The Green Papers: Kentucky 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Electoral Votes:8(1.49% of 538)
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
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Republican Senator  Mitch McConnell
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3 Republican Senator  Jim Bunning
• First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 27 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  John William "Jack" Conway
• FEC S0KY00123: $2,003,382
  Candidate Democratic     Lillie E. Miller-Johnson
• FEC S0KY00180: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Daniel "Dan" Mongiardo
• FEC S4KY00059: $1,247,329
  Candidate Democratic     Darlene Fitzgerald Price
• FEC S0KY00115: $17,917
  Candidate Democratic     Maurice Marion Sweeney
• FEC S0KY00172: $57,920
  Candidate Republican     Cathy Bailey
    Republican     Senator  Jim Bunning - apparently not a candidate
• 27 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
• FEC S8KY00118: $600,075
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  C. M. "Trey" Grayson
• FEC S0KY00131: $1,247,975
  Candidate Republican     William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr.
• FEC S0KY00164: $17,801
  Candidate Republican     Brian Douglas Oerther
• FEC S0KY00149: $175
  Candidate Republican     Rand Paul
• FEC S0KY00156: $1,121,693
  Candidate Republican     Roger Thoney
    Republican     state Senator David L. Williams - apparently not a candidate
• 15 June 2009: Stated that he will seek re-election in the state Senate.
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Democratic Governor  Steven L. "Steve" Beshear
• First elected: 2007
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Steven L. "Steve" Beshear
• for Lieutenant Governor, Louisville Mayor Jerry E. Abramson
  Candidate Democratic     Otis "Bull Man" Hensley, Jr.
  Candidate Independent     Gatewood Galbraith
• for Lieutenant Governor Dea Riley
 If no Gubernatorial Slate receives 40% of the vote in the their party's primary, the top two slates advance to a run-off.
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Daniel "Dan" Mongiardo
• First elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
• Open Seat - Candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Undetermined);
2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)
CD 1
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Edward "Ed" Whitfield
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Edward "Ed" Whitfield
• FEC H4KY01040: $458,321
CD 2
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
• FEC H8KY02031: $598,436
CD 3
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  John A. Yarmuth
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John A. Yarmuth
• FEC H6KY03124: $563,659
  Candidate Republican     Larry Hausman
  Candidate Republican     Christopher "Todd" Lally
• FEC H0KY03184: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Marilyn Parker
• FEC H0KY03176: Financial report not available
CD 4
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     John William Waltz
• FEC H0KY04109: $6,380
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis
• FEC H2KY04071: $522,378
CD 5
{map}		 Republican Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
• First elected: 1980
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     James E. "Jim" Holbert
• FEC H8KY05042: $5,889
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
• FEC H0KY05015: $269,727
CD 6
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III
• First elected 17 February 2004 in a special election, replacing Congressman Ernie Fletcher [Republican], who resigned on 9 December 2003, having been elected Governor of Kentucky. Elected to a first full term: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III
• FEC H4KY06072: $355,619
  Candidate Republican     Garland "Andy" Barr
• FEC H0KY06104: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Edward Matthew "Matt" Lockett
• FEC H0KY06096: $7,870
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Secretary of State  C. M. "Trey" Grayson
• First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
• Possible candidate for the Senate Class 3 seat in 2010.
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Democratic Attorney General  John William "Jack" Conway
• First elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
• Open Seat - 9 April 2009: Candidate for the Class 3 Senate seat in 2010
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Democratic Treasurer  L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach
• First elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Democratic Auditor of Public Accounts  Crit Luallen
• First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
• First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 7 incumbents, 11 candidates
 • Republican: 8 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 1 candidate
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/Legresou/Constitu/intro.htm
Election Authority
 • Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
 • Secretary of State
 • State Board of Elections
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Kentucky Legislature
Democratic
 • Kentucky Democratic Party
Republican
 • Republican Party of Kentucky
Third Party
 • Kentucky Right to Life Association
 • Libertarian Party of Kentucky
 • The Unity Party of Kentucky
Media & others
 • Bowling Green Daily News
 • Central Kentucky News-Journal - Campbellsville
 • DC's Political Report - Kentucky
 • Jefferson Review - Louisville
 • Lexington Herald-Leader
 • Messenger-Inquirer - Owensboro
 • Page One - Politics in Kentucky
 • Pol Watchers - Covering Kentucky Politics
 • Politics1.com - Kentucky
 • State Journal - Frankfort
 • The Advocate Messenger - Danville
 • The Courier-Journal - Louisville
 • The Evansville Courier & Press
 • The Gleaner - Henderson
 • The Kentucky Post - Covington
 • The Kentucky Standard - Bardstown
 • The Ledger Independent - Maysville
 • The News-Enterprise - Elizabethtown
 • The Paducah Sun - Paducah
 • The Times Leader - Princeton
 • The Winchester Sun
 • WAVE TV - NBC - Louisville
 • WBKO TV - ABC - Bowling Green
 • WDKY TV/DT - FOX - Danville - Lexington
 • WDRB TV - FOX - Louisville
 • WHAS TV - ABC - Louisville
 • WKAG TV - Hopkinsville - Clarksville
 • WKYT & WYMT TV - CBS - Lexington
 • WLEX TV - NBC - Lexington
 • WLKY TV - CBS - Louisville
 • WTVQ - ABC - Lexington
 

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