Voters in Bell County joined in the red wave that swept the country on election day 2024. President-elect Donald J. Trump overwhelmingly won in Bell County with 7,831 votes to Kamala Harris’ 1,419 and Republicans fared very well on the rest of the ballot.

In all 9,424 people voted in Bell County, a turnout of just over 48 percent.

In the race for Commonwealth’s Attorney, Republican Mike Taylor received 6,176 votes to Democrat Jessie Moberg’s 2,829.

“THANK YOU Bell County!,” Taylor shared on Facebook Tuesday evening. “Being elected to serve as your Commonwealth Attorney will go down as one of the greatest honors of my life, and I am deeply humbled to have the opportunity to serve the place I call home! I am incredibly grateful to ALL of you for your support. Whether you put out a sign, knocked on a door, made a phone call, or simply cast your vote today, thank you. Let’s get to work!”

Moberg also took to social media to congratulate Taylor and thank her supporters.

“Thank you to each and everyone who supported me throughout this campaign. It has been an incredible experience,” she said. “I am so grateful to have met so many amazing people throughout this beautiful county. Congratulations to our next Commonwealth’s Attorney, Mike Taylor.”

The write-in election for the 29th Senate District could not be called as of Wednesday morning as results from Letcher and Floyd counties had not been finalized. However, Pineville Mayor Scott Madon was the resounding choice among Bell voters with 2,832 votes. With Bell, Harlan and Knott county totals, Madon has a strong lead with 5,729 total votes while Justin Noble had received 1,109, Leonard Hendrickson 931, Tyler Ward 751, Willie Crase 699 and Tanner Hesterberg 511.

Republican incumbent, the late Johnnie Turner, received 3,319 votes in Bell County with 3,168 of those courtesy of those who voted a straight Republican ticket. Independent David Suhr received 894 votes. Neither of their totals will count as Turner passed away and Suhr pulled out of the race after learning his National Guard unit was being called to active duty.

Bell County voters went with the rest of the state in approving Constitutional Amendment 1. 5,200 voted yes with 3,010 voting no. The measure proposed adding the language “no person who is not a citizen of the United States shall be allowed to vote in the state” into sections 145 and 155 of the state constitution.

Likewise, Bell voters joined the state in voting against Constitutional Amendment 2 that would have allowed the legislature to spend tax dollars on nonpublic education. 5,373 voted no in Bell County while 3,225 voted yes.

The top nine in the Middlesboro City Council race are Tommy Joe Mike with 1,628 votes, Kevin Barnett with 1,606 votes, Brad Cawood with 1,479 Terry Poore with 1,465, Judy Grandey with 1,377, Dawn Risner with 1,264, Glynna Brown with 1,182,  Bill Smith with 1,129 and Floyd Branham with 1,071. They will make up the Middlesboro City Council starting in January. Scotty Branham received 943 votes and Jeromy Killion received 67 as a write-in.

Incumbents were re-elected to the three Middlesboro Independent Board of Education seats that were up this year. Teresa Brown received 1,549 votes, Rian Johnson 1,532 and Sarah Ausmus 1,438. Daniel “Coach D” Deringer received 1,310 votes.

The remaining races in Bell County were uncontested.

Republican U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers was unopposed and received 7,756 votes.

Republican State Rep. Adam Bowling was unopposed and received 7,690 votes.

Republican Circuit Clerk Colby Slusher was unopposed and received 7,938 votes.

For the Bell County Board of Education Doug Ramsey was unopposed in District 3 and received 811 votes, Wayne Mason was unopposed in District 4 and received 944 votes and Gary Wagner was unopposed in District 5 and received 695 votes.

Incumbents Brittany Lynch and Chris Arnett were the only two candidates for the two Pineville Independnet School Board seats up this year. Lynch received 404 votes and Arnett received 388.

There were only six candidates for the six seats on the Pineville City Council. Shawn Fugate II received 460 votes, Mikey Long 426, Alicia Slusher 420, Bobby Valentine Jr. 383, Scott Jeffrey 371 and Patricia Bingham 370.