The 2016 May primary election is coming to Kentucky and Clinton County next Tuesday, May 17 and will see the each twice per year federal races on the ballot. Republicans and Democrats will choose their nominees for president (for Democrat voters only), U.S. Senate and House of Representative (Congress).

Although there will be a limited number of offices in which to cast a vote, there are 20 total names that will appear on the ballot–including 13 Democrats and seven Republican candidates.

Democrats will see four candidates on the ballot for the nation’s highest office of President, but only two of the four are still actively campaigning.

Some seven Democrats are vying to run in November for a U.S. Senate seat and only two Democrats are seeking a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Republican voters will not see a presidential candidate list, as that party has also held a caucus back in March to choose delegates for a candidate at its National Convention later this summer. As of press time, there was only one active candidate, presumptive nominee Donald Trump.

A total of three candidates, including GOP incumbent Rand Paul, is seeking the nomination for one of Kentucky’s two U.S. Senate seats.

In the congressional race, some four candidates are running on the Republican ballot, with the overall winner in November to replace long-time incumbent Representative Ed Whitfield, who is retiring from the position at the end of his term this year.

On election day, there will be some 7,456 eligible voters in Clinton County, 39 more that were registered to vote in last year’s November general election. Of the total number of voters in the county, 6,060 are registered Republican and 1,281 are Democrats.

In last fall’s statewide election, 2,058 Clinton Countians went to the polls for a 27.75 percent turnout. Turnout, due to localized interest and a Presidential primary for Democrats, turnout is expected to be at least moderate next week and County Clerk Sheila Booher urges all registered voters to exercise their right to vote and to the polls.

Polls will open at all 13 local precincts at 6 a.m. and close at 6 p.m., or when the last person in line has a chance to cast a ballot.

This past Tuesday, May 10, was the last day for voters to request a paper absentee ballot, which must be postmarked and received in the clerk’s office no later than election day. Walk-in voting on the machine set up in the clerk’s office for people who will be out-of-town on election day, will remain open for voting through 4 p.m. on Monday, May 16.

In November, some local races will also be on the ballot, including some school board seats and all six seats on the Albany City Council.

A complete list of all candidates, as well as voting locations and precinct election officers can be found elsewhere in this week’s Clinton County News.