| The Green Papers: Kentucky 2023 General Election |
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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Primary: Tuesday 16 May 2023 ✓ General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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The primary is for the Democratic and Republican parties. If the nomination is uncontested, the candidate does not appear on the primary ballot. No person shall file a statement of candidacy form for more than one public office during an election cycle. 2023 Election Calendars from the State Board of Elections. Candidate Filings from the State Board of Elections. 16 May 2023 Primary returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source. 7 November 2023 General Election General Election Returns from an official source. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (2) | |||||
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Republican | Senator Mitch McConnell • FEC S2KY00012 |
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Independent | Scott Micheal Duncan • FEC S6KY00195 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Rand Paul • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
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Democratic | Governor Andy Beshear • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2023 • First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Democratic | 694,482 | 52.53% | Governor Andy Beshear • for Lieutenant Governor: Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman |
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Republican | 627,457 | 47.46% | Attorney General Daniel Cameron • for Lieutenant Governor: Robert M. "Robby" Mills • 10 May 2022: Candidate for Governor in 2023. |
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Write-in | 82 | 0.01% | Brian Fishback • for Lieutenant Governor: William "Bill" Fishback |
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| Total | 1,322,021 | 100.00% | |||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov | |||||
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Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman • First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| 118th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress James R. Comer • First elected in a Special [re: 6 September 2016 resignation of Member of Congress Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (Republican)] and General Election: 8 November 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress James R. Comer • FEC H6KY01110; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,137,020; Dsb $1,448,589 |
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| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Republican | Member of Congress Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Plum Springs City Commissioner William Dakota Compton • FEC H2KY02125; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,152; Dsb $594 |
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Democratic | Hank Linderman • FEC H8KY02080; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $2,639 |
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| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Democratic | Member of Congress Morgan McGarvey • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Morgan McGarvey • FEC H2KY03206; 30 Sep 23; Tot $655,738; Dsb $286,048 |
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Democratic | Jared Randall | |||
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Democratic | Geoffrey M. "Geoff" Young • FEC H4KY03251 |
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| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress 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 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Matthew "Matt" Lehman • FEC H2KY04212; 30 Sep 23; Tot $2,807; Dsb $8,770 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 23; Tot $177,071; Dsb $154,173 |
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| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 | Republican | Member of Congress Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (5) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Dana Phillip Edwards • FEC H4KY05025; 30 Sep 23; Tot $82,143; Dsb $71,015 |
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Republican | David Edmund "Krafty" Kraftchak, Jr. • FEC H4KY05041 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • FEC H0KY05015; 30 Sep 23; Tot $268,572; Dsb $183,848 |
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Republican | Richard Jacob "Rich" Van Dam • FEC H2KY05151; 30 Sep 23; Tot $0; Dsb $0 |
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Independent | Stephan "Steve" Mazur • FEC H4KY05033 |
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| Incumbent - 118th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 | Republican | Member of Congress Garland "Andy" Barr • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 119th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Maurice Randall "Randy" Cravens, II • FEC H2KY06217; 30 Sep 23; Tot $270; Dsb $2,233 |
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Democratic | Jonathan Richardson | |||
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Republican | Member of Congress Garland "Andy" Barr • FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 23; Tot $1,492,573; Dsb $520,026 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
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Republican | Secretary of State Michael G. Adams • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2023 • First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Republican | 785,237 | 60.60% | Secretary of State Michael G. Adams • 5 August 2022: Running for re-election. |
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Democratic | 510,090 | 39.36% | former state Representative Charles "Buddy" Wheatley | |
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Write-in; (Libertarian) | 517 | 0.04% | Kenneth C. Moellman, Jr. | |
| Total | 1,295,844 | 100.00% | |||
| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
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Republican | Attorney General Daniel Cameron • First elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • Open Seat - 11 May 2022: Candidate for Governor in 2023. 16 May 2023: Received his party's Gubernatorial nomination. 7 November 2023: Lost the Gubernatorial General Election. |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) ** | |||||
| Candidate list (2) | |||||
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Republican | 752,692 | 58.01% | Russell Coleman | |
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Democratic | 544,748 | 41.99% | state Representative Pamela "Pam" Stevenson | |
| Total | 1,297,440 | 100.00% | |||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
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Republican | Treasurer Allison Ball • First elected: 2015, re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. Running for state Auditor in 2023. 16 May 2023: Received her party's nomination for state Auditor. 7 November 2023: Won the state Auditor General Election. |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) ** | |||||
| Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) | |||||
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Republican | 735,522 | 57.23% | Garrand County Attorney Mark H. Metcalf | |
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Democratic | 549,461 | 42.76% | Michael Bowman | |
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Write-in | 155 | 0.01% | Robert Perry | |
| Total | 1,285,138 | 100.00% | |||
| Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
Open |
Republican | Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • Open Seat - At Term Limit. 12 July 2021: Candidate for Governor in 2022. 16 May 2023: Did not receive his party's nomination for Governor. |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) ** | |||||
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Republican | 783,217 | 60.75% | Treasurer Allison Ball • At Term Limit as Treasurer |
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Democratic | 505,924 | 39.25% | Kimberley "Kim" Reeder | |
| Total | 1,289,141 | 100.00% | |||
| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
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Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles • First elected: 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • Open Seat - At Term Limit 2 May 2022: Candidate for Governor in 2023. 16 May 2023: Did not receive his party's nomination for Governor. |
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| ** Open Office (no incumbent) ** | |||||
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Republican | 763,468 | 59.37% | former state Representative Jonathan Shell | |
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Democratic | 522,521 | 40.63% | Sierra J. Enlow | |
| Total | 1,285,989 | 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, 14 candidates | |
| • Republican: 12 incumbents, 14 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: 1 candidate | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 2 candidates | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Write-in: 3 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. |
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