LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Michael Adams, Kentucky’s incumbent secretary of state, easily won the Republican primary on Tuesday against two challengers. Adams had garnered 63.9% percent of the vote by 7:02 p.m. The Associated Press called the race at that point. He will face Democratic opponent Buddy Wheatley, a former state House member from Covington, in the November election. As the state’s chief elections official, Adams ran for reelection on accomplishments ranging from increased early voting to removing dead voters from voting lists. But he attracted two primary challengers -- Steve Knipper, who campaigned on unproven claims about Kentucky election...
