Secretary of State Michael Adams reminds Kentucky voters that 2025 is an off-year with no state elections, even though some states are holding races.

Put simply, Kentucky does not have any scheduled elections Nov. 4 because there are no major statewide, federal or special elections on that date.

Kentucky doesn’t have any races on Nov. 4, but that doesn’t mean election officials aren’t busy. “We have to continually prepare for the next election and the next election and the next election,” Taylor Brown, general counsel for the Kentucky Board of Elections, explained.

Kentucky will vote in next year's midterm elections that take place on Nov. 3, 2026. But that didn't stop some voters from heading to the polls Tuesday. "We're getting calls about polls being closed.

A Kentucky official was forced to remind Bluegrass State residents that they cannot vote in Tuesday’s elections — including in far-flung states like New York. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a member of the Republican Party, took to social media after fielding complaints from constituents.

The next Louisville mayoral race is in 2026 and the next Kentucky governor's race is 2027. Some of the confusion may have been perpetuated by election day making it on to school calendars. Some districts honored it despite no elections.

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