Liquor stores are opening back up across the Commonwealth and vote totals are rolling in for statewide constitutional primary elections. 99% reporting at 9:19.
We’ll update this post throughout the evening.
GUBERNATORIAL RACE – Republican winner faces incumbent Steve Beshear and running mate Jerry Abramson
- Williams – Farmer – 48% – 68,502 – definite winner
- Moffett-Harmon – 38% – 53,946
- Holsclaw-Vermillion – 14% – 19,608
STATE TREASURER – Democratic winner faces Republican (unchallenged) K.C. Crosbie
- Steve Hamrick – 29% – 43,461
- Todd Hollenbach – 71% – 106,167
SECRETARY OF STATE
Republicans
- Bill Johnson – 50% – 66,408
- Hilda Legg – 49% – 65,306
Democrats
- Alison Lundergan Grimes – 55% – 85,418
- Elaine Nogay Walker – 44% – 69,192
(How bout them apples, Papaw?)
AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS – Republican winner will face Democrat (unchallenged) Adam Edelen
- John Kemper – 57% – 70,842
- Addia Wuchner – 43% – 52,854
COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE
Republicans
- Jamie Comer – 66% – 86,286
- Rob Rothenburger – 33% – 43,135
Democrats
- Bob Farmer – 30% – 45,665
- Stewart Gritton – 17% – 24,894
- John Lackey – 21% – 31,556
- David Williams – 12% – 18,881
- B.D. Wilson – 20% – 29,227
8 responses so far ↓
1 spinnikerca // May 17, 2011 at 8:06 pm
Well, Moffett didn’t do too badly. Do Johnson and Legg flip for it, now?
2 ImaDem // May 17, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Ummm, who the heck is Bob Farmer????? Seriously…
3 jake // May 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm
He’s the guy who didn’t run the cow commercial.
4 wondering // May 17, 2011 at 11:30 pm
I guess people think that people named “Farmer” make good commissioners of agriculture.
5 Matt Wyatt // May 18, 2011 at 12:20 am
Bob Farmer worked very hard in this campaign. He had a decent paid and earned media strategy and did not win just because his name is Farmer. He won votes by going to any Democratic club that would let him speak and he always won the crowd over. To say that he won because of his name is to discount those who got to know him and gave him their vote.
6 Kayla Parman // May 18, 2011 at 12:38 am
good job holsclaw vermillion! im praying for you masterchief and ms.holsclaw!
7 jake // May 18, 2011 at 10:02 am
I’d say no one outworked B.D. Wilson.
And Bob Farmer did win because of Richie Farmer. I can’t find many who know who he is. Though, your ad about food safety helped him a bit.
8 wondering // May 18, 2011 at 2:13 pm
I don’t know Bob Farmer. Where’s he from? Any connection to Tracy Farmer?
By the way, Tracy Farmer and Richie Farmer are probably related. Most of the Farmers from that region are Republican. Where did Tracy go wrong?
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