close Video WATCH LIVE: Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate Daniel Cameron holds event as polls close The closely watched race tops a series of critical elections for statewide offices Tuesday. Kentucky Republicans have pulled off a win in the race for the commonwealth’s secretary of state as Michael Adams easily defeated his Democrat opponent. The Associated Press called the race for Adams over Democrat Charles Wheatley.Adams faced a hard-fought primary challenge from election deniers within his own party earlier this year. His then-opponents, Stephen Knipper and Allen Maricle, campaigned on claims of voter fraud, and called for a number of reforms to the commonwealth’s electoral system, including the hand-counting of ballots. DEMOCRAT GOV. ANDY BESHEAR SAYS KENTUCKY GOVERNOR RACE ‘HAS NOTHING TO DO’ WITH BIDEN AS VOTERS HEAD TO POLLS Republican Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams. (Office of the Secretary of State of Kentucky) Adams defeated both in the May primary, and ran in the general election on reforms he did make to Kentucky elections, including expanding voting during the coronavirus pandemic that lead to a surge in turnout during the 2020 elections. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPAt the same time, Adams hailed the passage of Kentucky’s first photo I.D. requirement to cast a ballot. Get the latest updates from the 2024 campaign trail, exclusive interviews and more at our Fox News Digital election hub Brandon Gillespie is an associate editor at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter at @brandon_cg.
