LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Tuesday is Election Day for Kentuckians who live in Senate District 37. The seat came open after David Yates was sworn in as the new Jefferson County Clerk. While the special election is open only for residents of that district, Yates warns not many people have cast their ballots yet through early voting.

Louisville officials are encouraging southwest Louisville voters to participate in the Dec. 16 special election, interim Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said during a Dec. 15 news conference.

A special election will be held Tuesday in Kentucky’s 37th District. Voters are choosing who will fill the seat left vacant by David Yates when he became Jefferson County clerk. He filled the seat left behind after the death of longtime clerk Bobbie Holsclaw.

Interim Jefferson County Clerk David Yates said only one percent of voters in District 37 -- in Louisville's south end -- cast their ballots early.

A special election planned for Dec. 16 was announced in October after David Yates was chosen to act as interim Jefferson County Clerk.

The seat was left vacant when Jefferson County Clerk David Yates took over as Jefferson County clerk following the death of longtime clerk Bobbie Holsclaw.

WAVE sat down with all three of the candidates for State Senate District 37 to learn about some of their priorities.

Early voting begins Thursday for a special election to fill Kentucky’s 37th Senate District seat, with three candidates vying to replace former Sen. David Yates.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Early Voting continues in southwest Louisville for the District 37 Senate special election. It’s to fill David Yates’s vacant State Senate seat after he took over as Jefferson County Clerk. There are three candidates running: Republican Calvin Leach, Democrat Gary Clemons and Libertarian Wendy Higdon.

Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that voter registration continued to grow in November, despite no state elections scheduled in the off-year.

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