Our Endorsements

Below are our endorsements for the 2018 General Election.

Candidates for U.S. Congress

Paul Walker, U. S. House of Representatives KY-1
RESULTS: James Comer (R) – 172,166 (69%)
Paul Walker (D) – 78,849 (31%)

John Yarmuth, U. S. House of Representatives KY-3

√ WINNER

RESULTS: John Yarmuth (D) – 172,999 (62%)
Vickie Glisson (R) – 101,929 (37%)
Gregory Boles (L) – 3,788 (1%)

Seth Hall, U. S. House of Representatives KY-4
RESULTS: Thomas Massie (R) – 162,940 (62%)
Seth Hall (D) – 90,532 (35%)
Mike Moffett (I) – 8,318 (3%)

Amy McGrath, U. S. House of Representatives KY-6
RESULTS: Andy Barr (R) – 154,468 (51%)
Amy McGrath (D) – 144,730 (48%)
Frank Harris (L) – 2,150 (1%)
Rikka Wallin (I) – 1,011 (0%)
James Germalic (I) – 523 (0%)

Candidates for the Kentucky Senate

Crystal Chappell, Senate District 6
RESULTS: C. B. Embry (R) – 27,139 (67%)
Crystal Chappell (D) – 13,217 (33%)

Bob Glenn, Senate District 8
RESULTS: Matt Castlen (R) – 25,107 (58%)
Bob Glenn (D) – 18,019 (42%)

Paula Setser-Kissick, Senate District 12
RESULTS: Alice Kerr (R) – 26,874 (51%)
Paula Setser-Kissick (D) – 26,102 (49%)

Stephanie Compton, Senate District 14
RESULTS: Jimmy Higdon (R) – 29,752 (65%)
Stephanie Compton (D) – 15,842 (35%)

Dave Suetholz, Senate District 20
RESULTS: Paul Hornback (R) – 25,775 (57%)
Dave Suetholz (D) – 19,828 (43%)

Carolyn Dupont, Senate District 22
RESULTS: Tom Buford (R) – 28,537 (66%)
Carolyn Dupont (D) – 14,692 (34%)

Rachel Roberts, Senate District 24
RESULTS: Wil Schroder (R) – 23,705 (57%)
Rachel Roberts (D) – 17,958 (43%)

Karen Berg, Senate District 26
RESULTS: Ernie Harris (R) – 29,625 (52%)
Karen Berg (D) – 26,524 (46%)
Jody Hurt (Ind) – 1,078 (2%)

Denise Gray, Senate District 28
RESULTS: Ralph Alvarado (R) – 23,212 (53%)
Denise Gray (D) – 20,291 (47%)

Paula Clemons-Combs, Senate District 30
RESULTS: Brandon Smith (R) – 27,689 (73%)
Paula Clemons-Combs (D) – 10,145 (27%)

Jeanie Smith, Senate District 32
RESULTS: Mike Wilson (R) – 20,803 (52%)
Jeanie Smith (D) – 18,952 (48%)

Local Endorsements

Michael Hale, Barren County Judge Executive

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Mike Hale (D) – 7,839 (52%)
Gary Tilghman (R) – 7,355 (48%)

Steve Connelly, Berea Mayor
RESULTS: Bruce Fraley – 2,420 (44%)
Steve Connelly – 1,553 (28%)
Charles Arnold – 1,472 (27%)

Dana Beasley Brown, Bowling Green City Commission

√ WINNER

Placed 2nd out of 12 candidates; top 4 win seats

Carlos Bailey, Bowling Green City Commission

Placed 6th out of 12 candidates; top 4 win seats

Annie O’Connell, Jefferson Circuit Court Judge

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Annie O'Connell – 137,101 (62%)
Darryl Scott Lavery – 83,190 (38%)

Derek Guy, Jefferson County School Board District 3

RESULTS: James Craig – 17,192 (59%
Jenny Benner – 8,006 (28%)
Derek Jermaine Guy – 3,671 (13%)

Corrie Shull, Jefferson County School Board District 6

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Corrie Shull – 15,843 (54%)
Angela Smith – 7,225 (25%)
Nicole Aghaaliandastjerdi – 3,302 (11%)
Waymen Eddings – 2,892 (10%)

Liz Sheehan, Lexington City Council District 5
RESULTS: Bill Farmer Jr. – 5,623 (54%)
Liz Sheehan – 4,865 (46%)

Christian Motley, Lexington City Council District 8

Jennifer Reynolds, Lexington City Council District 11

√ WINNER

Damien Nichols, Georgetown City Council

Tim Thompson, Scott County Magistrate District 1
RESULTS: Rick Hostetler (R) – 59.6%
Tim Thompson (D) – 40.4%

Millie Butcher Conway, Scott County Magistrate District 6
RESULTS: Bill Burke (R) – 50.8%
Millie Butcher Conway (D) – 49.2%

Bryan Blankenship, Scott County Magistrate District 3
RESULTS: Chad Wallace (R) – 59.8%
Bryan Blankenship (D) – 41.2%

Candidates for the Kentucky House

Charlotte Goddard, House District 2

RESULTS: Richard Heath (R) – 10,880 (69%)
Charlotte Goddard (D) – 4,922 (31%)

Joy Gray, House District 7

RESULTS: Suzanne Miles (R) – 10,723 (62%)
Joy Gray (D) – 6,702 (38%)

Jim Glenn, House District 13

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Jim Glenn (D) – 6,319 (50%)
DJ Johnson (R) – 6,318 (50%)

