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There was a special election in Kentucky’s State Senate District 37 this week to fill a vacant seat. The three candidates appearing on the ballot were Democrat Gary Clemons, Republican Calvin Leach, and Libertarian Wendy Higdon.
Clemons overwhelmingly won with about 72% of the vote. The previous senator was David Yates, a Democrat who resigned in October after being appointed Jefferson County Clerk. Results from the Kentucky State Board of Elections below:
That’s a great suggestion. I’ll see what can be done.
Can we have a graphic that periodically shows the legal status of every political party by state?
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