Voters To Narrow Local Races In Primary

The races were officially set at the end of January and months of campaigning has came to today’s 2018 May Primary Election in Kentucky.

Across the state, voter turn out is predicted to be around thirty percent. Meade County Clerk Judy Jordan told WVIH.com News that she expected the local voter turn out to be low, especially if the weather isn’t nice. Meade County Voters will decide contested races for Sheriff, 5th District Magistrate, 27th State Representative and US Representative. Polls will be open from 6 am until 6 pm at the normal locations around the county. After you vote, join WVIH.com as we will provide updated totals from across Meade County from the County Clerk’s office beginning after 6 pm. Below is a full list of candidates:

Circuit Court Clerk:
Ellen F. Lindsay (D)

Property Valuation Administrator:
Rebecca Watts Richardson (D)*

Judge Executive:
Gerry Lynn (R)*
Randy Banks (D)

County Attorney:
Jessica Brown Roberts (D)*
Darrin Austin Sipes (R)

County Clerk:
Judy Jordan (R)*
Cathy Arnold (D)

Sheriff:
Brian Haag (R)
William “Butch” Kerrick (R)*
Phillip Wimpee (R)
Gorby “Bo” Wright (D)
Timothy W. Hendley (D)

Jailer:
J.J. Scarborough (R)*

Magistrate:
District 1: Tom Goddard (R)*
District 2: Donald Eli Dix, Jr (D)*
District 3: Billy Sipes (R)*
District 4: Gary Chapman (R)*
District 5: Steve Wardrip (R)*
Harold E. Davidson (D)
Daniel Tyson Ford,I (D)
District 6: Randall Hardesty (D)*
Kent Allen (R)

Constable:
District 1: David Greer, Jr (D)*
District 2: James R. Tanner (D)*
District 4: Jason Fore (D)*
District 6: Daniel Anthony Weick (R)

County Coroner:
William R. “Billy” Adams (D)*

County Surveyor:
Timothy W. Smith (D)*

According to the Secretary of State the state office list includes on 1/30/18:

State Representative 27th District:
Nancy J. Tate, Brandenburg (R)
Rachelle Frazier, Brandenburg (R)
Jeff Greer, Brandenburg (D)*

46th District, 1st Division Judge:
Kenneth Harold Goff II, Leitchfield *

46th District, 2nd Division Judge:
Steven Crebessa, Brandenburg
Zanda Meyers, Leitchfield

Commonwealth Attorney 46th District:
Adam Scott Cart, Ekron (D)
Rick Allen Hardin, Leitchfield (R)

US Representative:
Brian Pedigo, Glasgow (D)
Grant Short, Owensboro (D)
Rane Eir Olivia Sessions, Webster (D)
Hank Linderman, Falls Of Rough (D)
S. Brett Guthrie, Bowling Green (R)*