Treasurer's race will pit incumbent Allison Ball against one of two Dem challengers.

Mary Potter
Thursday, February 7, 2019 10:08 am

Treasurer's race will pit incumbent Allison Ball against one of two Dem challengers. | Kentucky election 2019, Kentucky state treasurer, Allison Ball, Josh Mers, Michael Bowman

Josh Mers is one of two Dems challenging incumbent Treasurer Allison Ball.

2019 is an unusual election year in Kentucky. There are no national offices on the ballot - no president, no congressional offices, no races that send a winner to Washington. There are no local races. No county judges, sheriffs, mayors, city council or magistrates. No local races that bring out friends and families of candidates.

It's a year that elected representatives in the Kentucky House and Senate can run without giving up their positions.

It's a year for candidates with great name recognition and/or big families. It's a year with guaranteed low voter turnout.

In the race for treasurer, incumbent Allison Ball is running for a second term. She's the only candidate on the Republican side.

On the Democratic side, there are two candidates:

DEMOCRAT:

REPUBLICAN:

  • Incumbent Allison Ball (Prestonsburg in Floyd County)- photo from Facebook page

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