Now that Daniel Mongiardo will be taking the oath of office as lieutenant governor on Dec. 11, Senate President David Williams wants him to vacate his seat in the Senate immediately.....more>>
First they looked back, thanking Gov. Ernie Fletcher and listing his accomplishments. Then they looked forward, promising to unite and make sure U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell is re-elected next year.
Lt. Gov. Steve Pence, a Republican who was removed from his perch atop the state Justice Cabinet, will help Gov.-elect Steve Beshear with his incoming administration's transition to power.
Democrat Steve Beshear easily defeated the scandal-plagued Republican incumbent Tuesday to become governor of Kentucky, pulling off a political comeback 20 years after he last held office.
Steve Beshear cruised to an easy 18-point win over incumbent Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher, crushing hopes for the Republican Party to hold onto the governor’s office for a second term.
Throughout Boyd, Greenup, Carter, Lawrence and Elliott counties, Democrat Steve Beshear and running mate Daniel Mongiardo maintained a healthy lead across the board in the race against incumbent Gov. Ernie Fletcher.
Richie Farmer kept his political hot streak going by winning a second term as Kentucky's agricultural commissioner over Democrat David L. Williams on Tuesday.
Democrat Jack Conway was elected attorney general on Tuesday, defeating socially conservative Republican Stan Lee in a race that offered stark differences in political philosophies
The Democratic avalanche which buried Republican Gov. Ernie Fletcher’s hopes for a second term didn’t over take two other Republican incumbents – Secretary of State Trey Grayson survived a challenge by Pikeville teacher and Mayor Bruce Hendrickson and Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer easily turned back perennial and controversial candidate David Lynn Williams of Glasgow.
Molly Webb and Frank DeMartino, who were running for the two unexpired term seats on the Ashland Board of Education, received 2,777 and 2,272 votes respectively.
A dispute over food and bathroom access led to workers threatening to leave a polling place in southwestern Kentucky, but officials reported few other problems as voters cast ballots for governor and other statewide offices Tuesday morning.
