Secretary of State Michael Adams reminds Kentucky voters that 2025 is an off-year with no state elections, even though some states are holding races.

The nationwide interest in a handful of high profile East Coast elections has left hopeful voters in Kentucky with nowhere to cast a ballot. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams released a statement and posted on X that residents of his state,

A Kentucky official was forced to remind Bluegrass State residents that they cannot vote in Tuesday’s elections — including in far-flung states like New York. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, a member of the Republican Party, took to social media after fielding complaints from constituents.

The next Louisville mayoral race is in 2026 and the next Kentucky governor's race is 2027. Some of the confusion may have been perpetuated by election day making it on to school calendars. Some districts honored it despite no elections.

Why are Kentucky's polls closed on Tuesday? Because the state doesn't have any elections. It's a big day for politics in many states, but not Kentucky. According to Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams, his office has gotten several calls asking about polls being closed.

But Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams reported that his office was getting an influx of calls, asking why polls were closed. Closed polls is not the issue here, Adams explained on social media. It’s simply that Kentucky has no election Tuesday.

Voters headed to the polls today for Election Day 2025 in Virginia, New Jersey, California and New York City, in the biggest races since President Trump's win. Follow live results here.