Kentucky 2016 General Election

The Green Papers: Kentucky 2016 General Election

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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 17 May 2016
✓ General Election and Speciial Election US House CD 1: Tuesday 8 November 2016

✓ Tuesday 17 May 2016 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EDT (1000-2200 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CDT (1100-2300 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in Central Time [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM Eastern Time and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. Central Time voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM Eastern Time.
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2016 - General Election and Speciial Election US House CD 1 . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EST (1100-2300 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CST (1200-0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in Central Time [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 PM Eastern Time and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. Central Time voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM Eastern Time.

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

2016 calendar and Candidate Filings from the Secretary of State.

Primary Results from
Unofficial returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections.
AP Statewide.

8 November 2016 returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 8 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (6, 23 write-ins)

		Republican	1,202,971	62.52%	Donald John Trump, Sr. • for Vice President: Indiana Governor Michael R. "Mike" Pence (8 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 28 Nov 16; Tot $341,062,859; Dsb $333,457,857

		Democratic	628,854	32.68%	former Secretary of State Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton • for Vice President: Virginia Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • FEC P00003392; 28 Nov 16; Tot $583,217,328; Dsb $582,378,679

		Libertarian	53,752	2.79%	former Governor New Mexico Gary Earl Johnson • for Vice President: former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William F. "Bill" Weld • FEC P20002671; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,670,597; Dsb $11,505,633

		Independent	22,780	1.18%	David Evan "Evan" McMullin • for Vice President: Nathan Daniel Johnson • FEC P60022654; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,634,839; Dsb $1,618,074

		Green	13,913	0.72%	Jill E. Stein • for Vice President: Ajamu Baraka • FEC P20003984; 28 Nov 16; Tot $9,485,845; Dsb $5,315,546

		American Delta	1,128	0.06%	Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente Guerra • for Vice President: Michael Alan Steinberg • FEC P60016342; 31 Dec 16; Tot $8,075,960; Dsb $8,074,914

		Write-in; (Constitution)	438	0.02%	Darrell Lane Castle • for Vice President: Scott N. Bradley • FEC P60021102; 28 Nov 16; Tot $71,876; Dsb $67,084
		Write-in; (American Solidarity)	155	0.01%	Michael Andrew "Mike" Maturen • for Vice President: Juan Antonio Muñoz • FEC P60022787
		Write-in; (America's Party)	39	0.00%	Thomas Conrad "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Steven Bernard "Steve" Schulin • FEC P20005260
		Write-in; (Veterans Party of America)	22	0.00%	Christopher Robert "Chris" Keniston • for Vice President: Deacon Newell Taylor • FEC P60009917
		Write-in; (Democratic)	18	0.00%	Denny Carroll Jackson • for Vice President: Michelle Faye Hicks • FEC P60018611
		Write-in	14	0.00%	Craig Ellis • for Vice President: Irving D. Smith
		Write-in	12	0.00%	Timothy Allen Stevens • for Vice President: John Paul Mabry, Jr.
		Write-in; (Independent)	9	0.00%	Michael Lynn "Mike" Smith • for Vice President: Daniel Lee White • FEC P60020781
		Write-in	8	0.00%	Laurence J. "Larry" Kotlikoff • for Vice President: Edward Emery "Ed" Leamer • FEC P20004511
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Scott Ralston Cubbler • for Vice President: Michael Rodriguez • FEC P60023207; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,157; Dsb $1,274
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Richard Turner Luesing, Jr. • for Vice President: Paul Dudley Bowling, III
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	5	0.00%	Benjamin "Ben" Hartnell • for Vice President: Dave Marshall
		Write-in	4	0.00%	David Perry • for Vice President: Eric "Rick" Seiley
		Write-in; (Socialist Equality)	4	0.00%	Jerome S. "Jerry" White • for Vice President: Niles Niemuth • FEC P20004677; 28 Nov 16; Tot $11,357; Dsb $11,356
		Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Roy Allen "Santa" Clark • for Vice President: David L. Knight • FEC P60016904
		Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Richard A. Duncan • for Vice President: Ricky Johnson
		Write-in; (Independent)	2	0.00%	Joseph Allen "Joe Exotic" Maldonado • for Vice President: Douglas K. Terranova • FEC P60018249; 30 Sep 16; Tot $12,032; Dsb $4,926
		Write-in; (Unaffiliated)	2	0.00%	Marshall Roy Schoenke • for Vice President: James Creighton Mitchell, Jr
		Write-in; (Independent)	1	0.00%	Cherunda Lynn Fox • for Vice President: Roger Matthew Kushner • FEC P60005303; 28 Oct 16; Tot $36,288; Dsb $36,288
		Write-in	1	0.00%	William Martin Ling • for Vice President: Robert E. Ling
		Write-in; (Independent)	1	0.00%	Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle • for Vice President: R. Charles Casper-Kacprowicz • FEC P20002630
		Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Anthony "Tony" Joseph Valdivia • for Vice President: Aaron Roy Barriere
		Write-in; (Independent)	0	0.00%	Daniel Paul Zutler • for Vice President: Valerie M. Michaels • FEC P60007143
Total			1,924,149	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Class 3		Republican	Senator Rand Paul • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary 7 April 2015: "I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government."
	Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins)

