Tuesday was Election Day. Henderson County voters had several races to consider on the local, state and federal level.
Here locally, City of Henderson residents voted in the nonpartisan Henderson City Commission race. There were six candidates on the ballot, plus one write-in candidate.
The top four vote-getters, who will be sworn in as Henderson City Commissioners in the new year are Kelsey Hargis, Rodney Thomas, Robert, Pruitt, and Nick Whitt.
Kelsey Hargis received the most votes with 5,654.
Rodney Thomas received 5,006 votes.
Robert Pruitt received 4,510 votes.
Nick Whitt received 4,282.
Three candidates did not garner enough votes to secure a seat. Those candidates were: Tom Williams with 3,846 votes, Dwight Williams with 3,261 votes, and Jay Randolph with 206 votes.
The City of Corydon City Council was also a nonpartisan race. There were six open seats and seven candidates. The six winning candidates were:
Jack Horton, 179, Jayla Gish 146, Karen McGill, 138, Jerry Hoge, 124, Renae Brown, 110, Daniel Rathmann, 103. Beth French also received 94 votes.
The City of Robards City Commissioners race featured four open seats and four candidates
Ed Carroll with 124 votes; Anthony Keith Watkins with 122 votes; Holly Lawrie with 110 votes; Debra Manion with 109.
There were three nonpartisan Henderson County Board of Education seats up for grabs and all three races were uncontested. Thomas A. Alves will once again represent the third district after receiving 2,251 votes. Mike Waller will once gain represent the fourth district after receiving 1,936 votes. Wesley Smith will once again represent the fifth district after receiving 2,436 votes.
There were also a few uncontested partisan races locally. Henderson County Circuit Clerk Greg Sutton, a Democrat, was re-elected to his position after receiving 13,371 votes.
Democrat Herbert McKee Jr. was re-elected to his position as Henderson County Commonwealth’s Attorney after receiving 13,960 votes.
There was also an uncontested race at the state level. First-time candidate J.T. Payne, a Republican, won an uncontested seat to become the 11th Representative District State Representative. He succeeds Jonathan Dixon, who chose not to seek re-election. Payne received 14,964 votes.
In a nonpartisan judicial ballot race for the Judge of the Court of Appeals, 1st Appellate District 2nd Division, Lisa Payne Jones received 9,003 votes to Jason Shea Fleming’s 4,360. This race was to fill an unexpired term. Jones was appointed to the seat last year.
At the federal level, in the house for U.S. States Representative, Republican Incumbent James Comer received 12,832 votes to Democratic Challenger Erin Marshall’s 6,587 votes. Those were just votes cast in Henderson County. But Comer also won the overall race.
And in the presidential race, Republican Donald Trump received 12,592 votes from Henderson County voters. Democrat Kamala Haris received 6,837 votes from Henderson County voters. Trump secured the national vote as well.
There were also two Constitutional Amendments for Kentuckians to consider on the ballot.
In the first amendment, voters were asked if they were in favor of amending the Constitution of Kentucky to prohibit noncitizens from voting. In Henderson County, 11,845 voters voted yes or to change the constitution, while 6,764 voters voted no or to keep the constitution as it is. In the state, Kentucky voters as a whole voted for Constitutional Amendment 1.
In the second amendment, voters were asked to consider allowing the constitution to be changed to allow taxpayer dollars to fund private education. In Henderson County, 6,476 voters voted yes to change the constitution, while 12,800 voted no to keep the constitution as it is. In the state, Kentucky voters as a whole voted down Constitutional Amendment 2.
There are 34,722 registered voters in Henderson County.
There were 19,847 ballots cast. Voter turnout was 57 percent.
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