Kentucky 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Kentucky 2012 General Election

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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 22 May 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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)
2000 Census:	4,049,431	(1.44% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
Capital:	Frankfort
Tuesday 22 May 2012 polling hours 6:00a EDT (1000 UTC) / 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 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 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 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a EST (1100 UTC) / 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 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 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.

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Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

22 May 2012 primary returns from an official source.

6 November 2012 General Election Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 general election returns and special election returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. 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.


		Republican	1,087,190	60.49%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (8 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	679,370	37.80%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Independent	6,872	0.38%	Randall A. Terry • Vice President: Missy Reilly Smith • FEC P20002424; 26 Nov 12; Tot $485,868; Dsb $466,394

		Libertarian	17,063	0.95%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	6,337	0.35%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Write-in; (Constitution)	245	0.01%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
		Write-in	60	0.00%	former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
		Write-in	37	0.00%	Richard Austin Duncan • Vice President: Ricky Johnson • FEC P20005252
		Write-in; (America's Party)	30	0.00%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • Vice President: Jonathan D. "J.D." Ellis • FEC P20005260
		Write-in; (Socialist Equality)	4	0.00%	Jerome S. "Jerry" White • Vice-President: Phyllis Scherrer • FEC P20004677; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,854; Dsb $18,854
		Write-in	2	0.00%	Stephen Gaylord Durham • Vice President: Christina López. Freedom Socialist • FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
		Write-in	1	0.00%	Louis Todd House • Vice President: Suzanne Dudgeon House
		Write-in; (Democratic)	1	0.00%	Dennis Jerome Knill • Vice President: David Gilder • FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
		Write-in; (Democratic)	0	0.00%	Keith Russell Judd • Vice President: Dorne Smith • FEC P60003530; 06 Nov 12; Tot $5,000; Dsb $5,000
		Write-in; (Republican)	0	0.00%	Erin Kent Magee • Vice President: William Thomas Harney • FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
		Write-in	0	0.00%	Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich • Vice President: Allen R. "Al" Farnham
Total			1,797,212	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

		Democratic			Ed Marksberry

Class 3		Republican	Senator Rand Paul • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Steven L. "Steve" Beshear • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At Term Limit

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Jerry E. Abramson • First elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (3 Renominated, 1 Undetermined); 2 Democratic (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	199,956	69.63%	Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield • FEC H4KY01040; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,906,461; Dsb $1,366,547

		Democratic	87,199	30.37%	Charles Kendall Hatchett • FEC H4KY01016
Total			287,155	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	181,508	64.30%	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • FEC H8KY02031; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,564,037; Dsb $993,699

		Democratic	89,541	31.72%	David Lynn Williams • FEC H2KY02083

		Independent	6,304	2.23%	Andrew Robert Beacham • FEC H2KY02117; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,710; Dsb $2,036

		Libertarian	4,914	1.74%	Craig Robert Astor • FEC H2KY02109
Total			282,267	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	206,385	63.96%	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • FEC H6KY03124; 26 Nov 12; Tot $999,188; Dsb $706,101

		Republican	111,452	34.54%	Scott Brooks Wicker, Jr. • FEC H0KY03226; 26 Nov 12; Tot $39,462; Dsb $43,117

		Independent	4,819	1.49%	Robert L. "Bob" DeVore, Jr. • FEC H2KY03164
Total			322,656	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Thomas H. Massie • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic	104,734	34.98%	William R. "Bill" Adkins • FEC H2KY04139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $130,786; Dsb $157,884

		Republican	186,036	62.13%	former Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,059,946; Dsb $937,919

		Independent	8,674	2.90%	David Lewis • FEC H2KY04188
Total			299,444	100.00%
	15 December 2011: Congressman Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis announces his retirement. 31 July 2012: Congressman Geoffrey C. "Geoff" Davis, who was first elected in 2004, resigned from Congress stating "Recently, a family health issue has developed that will demand significantly more of my time to assist. As a result, I cannot continue to effectively fulfill my obligations to both my office and my family. Family must and will come first." 17 August 2012: Pursuant to KRS 118.720, Governor Steve Beshear issued a proclamation calling for an election to fill the vacant seat. To save money, the special election is set for the same day as the 6 November 2012 General Election. The winner will serve for the remainder of the term ending in January 2013. 6 November 2012: former Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas H. Massie (Republican) wins the Special Election.

Special Election - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4 {map} Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Special Election

		Republican	174,087	59.89%	former Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,059,946; Dsb $937,919

		Democratic	106,597	36.67%	William R. "Bill" Adkins • FEC H2KY04139; 26 Nov 12; Tot $130,786; Dsb $157,884

		Independent	9,987	3.44%	David Lewis • FEC H2KY04188
Total			290,671	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	195,408	77.90%	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • FEC H0KY05015; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,530,127; Dsb $1,274,398

		Democratic	55,447	22.10%	Kenneth Stephenson Stepp • FEC H6KY05111; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,407; Dsb $1,393
Total			250,855	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III • First elected 17 February 2004 in a special election, replacing Congressman Ernie Fletcher [Republican], who resigned on 9 December 2003, having been elected Governor of Kentucky. Elected to a first full term: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 22 May 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	153,222	50.57%	Garland "Andy" Barr • FEC H0KY06104; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,133,375; Dsb $2,121,252

		Democratic	141,438	46.68%	Congressman A.B. "Ben" Chandler, III • FEC H4KY06072; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,395,340; Dsb $2,515,237

		Independent	8,340	2.75%	Randolph S. Vance • FEC H2KY06167
Total			303,000	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Democratic	Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes • First elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Democratic	Attorney General John William "Jack" Conway • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Democratic	Treasurer L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Democratic	Auditor of Public Accounts Adam H. Edelen • First elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner James R. Comer • First elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 3 November 2015

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
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• America's Party: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 6 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 11 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.

"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.