Kentucky: Ky-3

LOUISVILLE -- Former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) will apparently address the crowd here at the Galt House in Louisville shortly.

Presently, with 42 percent of precincts in the 3rd Congressional District reporting, she is behind 43 to 57 to incumbent U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville).

The other buzz around the GOP election night party is that close races are expected in both the 2nd Congressional District and the U.S. Senate race, with top Republicans saying returns in swing areas not yet available to the media are favoring their candidates.

LOUISVILLE -- Should it come down to it, a candidate for office does not want it to be their own vote that cost them an election, so candidates across Kentucky are not suprisingly hitting the ballot boxes to exercise their own right to vote at local precincts befor scrambling for last minute votes.

The campaign of U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville) launched a new television ad this week outlining a series of awards the freshman incumbent received during his first term in Congress.

"John was named ‘best representative for kids,'" says a narrator as a shot of Yarmuth pushing a child on a swing is displayed.

That designation came from a list compiled by the Children's Defense Fund.

LOUISVILLE - Though two consecutive SurveyUSA polls show her 16 points down to incumbent U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Louisville), former U.S. Rep. Anne Northup (R-Louisville) says the narrowing of that margin to 12 points could mean the race would be even.