		Republican	1,090,177	57.27%	Senator Rand Paul • 24 May 2013: Announced that he would seek re-election in 2016. 23 July 2013: Filed with the FEC to run the US Senate in 2016. 2 December 2014: Formally announced that he would seek re-election in 2016. 7 April 2015: "I am running for president to return our country to the principles of liberty and limited government." • FEC S0KY00156; 28 Nov 16; Tot $4,902,276; Dsb $7,250,052

		Democratic	813,246	42.72%	Lexington Mayor Jim P. Gray • FEC S6KY00120; 28 Nov 16; Tot $6,271,018; Dsb $6,235,234

		Write-in	36	0.00%	Billy Ray Wilson • FEC S0KY00255
		Write-in	6	0.00%	Angel Doss
Total			1,903,465	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (1 on General Election ballot, 4 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman James R. Comer • First elected in a Special and General Election 8 November 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • on General Election ballot
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 115th Congress

		Republican	216,959	72.56%	former Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer • FEC H6KY01110; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,152,745; Dsb $1,057,834

		Democratic	81,710	27.33%	Samuel Lewis "Sam" Gaskins • FEC H4KY01073; 28 Nov 16; Tot $14,625; Dsb $13,646

		Write-in	332	0.11%	Terry McIntosh • FEC H6KY01151
Total			299,001	100.00%
	Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (Republican), who was first elected in 1994 and re-elected through 2014, announced his retirement on 29 September 2015 amid an ethics investigation. 31 August 2016: Congressman Whitfield announced his resignation effective 6 September at 6pm. A special election, concurrent with the 8 November 2016 general election, will be called. 8 November 2016: Former Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer (Republican) won the Special and General Election.

Special Election - 114th Congress
CD 1 Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Special Election
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	209,810	72.19%	former Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer • FEC H6KY01110; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,152,745; Dsb $1,057,834

		Democratic	80,813	27.81%	Samuel Lewis "Sam" Gaskins • FEC H4KY01073; 28 Nov 16; Tot $14,625; Dsb $13,646
Total			290,623	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican	251,825	100.00%	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • FEC H8KY02031; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,729,236; Dsb $1,305,205
Total			251,825	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Democratic	212,401	63.50%	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • FEC H6KY03124; 28 Nov 16; Tot $690,555; Dsb $744,936

		Republican	122,093	36.50%	Harold Bratcher • FEC H6KY03173; 01 Oct 16; Tot $7,525; Dsb $4,680
Total			334,494	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas H. Massie • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected in special election to the 112th Congress and a concurrent regular election to the 113th Congress: 6 November 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	233,922	71.32%	Congressman Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 28 Nov 16; Tot $470,951; Dsb $387,566

		Democratic	94,065	28.68%	Calvin Sidle • FEC H6KY04106
Total			327,987	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 115th Congress

		Republican	221,242	100.00%	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • FEC H0KY05015; 28 Nov 16; Tot $1,333,171; Dsb $1,344,362
Total			221,242	100.00%

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2016 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Renominated - 17 May 2016 Primary
	Candidate list (2) - 115th Congress

		Republican	202,099	61.09%	Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • FEC H0KY06104; 28 Nov 16; Tot $2,585,980; Dsb $2,571,768

		Democratic	128,728	38.91%	Nancy Jo Kemper • FEC H6KY06127; 28 Nov 16; Tot $454,922; Dsb $448,851
Total			330,827	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Democratic	Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Democratic	Attorney General Andy Beshear • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Treasurer Allison Ball • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

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): 3 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• American Delta: 1 candidate
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Forefathers Party
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
	• Veterans Party of America: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 9 candidates
	• Unaffiliated: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 26 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.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.