| The Green Papers: Kentucky 2017 General Election |
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Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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27 January 2017: HB 81 and SB 52 have been introduced to move elections for statewide executive offices from the odd year prior to a Presidential election year to Presidential election years. Statewide offices up for election in 2019 would have 5 year terms (to 2024). After that, there would be no statewide off year elections. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Mitch McConnell • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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| Candidate list (2) | |||||
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Democratic | Steven Jewell Isom Cox • FEC S0KY00271 |
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Republican | Karl Das • FEC S0KY00263 |
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| 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: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit. |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| 115th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Congressman James R. Comer • First elected in a Special [re: 6 September 2016 resignation of Congressman Wayne Edward "Ed" Whitfield (Republican)] and General Election: 8 November 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Samuel Lewis "Sam" Gaskins • FEC H8KY01066 |
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Republican | Congressman James R. Comer • FEC H6KY01110; 30 Sep 17; Tot $262,665; Dsb $144,673 |
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| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Republican | Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Brian Pedigo | |||
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Democratic | Grant Short • FEC H8KY02072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $110; Dsb $3 |
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Republican | Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • FEC H8KY02031; 30 Sep 17; Tot $744,241; Dsb $470,222 |
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| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Democratic | Congressman John A. Yarmuth • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Congressman John A. Yarmuth • FEC H6KY03124; 30 Sep 17; Tot $100,501; Dsb $230,959 |
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| Incumbent - 115th 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 regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Christina Lord | |||
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Democratic | Sayre Christian O'Cull • FEC H8KY04128; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1; Dsb $0 |
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Republican | Congressman Thomas H. Massie • FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 17; Tot $100,839; Dsb $71,201 |
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American Solidarity | Joshua Matthias Neace • 2 July 2017: Filed termination report with the FEC. • FEC H8KY04136 |
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| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 | Republican | Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • FEC H0KY05015; 30 Sep 17; Tot $328,134; Dsb $369,199 |
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Republican | Gerardo Serrano | |||
| Incumbent - 115th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 | Republican | Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 |
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| Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Lexington Mayor James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC H8KY06172 |
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Democratic | Theodore David Green | |||
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Democratic | Amy McGrath • FEC H8KY06164; 30 Sep 17; Tot $807,126; Dsb $255,575 |
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Democratic | state Senator Reginald Leonard "Reggie" Thomas • FEC H8KY06156; 30 Sep 17; Tot $147,035; Dsb $68,741 |
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Democratic | Geoffrey M. "Geoff" Young • FEC H4KY06163; 30 Sep 17; Tot $479; Dsb $944 |
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Republican | Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,082,822; Dsb $252,344 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Andy Beshear • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Allison Ball • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 |
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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, 12 candidates | |
| • Republican: 12 incumbents, 7 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • American Solidarity: 1 candidate | |
| 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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