Primary Election

Republican Mitt Romney carried Jessamine County in the GOP primary election as he captured 1,222 votes. Fellow Republican Ron Paul followed with 307 votes, followed by Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich with 254 and 104, respectively. In the U.S. House District 6 primary, Andy Barr garnered 1,005 votes, easily outdistancing his opponents Patrick Kelly (107 votes) and Curtis Kenimer (57). President Barack Obama was unopposed in the Democratic primary, but “uncommitted” finished with a higher vote count, 644-580.

The information listed below is compiled from campaign materials from the Democratic candidates. Governor and Lieutenant Governor Gov. Steve Beshear will be the incumbent in the race. No new candidates are on the gubernatorial ballot for the primary. Secretary of State Elaine Walker Elaine Walker of Bowling Green has been serving as the secretary of state, fulfilling Trey Grayson's unexpired term since January of this year, when she was appointed to the position by Gov. Beshear.

About 7.2 percent of the registered voters in Clark County showed up to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the presidential and 6th Congressional District primaries. That is lower than the 10 percent predicted by Secretary of State Alison Grimes before Tuesday, and much lower than the 20 percent Clark County Clerk Anita Jones predicted. In the Democratic presidential primary, 958 people cast their votes, with about 50 percent voting for President Barack Obama and about 50 percent marking uncommitted.

Political advertising may have saturated your television schedule over the weekend, but chances are you are still not going to vote Tuesday. Clark County Clerk Anita Jones is predicting a very low turnout of only about 3,500 voters in tomorrow's primary election, which includes a local judicial race and will determine the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor. "Absentee voting shows it is going to be low," she said. Polls will close at 6 p.m., but workers will allow anyone who is standing in line by that time to vote.

Dear Editor, I wish to announce my candidacy for the office of judge-executive in the May 2010 primary election. I thank the people of the 2nd District for the opportunity to represent them in local government. I hope to move Lincoln County toward a cooperative, user-friendly form of government that is attuned to the wishes of its citizens. Thanks for your support. Respectfully, Jim W. Adams

Voter turn out in Jessamine County was a bit larger than predicted, County Clerk Eva McDaniel said. Before the primary election, McDaniel projected about a 15 percent turnout. The actual turn out was 22 percent, or 6,244 voters. "I had only expected about a 15 percent turnout, so we were tickled to death about that, but it's still not good when you consider that Jessamine County has more than 27,000 registered voters," she said. An estimated 21 percent of registered voters across the state turned out for Tuesday's primary election.

The League of Women Voters of Berea and Madison County, and the Eastern Kentucky University Center for Kentucky History and Politics will sponsor a forum for candidates for district judge in the May 22 Kentucky primary election. The forum will be at 7 p.m. Monday at Richmond City Hall on Main Street in Richmond. Guest panelists for the forum are William Fortune of the University of Kentucky College of Law and the Judicial Campaign Conduct Committee, and Lynnette Noblitt, with the Eastern Kentucky University paralegal program.

Dear Editor: As we approach the upcoming May 16 primary election, I would like to encourage support for Mike Mullins for constable in District 1 Precincts 1, 5, & 14 Garrard County. With money tight for county government and the Sheriff's Department already spread thin, the role of constable can be a great support to the Sheriff's Dept., as well as an asset to the community. Mike Mullins has experience and knowledge in the role of constable. He is dependable and thru his work at Garrard County EMS and with the 911 center, has established a rapport with the community.

Residents who want to participate in what is likely to be the most relevant and historically significant primary election in Kentucky in some time have one more day to register to vote. Registration forms have to be turned in to the county clerk's office by 4 p.m. Monday, or postmarked before that time if being mailed in, to meet the eligibility deadline to vote in the May 20 primary election. Presidential primaries are almost always settled well before Kentucky voters get to weigh in, but this year's Democratic contest between senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama is still up for grabs.

About 7.2 percent of the registered voters in Clark County showed up to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in the presidential and 6th Congressional District primaries. That is lower than the 10 percent predicted by Secretary of State Alison Grimes before Tuesday, and much lower than the 20 percent Clark County Clerk Anita Jones predicted. In the Democratic presidential primary, 958 people cast their votes, with about 50 percent voting for President Barack Obama and about 50 percent marking uncommitted.

Republican Mitt Romney carried Jessamine County in the GOP primary election as he captured 1,222 votes. Fellow Republican Ron Paul followed with 307 votes, followed by Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich with 254 and 104, respectively. In the U.S. House District 6 primary, Andy Barr garnered 1,005 votes, easily outdistancing his opponents Patrick Kelly (107 votes) and Curtis Kenimer (57). President Barack Obama was unopposed in the Democratic primary, but “uncommitted” finished with a higher vote count, 644-580.

It got much closer than many expected but in the end not close enough. Everything that needed to happen seemed to fall into place for gubernatorial hopeful Phil Moffett and his running mate, state Rep. Mike Harmon of Boyle County, to have a big upset in the Republican primary Tuesday. In the end, though, low turnout and what appeared to be a sizable response from the Tea Party movement that swept a number of state and federal officials into office last fall were not quite enough.

State election officials predicted 10 percent voter turnout or less today, and several Boyle County precincts saw fewer than 10 voters total during the first hour-and-a-half the polls were open. Low absentee voting indicated voters may be few and far between to choose candidates for several state races, including the Republican primary for governor. The race will decide who faces incumbent Democrat Steve Beshear in November’s general election. Other races, including secretary of state and commissioner of agriculture, and a lack of local elections have failed to stir interest.

 Clark County results from Tuesday's primary election.   REPUBLICANS Governor-Lt. Governor David Williams and Richie Farmer 442 Phil Moffett and Mike Harmon, 562 Barbara "Bobbie" Holsclaw and Bill Vermillion Jr., 70 Secretary of State Hilda Legg 529 Bill Johnson 477 Auditor Addia Wuchner 388 John Kemper III 564 Commissioner of Agriculture James Comer 550 Rob Rothenberger 429...

With the May primary set for Tuesday, area election officials are largely in agreement with statewide predictions of one of the lowest turnouts in over a decade. Secretary of State Elaine Walker, who is in one of the few primary battles herself against fellow Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes, said Tuesday the turnout could be only 10 percent of registered voters, a level of voter apathy not seen since 1999. Most local county clerks say a dearth of absentee ballots appears to bear those numbers out. “I think we will be lucky to get 10 (percent)

The information listed below is compiled from campaign materials from the Democratic candidates. Governor and Lieutenant Governor Gov. Steve Beshear will be the incumbent in the race. No new candidates are on the gubernatorial ballot for the primary. Secretary of State Elaine Walker Elaine Walker of Bowling Green has been serving as the secretary of state, fulfilling Trey Grayson's unexpired term since January of this year, when she was appointed to the position by Gov. Beshear.

If early absent ee voting is any indication, interest in this year’s primary election may be at an all time low. Each year, machines are set up at the Clark County Courthouse a couple of weeks before the election to allow people who can’t get out on Election Day to vote early.  But with only a week to go until the election, fewer than 10 people have voted on the machines, and according to County Clerk Anita Jones, very few mail-in absentee ballots have been cast.

Dear Editor, I wish to announce my candidacy for the office of judge-executive in the May 2010 primary election. I thank the people of the 2nd District for the opportunity to represent them in local government. I hope to move Lincoln County toward a cooperative, user-friendly form of government that is attuned to the wishes of its citizens. Thanks for your support. Respectfully, Jim W. Adams