Donielle Lovell, House District 18

RESULTS: Tim Moore (R) – 10,210 (69%)
Donielle Lovell (D) – 4,672 (31%)

Patti Minter, House District 20

√ WINNER

LaToya Drake, House District 23
RESULTS: Steve Riley (R) – 11,019 (72%)
LaToya Drake (D) – 4,282 (28%)

Ronel Brown, House District 29

RESULTS: Kevin Bratcher (R) – 10,232 (53%)
Ronel Brown – 8,917 (47%)

Tom Burch, House District 30

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Tom Burch (D) – 9,935 (76%)
Christina O'Connor (R) – 3,223 (24%)

Josie Raymond, House District 31

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Josie Raymond (D) – 10,512 (60%)
Leigh Jones (R) – 7,101 (40%)

Tina Bojanowski, House District 32

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Tina Bojanowski (D) – 10,243 (54%)
Phil Moffett (R) – 8,877 (46%)

Mary Lou Marzian, House District 34

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Mary Lou Marzian (D) – 17,049 (75%)
Robert Douglas (R) – 5,714 (25%)

Lisa Willner, House District 35

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Lisa Willner (D) – 10,279 (68%)
Donna Lawlor (R) – 4,812 (32%)

Maurice Sweeney, House District 36
RESULTS: Jerry Miller (R) – 13,869 (58%)
Maurice Sweeney (D) – 9,936 (42%)

Jeffrey Donohue, House District 37

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Jeffery Donohue (D) – 6,356 (59%)
Katharine Sweeton-Windsor (R) – 4,489 (41%)

Nima Kulkarni, House District 40

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Nima Kulkarni (D) – 8,619 (74%)
Joshua Neubert (R) – 3,004 (26%)

Attica Scott, House District 41

√ WINNER

Ran unopposed

Reginald Meeks, House District 42

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Reginald Meeks (D) – 13,617 (89%)
Judy Stallard (R) – 1,710 (11%)

Charles Booker, House District 43

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Charles Booker (D) – 10,798 (76%)
Everett Corley (R) – 3,005 (21%)
John Hicks (L) – 319 (2%)

Josh Hicks, House District 45
RESULTS: Stan Lee (R) – 11,789 (51%)
Josh Hicks (D) – 11,250 (49%)

Lydia Coffey, House District 54

Cathy Carter, House District 55
RESULTS: Kim King (R) – 12,919 (66%)
Cathy Carter (D) – 6,747 (34%)

Joe Graviss, House District 56

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Joe Graviss (D) – 11,343 (58%)
Daniel Fister (R) – 8,365 (42%)

Jennifer Urie, House District 62
RESULTS: Phillip Pratt (R) – 11,228 (58%)
Jennifer Urie (D) – 8,187 (42%)

Josh Blair, House District 63
RESULTS: Diane St. Onge (R) – 10,899 (60%)
Josh Blair (D) – 7,339 (40%)

Charles "Buddy" Wheatley, House District 65

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Charles Wheatley (D) – 6,045 (59%)
Jordan Huizenga (R) – 3,848 (37%)
Alyssa McDowell (I) – 389 (4%)

Roberto Henriquez, House District 66
RESULTS: Ed Massey (R) – 9,262 (55%)
Roberto Henriquez (D) – 4,497 (27%)
Stacie Earl (I) – 2,658 (16%)
Alexis Hannan (L) – 328 (2%)

Dennis Keene, House District 67

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Dennis Keene (D) – 7,288 (60%)
Bob Schrage (R) – 4904 (40%)

Jason Kilmer, House District 68

RESULTS: Joe Fischer (R) – 12,311 (61%)
Jason Kilmer (D) – 7,933 (39%)

Col Owens, House District 69
RESULTS: Adam Koenig (R) – 7,222 (55%)
Col Owens (D) – 5,815 (45%)

Pat Banks, House District 73

RESULTS: Les Yates (R) – 10,856 (64%)
Pat Banks (D) – 6,032 (36%)

Kelly Flood, House District 75

√ WINNER

Ran unopposed

George Brown, House District 77

√ WINNER

RESULTS: George Brown (D) – 10,319 (76%)
Marianne Weiss (R) – 3,270 (24%)

Gregory Coulson, House District 78

RESULTS: Mark Hart (R) – 8,192 (60%)
Gregory Coulson (D) – 5,574 (40%)

Morgan Eaves, House District 81
RESULTS: Deanna Frazier (R) – 8,111 (50%)
Morgan Eaves (D) – 8,087 (50%)

Stefanie J. E. Kingsley, House District 82
RESULTS: Regina Huff (R) – 9,041 (76%)
Stefanie Kingsley (D) – 2816 (24%)

Tom Pope, House District 84
RESULTS: Chris Fugate (R) – 7,992 (56%)
Tom Pope (D) – 6,367 (44%)

Debra Ferguson Payne, House District 86
RESULTS: Jim Stewart (R) – 10,257 (80%)
Debra Payne (D) – 2,638 (20%)

Cherlynn Stevenson, House District 88

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Cherlynn Stevenson (D) – 12,378 (50%)
Bill Farmer (R) – 12,330 (50%)

Kelly Smith, House District 89

RESULTS: Robert Goforth (R) – 11,615 (76%)
Kelly Smith (D) – 3,721 (24%)

Chris Harris, House District 93

√ WINNER

RESULTS: Chris Harris (D) – 7,096 (61%)
Norma McCormick (R) – 4,529 (39%)

Angie Hatton, House District 94

√ WINNER

Ran unopposed