EDITOR'S NOTE: The Kentucky State AFL-CIO unanimously endorsed Armstrong.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Democrat Cassie Chambers Armstrong has been elected to fill the District 19 Kentucky Senate seat.
Tuesday, a special election was held between Chambers Armstrong and Republican Misty Glin for the seat that represents a swath of central Jefferson County from Interstate 64 south to the Gene Snyder Freeway, including neighborhoods and small cities along Bardstown Road and areas near Seneca and Cherokee parks.
Chambers Armstrong garnered 76.9% of the 10,572 votes cast.
ARMSTRONG VICTORY STATEMENT
Louisville, Ky. - After winning the special election in Kentucky’s 19th Senate District with over three quarters of the vote, State Senator-Elect Cassie Chambers Armstrong released the following statement:
"I’m honored that the voters have entrusted me to go to the state Senate to stand up for our values and work to solve the problems facing our Commonwealth. Tonight is just the beginning. Every day we see headlines about the majority in the General Assembly attacking LGBTQ youth, continuing to starve our public schools and the children that rely on them, and writing laws that put women’s lives at risk. There is an urgent need for change in Frankfort, and I’m grateful that the voters of the 19th Senate District have given me the chance to fight for them.”
Upon certification of the election results, Cassie will be sworn into the state Senate to begin serving during the current legislative session.
STATEMENT FROM COLMON ELRIDGE, KENTUCKY DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIR
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2023) – The Kentucky Democratic Party released the following statement from Chair Colmon Elridge after Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong trounced her Republican opponent by more than 50 points in a Tuesday special election to represent Senate District 19:
“Cassie has stood with working families her entire career and on Tuesday they stood with her to make sure they keep a state senator who delivers for our families, fights for public education, and an economy that works for every Kentuckian. Senator-elect Cassie Chambers Armstrong is ready to go to Frankfort and fight for Kentucky families who need a champion in their corner and stand against the extreme policies of the Senate Majority that are hurting Kentucky’s middle class, women, and girls. With Morgan McGarvey now in Congress, District 19 deserves another leader and fighter in Frankfort. With a lifetime of advocacy for women and working families, Cassie will make an excellent legislator and we are thrilled to see her victory.”
STATEMENT FROM BLAIR HAYDON, EMERGE KENTUCKY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
We are beyond proud of our alum, Metro Councilwoman Cassie Chambers Armstrong, who has been elected to the Kentucky Senate representing the 19th District by a landslide victory inTuesday's special election! Councilwoman Chambers Armstrong has demonstrated her capacity to lead in many ways, she currently serves on the Louisville Metro Council as the representative for District 8.
"We are excited to have Cassie join the eight other Emerge women who currently serve in the State Legislature in several districts across the state," said Blair Haydon, Executive Director.