Franklin County voter turnout eclipses 51%

More than half of Franklin County’s registered voters had their voice heard during the general election.
Of the 39,142 registered voters in the county, 20,099 casted a ballot, according to unofficial results on Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams’ website. That equals a 51.35% voter turnout rate.
“It’s almost identical to the last midterm election,” said Franklin County Clerk Jeff Hancock, who was also re-elected Tuesday as he was unopposed. “At the end of the day, (we have) a