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Local voter turnout above average

By Pen Waggener

According to the Kentucky State Board of Elections, most local counties had higher voter turnout in the 2018 Kentucky General Election than the state average of 47.38%, with Adair posting a healthy 54.69%. Metcalfe rang up the highest percentage of registered voters casting ballots in Tuesday's voting, at 57.94%.

Casey was the only local county with voter turnout below the state average, perhaps because so many of the candidates for important local offices were running unopposed, including Circuit Clerk, PVA, Sheriff, County Judge/Executive, County Clerk, and Jailer.

 RegisteredVotedPercentage
Kentucky3,402,9051,612,35347.38%
Adair13,6357,45754.69%
Casey11,1554,99844.81%
Cumberland5,4692,99654.78%
Green8,8584,54151.26%
Metcalfe7,9554,60957.94%
Russell14,2007,54153.11%
Taylor18,52710,11754.61%




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Election 2018 reflections: Quinn family during the counting



2018-11-09 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener, ColumbiaMagazine.com.
Adair County Treasurer Melinda Quinn and her husband Randy were joined during the vote counting Tuesday evening by their grandchildren, from left, Maddie, 7; Jase, 2; and Ellie, 4. The little ones were pretty patient with the process even though they couldn't quite understand why all the attention had to be on all those numbers flying around. They are the children of Beth and Jeremy Wethington, all from Knifley.
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Election 2018 reflections: Emilee Flatt joined her dad Daryl



2018-11-09 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault, CM Staff.
Adair County Magistrate Daryl Flatt (District 2), maintained his office in the election. He was joined during the vote counting process by his daughter Emilee.
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Election 2018 reflections: Payne family waits together



2018-11-09 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault, CM Staff.
At the end of the vote counting, Sharon Payne, center, would win her race for Columbia City Council. As a matter of fact, she would get the most votes of any candidate for City Council. She was joined Tuesday evening by her brother George, left, and sister Phyllis, at right. George came in just shy of winning his bid for School Board.
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Election 2018 reflections: Judge Cowan and her devoted family



2018-11-09 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault, CM Staff.
The newly elected Adair County Judge Executive Gale Cowan, center, is surrounded by love and pride from her family - her Dad and Mom and twin sister, at left, and her husband to her right in this photo. That huge smile in front is worn by her daughter Beth who has been at her side nearly every step of the long campaign trail. Included in the photo with Gale are Kayden Greene, Kara Spinks, Jamie, David Burris, Betty Burris, Janet Antle, Jo Greene, Carli Hourigan, Madison Bell and Brady Cowan.
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Election 2018 reflections: board members over write-in votes



2018-11-09 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault, CM Staff.
The Adair County Board of Elections members gathered for the last hour or more of vote counting to approve or reject each write in vote as it came on the screen. A photo/scan was made of each, so it looked very possible to tell the intent of the voter. As a matter of fact, it was easy to read the two or three votes Donald Duck received, two for Santa Clause and also a couple for Billy Joe Fudge! It could have been humorous except for the exhausted staff who'd been working since 5amCT and it was now about 9pmCT - and the tired media waiting to report the final totals, one of whom said, "write-ins should be illegal."
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Election 2018 reflections: Troy Grider and Juanita McKinney



2018-11-10 - Adair County Courthouse Annex, Columbia, KY - Photo by Mitzi Bault, CM Staff.
Troy Grider and his Aunt Juanita McKinney were happy after the votes were all counted for School Board Tuesday evening! - MB
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County-wide summary for 2018 Cumberland Co. General Election

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Kentucky voters embrace Marsy's Law

County-wide summary for 2018 Casey Co. General Election

County-wide summary for 2018 Adair Co. General Election

City Council Race Results

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