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is turning out to be the nation’s most closely watched
federal race.
INTRODUCTION
Incumbency is the most predictable outcome of an
election and that bodes well for Senator McConnell.
Leader McConnell’s supporters tend to be a less
boisterous majority of Kentuckians. This race is not as
close as it appears.
The Bisig Political Report is produced by the Bisig
Impact Group, 640 S. Fourth Street, Louisville, KY.
This Labor Day timed report is intended to help
regional media in their coverage of Election Day 2014.
A fall report will come out in October 2014. The Bisig
Impact Group is a leader in political consulting in the
state of Kentucky since 1991.
TM
McConnell
$10,145,566
Grimes
Note
$4,872,458
Not much has changed since our last report and
most of the campaigns are in “summertime” mode.
The latest Cash on Hand figures are at the end of
each description, however they are not given for
unopposed candidates.
Third Congressional District
A. Current cash on hand figures are not available as of date of publishing.
B. Questions / Comments regarding the report
should be directed to Matt Willinger, Director of
Public Relations, at the Bisig Impact Group:
[email protected] or (502) 583-0333
C. Disclosure: Some candidates have been or are currently Bisig clients.
JOHN YARMUTH / DR. MACFARLANE
Four-term incumbent Congressman John Yarmuth
easily won his Primary over an unknown opponent. He
faces the Republican, Dr. Michael Macfarlane, a medical
doctor who has long opposed Obamacare which seems
to be the centerpiece of his campaign. Dr. Macfarlane’s
campaign has thus far been underfunded and unheard
from, with the exception of appearances at a few
summer picnics and some and a limited presence on
Facebook. Even though the midterm election favors a
challenger, Yarmuth will cruise.
FE D E R A L R A C E S
Yarmuth
$716,742
MacFarlane
United States Senate
$58,207
ALISON GRIMES / MITCH MCCONNELL
First-term Secretary of State Alison Grimes easily
won the Democratic Primary as expected as did the
incumbent,five-term Republican Mitch McConnell,
who is the Minority Leader of the United States Senate
and Kentucky’s longest–serving senator. Polls have
been ongoing since before the Primary and all of them
have been close, with both candidates receiving about
46% of the vote. Outside interests on both sides will
be playing a role, dumping millions of dollars into what
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RON LEACH / BRETT GUTHRIE
Democrat Ron Leach of Brandenburg faces the
incumbent, Brett Guthrie of Bowling Green, in the race
for the Second Congressional District.
Third Congressional
Other
Federal Races District
in KY
All incumbents in the Congress outside of Louisville,
all Republicans, are expected to win.
ELIZABETH JENSEN / ANDY BARR
Democrat Elizabeth Jensen of Lexington faces the
incumbent, Andy Barr, also of Lexington, in the race
for the Sixth Congressional District. This is Barr’s
first re-election campaign. It has the potential for
upset due to the coattails of Alison Grimes but Barr’s
incumbency should carry him to victory.
Barr
Guthrie
$1,542,397
Leach
$6,976
CHARLES HATCHETT / ED WHITFIELD
Charles Hatchett of Benton is the Democrat facing the
incumbent, Ed Whitfield of Hopkinsville, in the race for
the First Congressional District.
Whitfield
$1,367,302
$2,245,477
Jensen
Hatchett
$234,329
unknown
PETER NEWBERRY / THOMAS MASSIE
Democrat Peter Newberry of Berry in Harrison County
faces the incumbent, Thomas Massie, of Garrison in
Lewis County in the race for the Fourth Congressional
District. This is Massie’s first re-election campaign,
which he will win handily. He, along with Congressman
Justin Amash of Michigan, has become a favorite of the
libertarian branch of the Republican Party nationwide.
Massie
$275,409
Newberry
unknown
KENNETH STEPP / HAL ROGERS
Democrat Kenneth Stepp of Manchester faces the
incumbent (again), Hal Rogers of Somerset, in the race for
the Fifth Congressional District.
Rogers
$968,109
Stepp
$0 (reported)
Note: Congressman Rogers, first elected in 1980,
is chairman of the powerful House Appropriations
Committee. Rogers is the longest-serving Kentucky
Republican ever elected to federal office and won his
last race with 78% of the vote.
