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Election 2020
This year’s election was an exception to several rules — or, at least, longstanding ways of … Read more
Editor's note: After the dust settled on the Nov. 3 general election, in which Layne Wilkers… Read more
.03 percentage points. That is all that separated Leesa Unger from Anna Marie Rosen in the r… Read more
After falling short of the fourth and final spot for the Frankfort City Commission by just e… Read more
With the last few ballots in, all unofficial results for Franklin County’s 2020 general elec… Read more
Layne Wilkerson will be the next mayor of Frankfort. Read more
Franklin County Clerk Jeff Hancock released the latest numbers in the Frankfort mayor and ci… Read more
Joe Graviss was out dropping off literature to potential voters when one saw him outside his… Read more
As of Tuesday night, Franklin County had the ninth-highest turnout among all counties in the… Read more
Franklin County clerk reports more than 65% turnout; mayor and commission races still in the balance
Franklin County ended Tuesday’s general election with a voter turnout of just over 65%. Base… Read more
Editor's note: This story was updated at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 with additional vote totals and th… Read more
Layne Wilkerson holds a slim 110-vote lead over Tommy Haynes in Frankfort’s mayoral race. Read more
The number is 4,231. Frankfort City Commission candidates Anna Marie Rosen and Leesa Unger b… Read more
Derrick Graham has been serving as state representative for the 57th District since 2002, an… Read more
Jake Banta was appointed as Franklin County jailer last fall. Read more
Here are the running results for the state Senate District 7 race (5 of 5 counties reporting): Read more
Here are the running results for the state House District 57: Read more
Here are the running results for the state House 56th District (3 of 3 counties reporting): Read more
Here are the results in the Franklin County jailer race: Read more
Here are the results for the mayoral race with up to 331 mail ballots left to be returned: Read more
Republican newcomer Adrienne Southworth of Lawrenceburg beat Democrat Joe Graviss by around … Read more
Here are the unofficial results for the Frankfort City Commission race with 331 mail ballots… Read more
President Donald Trump’s top ally on Capitol Hill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, t… Read more
Here are the running results for the Constitutional Amendment 1 (120 of 120 counties reporting): Read more
President Donald Trump carried Kentucky and leads in Franklin County. Read more
Here are the running results for the Constitutional Amendment 2 (120 of 120 counties reporting): Read more
Here are the running results for the U.S. Representative 6th Congressional District (19 of 1… Read more
Franklin County voters took to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the pivotal general elec… Read more
The Nov. 3 general election is today. Learn about the Frankfort mayoral candidates' position… Read more
While uncertainty over the results of the presidential election dominates the national headl… Read more
The stars could be aligning for Daniel Fister, a Republican who has twice run unsuccessfully… Read more
Ken Carroll probably won't win, but his candidacy may have a profound effect on the results … Read more
The Nov. 3 general election is today. Learn about the Frankfort mayoral candidates' position… Read more
In the latest, and potentially last, installment of a longstanding feud between the two City… Read more
With only one week until the Nov. 3 general election, voting in Franklin County is well unde… Read more
The State Journal continues its question-and-answer series with Frankfort City Commission an… Read more
The State Journal continues its question-and-answer series with Frankfort City Commission an… Read more
Frankfort City Commission candidates have, on average, spent and raised far less money this … Read more
The State Journal and Together Frankfort will host a Frankfort mayoral candidate forum Tuesd… Read more
Gov. Andy Beshear’s handling of the pandemic is among the issues splitting the three candida… Read more
Mayoral candidate Layne Wilkerson didn’t even know that a billboard was put up along the Wes… Read more
The State Journal continues its question-and-answer series with Frankfort City Commission an… Read more
With voting in the Nov. 3 general election having begun, The State Journal continues its ser… Read more
Early in-person voting just began on Tuesday. Many in the community have already cast their … Read more
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, The State Journal has resumed asking a weekly … Read more
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, The State Journal has resumed asking a weekly … Read more
With six weeks left until the Nov. 3 general election, Franklin County Clerk Jeff Hancock’s … Read more
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, The State Journal has resumed asking a weekly … Read more
With the Nov. 3 general election approaching, The State Journal has resumed asking a weekly … Read more
Ken Carroll is a conservative. In fact, the independent candidate for Kentucky's Senate Dist… Read more