Put simply, Kentucky does not have any scheduled elections Nov. 4 because there are no major statewide, federal or special elections on that date.

Secretary of State Michael Adams reminds Kentucky voters that 2025 is an off-year with no state elections, even though some states are holding races.

Kentucky doesn’t have any races on Nov. 4, but that doesn’t mean election officials aren’t busy. “We have to continually prepare for the next election and the next election and the next election,” Taylor Brown, general counsel for the Kentucky Board of Elections, explained.

Adams wrote on his official social media accounts: "We're getting calls about polls being closed. They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."

When Americans from Virginia to New York went to the polls, Kentuckians dialed election hotlines and wondered why no one had set up their voting booths. On November 4, 2025, the Bluegrass State found its citizens demanding to vote when there was nothing to vote for!

They are closed because we do not have elections today. Kentucky votes next year. You cannot vote today in Kentucky for the mayor of New York City or the Governor of Virginia. Sorry."The next Louisville mayoral race is in 2026 and the next Kentucky governor's race is 2027.

While many states did hold their elections yesterday, the Kentucky Secretary of State had to intervene after some residents were confused about why voting booths weren’t open.

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams took to social media Tuesday to assure concerned voters in his state they weren't missing anything.

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Six people filed to run in the upcoming election on the first day of filing, according to the Kentucky Secretary

Candidates vying for Kentucky offices in 2026 — including open U.S. Senate and U.S. House seats — can now formally file to run in the state. Although several politicians have announced their campaigns throughout the year,

A Kentucky official was forced to remind Bluegrass State residents that they cannot vote in Tuesday’s elections — including in far-flung states like New York. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a member of the Republican Party, took to social media after fielding complaints from constituents.

Politically, President Trump has been a failure in his first year of his second term,” Gov. Andy Beshear said after Tuesday’s elections.