Kentucky leaders are reacting to former President Donald Trump being elected as the new president of the United States after the 2024 General Elections.
In Senate districts around Louisville, several candidates ran unopposed: Democrats Cassie Chambers Armstrong, Gerald Neal and Keturah Herron. See results for two contested races in Louisville Metro, as well as one to watch in Eastern Kentucky, below.
Republican Hal Rogers won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Kentucky on Tuesday. Rogers was unopposed in the Appalachian district covering portions of southern and eastern Kentucky.
Former President Donald Trump has again won Kentucky’s eight electoral votes. The Associated Press called Kentucky for the Republican presidential nominee shortly after polls closed Tuesday in the state’s Central Time Zone.
At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion on Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, business that produces natural color for foods and drinks.
An Appalachian mayor has won an 11-candidate scramble for a Kentucky Senate seat left vacant by the Republican incumbent's death two weeks before Election Day