly 55% of registered voters