The latest on Kentucky's general election, including the nation's most competitive campaign for governor.
3:50 p.m.
The Kentucky attorney general's office says the election fraud hotline has received several dozen complaints with a few hours to go before the polls close.
At 3 p.m. EDT, the hotline had received a total of 36 complaints from 20 counties. Reasons for the calls ranged from procedural issues to a call about vote buying or selling from Perry County.
Five counties had complaints about general election fraud. Those counties are Boone, Fayette, Oldham, Webster and Woodford.
Kentucky voters are choosing a governor, attorney general, auditor, treasurer and agriculture commissioner in the general election Tuesday.
3:30 p.m.
The race for Kentucky governor may be hotly contested, but the turnout appears to be lukewarm in Lexington.
The Fayette County Clerk’s Office doesn’t see many actual voters on Election Day, but they hear reports from the field – and this year, the phones are staying pretty quiet.
"There were a couple of precincts that were delayed opening due to some machine hookup problems, but that's all sort of normal," Clerk Don Blevins says. "I would say, as elections go, we've had a little bit easier ride than usual."
Blevins says those issues at the Shriners and Eastland precincts were quickly resolved and the pace throughout the morning and early afternoon hours remained slow. He expects the final tally to roughly match projections by state election officials.
"Historically, this election turns out about 25 percent or so. The Secretary of State was predicting statewide something in the range of 22, 23. Lexington will probably do something similar to that," he predicts.
Blevins says the bulk of absentee ballots have been processed with a few left on hand to protect the privacy of any last minute or emergency voters. The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office fielded more than a dozen calls on its voter fraud hotline this morning, including one about a Fayette County election worker.
12: 15 p.m.
As Kentuckians head to the polls to cast ballots for statewide races including governor, the attorney general's office says it has received a total of 14 calls from nine counties on its voter fraud hotline.
According to a statement from the attorney general's office, only two calls dealt with possible fraud by mid-morning. Others calls dealt with issues like electioneering and procedural questions.
Voter turnout on Tuesday is expected to equal or exceed that of the 2011 election, when 28 percent of registered voters cast ballots to re-elect Gov. Steve Beshear. The Secretary of State's Office said on Tuesday morning that a total of 31,625 absentee ballots had been cast.
At the top of the ticket is the contest for governor, with Republican Matt Bevin, Democrat Jack Conway and independent Drew Curtis contrasting sharply in the race.
Down-ballot races on the ticket include the offices of attorney general, auditor, treasurer and agriculture commissioner.
9:10 a.m.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jack Conway has cast his vote in the pivotal race to become Kentucky's next leader.
Conway entered the Knights of Columbus hall in Louisville around 8:40 a.m. with his wife and two children. His son entered the polling booth with him and he explained the process of filling out his ballot before casting it.
Conway is squaring off with Republican Matt Bevin to become Kentucky's next governor in the off-year election. The winner succeeds Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, who could not seek re-election because of term limits.
Polls are open until 6 p.m. local time.
8 a.m.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Bevin has cast his ballot.
Bevin entered the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary about 7:40 with his family in tow. As he filled out his ballot, he explained to his children how the process worked and then slid the paper into the box.
Bevin is running squaring off with Democrat Jack Conway to become Kentucky's next governor in a pivotal off-year election. The winner succeeds Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear, who could not seek re-election because of term limits.
Conway is expected to cast his vote later in the morning. Polls are open until 6 p.m. local time.