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HOUSE DISTRICTS | Democrats currently control the State House by a 54-46 margin
K E N T U C KY GENERAL AS S EMBLY
I N J E FFERS ON COUNT Y
CHARLIE MILLER / JOSEPH MOUSER
28th LD (SW Jeff. Co.) – Long-term incumbent
Democrat Charlie Miller faced Republican Joseph
Mouser, a Valley Station community activist and parish
school football coach, however Mouser has withdrawn
from the race.
KEVIN BRATCHER / DAVE STENGEL
29th LD (SE Jeff. Co.) – Long-term incumbent
Republican Kevin Bratcher has an uphill battle against
Democrat Dave Stengel, who formerly held the seat
before moving onto the Commonwealth’s Attorney
position, where he did not seek re-election in 2012.
This is one to watch in a race between Stengel’s name
recognition against Bratcher’s incumbency.
Stengel
$32,450
Bratcher
$32,190
TOM BURCH / BRIAN KRUEGER
30th LD (Newburg, Buechel, Hikes Point) – Jefferson
County’s longest-serving legislator, Democrat Tom
Burch, faces Republican newcomer Brian Krueger.
Burch should win easily.
Burch
$41,434
STEVE RIGGS / NICK SIMON
31st LD (Hikes Point, J’Town) – Democratic incumbent
Steve Riggs faces Republican Nick Simon, in a
rematch of the 2012 race. Simon is game.
Riggs
$19,015
Simon
$968
ASHLEY MILLER / PHIL MOFFETT
32nd LD (Lyndon, St. Matthews) – This is an open
seat which leans Republican. The Democrat is the
current ‘Ms. Kentucky’ and former ‘Miss U of L’ Ashley
Miller. She will face Tea Party leader Phil Moffett, the
Republican. Moffett was a 2011 candidate for governor
and carried much of the 32nd in that Primary.
Moffett may be a little to the right of this heavily, but
moderate, Republican district. Like Jensen in the 6th
Congressional race, Miller will benefit from Grimes’s
coattails. Both are campaigning vigorously. Moffett
has had Rand Paul in the area promoting his candidacy
while Miller has attracted support from Congressman
Yarmuth and many others.
Miller
$30,446
Moffett
$3,546
Krueger
unknown
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HOUSE DISTRICTS | Democrats currently control the State House by a 54-46 margin
K E N T U C KY GENERAL AS S EMBLY
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RON CRIMM
33rd LD (Middletown, Anchorage, Old Henry) –
Long term Republican incumbent Ron Crimm is
unopposed for re-election.
Note: this district also has precincts in Oldham and
JERRY MILLER / DEBBIE BARBER
36th LD (E Jeff. Co., J’Town, Eastwood) – This is a new
district to Jefferson County with no incumbent. It is
heavily Republican. Metro Council Member Jerry Miller
should have no trouble with Democrat Debbie Barber.
Shelby counties.
Miller
$37,713
MARY LOU MARZIAN /MICHAEL MCNAIR
34th LD (Highlands, Buechel, St. Matthews) –
Long-term Democratic incumbent Mary Lou Marzian
faces newcomer Michael McNair in this heavilyDemocratic district.
Barber
$23,716
Note: This district also has precincts in Shelby County.
Marzian
$22,260
McNair
unknown
JIM WAYNE / CARL BENJAMIN NETT
35th LD (Germantown, Camp Taylor, Airport, Okolona) –
Long-term Democratic incumbent Jim Wayne defeated
Democrat Carl Nett in the Primary in 1991 to take this
seat. His opponent is Carl Benjamin Nett, a Republican,
and son of the older Nett. Wayne has been largely
unopposed over the years and this could be a difficult
race despite leaning Democratic. Nett has loaned
his campaign at least $33,000.00 to make it a real
challenge.
Nett
$38,603
JEFF DONOHUE / MARK WILSON
37th LD (South Louisville, Fairdale, South Okolona) –
Democratic incumbent Jeff Donohue faces Republican
Mark Wilson in the slightly Democratic-leaning district.
It has been redrawn to include parts of Okolona, an
area which is new to Donohue and home for Wilson.
