2020 is an important election year in the Bluegrass State, and Secretary of State Michael Adams announced Tuesday that a record number of Kentuckians are registered to vote.

Kentucky had 3,462,152 registered voters as of Jan. 31, according to Adams.

Democrats have a registration advantage over Republicans in Kentucky, according to the secretary of state, with 1,678,538 registered Democrats representing just over 48% of the electorate.

The 1,477,985 registered Republicans represent nearly 43% of voters, Adams said, and about 9% of voters are listed under other political affiliations.

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“I encourage every eligible person who is not registered to vote to do so by April 20, the last day to register to vote in the May 19 primary,” Adams said in a statement. “We have many easy ways to register to vote, including at GoVoteKy.com. We had relatively high voter turnout in 2019, and I hope this year as we pick a president, senator and other important officials, Kentuckians will show up strong at the polls."

As Adams mentioned, Kentuckians will have opportunities to vote for the next president of the United States as well as various federal, state and local officials this year.

Officials up for reelection include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has six Republican candidates making long-shot bids to unseat him in the May primary and 10 Democratic candidates vying for the chance to take his seat in November.

In Louisville, voters will also choose this year among dozens of Louisville Metro Council candidates who are running to represent even-numbered districts.

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