NOTICE OF
SPECIAL ELECTION
A Writ of Election dated October 10th, 2025 has been issued to hold a Special Election on December 16th 2025. This Special Election is to fill a vacancy in the Kentucky Senate, Thirty-Seventh District (37th), That Writ follows with this notice.
The polls will be open for voting from 6:00AM to 6:00PM EST. Registered voters can check to see if their address is in the 37th District by visiting GoVote.ky.gov
If you have questions, please contact the Jefferson County Clerk's Office, Board of Elections 1-502-574-6100
David A. James
Jefferson County Sheriff
ANDY BESHEAR
GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER
Secretary of State
Frankfort
Kentucky
2025 - 674
October 10, 2025
WRIT OF ELECTION
Thirty-Seventh District - Kentucky Senate
Due to the resignation of the Honorable David Yates on October 8, 2025, a vacancy exists in the Kentucky Senate, Thirty-Seventh District.
KRS 118.730 requires the Governor to issue a writ of election to fill a vacancy occurring in the Kentucky Senate when the General Assembly is not in session.
The General Assembly will begin its 2026 Regular Session on January 6, 2026, and the people of Jefferson County as described in KRS 5.137 should be represented without any undue delay.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Andy Beshear, by virtue ofthe authority vested in me by KRS 1 18.730, do hereby issue a writ of election to fill the vacancy in the Kentucky Senate, Thirty-Seventh Dish-ict, to be held on December 16, 2025, and hereby direct that this be forwarded to the Sheriff of Jefferson County, as required by KRS 1 18.730 and 118.740.
/s/ ANDY BESHEAR,
GOVERNOR
Commonwealth of Kentucky
/s/ MICHAEL G. ADAMS
Secretary of State