Boasting more than 50,000 registered voters, Christian County election officials reported 12,068 ballots were cast during Tuesday’s push at the polls — a turnout rate south of 25%.
And while a number of state races were put in front of locals, two other important choices immediately impacted the community: the seat for 3rd Judicial Circuit Commonwealth’s attorney, and the 4th District seat for the Christian County Public Schools Board of Education.
Embattled since the beginning of her Spring 2023 appointment from Gov. Andy Beshear, current prosecutor Stephanie Bolen managed just 10% of the vote as a write-in candidate — and fell to Republican representative Maureen Leamy 8,648 to 911, a spread of 80 points.
Rebecca Pepper, meanwhile, will remain a voice with CCPS — after stonewalling write-in candidate Caleb Ballard 890 to 248, a spread of 56 points.
Kentucky’s races fell on expected party lines:
— For governor, Beshear lost to the Daniel Cameron/Robby Mills ticket 57% to 43%, with Cameron nabbing more than 6,800 votes.
— For attorney general, Russell Coleman earned two-thirds of the vote, 63% to 37%, against Col. Pam Stevenson of Louisville.
— For secretary of state, Michael Adams took 65% of the vote against Charles “Buddy” Wheatley.
— For state auditor, Allison Ball roared past Kimberley Reeder 64% to 36%.
— For state treasurer, Mark Metcalf surged over Michael Bowman 62% to 38%.
— And for commissioner of agriculture, Jonathan Shell defeated Sierra Enlow 65% to 35%.
Your News Edge’s Eddie Owen, alongside Amy Berry, noted why Christian County’s voting results arrived methodically and later than some other counties in west Kentucky.
Christian is the state’s second-largest county, while Hopkinsville remains its eighth-largest city.
