Kentucky 2013 General Election

The Green Papers: Kentucky 2013 General Election

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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Frankfort

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Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^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		Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes • FEC S4KY00091; 30 Sep 13; Tot $2,527,348; Dsb $562,755
		Democratic		Victor "Vic" Privett • FEC S4KY00117; 15 Oct 13; Tot $420; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Steve Schonberg • FEC S4KY00083

		Republican		Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • FEC S4KY00109; 30 Sep 13; Tot $822,020; Dsb $657,480
		Republican		Joshua Pike Mather • FEC S4KY00075
		*Republican*		*Senator Mitch McConnell* • FEC S2KY00012; 30 Sep 13; Tot $6,302,210; Dsb $3,921,101
		Republican		Roger Thoney • FEC S0KY00198; 30 Sep 13; Tot $3,900; Dsb $5,451

		Libertarian		David Patterson

		Independent		Warren Edward "Ed" Marksberry • 23 September 2013: Switched from Democratic to Independent. • FEC S4KY00067

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

		Democratic		Cecil Weldon Pearson, Jr. • FEC S6KY00096

		*Republican*		*Senator Rand Paul* • 24 May 2013: Announced that he would seek re-election in 2016. • FEC S0KY00156

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. • 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

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield* • FEC H4KY01040; 30 Sep 13; Tot $723,656; Dsb $436,827

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		Ronald Allen "Ron" Leach • FEC H4KY02089; 30 Sep 13; Tot $38,827; Dsb $36,192

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie* • FEC H8KY02031; 30 Sep 13; Tot $780,468; Dsb $373,615

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican		Michael Macfarlane • FEC H4KY03210

		Independent		Mark A. Gatton • FEC H4KY03228

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman 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 election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Thomas H. Massie* • FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 13; Tot $261,027; Dsb $211,791

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers* • FEC H0KY05015; 30 Sep 13; Tot $408,752; Dsb $406,593

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic		Michael Coblenz • FEC H4KY06148; 30 Sep 13; Tot $8,206; Dsb $2,500
		Democratic		Elisabeth Jensen • FEC H4KY06130; 30 Sep 13; Tot $125,958; Dsb $46,020
		~~Democratic~~		~~Joseph E. "Joe" Palumbo - apparently not a candidate~~ • 8 November 2013: Withdrew • FEC H4KY06155; 30 Sep 13; Tot $145,838; Dsb $37,011
		Democratic		Geoffrey "Geoff" Young

		*Republican*		*Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr* • FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 13; Tot $1,036,917; Dsb $291,447

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 • 1 July 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.

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): 7 incumbents, 8 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 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.