The Green Papers: Kentucky 2013 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2013. Find 2014 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:4,350,606 (1.40% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:8(1.49% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
Capital:Frankfort
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans

           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 113th 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
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
FEC S4KY00091; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,527,348; Dsb $562,755
  Candidate Democratic     Victor "Vic" Privett
FEC S4KY00117; 15 Oct 13; Tot $420; Dsb $0
  Candidate Democratic     Steve Schonberg
FEC S4KY00083
  Candidate Republican     Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin
FEC S4KY00109; 30 Sep 13; Tot $822,020; Dsb $657,480
  Candidate Republican     Joshua Pike Mather
FEC S4KY00075
  Candidate Republican     Senator Mitch McConnell
FEC S2KY00012; 30 Sep 13; Tot $6,302,210; Dsb $3,921,101
  Candidate Republican     Roger Thoney
FEC S0KY00198; 30 Sep 13; Tot $3,900; Dsb $5,451
  Candidate Libertarian     David Patterson
  Candidate Independent     Warren Edward "Ed" Marksberry
23 September 2013: Switched from Democratic to Independent.

FEC S4KY00067

Class 3 Republican Senator Rand Paul
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
  Candidate Democratic     Cecil Weldon Pearson, Jr.
FEC S6KY00096
  Candidate Republican     Senator Rand Paul
24 May 2013: Announced that he would seek re-election in 2016.

FEC S0KY00156

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Steven L. "Steve" Beshear
First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
Chair up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
At Term Limit

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Jerry E. Abramson
First elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

113th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield
FEC H4KY01040; 30 Sep 13; Tot $723,656; Dsb $436,827

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Republican Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Ronald Allen "Ron" Leach
FEC H4KY02089; 30 Sep 13; Tot $38,827; Dsb $36,192
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
FEC H8KY02031; 30 Sep 13; Tot $780,468; Dsb $373,615

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Congressman John A. Yarmuth
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Michael Macfarlane
FEC H4KY03210
  Candidate Independent     Mark A. Gatton
FEC H4KY03228

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Thomas H. Massie
First elected in special election to the 112th Congress and a concurrent regular election to the 113th Congress: 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas H. Massie
FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 13; Tot $261,027; Dsb $211,791

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
FEC H0KY05015; 30 Sep 13; Tot $408,752; Dsb $406,593

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6 Republican Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr
First elected: 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 Candidate list - 113th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Coblenz
FEC H4KY06148; 30 Sep 13; Tot $8,206; Dsb $2,500
  Candidate Democratic     Elisabeth Jensen
FEC H4KY06130; 30 Sep 13; Tot $125,958; Dsb $46,020
    Democratic     Joseph E. "Joe" Palumbo - apparently not a candidate
8 November 2013: Withdrew

FEC H4KY06155; 30 Sep 13; Tot $145,838; Dsb $37,011
  Candidate Democratic     Geoffrey "Geoff" Young
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr
FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,036,917; Dsb $291,447

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

  Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
First elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015
1 July 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

  Democratic Attorney General John William "Jack" Conway
First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

  Democratic Treasurer L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach
First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

  Democratic Auditor of Public Accounts Adam H. Edelen
First elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer
First elected: 2011
Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015
 

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, 8 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 2 candidates
 
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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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