State records show out of more than 75,000 registered voters in Kentucky Senate District 37, 58% of them are Democrats while 30% are Republicans.

The Jefferson County Clerk's Office is getting ready for a special election to fill the Kentucky Senate District 37 seat that was recently vacated by David Yates.

Jefferson County Republicans have nominated their pick for an open seat in the Kentucky Senate. The party’s executive committee team selected Calvin Leach as the GOP nominee for a special election in the 37th Senate District.

David Yates is encouraging District 37 residents to vote in the special election to fill the seat vacated when he was appointed as clerk.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky will hold a special election in December to fill a state Senate seat from Louisville. It's for a vacancy left by David Yates' appointment as Jefferson County clerk .

David Yates was appointed as Interim Jefferson County Clerk after longtime clerk Bobbi Holsclaw passed away. Now, the former Senate minority whip’s seat is left open and will be filled in a special election this December.

In Central Kentucky, more candidates for Congress have thrown their hats into the ring ahead of May’s primary — meaning the race is underway to raise cash from donors. Between Republicans and Democrats,

A Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump before he even announced officially jumped into the GOP primary Oct. 21 against Northern Kentucky's U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican who has butted heads with Trump for years.