KY Primary 2020: How To Guide

Harless released a statement after results were released by the McCracken County Clerk's Office.

During the absentee voting period, the courthouse was inundated with calls from people asking for mail-in ballots. Some voters complained mail in ballots were coming in too slowly. 

Local 6 will have live results from the McCracken County Courthouse when results from the Paducah mayoral and city commission primaries are in. 

As anxious voters wait on remaining mail-in ballots to be counted, county clerks and election boards spend hours counting. 

The Kentucky State Board of Elections added a page to their website where you can put your information and see if your absentee ballot made it back to the county clerk’s office.

In-person voting went smoothly at the McCracken County Courthouse despite a rocky start with mail in ballots.

In person voting went smoothly for voters in Marshall county on tuesdays primary.

Bray said if elected mayor, he'll focus on the budget and being efficient with how the city spends money.

Mayor Brandi Harless sits behind challengers Richard Abraham and George Bray after Tuesday's in-person numbers are tallied.

The Democratic Senate primary in Kentucky is too early to call.

While most Kentucky counties are waiting until June 30 to release their full primary election results, the Associated Press has called the state's races for president and the GOP Senate primary. 

Dozens of people were reportedly locked out of the Kentucky Expo Center after the polls closed at 6 p.m., but they were allowed back in to vote. 

One local county is easing voters worries about heading to the polls to vote in-person by letting people vote by drive-through.

Kentucky's county clerks are busy preparing for Tuesday's primary election.

Tuesday is the 2020 Kentucky Primary Election and Local 6 wants you to have all the information you need to exercise your right to vote. 

Candidates say their campaign strategy has changed due to COVID-19.

Voters in McCracken County need to bring a mask, and identification if they want to vote in person.

McCracken County Clerk Julie Griggs says people should get their mail in ballots by Friday.

PADUCAH — You still have time to request your absentee mail in ballot for next Tuesday's primary. Many people are choosing to vote by mail due to COVID-19 concerns. With busy phone lines and some clerks' offices overwhelmed by the sheer volume of requests, many voters are worried they won't …

Kentucky District 43 Rep. Charles Booker, who is running in the Democratic primary for Senate, joined in on the unity march to fight for racial justice.

The Paducah-McCracken County N.A.A.C.P. is co-hosting a city commission virtual forum Thursday. The forum will be broadcast on Facebook live on the Paducah N.A.A.C.P.'s page and through Channel 2. 

Protesters in Paducah and McCracken County want to take their message beyond the courthouse steps and into the voting booths. Black leaders have set up voter registration tables outside black-owned businesses.

A familiar face in western Kentucky, Paducah and inside city hall is Paducah Commissioner Richard Abraham. He's making a renewed bid for mayor of Paducah after a previous run in 2004. 

Nearly four years ago then candidate Brandi Harless successfully ousted the incumbent mayor of Paducah. The western Kentucky native said she was excited to start working as a public servant, not a politician. Fast forward to 2020 and Mayor Harless has her eyes on reelection.

The forum, featuring McGrath, Charles Booker and Mike Broihier, came about three weeks before the state’s primary.