400 Have Voted in May Primary

With less than a week to go before the 2026 May Primary, more than 400 voters have already cast their votes.

Early excused voting wrapped up on Wednesday, May 13, and 33 had taken advantage of the opportunity to vote because they would be out of the county on election day, as of Wednesday morning.

The Breathitt County Clerk’s Office reported that 547 absentee ballots had been requested and mailed, and that 393 have been returned by mail as of the close of business on Tuesday, March 12.

No excuse, in-person voting will be conducted in the Breathitt County Fiscal Court Room and will begin on Thursday, May 14, and last until Saturday, May 16.  The voting center will be open from 6:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. each day.

Election Day across the state is Tuesday, May 19, and voters can cast their ballots at one of ten voting centers from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. 

Election centers are located at Breathitt High School, Jackson City School, Sebastian Elementary School, the Quicksand Community Center, the State Highway Garage on Highway 30 East, Shaylen’s Garage on Quicksand Creek, Highland-Turner Elementary, the Vancleve Fire Department, Oakdale School, and at Riverside School (the former Marie Roberts Elementary).

Election results for Democrat and Republican candidates for county, state, and federal offices are expected late Tuesday evening. 

The general election is November 3, 2026.