Early election results from Kentucky show Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney leading President Obama.

With less than 5 percent of Kentucky counties reporting, Romney leads President Obama by 70 percent to 30 percent. The race has been called by CNN in favor of Romney.

Voters in the 4th congressional district had the opportunity to chose between Republican nominee Thomas Massie, Democratic nominee William Adkins and Independent nominee David Lewis. Early results were not available for the 4th congressional district.

The 4th Congressional District is comprised of Greenup, Lewis, Bath, Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Harrison, Henry, Kenton, Mason, Nicholas, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Scott and Trimble counties.

In the 6th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, a Democrat, made stops in six counties, including the final stop in his home Woodford County, in his effort to hold off the late-charging Andy Barr, according to local reports. The race is widely seen as one of the most closely watched in the nation. Barr and his Republican supporters have built the race almost entirely around President Obama, an unpopular political figure in Kentucky.

Speaking Tuesday, Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes said state officials saw a record turnout. A record-amount of voters cast their ballot Tuesday in Jefferson County, the state’s most populated county.

Grimes had predicted between a 62 and 64 percent voter turnout in today’s general election.

“Voters have many important decisions to make on Election Day. I urge all eligible Kentuckians to be a part of the process and make their voices heard,” Grimes said.

Romney was widely favored over President Obama. Kentucky voters supported 2008 Republican presidential candidate John McCain by a wide margin.

More than 3 million people are registered to vote in Kentucky.