Henderson County jailer: Bruce Todd narrowly wins Democratic primary

Bruce Todd won Tuesday's Democratic primary election for Henderson jailer with 1,436 votes, according to complete but unofficial results.

Jermaine Poynter Sr. was not far behind with 1,302 votes.

"I want to thank the voters of Henderson County for getting out and voting," said Todd. "We're continuing to look at ... and gearing up for the election in the fall against the Republican (candidate)."

Todd will face Republican Kurt Wiesen, Henderson County Fiscal Court clerk, who was unopposed in his party's primary for jailer.

The incumbent, Democrat Amy Brady, is retiring.

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Todd has worked with Brady as her procurement officer for the last four years. Previously, he was a county magistrate for 12 years, and before that he worked as a procurement officer for Accuride Corp. for more than four decades.

Todd has also served on the Salvation Army board and was president of Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky Magistrates and Commissioners Association.

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Poynter is a retired operations major for the Henderson County Police Department. He was the first African American with HPD to hold such a position.

He is currently the Henderson High School wrestling coach and the in-house suspension instruction monitor. He is also the current president of the county's Fraternal Order of Police.

Poynter said he plans to run again during the next election cycle in 2026.

This article originally appeared on Henderson Gleaner: KY primary elections: Todd beats Poynter in Henderson jailer primary