Election 2023
Coleman and Mills defend their running mates’ positions in KET debate
LEXINGTON — Democratic Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman and Republican state Sen. Robby Mills, who are the running mates of Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates, faced each other Monday night in a debate on KET.? The debate is the only joint appearance between Coleman and Mills in which they can speak for their tickets ahead of the Nov. […]
The ‘voice’ of Kentucky agriculture: Commissioner’s race takes a partisan turn
Any “red meat” in campaigns for commissioner of agriculture has usually pertained to Kentucky’s large beef herd — until now. Republican Jonathan Shell, a former state House floor leader, is dishing out political red meat in his quest for the office, vowing to fight “woke liberals,” serve as “guardian” to the “unborn” and “save” Kentucky […]
Kentuckians choose a governor: A voter’s guide
This guide to issues in Kentucky’s governor’s race and the candidates’ positions was prepared and published by a team of journalists at guides.vote, a nonpartisan group that began publishing voter guides for college students in 2012. Like all the Lantern’s content, it is free to republish. No-excuse early voting in Kentucky begins this Thursday, Nov. […]
Kentucky treasurer candidates agree on one thing: Don’t abolish the office
Republican state Rep. Steven Doan of Erlanger plans to vote along party lines in Kentucky’s race for state treasurer on Nov. 7 but his preference would be to vote to abolish the entire constitutional office. “It’s a duplication of the state Finance and Administration Cabinet, a waste of money” said Doan, an attorney in his […]
London Mayor Weddle gives big to help Democratic candidate for Kentucky attorney general
FRANKFORT — Soon after Gov. Andy Beshear’s campaign committee and the Kentucky Democratic Party refunded $202,000 in excess contributions to him, London Mayor Randall Weddle began giving large contributions to promote the election of Democrat Pamela Stevenson for state attorney general. On June 20, Weddle donated $2,000 to Stevenson’s campaign. On June 26, he gave […]
Education, environment, economy and more: Here’s where Beshear and Cameron stand on the issues
For months, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his challenger, Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron, have made their cases to voters about why they are better suited to lead Kentucky over the next four years.? Both candidates have held campaign stops across the commonwealth, spoken to organizations and met for five gubernatorial debates this October.? With […]
Beshear continues to far outraise Cameron in race for Kentucky governor
FRANKFORT — The final campaign finance reports filed before Election Day show Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s general election committee has raised and spent far more than four times the amount of money that has been raised and spent by his Republican challenger, Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Reports filed by the two campaigns? with the Kentucky […]
Kelly and Joe Craft give the max to Trump’s rivals in GOP field for president
FRANKFORT — Kelly Craft, who failed to secure Donald Trump’s endorsement in last May’s Republican primary for Kentucky governor, has donated to six Republican candidates for president in recent months. None of the six is Donald Trump. Reports filed with the Federal Election Commission show that since June 26 Kelly Craft and her husband Joe […]
After five debates, Beshear and Cameron call on each other to answer questions directly
Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican challenger Attorney General Daniel Cameron pressured each other to clarify their views in their fifth and final debate ahead of the November election.? Tuesday’s debate, hosted by WKYT of Lexington and moderated by Bill Byrant, covered a range of issues between the candidates, including school vouchers, abortion, the government’s […]
Beshear and Cameron continue to show their differences in KET debate
LEXINGTON —?Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron — further differentiated themselves on topics like education, abortion and the coronavirus pandemic in their fourth debate at KET’s Lexington studios Monday evening.? During the debate, both candidates pressed the other on their campaign talking points, while touting their own […]
Kenton County Board of Elections votes to disallow Wi-Fi detectors at polling locations
The Kenton County Board of Elections unanimously voted to explicitly disallow the presence of wireless monitoring devices at polling places on Election Day.? The meeting’s topic came as the result of discussions that Kenton County Board of Election Chair Gabrielle Summe had at a recent county clerks meeting, where she heard about My Pillow Founder […]
Kentucky early voting starts this week. Tuesday last day to request a mail-in absentee ballot.
Some of Kentucky’s voters will go to their local polling locations this week.? Excused in-person early voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 25, and will be held Oct. 25-27, and next week Oct. 30-Nov. 1.? Voters can find information, such as address and hours, for their local in-person early voting location on the State Board of Elections’ […]