The Green Papers: Kentucky 2003 Off Year Election
 
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Primary: Tuesday 20 May 2003
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2000 Census:4,049,431 (1.44% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):2,993,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):2,556,815
Capital:Frankfort
Tuesday 20 May 2003 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 4 November 2003 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 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.
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government


Commonwealth of KENTUCKY
General Election

Tuesday 4 November 2003

polls close: 6 PM local time (2300 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Eastern Standard Time; 0000 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Central Standard Time)
    offices up for election Statewide:
    
    
  • Governor/Lieutenant Governor (as a ticket): Ernie Fletcher/Stephen Pence (Republicans) elected
  • Secretary of State: C.M. "Trey" Grayson (Republican) elected
  • Attorney General: Gregory Stumbo (Democrat) elected
  • Treasurer: Jonathan Miller (Democrat) re-elected
  • Auditor of Public Accounts: Crit Luallen (Democrat) elected
  • Commissioner of Agriculture: Richie Farmer (Republican) elected

Governor-elect Fletcher will be sworn 9 December 2003. The 6th District election to replace the Mr. Fletcher's open seat could take place by the end of January.

 

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

Chair up for election 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.
Open Chair - at term limit
  Candidate Democrat A.B. "Ben" Chandler
Lt. Governor: Charlie Owen
  Elected Republican Congressman Ernie Fletcher
Lt. Governor: Stephen B. Pence [NOTE: original candidate for Lt.Governor Hunter Bates was found by judicial order of 26 March 2003 to not have met the constitutional residency requirements to serve in this office; Pence was named the replacement candidate running with Congressman Fletcher in the 20 May 2003 Primary]
  Candidate Write-In Stacy C. Abner
Lt. Governor: Harvey Carroll, Jr.
  Candidate Write-In Jeffrey Loren Hillebrandt
Lt. Governor: Margarita Nancy Hillebrandt

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

Seat up for election Democrat Stephen L. Henry
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

Seat up for election Democrat John Y. Brown, III
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
  Candidate Democrat Russ Maple
  Elected Republican C. M. "Trey" Grayson

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

Seat up for election Democrat A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
  Elected Democrat Gregory D. Stumbo
  Candidate Independent Gatewood Galbraith
  Candidate Republican Jack D. Wood

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

Seat up for election Democrat Jonathan Miller
• Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2003
First elected: 1999; re-elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
  Elected Democrat Jonathan Miller
  Candidate Republican Adam Koenig

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

Seat up for election Democrat Edward B. "Ed" Hatchett, Jr.
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
  Elected Democrat Crit Luallen
  Candidate Republican Linda Greenwell

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

Seat up for election Democrat Billy Ray Smith
First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
  Candidate Democrat Alice Woods Baesler
  Elected Republican Richie Farmer

Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Mitch McConnell
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

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

108th House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republicans (4 Undetermined, 1 Open);
1 Democrat (1 Undetermined)

CD 1 Republican Congressman Edward Whitfield
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 2 Republican Congressman Ron Lewis
First elected: in Special Election, 24 May 1994, re: death of Congressman William Natcher, 29 March 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 3 Republican Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 4 Democrat Congressman Ken Lucas
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 5 Republican Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 6 Republican Congressman Ernest "Ernie" Fletcher
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - Congressman Fletcher was elected Governor on 4 November 2003.

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