LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Early Voting continues in southwest Louisville for the District 37 Senate special election. It’s to fill David Yates’s vacant State Senate seat after he took over as Jefferson County Clerk. There are three candidates running: Republican Calvin Leach, Democrat Gary Clemons and Libertarian Wendy Higdon.

Early voting started Thursday to fill the state's 37th District seat, which covers the area west of the airport, south of Shively and north of Valley Station.

Early voting begins Thursday for a special election to fill Kentucky’s 37th Senate District seat, with three candidates vying to replace former Sen. David Yates.

WAVE sat down with all three of the candidates for State Senate District 37 to learn about some of their priorities.

Secretary of State Michael Adams has announced that voter registration continued to grow in November, despite no state elections scheduled in the off-year.

Republican State Sen. Danny Carroll of Paducah officially announced his candidacy to run for re-election Wednesday, hoping to continue his decadelong career representing Senate District 2.