May be interesting.
Donohue
$21,419
Wilson
$45
DENVER BUTLER
38th LD (South Louisville, SW Jeff. Co.) – Democratic
incumbent Denver Butler is unopposed for re-election.
In this conservative democratic L.D.
Whayne
$11,771
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HOUSE DISTRICTS | Democrats currently control the State House by a 54-46 margin
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DENNIS HORLANDER / RON SEITER
40th LD (Old Louisville, UL, St. Joseph’s, Shively, PRP)
– Long-term incumbent Dennis Horlander should
easily defeat Republican Ron Seiter in this heavilyDemocratic district.
Horlander
$14,713
Seiter
DARRYL OWENS / CORLEY EVERETT
43rd LD (Horizontal district extending from Chickasaw
and Shawnee in the west, hugging the Ohio River
through Portland, Main Street downtown, River Road,
then Mockingbird Valley to St. Matthews) – Long-term
incumbent Darryl Owens faces Republican Corley
Everett in this changing but still Democratic district.
Owens wins even though redistricting has extended
the district almost to the St. Matthews Mall.
Owens
$907
$52,771
Everett
TOM RINER
41st LD (Horizontal district extending from Chickasaw
Park in the west, through Downtown and Clifton Heights,
to St. Matthews) – Long-term Democratic incumbent
Tom Riner is unopposed for re-election.
REGINALD MEEKS / JAMES HOWLAND
42nd LD (Horizontal district extending from Rubbertown
in the west, through California and Old Louisville, to Cave
Hill and Clifton) – Long-term Democratic incumbent
Reginald Meeks faces Republican James Howland in
this very heavily Democratic district.
$0 (reported)
Note: Everett is working his tail off.
JONI JENKINS
44th LD (Vertical district extending from Shively and
Lake Dreamland south, hugging the Ohio River through
Cane Run, Lower River Road, and south to West Point) –
Long-term incumbent Joni Jenkins is unopposed for
re-election.
Meeks
$6,703
Howland
$300
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LARRY CLARK / DAVID RAINEY
46th LD (Okolona, Highview) – Speaker Pro-Tem Larry
Clark faces Republican David Rainey, who doesn’t
appear to be campaigning. Clark should win this
conservative but Democratic district; however, when
Clark retires, this one will likely switch from D to R.
Clark
$98,528
Rainey
$559
DR. BOB DEWEESE / GRETCHEN HUNT
48th LD (Prospect-Worthington-Norton Commons) –
Long-term Republican incumbent Dr. Bob DeWeese
faces Democratic newcomer Gretchen Hunt in this
heavily Republican district. Hunt is in an uphill battle in
this heavily Republican district. DeWeese rocks.
DeWeese
$23,838
Hunt
$50,193
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SENATE DISTRICTS | Republicans currently control the State Senate by a 23-14-1 margin.
J E F F E R S O N C OUNTY S ENATE DIS T R ICT S
The Jefferson County Senate Districts’ boundaries
were largely redrawn by the Republican-led Senate but
the changes tended to help the Jefferson Democrats
in presidential election years. This year’s elections
are for even-numbered seats, held by five Republicans
and one Democrat, all of whom represent districts
mostly outside of Jefferson County and all of whom
are expected to win.
JULIE RAQUE ADAMS / SIDDIQUE MALIK
36th SD (NE Jeff. Co.) – 32nd District House member
Julie Raque Adams, a former member of the Metro
Council, opted to run for the redrawn 36th Senate
District, a largely Republican district. Her Democratic
opponent is Siddique Malik. Adams, a rising star in the
Republican Party, should easily win in her climb up the
Republican state political ladder.
Adams
DENNIS PARRETT
10th SD (Hardin County, SW Jeff. Co.) – Democratic
incumbent, the conservative Dennis Parrett of
Rineyville, is unopposed for re-election.
JIMMY HIGDON
14th SD (Casey, Marion, Nelson, and Spencer counties,
and part of SE Jeff. Co.) – Incumbent Republican Jimmy
Higdon, of Lebanon, is unopposed for re-election.
