A Harrodsburg police officer will be on the ballot for U.S. Senate in Kentucky.
David Patterson filed with the Secretary of State's office on Monday as a Libertarian. He needed at least 5,000 valid signatures to appear on the Nov. 4 ballot. A spokeswoman said Patterson had at least 5,000 signatures but the office was still verifying the total number.
Patterson will be an underdog against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell and Democratic candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes, who have raised millions of dollars in one of the country's most competitive races. Kentucky's Libertarian Party has just over 4,000 registered voters, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Mike Maggard, Robert Edward Ransdell and Shawna Sterling have filed as write-in candidates. Their names will not appear on the ballot.
