As presidential nominating contests play out around the country, Kentucky Republicans will have their say Saturday. More than 1.2 million Kentuckians are eligible to vote for the state’s GOP presidential nominee.
In neighboring Tennessee this week, voters from both parties set an all-combined turnout record. Turnout projections have been lower in Kentucky where GOP voters will caucus for the first time in more than three decades.
Ben Mohon will be volunteering at the caucus site in Warren County. He says he thinks success of the caucus will be measured by more than turnout.
"If people get more involved with the local political scene, or politics in general, and if people come out saying 'I cast my vote for the candidate that's going to do right by me, I think that's a success," Mohon told WKU Public Radio.
Just over 16 percent of Republican voters cast ballots in Kentucky’s 2012 presidential primary. Turnout this year will help determine whether the state holds caucuses in the future.
Statewide voting will take place between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. local time Saturday. Caucus locations and more information is available at the state Republican Party’s website.
