{Frankfort, Kentucky}...Political candidates fanned out across Kentucky in search of votes on the final weekend before Tuesday's general election. Democratic Governor Steve Beshear has been hop-scotching the state since Friday holding political rallies at airports while Republican challenger David Williams has concentrated largely on the state's GOP strongholds, hoping to get a large turnout from his party. Candidates for agriculture commissioner, attorney general, auditor, secretary of state and treasurer also have been making their rounds, and, in homes across Kentucky, television viewers have been bombarded with some $20 million worth of ads. Kentucky has some 2.9 million registered voters, of which 1.6 million are Democrats, 1.1 million are Republicans and 200,000 are Independents, Libertarians or members of other third parties. Secretary of State Elaine Walker says she expects as few as 25 percent of them to cast ballots on Tuesday. Recent polls have shown Beshear leading Williams by 25 to 30 percentage points, despite outside political groups running some $4 million worth of ads that support Williams over Beshear. Williams took his campaign Saturday to northern Kentucky's GOP stronghold where he told supporters to be on the lookout for an Election Day upset. Beshear headed to the eastern coalfields.
