A voter checks in at Barren County High School ‘s gymnasium, which was used as a voting center in 2020 and 2022.
(WCLU NEWS FILE PHOTO)
GLASGOW — About 18 percent of voters in Barren County submitted ballots during this year’s primary election.
There were 5,852 ballots cast, according to a document from the county clerk’s office with unofficial election results. Most of those ballots were cast on Election Day though some did during several days of early voting.
There are 32,414 registered voters in the county, according to an April report from the Kentucky Secretary of State’s office. Of those, 14,086 are registered Democrats and 15,848 are Republican. This year’s primary election included few local Democratic races, which left many Democratic voters without an expansive ballot.
Some races included one Democratic candidate, which meant they did not appear on the primary ballot. Their Republican counterparts did, however. Countywide races that did not include a primary election included county judge/ executive, clerk, county attorney, surveyor, coroner and PVA.
Five incumbent magistrates of the Barren Fiscal Court did not file for re-election. Those included Trent Riddle (District 2), Carl Dickerson (District 3), Mark Bowman (District 5), Kenneth Sartin (District 6) and Billy Houchens (District 7). Incumbents Jeff Botts (District 1) and Tim Coomer (District 4) won their party’s primary Tuesday.
To view unofficial results from Barren County, click here.
The General Election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022.
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