Michael Adams
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Oct 8, 2026
Marvin BartlettHOST
The others are Jack Whitfield and John Holsclaw.
Marvin BartlettHOST
They would succeed Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams, who is term-limited.
Emily PrinceCORRESPONDENT
[gentle music] It's time now for our Reporter's Notebook segment.
Emily PrinceCORRESPONDENT
I'm Emily Prince, and I am joined by Lily Burris, the reporter at WEKU.
Joe SonkaCORRESPONDENT
But Democrats had a rare victory when they picked up nearly 2,500 registered voters in September, a few hundred more than Republicans gained.
Joe SonkaCORRESPONDENT
Republican Secretary of State Michael Adams says it's too soon to tell if Democrats' gains are a temporary blip or a sign of momentum going into the general election.
speaker_3SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That's not insignificant, but it's so late in the game with registration now closed, it's hard to say it will make an impact.
Joe SonkaCORRESPONDENT
With President Trump's falling approval numbers, Democrats hope to gain ground in November, especially in the surprisingly competitive central Kentucky congressional district.
AaronHOST
Well, the best we can do is turn out our vote, turn them out in such a number that it's impossible to hold it up and it's impossible to cheat.
AaronHOST
I do feel like there's a lot of people who are very concerned about what's happening, but I also do think we've got some good elected officials that even if the Republicans are going to do the right thing, so I think Michael Adams...
AaronHOST
At least as Kentucky goes, I'm not nervous about shenanigans.
AaronHOST
I would like to figure out more what happened in Woodford with those shenanigans that kept Davis from having his forum.
Bill BryantHOST
Uh, we're, uh, obviously continuing to, uh, to watch as this, uh, discussion, uh, continues to evolve.
Bill BryantHOST
Well, Secretary of State Michael Adams announced that more than 12,000 Kentuckians registered to vote in September, making it the highest monthly registration total in almost two years.
Bill BryantHOST
Uh, Keely, this comes, uh, you know, you know, right before the general election.
Bill BryantHOST
What could it mean?
Joshua DouglasGUEST
And four, it was getting too close to the election.
Joshua DouglasGUEST
And you had all of these states, including Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, who joined one of the briefs, that said that basically this would create immense chaos for the administration of elections.
Joshua DouglasGUEST
In fact, several states had started to mail out their ballots, which they required to do under federal law for military and overseas voters.
Joshua DouglasGUEST
And the portal, this so-called portal that the Postal Service is going to have hadn't even been created yet.
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AaronHOST
Yeah.
AaronHOST
And where you've got, you know, Republican secretaries of state who are kind of going to the map for their process.
AaronHOST
You know, obviously, Michael Adams, I think, played an important role here in asserting how how well managed our elections are.
AaronHOST
And if, you know, he was somebody that was kind of going along to get along politically, because it's, of course, the easier thing to do in any sort of a Trump situation is just go along with Trump.
Bob BabbageGUEST
We'll see.
Bob BabbageGUEST
What that looks like, of course, the Secretary of State, Michael Adams, always interpolates from the absentees requested what the interest level is in the election itself.
Bob BabbageGUEST
Right,
KruserHOST
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Bob BabbageGUEST
request an absentee, but that's not what Secretary of State or others would be encouraging.
KruserHOST
No, not at all.
Bob BabbageGUEST
Um, we'll see what that looks like.
Bob BabbageGUEST
Of course, the Secretary of State, Michael Adams, always interpolates from the absentees requested what the interest level is in the election itself.
KruserHOST
Right, right.
KruserHOST
Usually uses that to, to, uh, for, for a prediction percentage as to what percentage will, uh, will show up.
KruserHOST
Yeah
Bob BabbageGUEST
... request an absentee.
Bob BabbageGUEST
But that's not what, uh, Secretary of State or others would be encouraging.
KruserHOST
No. [laughs] Not at all.