HENDERSON, Ky. — Timmy Dunn will become Henderson County’s next judge-executive after defeating Democrat Les Jenkins-Mackey in a race centered on calls for change and the county’s future.
Unofficial results showed Dunn, a Republican and political newcomer, receiving 7,946 votes to Jenkins-Mackey’s 5,407. Dunn will take office in Jan. 2027, succeeding Brad Schneider, who has held the seat since 2016. Dunn will be the county’s first biracial judge-executive.
In an interview the day after the election, Dunn said that the outcome reflected voters’ fatigue with longtime officials who he believes have stopped listening…