PAUL HORNBACK
20th SD (Carroll, Henry, Shelby, and Trimble counties,
and part of E Jeff Co.) – Incumbent Republican Paul
Hornback easily defeated Tony McCurdy in the
Primary and is unopposed for re-election.
$26,049
Malik
$1,071
DAN SEUM
38th SD (Bullitt County, Okolona, Fairdale, Highview) –
Long-term Republican incumbent Dan Seum, who lives
in Jefferson County, easily won his Primary against
Susie Board of Shepherdsville, in Bullitt County.
Seum is unopposed for re-election and is helping a
number of Republican candidates in their own races in
Jefferson County.
ERNIE HARRIS
26th SD (Oldham, NE Jeff. Co.) – Republican
incumbent Ernie Harris, of Crestwood, is unopposed
for re-election.
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M AY O R O F LOUIS VILLE- JEFFERS ON
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GREG FISCHER / BOB DEVORE
Greg Fischer is running for re-election to a second
term with little to worry about from his Republican
opponent, perennial candidate Bob DeVore of Okolona.
While Fischer has encountered problems from his
base in his handling with unions, and from the right
in his proposals for a local income tax as well as a 2%
franchise fee for LG&E, his opponent has neither the
time nor treasury to unseat the mayor. This is one Hal
Heiner should have thought more about; he lost four
years ago 51% to 48%.
Fischer
$889,733
DeVore
$0 (reported)
Note: Fischer’s future gets brighter by the day.
Excellent communication skills. Leader.
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L O U I S V I L L E MET R O COUNCIL R ACES
Odd numbered seats only
JESSICA GREEN
1st District (SW Louisville, St. Denis, Shively) –
Democratic incumbent Attica Scott lost her bid to run
again to the Democratic challenger Jessica Green,
daughter of the late Dr. Judy Green who formerly held
the seat. Green is unopposed for election.
MARY WOOLRIDGE
3rd District (Shively-Algonquin area-7th Street Road) –
Long-term Democratic incumbent Mary Woolridge
handily defeated former Constable Dave Whitlock in
the Democratic Primary. No Republican filed in this
heavily Democratic district.
ANGELA LEET / BRUCE MAPLES
7th District (Indian Hills, Rudy Lane, Bancroft, Lyndon) –
This is an open seat in a Republican leaning district.
Angela Leet easily defeated her Primary opponent,
Shawn Slone (a member of the Republican County
Committee) and now faces Bruce Maples, a Democratic
activist and Humana employee, in November.
The district leans heavily Republican. Both candidates
have begun campaigning but given the voting history,
Leet is favored in November.
Leet
$11,023
(unclear from report)
Maples
$9,687
CHERI HAMILTON / JOHN OWEN
5th District (Shawnee-Chickasaw-Portland) –
Long-term Democratic incumbent and former
Aldermanic Clerk Cheri Hamilton easily won her Primary
challenge from former city employee Keith Morgan.
John Owen, a long-time Portland area activist, is the
Republican candidate in this heavily Democratic district.
Hamilton
$1,204
Owen
$63
LAURA RICE / BILL HOLLANDER
9th District (Generally the neighborhoods along either
side of Frankfort Avenue from Butchertown to St.
Matthews) – This is an open seat in a Democratic
leaning district which drew 13 Democrats and one
Republican, the latter being Laura Rice.
The Democratic field was reduced to Bill Hollander, an
attorney and neighborhood activist who was endorsed
by Mayor Fischer in his Primary and should easily win
this Fall.
Rice
$42,483
Hollander
$405
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KEVIN KRAMER / LARRY HUJO
11th District (J’Town, Hikes Point) – Long-term
Republican incumbent Kevin Kramer, who is the
current Republican Council Caucus Chair, is running
in a largely redrawn district, which made it a bit more
Republican but with pockets of Democratic strength.
He faces Democratic challenger Larry Hujo, a longtime
member of the Jefferson County School Board
(that service will likely be the source of any negative
campaigning against him). This is the only district the
Democrats have a possible, but not probable, chance
of winning. The nod goes to Kramer.
GLEN STUCKEL / SUSAN JOHNS
17th District (Springhurst, Ford Motor plant area,
Anchorage) – Long-term Republican incumbent Glen
Stuckel faces former senator, Democrat Susan Johns in
November in this largely Republican district. There has
been little campaigning in this race thus far.
