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Although it appears that President Donald J. Trump has fallen short nationally, in Butler County he did well.  The Trump/Pence Republican ticket received 4,960 votes (81.1 percent) to 1,078 (17.6 percent) for the Democratic Biden-Harris ticket.  Former Vice-President Joe Biden has been declared the winner by most major media outlets with over 270 electoral votes.  Votes are still being counted in some battleground states and President Trump’s campaign is alleging voting irregularities with some of the results.  

Meanwhile, in the race for United States Senate, incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell easily defeated Democratic challenger Amy McGrath.  McConnell received 73 percent of the vote (4,471 votes) to McGrath’s 20.2 percent (1,237 votes).  McConnell is the Majority Leader in the U.S. Senate.

Congressman Brett Guthrie, a Republican (2nd Congressional District) garnered the most votes in Butler County at 5,137 (84.5 percent) to easily defeat his Democratic challenger, Hank Linderman, who received 817 votes, or 13.4 percent.

McConnell and Guthrie also cruised to victory statewide.  

Chris McNeill received 4,127 votes to 2,031 for Jenny Hines in the race for Judge of the Court of Appeals (1st Appellate District).  McNeill, who also won district-wide,  had been appointed to the position by Gov. Andy Beshear. 

Constitutional Amendment #1, which dealt with the expansion of victims’ rights, was supported in Butler County by a 53-46 percent margin.  “YES” votes were 2,513, while “NO” votes were 2,205.  The amendment also passed statewide.

Constitutional Amendment #2, which focused on terms for judges and related issues, was soundly defeated in Butler County and across the state.  65 percent (3,122) of Butler Countians voted “NO,” while just under 35 percent (1,677) voted “YES.”    

Approximately 63 percent of registered voters in Butler County took part in the November 3 General Election.  Locally, 3,105 voters selected a straight Republican ticket and 508 voted a straight Democratic ticket.