| The Green Papers: Kentucky 2020 General Election |
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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Primary (results delayed until 30 June): Tuesday 23 June 2020 ✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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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. 2020 Kentucky Election Schedule from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Candidate Filings from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. 16 March 2020: Due to the COVID-19 virus, state officials have moved the primaries from 19 May to 23 June. 23 June 2020 Primary results, results from a media source. Primary returns from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Election Ballots from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. 3 November 2020 returns from the Commonwealth of 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. | |||||
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| Candidate list (5, 11 write-ins) | |||||
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Republican | 1,326,646 | 62.09% | President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (8 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436 |
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Democratic | 772,474 | 36.15% | former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521 |
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Libertarian | 26,234 | 1.23% | Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521 |
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Independent | 6,483 | 0.30% | Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513 |
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Independent | 3,599 | 0.17% | Brock Jeffrey Pierce • for Vice President: Karla Marie Ballard • FEC P00016550; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,347,587; Dsb $6,315,486 |
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Write-in; (Green) | 716 | 0.03% | Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095 |
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Write-in; (American Solidarity) | 408 | 0.02% | Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771 |
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Write-in; (Peace And Freedom) | 98 | 0.00% | Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 43 | 0.00% | Mark Robert Charles • for Vice President: Adrian Wallace • FEC P00012039; 23 Nov 20; Tot $157,733; Dsb $155,506 |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 29 | 0.00% | Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeliah J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644 |
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Write-in; (Unaffiliated) | 20 | 0.00% | Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Andy Prior |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 9 | 0.00% | Shawn W. Howard • for Vice President: Alyssa C. Howard • FEC P00011189; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,386; Dsb $3,281 |
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Write-in; (Non Affiliated) | 7 | 0.00% | President R19 Boddie • for Vice President: Eric C. Stoneham • Filed as President R19 Boddie • FEC P00017202 |
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Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Timothy Allen Stevens • for Vice President: Susan Congleton Fletcher |
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Write-in; (Independent) | 1 | 0.00% | Kasey J. Wells • for Vice President: Rachel M. Wells • FEC P00007864; 14 Oct 20; Tot $10,625; Dsb $10,578 |
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Write-in | 0 | 0.00% | Mary Ruth Caro Simmons • for Vice President: Sherrie Dow |
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| Total | 2,136,768 | 100.00% | |||
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Mitch McConnell • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3, 5 write-ins) | |||||
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Republican | 1,233,315 | 57.76% | Senator Mitch McConnell • 4 August 2018: Announced that he will run for re-election in 2020. • FEC S2KY00012; 23 Nov 20; Tot $64,117,184; Dsb $57,188,492 |
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Democratic | 816,257 | 38.23% | Amy McGrath • FEC S0KY00339; 23 Nov 20; Tot $96,303,369; Dsb $92,577,099 |
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Libertarian | 85,386 | 4.00% | Stephen Bradley "Brad" Barron • FEC S0KY00396; 30 Jun 20; Tot $112,187; Dsb $16,601 |
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Write-in; (Republican) | 70 | 0.00% | Paul John Frangedakis • 23 June 2020: Lost the Republican Primary. Now running as a write-in. • FEC S0KY00347 |
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Write-in | 18 | 0.00% | Daniel Cobble | |
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Write-in | 9 | 0.00% | Randall Lee "Randy" Teegarden • FEC S0KY00529 |
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Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Harold H. "Hal" Fitzpatrick | |
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Write-in | 1 | 0.00% | Demetra Jefferson Wysinger | |
| Total | 2,135,057 | 100.00% | |||
| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Rand Paul • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Andy Beshear • First elected: 2019 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman • First elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| 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 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated) | |||||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress James R. Comer • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 246,329 | 74.99% | Member of Congress James R. Comer • FEC H6KY01110; 23 Nov 20; Tot $740,257; Dsb $492,558 |
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Democratic | 82,141 | 25.01% | James Rhodes • FEC H0KY01071 |
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| Total | 328,470 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Republican | Member of Congress Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4, 1 write-in) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 255,735 | 70.96% | Member of Congress Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • FEC H8KY02031; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,423,665; Dsb $1,516,289 |
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Democratic | 94,643 | 26.26% | Hank Linderman • FEC H8KY02080; 31 Dec 20; Tot $93,388; Dsb $71,122 |
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Libertarian | 7,588 | 2.11% | Robert Lee Perry • FEC H0KY02095; 31 Dec 20; Tot $12,798; Dsb $7,825 |
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Populist | 2,431 | 0.67% | Lewis Carter • FEC H0KY02129 |
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Write-in | 2 | 0.00% | Poet J. Tribble • FEC H0KY02103 |
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| Total | 360,399 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress John A. Yarmuth • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | 230,672 | 62.67% | Member of Congress John A. Yarmuth • FEC H6KY03124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $663,290; Dsb $688,468 |
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Republican | 137,425 | 37.33% | Rhonda Raye Palazzo • FEC H0KY03259; 31 Dec 20; Tot $46,602; Dsb $46,126 |
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| Total | 368,097 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 |
Republican | Member of Congress Thomas H. Massie • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 256,613 | 67.09% | Member of Congress Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,454,326; Dsb $1,522,567 |
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Democratic | 125,896 | 32.91% | Alexandra Owensby • FEC H0KY04117; 14 Oct 20; Tot $156,234; Dsb $106,419 |
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| Total | 382,509 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 |
Republican | Member of Congress Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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Republican | 250,914 | 84.21% | Member of Congress Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • FEC H0KY05015; 23 Nov 20; Tot $670,157; Dsb $792,698 |
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Democratic | 47,056 | 15.79% | Matthew Ryan Best • FEC H0KY05155 |
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| Total | 297,970 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 |
Republican | Member of Congress Garland "Andy" Barr • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 216,948 | 57.33% | Member of Congress Garland "Andy" Barr • FEC H0KY06104; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,584,264; Dsb $4,304,688 |
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Democratic | 155,011 | 40.96% | Josh Hicks • FEC H0KY06179; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,992,971; Dsb $2,980,477 |
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Libertarian | 6,491 | 1.72% | Frank Harris • FEC H8KY06222 |
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| Total | 378,450 | 100.00% | |||
| 16 June 2020: Eleanor Carol Leavell Barr, 39, wife of Member of Congress Andy Barr, died suddenly at home in Lexington. | |||||
| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Michael G. Adams • First elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Daniel Cameron • First elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Allison Ball • First elected: 2015, re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles • First elected: 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2023 |
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| 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, 8 candidates | |
| • Republican: 12 incumbents, 9 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): 1 candidate | |
| • Libertarian: 4 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • American Solidarity: 1 candidate | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Peace And Freedom: 1 candidate | |
| • Populist: 1 candidate | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • Independent: 6 candidates | |
| • Non Affiliated: 1 candidate | |
| • Unaffiliated: 1 candidate | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Write-in: 17 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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