Kentucky 2019 General Election

The Green Papers: Kentucky 2019 General Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2019. Find 2020 elections here.

Flag images courtesy of The World Flag Database. Copyright http://www.flags.net/

Kentucky
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2019
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2019

✓ Tuesday 29 January 2019 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 21 May 2019 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EDT (1000-2200 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CDT (1100-2300 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 5 November 2019 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-6:00p EST (1100-2300 UTC) / 6:00a-6:00p CST (1200-0000 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.

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

Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Marianas Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virgin Islands Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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.

The primary is for the Democratic and Republican parties. If the nomination is uncontested, the candidate does not appear on the primary ballot.

2019 Kentucky Election Calendar from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Candidate Filings and Sample Election Ballots for the May 2019 Primary from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections.

21 May 2019: Primary Election results from a media source.

5 November 2019: General Election Returns from the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections and General Election results from a Media source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th 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
	Candidate list (15)

		Democratic			Jimmy C. Ausbrooks • FEC S0KY00313
		Democratic			state Representative Charles Booker
		Democratic			Michael George "Mike" Broihier • FEC S0KY00321; 30 Sep 19; Tot $62,555; Dsb $54,346
		Democratic			Steven Jewell Isom Cox • FEC S0KY00271; 30 Jun 19; Tot $4,786; Dsb $4,278
		Democratic			Kevin Elliott • FEC S0KY00305
		Democratic			Andrew J. Maynard • FEC S0KY00289
		Democratic			Amy McGrath • FEC S0KY00339; 30 Sep 19; Tot $10,754,096; Dsb $4,000,663
		Democratic			Loretta Babalmoradi Noble • FEC S0KY00362
		Democratic			Eric Rothmuller • FEC S0KY00388; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,050; Dsb $31
		Democratic			Bennie J. Smith • FEC S0KY00354

		Republican			Paul John Frangedakis • FEC S0KY00347
		Republican			Louis Cleveland Grider, Jr.
		*Republican*			*Senator Mitch McConnell* • 4 August 2018: Announced that he will run for re-election in 2020. • FEC S2KY00012; 30 Sep 19; Tot $7,522,917; Dsb $2,110,474
		Republican			former state Representative Clinton Wesley "Wes" Morgan • FEC S0KY00297; 30 Sep 19; Tot $21,744; Dsb $20,143

		Libertarian			Stephen Bradley "Brad" Barron • FEC S0KY00396

Class 3		Republican	Senator Rand Paul • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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. • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	709,577	49.19%	Attorney General Andy Beshear • for Lieutenant Governor: Jacqueline Coleman

		Republican	704,388	48.83%	Governor Matthew Griswold "Matt" Bevin • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Ralph A. Alvarado • 25 August 2018: Announced he would run for re-election. 5 November 2019: Governor Bevin states he will not concede. 6 November 2019: This result is being challenged. There will be a recanvass on 14 November. 14 November 2019: Conceded.

		Libertarian	28,425	1.97%	John Hicks • for Lieutenant Governor: Ann Cormican

		Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Amy Husk • for Lieutenant Governor: Samir Hazboun
		Write-in			Blackii Effing Whyte • for Lieutenant Governor: Douglas G. Estridge
Total			1,442,390	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

Open		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Jenean Hampton • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Open Seat - 25 January 2019: Governor Matt Bevin announced that he would run for re-election with Ralph Alvarado as his running mate.

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th 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 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman James R. Comer* • FEC H6KY01110; 30 Sep 19; Tot $273,483; Dsb $158,909

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman John A. Yarmuth • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman John A. Yarmuth* • FEC H6KY03124; 30 Sep 19; Tot $184,928; Dsb $188,053

Incumbent - 116th 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 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Shannon Fabert • FEC H0KY04125
		Democratic			Alexandra Owensby • FEC H0KY04117; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,730; Dsb $1,166

		*Republican*			*Congressman Thomas H. Massie* • FEC H2KY04121; 30 Sep 19; Tot $121,104; Dsb $104,370

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers • First elected: 1980 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		Independent			William Robert "Billy" Hibbitts • FEC H0KY05148

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		Democratic			Josh Hicks • FEC H0KY06179; 30 Sep 19; Tot $121,074; Dsb $36,302
		Democratic			Daniel Kemph

		*Republican*			*Congressman Garland "Andy" Barr* • FEC H0KY06104; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,426,107; Dsb $360,201
		Republican			Chuck Eddy
		Republican			Geoffrey M. "Geoff" Young • FEC H4KY06163

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

Open		Democratic	Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Open Seat
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	746,275	52.26%	state Elections Board Member Michael G. Adams

		Democratic	681,763	47.74%	Deputy State Veterans Affairs Commissioner Heather French Henry
Total			1,428,038	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

Open		Democratic	Attorney General Andy Beshear • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Open Seat - 9 July 2018: Candidate for Governor in 2019. 21 May 2019: Won his primary for Governor. 16 November 2019: Won election for Governor.
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	822,932	57.75%	Daniel Cameron

		Democratic	602,004	42.25%	Gregory D. Stumbo
Total			1,424,936	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Treasurer Allison Ball • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	855,720	60.66%	Treasurer Allison Ball

		Democratic	555,013	39.34%	Michael Bowman
Total			1,410,733	100.00%

Auditor of Public Accounts 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019 • First elected: 2011; re-elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	779,327	55.65%	Auditor of Public Accounts Mike Harmon

		Democratic	574,561	41.03%	Sheri Donahue

		Libertarian	46,549	3.32%	Kyle Hugenberg
Total			1,400,437	100.00%

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles • Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2019 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican	820,971	58.21%	Agriculture Commissioner Ryan F. Quarles

		Democratic	544,872	38.63%	former Scott County School Boardmember Robert Haley Conway

		Libertarian	44,584	3.16%	Joshua "Josh" Gilpin
Total			1,410,427	100.00%

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, 21 candidates
	• Republican: 12 incumbents, 15 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.
	• Libertarian: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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.

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.