Highest monthly total of new voters since 2024 register to vote in Kentucky elections

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 241

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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More than 12,000 Kentuckians registered to vote in September — weeks ahead of midterm elections.

Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams’ office released the latest voter registration numbers Friday afternoon. The 12,380 new voters is the highest monthly total since 2024, which was a presidential election year.

The office said independent and third-party voters again out-paced Republicans and Democrats’ registrations.

“Polls across the country show tightening races. In …

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