Stuckel
$28,190
Johns
$0 (reported)
Kramer
$13,338
Hujo
$9,191
VICKI AUBREY WELCH
13th District (S Louisville, Fairdale, Jefferson Memorial
Forest, Okolona) – Democratic incumbent Vicki Aubrey
Welch is unopposed for re-election.
MARIANNE BUTLER
15th District (St. Joseph’s, UL, Churchill Downs,
Iroquois) – Democratic incumbent Marianne Butler
received 65% in a three-way Primary race and has no
Republican opposition.
JULIE DENTON
19th District (Middletown, Eastwood, Lake Forest) –
This is an open seat in a heavily Republican district.
Long term Republican State Senator Julie Denton,
who chose not to run for re-election to the Senate, is
unopposed in her race for the 19th District.
DAN JOHNSON
21st District (S Louisville, Airport, N Audubon,
Edgewood, Lynnview, Chateau Village) – Louisville’s
longest serving municipal official, Democratic
incumbent Dan Johnson, easily defeated his Primary
challenger Erich Shumate and no Republican has filed
in this conservative but heavily Democratic district.
Note: Issues developing.
JAMES PEDEN
23rd District (Hollow Creek, Highview, Okolona, McNeely
Lake) – Long-term moderate Republican incumbent
James Peden is unopposed for re-election in this
slightly Republican leaning district.
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DAVID YATES
25th District (Auburndale, Waverly Hills, Valley Station,
Prairie Village) – Democratic incumbent David Yates
is unopposed for re-election in this Republican
leaning district.
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J E F F E R S ON JUDICIAL RACES
All races county-wide
JUSTICE LISABETH ABRAMSON
Supreme Court
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE JIM SHAKE
Circuit Judge, 2nd Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE IRV MAZE
Court of Appeals, 1st Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE MITCH PERRY
Circuit Judge, 3rd Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE DENISE CLAYTON / STAN WHETZEL
Appeals Court, 2nd Division – Judge Denise Clayton
faces challenger Stan Whetzel. Clayton has received
the endorsement of Citizens for Better Judges.
Clayton is favored.
JUDGE CHARLIE CUNNINGHAM
Circuit Judge, 4th Division
Unopposed for re-election
Clayton
$7,622
Whetzel
JUDGE OLU STEVENS
Circuit Judge, 6th Division
Unopposed for re-election
$0 (reported)
JUDGE BARRY WILLETT / STUART PERLMAN
Circuit Judge, 1st Division – Judge Barry Willett faces
challenger Stuart Perlman. Willett has received the
endorsement of Citizens for Better Judges.
Willett is favored.
Willett
$30,876
Perman
JUDGE MARY SHAW
Circuit Judge, 5th Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE AUDRA ECKERLE
Circuit Judge, 7th Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE JUDITH MCDONALD-BURK MAN
Circuit Judge, 9th Division
Unopposed for re-election
$0 (reported)
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JUDGE MCKAY CHAUVIN
Circuit Judge, 8th Division
Unopposed for re-election
Note: Chauvin’s stock is going up.
JUDGE ANNETTE KAREM /
NICHOLE TAYLOR COMPTON
District Court, 1st Division – Incumbent Judge Annette
Karem faces challenger Nichole Taylor Compton. In the
Primary Karem received the endorsement of the CourierJournal while Compton received the endorsement of the
Fairness Campaign.
JUDGE ANGELA MCCORMICK BISIG
Circuit Judge, 10th Division
Unopposed for re-election
Next stop for Bisig: Kentucky Supreme Court.
JUDGE BRIAN EDWARDS
Circuit Judge, 11th Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE SUSAN GIBSON
Circuit Judge, 12th Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE ANN BAILEY SMITH / SANDY BERMAN
Circuit Judge, 13th Division – Judge Ann Bailey Smith
faces challenger Sandy Berman. Berman has ran for
office in the past and is waging an active
summer campaign.
Smith
$10,224
Karem
$10,457
Comptom
$1,280
Note: Compton needs to clean up legal messes.
Karem on a roll.
