election 2014

Rose wins Murray mayor by 149 votes

Less than 200 votes determined the winner of Murray’s mayoral election Tuesday night. Voters chose Jack Rose to replace Mayor Bill Wells with a difference of only 149 ballots. Rose, former professor in the department of educational studies, was the only candidate running against Wells. Rose will take his position at the beginning of January. Read More

City Council election

Johnny Bohannon and Burton Young of Murray, Ky., will take the place of Michael Faihst and Pete Lancaster on the Murray City Council, effective January 2015. Bohannon and Young will take two of the 12 seats available, joining ten incumbents on the City Council. Bohannon returns to the city council once again with 1,932 votes—6 Read More

Park Referendum Fails

Calloway County voted no on a property tax to fund the Murray-Calloway County Parks. The referendum, a five cent tax for every $100 of taxable property, was on the ballot Tuesday. It was defeated 7,831 votes to 4,078 votes. Larry Elkins, Calloway County judge executive, said although it was no secret that he opposed the Read More

Students React to Senate Race

Kentucky’s U.S. Senate race, which was decided early Tuesday night, elicited mixed reactions from Murray State students. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won his sixth term in resounding fashion with 56 percent of the vote, compared to less than 44 percent for Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes and 3 percent for Libertarian David Patterson. Tuesday, voting Read More

Election 2014 Results

The following are the results of the 2014 election. How do you feel about the results? Send us a letter at letters@thenews.org. Senate Race – Mitch McConnell and Alison Lundergan Grimes In a quick call by the Associated Press, Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell has won re-election to the U.S. Senate. Democrat candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes Read More

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