I live in KY. What special election?
House district 49. To replace the guy who killed himself.
From a comment to the story: We, the GOP, selected the wife of the former rep, Dan Johnson to run. Dan killed himself after having been accused, as a preacher, of assaulting a 17 year old.
To win in most districts a complete campaign is needed:
Good candidate
Good message and media
Good ground game
Right now everyone needs to double check the reality of the candidates.