Interactive map: How few women in office? See how Kentucky stacks up to other states
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A Boys Club
Kentucky’s judge-executives are overwhelmingly male. Meet three women who lead their counties and others who are running for a shot at the office.
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Only three other states have a role similar to Kentucky’s county judge-executive. Only Texas, at 9.4%, has a significantly higher representation of women at the position.
Men still far outnumber women in the important county judge-executive role. This graphic shows how the office stacks up with other county elected positions in the state.
Austin Horn
Lexington Herald-Leader
