Acree wins election for Trigg sheriff
Trigg County Sheriff Aaron Acree has been elected to a full term in that office as he remains under investigation by a special prosecutor. Acree finished with 2,498 votes—well ahead […]
Mansfield re-elected Todd judge-executive, Covington re-elected Guthrie mayor
Todd County Judge-Executive Todd Mansfield has won a second term in that office and Guthrie Mayor Jimmy Covington was re-elected. Mansfield won with nearly two-thirds of the votes against former […]
Atkins, Demps win judicial races
Christian Circuit Judge John Atkins won another term with a resounding victory, while Katherine Demps will serve as Christian County’s second family court judge come January. Judge Atkins defeated former […]
U.S. Senator Rand Paul wins re-election
U.S. Senator Rand Paul has won re-election for a third term. The Republican defeated former state Representative Charles Booker by a wide margin. Senator Paul, who has served since 2011, […]
Bell retains school board seat
Christian County School Board District 5 incumbent Tom Bell will remain in that seat, as he defeated challenger Dan Mason in Tuesday’s election. Bell ended up with 54.2 percent of […]
Thomas, Dossett win re-election to state House
Christian County’s representation in Frankfort didn’t change with Tuesday’s election, as Representative Walker Thomas and Myron Dossett were both successful in their re-election bids by wide margins. Thomas won Caldwell […]
Oliver to be Oak Grove Mayor, towns elect councils
Oak Grove will have a new mayor come January, as Jackie Oliver has unseated incumbent Theresa Jarvis. Oliver beat Jarvis by134 votes, and she told WHOP News she intends to […]
Humphries wins county clerk election
In one of the closest local races, Republican Melinda Humphries defeated Democrat Walter Cummings by about 500 votes to become the next Christian County Clerk. Humphries has worked at the […]
Gilliam wins judge-exec race, Knight to be next mayor, Republicans sweep city council
It was a big election night for Christian County Republicans as Jerry Gilliam unseated longtime Judge-Executive Steve Tribble, J.R. Knight is Hopkinsville’s mayor-elect, Hopkinsville City Council will be made up […]
Polls close at 6 p.m. on General Election
Time is winding down on this General Election Day and a good turnout has been reported across the area. Christian County Clerk Mike Kem says there have been lines at […]