The Green Papers: Kentucky 2019 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2019
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Tuesday 29 January 2019 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
Tuesday 21 May 2019 - 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 5 November 2019 - General Election . 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 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


27 January 2017: HB 81 and SB 52 have been introduced to move elections for statewide executive offices from the odd year prior to a Presidential election year to Presidential election years. Statewide offices up for election in 2019 would have 5 year terms (to 2024). After that, there would be no statewide off year elections.

The primary is for the Democratic and Republican parties. If the nomination is uncontested, the candidate does not appear on the primary ballot.


2019 Kentucky Election Calendar from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Candidate Filings and Sample Election Ballots for the May 2019 Primary from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

21 May 2019: Primary Election results from a media source.

5 November 2019: General Election Returns from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections and General Election results from a Media source.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th 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
 Candidate list (15)
  Candidate Democratic     Jimmy C. Ausbrooks
FEC S0KY00313
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Charles Booker
  Candidate Democratic     Michael George "Mike" Broihier
FEC S0KY00321; 30 Sep 19; Tot $62,555; Dsb $54,346
  Candidate Democratic     Steven Jewell Isom Cox
FEC S0KY00271; 30 Jun 19; Tot $4,786; Dsb $4,278
  Candidate Democratic     Kevin Elliott
FEC S0KY00305
  Candidate Democratic     Andrew J. Maynard
FEC S0KY00289
  Candidate Democratic     Amy McGrath
FEC S0KY00339; 30 Sep 19; Tot $10,754,096; Dsb $4,000,663
  Candidate Democratic     Loretta Babalmoradi Noble
FEC S0KY00362
  Candidate Democratic     Eric Rothmuller
FEC S0KY00388; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,050; Dsb $31
  Candidate Democratic     Bennie J. Smith
FEC S0KY00354
  Candidate Republican     Paul John Frangedakis
FEC S0KY00347
  Candidate Republican     Louis Cleveland Grider, Jr.
  Candidate Republican     Senator Mitch McConnell
4 August 2018: Announced that he will run for re-election in 2020.

FEC S2KY00012; 30 Sep 19; Tot $7,522,917; Dsb $2,110,474
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Clinton Wesley "Wes" Morgan
FEC S0KY00297; 30 Sep 19; Tot $21,744; Dsb $20,143
  Candidate Libertarian     Stephen Bradley "Brad" Barron
FEC S0KY00396

Class 3 Republican Senator Rand Paul
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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

Chair up for regular election 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.
Renominated
 Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins)
  Elected Democratic 709,577 49.19% Attorney General Andy Beshear
for Lieutenant Governor: Jacqueline Coleman
  Candidate Republican 704,388 48.83% Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin
for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Ralph A. Alvarado

25 August 2018: Announced he would run for re-election.
5 November 2019: Governor Bevin states he will not concede.
6 November 2019: This result is being challenged. There will be a recanvass on 14 November.
14 November 2019: Conceded.
  Candidate Libertarian 28,425 1.97% John Hicks
for Lieutenant Governor: Ann Cormican
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Amy Husk
for Lieutenant Governor: Samir Hazboun
  Candidate Write-in     Blackii Effing Whyte
for Lieutenant Governor: Douglas G. Estridge
Total 1,442,390 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Republican Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton
First elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Open Seat - 25 January 2019: Governor Matt Bevin announced that he would run for re-election with Ralph Alvarado as his running mate.

116th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 Republican Congressman James R. Comer
First elected in a Special [re: 6 September 2016 resignation of Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (Republican)] and General Election: 8 November 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman James R. Comer
FEC H6KY01110; 30 Sep 19; Tot $273,483; Dsb $158,909

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 Republican Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Congressman John A. Yarmuth
First elected: 2006
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman John A. Yarmuth
FEC H6KY03124; 30 Sep 19; Tot $184,928; Dsb $188,053

Incumbent - 116th 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 regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Shannon Fabert
FEC H0KY04125
  Candidate Democratic     Alexandra Owensby
FEC H0KY04117; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,730; Dsb $1,166
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas H. Massie
FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 19; Tot $121,104; Dsb $104,370

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
First elected: 1980
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Independent     William Robert "Billy" Hibbitts
FEC H0KY05148

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6 Republican Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Josh Hicks
FEC H0KY06179; 30 Sep 19; Tot $121,074; Dsb $36,302
  Candidate Democratic     Daniel Kemph
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr
FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,426,107; Dsb $360,201
  Candidate Republican     Chuck Eddy
  Candidate Republican     Geoffrey M. "Geoff" Young
FEC H4KY06163

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes
First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Open Seat
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 746,275 52.26% state Elections Board Member Michael G. Adams
  Candidate Democratic 681,763 47.74% Deputy State Veterans Affairs Commissioner Heather French Henry
Total 1,428,038 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election
Open
Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear
First elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Open Seat - 9 July 2018: Candidate for Governor in 2019.
21 May 2019: Won his primary for Governor.
16 November 2019: Won election for Governor.
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 822,932 57.75% Daniel Cameron
  Candidate Democratic 602,004 42.25% Gregory D. Stumbo
Total 1,424,936 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

Seat up for regular election Republican Treasurer Allison Ball
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019
First elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Renominated
 Candidate list (2)
  Elected Republican 855,720 60.66% Treasurer Allison Ball
  Candidate Democratic 555,013 39.34% Michael Bowman
Total 1,410,733 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election Republican Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019
First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Renominated
 Candidate list (3)
  Elected Republican 779,327 55.65% Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon
  Candidate Democratic 574,561 41.03% Sheri Donahue
  Candidate Libertarian 46,549 3.32% Kyle Hugenberg
Total 1,400,437 100.00%  

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

Seat up for regular election Republican Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019
First elected: 2015
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019
Renominated
 Candidate list (3)
  Elected Republican 820,971 58.21% Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles
  Candidate Democratic 544,872 38.63% former Scott County School Boardmember Robert Haley Conway
  Candidate Libertarian 44,584 3.16% Joshua "Josh" Gilpin
Total 1,410,427 100.00%  
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 3 incumbents, 21 candidates
  Republican: 12 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Justice Party
  Right to Life
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 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.

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.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Kentucky Constitution.
Election Authority
  Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
  Kentucky Secretary of State - Elections
  State Board of Elections
Democratic
  Kentucky Democratic Party
Republican
  Republican Party of Kentucky
Third Party
  Justice Party of Kentucky
  Kentucky Green 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
  Messenger-Inquirer - Owensboro
  Page One - Politics in Kentucky
  Politics1.com - Kentucky
  State Journal - Frankfort
  The Advocate Messenger - Danville
  The Kentucky Post - Covington
  The Kentucky Standard - Bardstown
  The Ledger Independent - Maysville
  The Ledger Independent - Maysville
  The Paducah Sun - Paducah
  The Times Leader - Princeton
  The Vermont Cynic
  The Winchester Sun
  WAVE TV - NBC - Louisville
  WBKO TV - ABC - Bowling Green
  WHAS TV - ABC - Louisville
  WKYT & WYMT TV - CBS - Lexington
  WTVQ - ABC - Lexington

 


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