The Green Papers: Kentucky 2002 Midterm Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 28 May 2002
Midterm Election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2002 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
1990 Census:3,686,892 (1.48% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census:4,049,431 (1.44% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):2,512,318
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98):2,990,000
Capital:Frankfort
Tuesday 28 May 2002 polls close 6:00p EDT (2200 UTC) / 6:00p CDT (2300 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CDT [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EDT and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CDT voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EDT.
Tuesday 5 November 2002 polls close 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CST [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EST.
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government

preview re: General Election in KENTUCKY-
Tuesday 5 November 2002

MOST Polls close: 6 PM Eastern Standard Time (2300 UTC)
[though part of this State is in the Central Time Zone where the polls close at 6 PM local time (0000 UTC, Wed 6 Nov)]

  • KENTUCKY is NOT electing its Governor in 2002.
  • KENTUCKY is electing its U.S. Senator in the "Class 2" seat in 2002; incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell is a candidate for re-election to the Senate in the General Election.
  • KENTUCKY is electing 6 Members of Congress (U.S. House of Representatives) in 2002; the State did not gain nor lose a House seat as a result of the 2000 census.
  • There are no House seats which will have incumbents running against one another in the General Election.

    • Members of Congress currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, 107th Congress from the Commonwealth of KENTUCKY not seeking re-election in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    None.

    Open Seats [those in which an incumbent is not running for re-election] in the U.S. House from KENTUCKY in the 5 November 2002 General Election:

    None.

    Uncontested Major Races [for Governor, U.S. Senate or U.S. House] in the 5 November 2002 General Election in KENTUCKY:

    None.

 
Governor  Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Governors
  Democrat Governor Paul Patton
• First elected: 1995; re-elected; 1999
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor.
Senate  6-year term, 107th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator Mitch McConnell
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
  Candidate Democrat Lois Combs Weinberg
• The Democratic race for the nomination was Lois Combs Weinberg (50.1%) to Tom Barlow (49.9%). On 14 June the state board of elections certified the vote. Mr. Barlow has endorsed Ms. Weinberg.
  Elected Republican Senator Mitch McConnell
  Candidate Write-In Andrew Ellis Overby, Sr.
  Candidate Write-In Ralph H. Stewart
Class 3 Republican Senator Jim Bunning
• First elected: 1998
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
107th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2001-2002)
1992-2000 Congressional Districts for the election of the 107th Congress
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republicans (5 Renominated);
1 Democrat (1 Renominated)
CD 1 Republican Congressman Edward Whitfield
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1994
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Whitfield is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1
CD 2 Republican Congressman Ron Lewis
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: in Special Election, 24 May 1994, re: death of Congressman William Natcher, 29 March 1994
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Lewis is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2
CD 3 Republican Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1996
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Northup is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3
CD 4 Democrat Congressman Ken Lucas
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1998
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Lucas is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4
CD 5 Republican Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1980
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Rogers is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 5
CD 6 Republican Congressman Ernest "Ernie" Fletcher
• Re-elected 5 November 2002
• First elected: 1998
• Renominated - 28 May 2002 Primary
 Congressman Fletcher is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 6
108th House of Representatives  2-year term, House (2003-2004)
CD 1
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Klint Alexander
  Elected Republican Congressman Edward Whitfield
CD 2
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat David L. Williams
  Candidate Libertarian Robert Guy Dyer
  Elected Republican Congressman Ron Lewis
CD 3
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Jack Conway
  Elected Republican Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
CD 4
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Elected Democrat Congressman Ken Lucas
  Candidate Libertarian John Grote
  Candidate Republican Geoff Davis
CD 5
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Democrat Sidney Jane Bailey
  Elected Republican Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
CD 6
Seat up for election		   (pending)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 5 November 2002
  Candidate Independent Gatewood Galbraith
  Candidate Libertarian Mark Gailey
  Elected Republican Congressman Ernest "Ernie" Fletcher
 

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