Muhlenberg County voters turned out to elect the people who will represent them in local, state and federal government seats, in the 2022 midterm general election on Nov. 8. Results were available this evening at the Muhlenberg County courthouse in Greenville. More than 10,400 votes were cast in the county.
Judge/Executive
In the race for Judge/Executive, voters selected newcomer Mack McGehee for the office. McGehee, a Greenville farmer and businessman, won the race with 56.3% of ballots cast, or 5,800 votes. McGehee beat out longtime county clerk and Greenville Democrat Gaylan Spurlin.
15th District Representative
Muhlenberg County will be represented by Republican Rebecca Raymer in the Kentucky General Assembly, after winning a majority of votes in the newly drawn congressional district. Raymer, a nurse from Morgantown in Butler County, is a newcomer to politics. She won nearly 70% of the votes in Muhlenberg County.
The Democratic candidate, Brittney Hernandez-Stevenson, won 30% of the votes in the county. She is campus manager at Madisonville Community College. The Greenville native is also a newcomer.
Magistrates
Incumbent Darrin Benton will remain the magistrate for District 2, beating out challenger Jody Fleming. Benton took 56% of the vote.
The District 3 seat for Muhlenberg County Magistrate went to Democrat Jeff Vincent, beating out Republican candidate Tori Grace. Vincent took nearly 53% of the vote.
Incumbent Keith Phillips will hold on to his seat as the District 4 Magistrate. The Democrat will serve a second term after beating Republican Harvey Joe VanHook. Phillips took 51% of the vote.
45th District Judge
Eric Stovall won the majority of votes in Muhlenberg County for the 45th District Judge seat. He received 52.75% of the votes, compared to 47.25% for Darris Russell. McLean County voters will also have their say, but at this time they have not reported totals.
Greenville Mayor
Former Greenville Mayor Ed DeArmond will be back in that city’s top office after defeating incumbent Jan Yonts. DeArmond secured 686 votes, compared with 575 for Yonts.
Drakesboro Mayor
The City of Drakesboro elected Eddie Brake for mayor, beating incumbent Mike Jones.
Powderly Mayor
Incumbent Bobby Creager will serve another term as mayor of Powderly, after defeating challenger Kenneth Daniel.
Central City City Council
The following candidates won seats on the Central City City Council: Shannon Coombs, Mike Jenkins, Otis Cunningham, David Higgs, Ellanee Lancaster, Richard Miller, Janet Hearld and Jerry Durall.
Greenville City Council
The following candidates won seats on the Greenville City Council: All incumbents, Regina Curry, Ruthie Lewis, Jeff Travis, Marcus West, Nick Sparks and Nathan Brothers.
U.S. Senate Seat
Rand Paul (R-Bowling Green) will hold on to his seat as the junior senator from Kentucky. The Republican beat out challenger Charles Booker, a former Kentucky representative and Louisville Democrat.
U.S. Congress
Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) won reelection to be the U.S. Representative for Kentucky’s 2nd Congressional District. He beat challenger Hank Linderman of Falls of Rough.
Constitutional Amendments
The Associated Press called the race for Constitutional Amendment 2 on Wednesday morning, Nov. 9. The anti-abortion amendment asked voters to eliminate any reading of the state constitution that might secure a right to an abortion. The AP called the race with about 86% of the votes counted, with approximately 53% against the amendment, and 47% voting for it.
Constitutional Amendment 1 would have allowed the state legislature to call itself into session and pass laws outside of the regular legislative session. With nearly all counties reporting early Wednesday morning, the amendment was defeated with 56% voting against it, and 46% in favor. The power to call a special session will remain that of the governor of Kentucky.
