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It will be Watson vs. Smith-Wright in Owensboro

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Owensboro City Commissioner Pamela Smith-Wright

The incumbent mayor and the city commissioner topped Tuesday's primary

The mayor’s race is set in Owensboro. WNIN’s John Gibson has more on Kentucky’s primary election:

Incumbent Tom Watson and City Commissioner Pamela Smith-Wright will face off in the Owensboro mayoral election in November.

Watson was the top vote-getter in Tuesday’s primary with Smith-Wright finishing a close second, to advance to the general election.

They topped a ballot of five mayoral hopefuls.

Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson
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Owensboro Mayor Tom Watson

In Henderson County, voters approved a referendum allowing alcohol sales in the community of Niagara.

The measure passed by a more than two-to-one margin.