The Green Papers: Kentucky 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 18 May 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
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)
Capital:Frankfort
Tuesday 18 May 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 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 2 November 2010 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 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.
 

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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
Seat up for election
Open		 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     James Edward Buckmaster
• FEC S0KY00206: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General  John William "Jack" Conway
• FEC S0KY00123: $2,336,399
    Democratic     Will McGinnis - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
• FEC S2KY00079: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Lillie E. Miller-Johnson - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
• FEC S0KY00180: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Lieutenant Governor  Daniel "Dan" Mongiardo
• FEC S4KY00059: $1,474,735
  Candidate Democratic     Darlene Fitzgerald Price
• FEC S0KY00115: $17,917
  Candidate Democratic     Maurice Marion Sweeney
• FEC S0KY00172: $73,185
    Republican     Cathy Bailey - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
    Republican     Senator Jim Bunning - apparently not a candidate
• 27 July 2009: Announced that he will not seek re-election.
• FEC S8KY00118: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of State  C. M. "Trey" Grayson
• FEC S0KY00131: $1,694,443
    Republican     William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• 10 March 2010: "Magellan Strategies completed a poll for the campaign on Tuesday evening. The results were not encouraging for a continued run. It is time to gracefully and honorably exit the race for the U.S. Senate."
• FEC S0KY00164: $282,692
  Candidate Republican     Gurley L. Martin
    Republican     Brian Douglas Oerther - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
• FEC S0KY00149: $175
  Candidate Republican     Rand Paul
• FEC S0KY00156: $1,774,651
  Candidate Republican     Jon J. Scribner
  Candidate Republican     John Stephenson
    Republican     Roger Thoney - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
• FEC S0KY00198: $3,655
    Republican     state Senator David L. Williams - apparently not a candidate
• 15 June 2009: Stated that he will seek re-election in the state Senate.
  Candidate Independent     John Long
• FEC S0KY00214: Financial report not available
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 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republican (4 Undetermined);
2 Democratic (2 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Edward R. "Ed" Whitfield
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Charles Kendall Hatchett
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Edward R. "Ed" Whitfield
• FEC H4KY01040: $546,071
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Ed Marksberry
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
• FEC H8KY02031: $708,048
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  John A. Yarmuth
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  John A. Yarmuth
• FEC H6KY03124: $666,561
    Republican     William Jerry "Jerry" Durbin - apparently not a candidate
• 11 March 2010: Filed a Notice of Candidate Withdrawal with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
• FEC H0KY00016: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Frank Lawrence "Larry" Hausman
• FEC H0KY03192: $15,875
  Candidate Republican     Christopher "Todd" Lally
• FEC H0KY03184: $59,015
    Republican     Marilyn Parker - apparently not a candidate
• Does not appear as a candidate on the Kentucky Secretary of State website.
• FEC H0KY03176: $19,679
  Candidate Republican     Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Reetz
• FEC H0KY03200: $25,993
  Candidate Republican     Brooks Wicker
  Candidate No Party Affiliation     Darren Brinksneader
• FEC H0KY03218: Financial report not available
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     John William Waltz
• FEC H0KY04109: $51,480
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis
• FEC H2KY04071: $772,179
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 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: $6,101
  Candidate Democratic     David Prince
• FEC H0KY05130: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Kenneth Stepp
• FEC H6KY05111: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
• FEC H0KY05015: $392,107
CD 6
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Seat up for election		 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: $571,909
  Candidate Republican     Perry Wilson Barnes
  Candidate Republican     Garland "Andy" Barr
• FEC H0KY06104: $305,422
  Candidate Republican     John T. Kemper, III
  Candidate Republican     Edward Matthew "Matt" Lockett
• FEC H0KY06096: $9,420
  Candidate Republican     George Pendergrass
  Candidate Republican     Michael Dale "Mike" Templeman
• FEC H0KY06112: Financial report not available
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, 15 candidates
 • Republican: 8 incumbents, 19 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
 • No Party Affiliation: 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 Online Registrar Directory
 • 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
 • Constitution Party of Kentucky
 • 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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