(This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy.)
Another Election Day is over, with plenty of eyebrow-raising results across the nation and in the commonwealth.
“School choice” suffered a critical defeat . Former President Donald Trump scored a resounding win . And several other notable local races will help shape Kentucky for years to come.
From Louisville Metro Council to Washington, D.C., here are five notable results from Tuesday’s elections:
Kentuckians give a resounding ‘no’ on school choice measure
Kentuckians in this year’s election were supportive of banning non-citizen voting, but gave a resounding “no” on a controversial ballot measure related to “school choice.”
Amendment 2, which would have allowed the state legislature to allocate tax dollars to non-public educational opportunities, was defeated on Kentucky’s ballot, receiving around 65% of “no” votes. As of Tuesday night, almost all of the commonwealth’s counties voted against the measure, starkly contrasting the results for Amendment 1.