Reid Haire

State Sen. Brett Guthrie: Campaign photoOne day after a new public poll from SurveyUSA showed it's candidate in a neck-and-neck race and two days after it released a memo warning against any public poll results, the campaign of state Senator Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) reiterated today they are not worried at this point in the campaign.

"Any survey taken in June, before either candidate has begun advertising - and shows 9% undecided - has no credibility," said Guthrie's campaign manager, Brian Smith, in an e-mail to PolitickerKY.com.

In the race for the open 2nd Congressional District seat, Guthrie was shown trailing state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) 47 to 44 percent in the SurveyUSA poll of 545 "likely" voters. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percent.

Smith's comments reinforce the Guthrie camp's belief that they have an advertising advantage in the race, based on a $300,000 second quarter fundraising estimate and a total of over $700,000 raised since January.

The first indication of the climate in Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District may offer a boost to Democrats holding out hope of picking up the seat left open by the retirement of U.S. Rep Ron Lewis (R-Cecilia).

A new poll by the New Jersey-based firm SurveyUSA gives state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) a 47 to 44 percent advantage over his colleague, state Senator Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green).

Nine percent of the 545 "likely" voters polled indicated they were undecided in the race, while the poll's margin of error is plus or minus 4.3 percent.

The results come after Guthrie's camp dispatched a memo yesterday saying any public polling done now would be "unreliable."

State Sen. Brett Guthrie (R-Bowling Green), who did not face a primary challenger in his campaign for the open seat in the 2nd Congressional District, took the opportunity of primary night to launch his general election campaign.

The Republican senator issued a statement laying out his platform, saying, "I am looking forward to the general election campaign where voters will hear from me about ending our nation's unsustainable dependence on foreign oil, keeping taxes low to foster job creation, pursuing solutions to lower the cost of health insurance, and bringing a much-needed change in attitude to Washington D.C."

Guthrie will square off against state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) in the general election. Boswell beat Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire (D-Owensboro) in the 2nd District Democratic primary Tuesday.

"My brain is a little fuzzy after running a 6 month campaign in thirty days," said state Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) this evening after beating Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire (D-Owensboro) in the 2nd District Democratic primary.

Boswell did not begin serious fundraising for his bid against Haire until the end of Kentucky's legislative session in late March, saying he was adhering to strict ethics legislation he was proposing.

State Senator David Boswell (D-Sorgho) has taken the 2nd District Democratic nomination this evening over opponent Reid Haire (D-Owensboro).

With 100% of precints reporting, Boswell took 58.6 percent of the vote to Haire's 41.4 percent.

Boswell will now move forward to face state Senator David Guthrie (R-Bowling Green) in the November general election.

LOUISVILLE -- Polls are now closed throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

US SENATE - Democrats, 97% of precints reporting:

Bruce Lunsford - 51%

Greg Fischer - 34%

David L. Williams - 5%

Michael Cassaro - 3%

James Rice - 3%

US SENATE - Republicans, 97% of precints reporting:

Mitch McConnell - 86%

Daniel Essek - 14%

KY-2 Democrats, with 97% of precints reporting:

David Boswell - 59%

Reid Haire - 41%

KY-3 Republicans, with 97% of precints reporting:

Anne Northup - 77%

Chris Thieneman - 21%

President - Democrat, with 97% of precints reporting:

Hillary Clinton - 65%

Barack Obama - 30%

While state Senator David Boswell's (D-Sorgho) opponent in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary has focused its efforts on a television campaign, Boswell is hoping to win today off of a different set of tactics.David Boswell (D-Sorgho) at the Owensboro International BBQ Festival Political Forum

"We hung our hat mostly on mail and getting out and working," said Boswell spokesman, Jim Cole. "We've been re-introducing him with mail and personal contact."

Boswell and his opponent, Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire, both hail from the Owensboro area and both have run campaigns that rarely acknowledge the other.

The campaign of Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire (D-Owensboro) is hopeful that increased turnout connected with the competitive presidential primary can secure theDaviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire (D-Owensboro) at the Owensboro International BBQ Festival Democratic nomination in the 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky.

Calling the presidential campaigns "the biggest get-out-the-vote mechanism" that can be used in the primary, Haire's campaign manager, Tim Shock, said he thought his campaign would benefit from more voters at the polls.

"We hope we have a big turnout," said Shock. "We certainly feel like that could help this campaign."

State Sen. David BoswellState Sen. David Boswell (D-Sorgho) is seeking the Democratic nomination in Kentucky's open Second Congressional District with the support of three former Governors of the Commonwealth.

The Boswell camp also says recent internal polling shows their candidate with a "substantive" double-digit lead over primary opponent and Daviess County Judge/Executive Reid Haire.

U.S. Senate candidate Bruce Lunsford (D-Louisville) enjoys the fare at the festival