Kentucky 2003 Off Year Election

The Green Papers: Kentucky 2003 Off Year Election

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Kentucky
Primary: Tuesday 20 May 2003
General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2003

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)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,993,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	2,556,815
Capital:	Frankfort
Tuesday 20 May 2003 polls close 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 4 November 2003 polls close 6:00p EST (2300 UTC) / 6:00p CST (0000 UTC). Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CST [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

Commonwealth of KENTUCKY
General Election

Tuesday 4 November 2003

polls close: 6 PM local time (2300 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Eastern Standard Time; 0000 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Central Standard Time)

offices up for election Statewide:

Governor/Lieutenant Governor (as a ticket): Ernie Fletcher/Stephen Pence (Republicans) elected
Secretary of State: C.M. "Trey" Grayson (Republican) elected
Attorney General: Gregory Stumbo (Democrat) elected
Treasurer: Jonathan Miller (Democrat) re-elected
Auditor of Public Accounts: Crit Luallen (Democrat) elected
Commissioner of Agriculture: Richie Farmer (Republican) elected

Governor-elect Fletcher will be sworn 9 December 2003. The 6th District election to replace the Mr. Fletcher's open seat could take place by the end of January.



Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

	Democrat	Governor Paul Patton • First elected: 1995; re-elected; 1999 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor. • Open Chair - at term limit
	Democrat	A.B. "Ben" Chandler • Lt. Governor: Charlie Owen
	Republican	Congressman Ernie Fletcher • Lt. Governor: Stephen B. Pence [NOTE: original candidate for Lt.Governor Hunter Bates was found by judicial order of 26 March 2003 to not have met the constitutional residency requirements to serve in this office; Pence was named the replacement candidate running with Congressman Fletcher in the 20 May 2003 Primary]
	Write-In	Stacy C. Abner • Lt. Governor: Harvey Carroll, Jr.
	Write-In	Jeffrey Loren Hillebrandt • Lt. Governor: Margarita Nancy Hillebrandt

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

	Democrat	Stephen L. Henry • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

	Democrat	John Y. Brown, III • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
	Democrat	Russ Maple
	Republican	C. M. "Trey" Grayson

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

	Democrat	A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
	Democrat	Gregory D. Stumbo
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith
	Republican	Jack D. Wood

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

	Democrat	Jonathan Miller • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2003 • First elected: 1999; re-elected: 2003 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
	Democrat	Jonathan Miller
	Republican	Adam Koenig

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

	Democrat	Edward B. "Ed" Hatchett, Jr. • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
	Democrat	Crit Luallen
	Republican	Linda Greenwell

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 1999, 2003

	Democrat	Billy Ray Smith • First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2003
	Democrat	Alice Woods Baesler
	Republican	Richie Farmer

Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 108^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Republican	Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3	Republican	Senator Jim Bunning • First elected: 1998 [also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

108^th House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2002, 2004. No Term Limit. 108^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republicans (4 Undetermined, 1 Open); 1 Democrat (1 Undetermined)

CD 1	Republican	Congressman Edward Whitfield • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 2	Republican	Congressman Ron Lewis • First elected: in Special Election, 24 May 1994, re: death of Congressman William Natcher, 29 March 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 3	Republican	Congressman Anne Meagher Northup • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 4	Democrat	Congressman Ken Lucas • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 5	Republican	Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004

CD 6	Republican	Congressman Ernest "Ernie" Fletcher • First elected: 1998 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004 • Open Seat - Congressman Fletcher was elected Governor on 4 November 2003.

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Commonwealth of KENTUCKYGeneral Election

Tuesday 4 November 2003

polls close: 6 PM local time (2300 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Eastern Standard Time; 0000 UTC re: those portions of the Commonwealth observing Central Standard Time)

Commonwealth of KENTUCKY
General Election