JOSH SCHNEIDER / AMBER WOLF
District Court, 2nd Division – (open seat) –
Josh Schneider faces Amber Wolf in what proved to be
the tightest of the Primary race wherein Derwin Webb
was eliminated. Wolf took 38% of the Primary vote.
Schneider
$3,760
Wolf
$1,906
Note: Wolf running excellent ground game.
Berman
$7,793
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JUDGE SANDRA MCLAUGHLIN /
MATTHEW ECKERT
District Judge, 3rd Division – Judge Sandra McLaughlin
faces challenger and former judge Matthew Eckert.
Eckert has received the endorsement of Citizens for
Better Judges. These are two well-known names to
the judicial community.
McLaughlin
JUDGE SEAN DELAHANTY
District Judge, 6th Division
Unopposed for re-election
JUDGE JENNIFER WILCOX
District Judge, 7th Division
Unopposed for re-election
$9,211
Eckert
$2,700
JUDGE MICHELE STENGEL
District Judge, 4th Division
Unopoosed for re-election
JUDGE DAVID BOWLES /
JOSEPHINE BUCKNER
District Judge, 8th Division – Judge David Bowles faces
challenger Josephine Buckner. Bowles has received
the endorsement of Citizens for Better Judges.
Bowles is favored but Jefferson County loves to vote
for women judges.
Bowles
$10,699
JUDGE DONALD ARMSTRONG /
JENNIFER LEIBSON
District Judge, 5th Division – Judge Donald Armstrong
faces challenger Jennifer Leibson. Armstrong has
received the endorsement of Citizens for Better
Judges. Judge Armstrong has been in office for
several terms but is facing an active campaign from
Ms. Leibson.
Buckner
$1,650
JUDGE DAVID HOLTON
District Judge, 9th Division
Unopposed for re-election
Armstrong
$11,328
Note: Holton has a big future.
Leibson
$11,064
(unclear from report)
JUDGE SHEILA COLLINS
District Judge, 10th Division
Unopposed for re-election
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JUDGE GINA KAY CALVERT / SUSAN JONES
District Judge, 11th Division – Judge Gina Kay Calvert
faces challenger Susan Jones. Calvert has received the
endorsement of Citizens for Better Judges.
Jones
$568
ANN SCHIAVONE DYKE / ANNE DELAHANTY
District Judge, 13th Division – (open seat) –
Ann Schiavone Dyke and Anne Delahanty have filed.
Delahanty has received the endorsement of Citizens
for Better Judges. Delahanty is one of the more
popular names amongst Jefferson County voters.
Delahanty
Calvert
$34,013
$392
Dyke
$1,654
JUDGE ERIC HANER /
JAMES MICHAEL GREEN
Disctrict Court, 12th Division – Incumbent Judge Eric
Haner faces former judge James Michael Green who
easily advanced in the Primary with 41% despite
spending next to nothing. Haner has received the
endorsements of the Courier-Journal and the
Fairness Campaign in the Primary. Green seems to
be relying on the name Green, a very popular one for
Jefferson County voters.
Note: Dyke is on her way up. Picked the wrong race.
JUDGE STEPHANIE PEARCE BURKE /
ANDRE BERGERON
District Judge, 14th Division – Judge Stephanie Pearce
Burke faces challenger Andre Bergeron. Burke has
received the endorsement of Citizens for Better
Judges. Burke is expected to win.
Haner
Bergeron
$25,122
Green
$375
$28,438
Burke
$1,125
Note: If defeated, watch Haner recieve another
gubernatorial appointment. Well connected.
JUDGE ANNE HAYNIE
District Judge, 15th Division
Unopposed for re-election
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JUDGE KATIE KING / CLAUDIA ANN SMITH
District Judge, 16th Division – Judge Katie King faces
challenger Claudia Ann Smith. King should win easily.
King: $22,298. Smith: $354.
King
LAUREN ADAMS OGDEN / ANGELA JOHNSON
Family Judge, 1st Division – (open seat) –
Lauren Adams Ogden will face Angela Johnson.
Johnson easily won the four-way Primary with 40%
and should be the favorite.
Ogden
$22,298
$3,336
Smith
Johnson
$354
$121
Note: King has proved herself and is “out of the woods.”
