The Green Papers: Kentucky 2004 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special Election House CD 6: Tuesday 17 February 2004
Primary: Tuesday 18 May 2004
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Electoral Votes:8(1.49% of 538)
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 17 February 2004 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 EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EST.
Tuesday 18 May 2004 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 2 November 2004 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 EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 PM EST.
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2004 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Democrats   Republicans   Third Parties

           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2000, 2004. 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 States: Details.
Up for election in 2004
  Elected Republican 1,069,439 59.55% President George W. Bush
(8 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Richard "Dick" Cheney
Renominated by Convention - 2 September 2004
  Candidate Democrat 712,733 39.69% Senator John Kerry
Vice President: Senator John Edwards
  Candidate Independent 8,856 0.49% Ralph Nader
Vice President: Peter Miguel Camejo
  Candidate Libertarian 2,619 0.15% Michael Badnarik
Vice President: Richard V. Campagna
  Candidate Constitution 2,213 0.12% Michael Anthony Peroutka
Vice President: Chuck Baldwin
Total 1,795,860 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 108th 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
Seat up for election
  Republican   Senator Jim Bunning
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2004.
[also served in U.S. House-elected: 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 Primary
  Elected Republican 873,507 50.66% Senator Jim Bunning
  Candidate Democrat 850,855 49.34% Daniel Mongiardo
Total 1,724,362 100.00%  

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

    Republican   Governor Ernie Fletcher
First elected: 2003
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007
The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

    Republican   Lieutenant Governor Stephen B. Pence
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

108th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2004, 2006. No Term Limit. 108th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
4 Republicans (4 Renominated);
2 Democrats (1 Open, 1 Renominated)

CD 1
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Edward Whitfield
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 - Primary
  Elected Republican 175,972 67.32% Congressman Edward Whitfield
  Candidate Democrat 85,229 32.61% Billy R. Cartwright
  Candidate Write-In 186 0.07% Tom Barlow
Total 261,387 100.00%  

CD 2
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Ron Lewis
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
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
Renominated - 18 May 2004 - Primary
  Elected Republican 185,394 67.92% Congressman Ron Lewis
  Candidate Democrat 87,585 32.08% Adam Smith
Total 272,979 100.00%  

CD 3
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 - Primary
  Elected Republican 197,736 60.26% Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
  Candidate Democrat 124,040 37.80% Tony Miller
  Candidate Libertarian 6,363 1.94% George C. Dick
  Candidate Write-In 15 0.00% Corley Everett
Total 328,154 100.00%  

CD 4
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman Ken Lucas
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Open Seat - 24 November 2003: Congressman Lucas announced he will not seek re-election in 2004.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 160,982 54.40% Geoff Davis
  Candidate Democrat 129,876 43.89% Nick Clooney
  Candidate Independent 5,069 1.71% Michael E. Slider
Total 295,927 100.00%  

CD 5
Seat up for election
  Republican   Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
First elected: 1980
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Republican 177,579 100.00% Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
Total 177,579 100.00%  

CD 6
Seat up for election
  Democrat   Congressman A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2004
Elected 17 February 2004, replacing Congressman Ernie Fletcher [Republican], who resigned on 9 December 2003, having been elected Governor of Kentucky.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2004
Renominated - 18 May 2004 - Primary
  Elected Democrat 175,355 58.60% Congressman A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III
  Candidate Republican 119,716 40.01% Tom Buford
  Candidate Constitution 2,388 0.80% Stacy Abner
  Candidate Libertarian 1,758 0.59% Mark Gailey
Total 299,217 100.00%  
 

This seat is up for election on 18 May 2004 (primary for November General Election), and 2 November 2004 (for a two year term beginning January 2005).

19 February 2004 update: After loosing the 17 February special election to Democrat Ben Chandler, Republican Alice Forgy Kerr withdrew from the 18 May primary and endorsed State Senator Tom Buford.

17 February 2004 Special Election: Democrat and former Attorney General A. B. "Ben" Chandler, III (winner); Mark Gailey (Libertarian); State Senator Alice Forgy Kerr (Republican).


Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Republican   Secretary of State C. M. "Trey" Grayson
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Attorney General Gregory D. Stumbo
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Treasurer Jonathan Miller
First elected: 1999, re-elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Democrat   Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2003, 2007

    Republican   Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer
First elected: 2003
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2007

 


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