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through Saturday, Adams said.CLICK HERE FOR A KENTUCKY VOTER GUIDEAdams says that with the 5.4 percent number, he still expects a little more than 20-percent turnout for the primary election.The election has some of the most closely watched races of this primary season.Longtime Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie is facing a serious challenge this year from former Navy SEAL and 5th generation farmer Ed Gallrein, who has support from President Trump.

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Kentucky primary election sees early voting surge with high-profile races on ballot Skip to content NOWCAST WLKY News at 5:00pm Live Now Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Get the Facts Investigate Consumer News Entertainment Seen on WLKY Upload Weather Radar Map Room Forecasting Our Future Politics Sports High School Playbook Community Project CommUNITY Bell Awards Wednesdays Child Memorials Advertise with WLKY About News Team Contact Titan TV Guide MeTV Very Local Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement Kentucky primary election sees early voting surge with high-profile races on ballot Kentucky primary election sees early voting surge with high-profile races on ballot SEAT IS BETWEEN JESSE BREWER AND MELISSA STRANGE. A RECORD NUMBER OF KENTUCKIANS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF EARLY VOTING. SECRETARY OF STATE MICHAEL ADAMS SAYS THE INCREASE IS 74% OVER EARLY VOTING IN 2022. OVER IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, OFFICIALS SAY MORE THAN 23,000 PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CAST THEIR BALLOTS. THEY WERE ABLE TO VOTE AT ANY OF THE 24 PRECINCTS. I’M A NURSE, SO I WORK FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. ON TUESDAY, SO I WAS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING HERE AT 6 A.M. AND NOT MAKING IT TO MY SHIFT ON TIME. WE’RE GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN NEXT WEEK. WE’RE GOING TO NEW YORK FOR A TRIP, SO WE’LL BE MISSING THE PRIMARY, SO WE WANT TO DO IT NOW. I WORK A LOT DURING THE WEEK, SO I’M REALLY HAPPY THAT THEY HAD IT ON THE WEEKEND. AND TOMORROW’S POLLS ARE OPEN FROM SIX IN THE MORNING TO 6 Updated: 2:21 PM EDT May 18, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Alex Suckow Digital Media Manager Emily Sanderson Digital Media Manager Advertisement Kentucky primary election sees early voting surge with high-profile races on ballot Updated: 2:21 PM EDT May 18, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Alex Suckow Digital Media Manager Emily Sanderson Digital Media Manager Registered voters showed up big and early to Kentucky polls. More than 5-percent of registered voters already voted in the primary election.According to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, 5.4 percent (184,992) of Kentucky's more than 3.6 million registered voters have already cast ballots during early and absentee voting ahead of the May Primary on Tuesday. Adams says that on Saturday, 46,955 Kentuckians used early voting, which he says is a 74 percent increase from early voting in the last comparable election, the midterm primary in May 2022.In all, 155,423 Kentuckians used no-excuse early voting Thursday through Saturday, Adams said.CLICK HERE FOR A KENTUCKY VOTER GUIDEAdams says that with the 5.4 percent number, he still expects a little more than 20-percent turnout for the primary election.The election has some of the most closely watched races of this primary season.Longtime Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie is facing a serious challenge this year from former Navy SEAL and 5th generation farmer Ed Gallrein, who has support from President Trump. H

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