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Kentucky Primary Election: Graves County Results

Kentucky Primary Election: Graves County Results
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By West Kentucky Star Staff
May. 18, 2018 | GRAVES COUNTY, KY
By West Kentucky Star Staff May. 18, 2018 | 11:41 AM | GRAVES COUNTY, KY
There will be a new Commonwealth's Attorney in Graves County.

Challenger Richie Kemp defeated incumbent David Hargrove in Tuesday's Democratic primary. Kemp finished with 2,612 votes. Hargrove had 2,034 votes. No Republicans filed to run, so Kemp will only face write-in candidates in November.

In other Graves County results, Greg Higdon defeated Michael Dick to win the Democratic primary for Graves County Judge-Executive. Higdon finished with 2,878 votes. Dick finished with 1,479 votes. Higdon will face incumbent Independent Jesse Perry in November.

In the Democratic primary for Graves County Jailer, incumbent Randy Haley held off challenges from Donnie Reed and Gregg Hussey. Haley finished with 1,800 votes. Reed finished with 1,398 votes and Hussey had 884 votes. Haley will face Republican George Workman in November.

And in the Democratic primary for Constable in the 2nd District, Michael Riley defeated Randy Wyatt. Riley finished with 915 votes. Wyatt had 515 votes.

There were two commissioner races in the Republican primary. In the 1st District, incumbent Richie Galloway defeated Timothy Fulton. Galloway finished with 1,320 votes. Fulton had 376 votes. In the 2nd District, incumbent Tyler Goodman defeated Brad Youngblood. Goodman finished with 1,228 votes. Youngblood had 496 votes.

In Mayfield's nonpartisan city council race, the field of 22 candidates was narrowed to 20 for the November election. The two candidates not making the cut were Jaime Masso and Chris Smothers. The top ten were Barry McDonald (722), Chuck Whitnell (722), Wayne Potts (687), Jana Adams (656), Derrick Parrott (635), Darrick Herndon (634), Phil Myers (617), Brad Rogers (616), Johnny L. Jackson (600) and Johnny "The Real" Jackson (596).

 

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