JUDGE ERICA LEE WILLIAMS /
DANA MICHELLE COHEN
District Judge, 17th Division – Judge Erica Lee
Williams faces challenger Dana Michelle Cohen.
Williams has received the endorsement of Citizens for
Better Judges. This one will be interesting to watch as
it is Judge Williams’s first race for re-election.
Williams
$94,474
Cohen
$3,303
Note: Johnson upset special! Inspirational!
JUDGE HUGH SMITH HAYNIE
Family Judge, 2nd Division
Unopposed for re-election
DEBORAH DEWEESE /
ELLIE GARCIA KERSTETTER
3rd Division – (open seat) – Former judge Deborah
Deweese and Ellie Garcia Kerstetter have filed. Deweese
has received the endorsement of Citizens for Better
Judges. Kerstetter is also making appearances in the
summer off-season.
Deweese
$7,804
Kerstetter
$0 (reported)
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JUDGE DOLLY BERRY
Family Judge, 4th Division
Unopposed for re-election
TARA HAGERTY / STUART SCHERER
Family Court, 5th Division – (open seat) – Tara Hagerty
faces Stuart Scherer. Hagerty defeated Scherer and
one other candidate with more than 68% and is the
easy favorite. Hagerty received the most votes of all
the judicial candidates on the Primary ballot. Hagerty
has received the endorsements of Citizens for
Better Judges, the Courier-Journal, and the Fairness
Campaign. She is a well deserved newcomer.
DENISE BROWN / DENNIS BURKE
Family Court, 7th Division – (open seat) – Denise Brown
nearly doubled the votes of her opponent, Dennis
Burke, in the Primary, defeating him and two others,
she is the favorite, although Burke will have the
strong support of his wife, District Judge Stephanie
Pearce Burke. Burke received the endorsement of the
Citizens for Better Judges in the Primary.
Brown
$9,806
Burke
$325
Scherer
$888
Hagerty
$482
Note: Hagerty is a long-term player.
MARK GASTON / JUDGE DEANNA MCDONALD
Family Court, 8th Division – (open seat) – Mark Gaston
faces District Judge Deanna “Dee” McDonald, who
received 67% of the Primary vote which included one
other challenger. She should be the favorite. McDonald
has received the endorsements of the Courier-Journal
and the Citizens for Better Judges in the Primary.
McDonald
STEPHANIE MORGAN-WHITE /
CHRISTINE WARD
Family Court, 6th Division – (open seat) – Stephanie
Morgan-White faces the easy winner of a four-person
Primary, A. Christine Ward, who received almost 49%
and should be the favorite. Ward had received the
endorsement of the Courier-Journal in the Primary.
She has excellent ground game.
Ward
$18,595
$7,715
Gaston
$0 (reported)
JUDGE STEPHEN GEORGE
Family Judge, 9th Division
Unopposed for re-election
Morgan-White
$602
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JUDGE PAULA SHERLOCK
Family Judge, 10th Division
Unopposed for re-election
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C O U N TY W IDE OFFICIALS
All races county-wide
County Attorney – Democratic incumbent Mike
O’Connell defeated Primary challenger Karen Faulkner
55% to 45%. O’Connell was endorsed by the
Courier-Journal and the Fairness Campaign. No
Republican has filed.
There are other offices on the ballot such as
constables, magistrates, the County Judge Executive
position, all of which have very limited authority.
There will also be elections in several school board
districts this fall. They have until later in the year
to file. All municipalities will have city council and
mayoral elections as well.
BOBBIE HOLSCL AW / VITALIS LANSHIMA
County Clerk – Republican incumbent Bobbie
Holsclaw faces Democratic challenger
Vitalis Lanshima. Holsclaw will be easily re-elected.
Holsclaw
$40,733
Lanshima
$1,649
Note: Holsclaw is well deserved.
JOHN AUBREY
County Sheriff – Democratic incumbent
Unopposed for re-election
DR. BARBARA WEAKLEY-JONES
Coroner – Democratic incumbent
Unopposed for re-election
TONY LINDAUER
PVA – Democratic incumbent
Unopposed for re-election
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