The Green Papers: Kentucky 2024 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 21 May 2024
✓ General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Wednesday 8 November 2023 - Friday 6 September 2024 - Filing - President .
Friday 5 January 2024 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
Tuesday 21 May 2024 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly 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 4 June 2024 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
Tuesday 5 November 2024 - 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 
2020 Census:4,509,342 (1.46% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:8(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
Capital:Frankfort
 

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Kentucky State and Local Government

Kentucky 2024 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


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

No person shall file a statement of candidacy form for more than one public office during an election cycle.

Minor parties may hold conventions to nominate candidates.


Candidate Filings from the State Board of Elections.

President/Vice President petition from the State Board of Elections.

Election returns from the Kentucky State Board of Elections. 4 December 2024: Certified.

 
           

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.
Up for election in 2024
 Candidate list (6, 11 write-ins)
  Elected Republican 1,336,230 64.55% former President Donald John Trump
for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance
(8 Electoral Votes)
FEC P80001571; 08 Aug 24; Tot $29,134; Dsb $29,134
  Candidate Democratic 700,921 33.86% Vice President  Kamala Devi Harris
for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz
FEC P00009423; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,157,291,580; Dsb $1,157,326,016
  Candidate Independent 16,753 0.81% Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr.
for Vice President: Nicole Ann Shanahan
FEC P40011793; 25 Nov 24; Tot $65,903,335; Dsb $64,742,601
  Candidate Kentucky 7,538 0.36% former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein
for Vice President: Samson Komlan-LeBeau Kpadenou
FEC P20003984; 25 Nov 24; Tot $2,863,522; Dsb $2,388,099
  Candidate Libertarian 6,409 0.31% Chase Russell Oliver
for Vice President: Mike ter Maat
FEC P40011983; 25 Nov 24; Tot $475,004; Dsb $473,102
  Candidate Independent 1,014 0.05% Shiva Ayyadurai
for Vice President: Crystal Ellis
FEC P40012015; 25 Nov 24; Tot $167,260; Dsb $142,339
  Candidate Write-in; (American Solidarity) 610 0.03% Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member  Peter A. Sonski
for Vice President: Lauren Michelle Onak
FEC P40013724; 25 Nov 24; Tot $87,821; Dsb $83,178
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialism and Liberation) 390 0.02% Claudia De la Cruz
for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia

FEC P40015406; 25 Nov 24; Tot $387,646; Dsb $344,375
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent) 174 0.01% Cornel Ronald West
for Vice President: Melina Abdullah
FEC P40013708; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,381,252; Dsb $1,376,410
  Candidate Write-in 31 0.00% Jay J. Bowman
for Vice President: De D. Bowman
FEC P40020430; 25 Nov 24; Tot $8,302; Dsb $7,767
  Candidate Write-in 14 0.00% James D. Soderna
for Vice President: Matthew J. Trewhella
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Equality) 8 0.00% Joseph Kishore Tanniru
for Vice President: Jerry White
FEC P40019598; 25 Nov 24; Tot $59,512; Dsb $57,127
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% John Steven Cheng
for Vice President: Wayne Waligorski
Wayne Waligorski is from Cincinnati, OH 45236
  Candidate Write-in 4 0.00% Billy Kelley, Jr.
for Vice President: Jason Holdeman
also spelt Billy Kelly?
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican) 1 0.00% Cherunda Lynn Fox
for Vice President: Harlan McVay, Jr.
Harlan McVay Jr. is from Detroit, MI 48224.

FEC P60005303; 30 Sep 24; Tot $64,253; Dsb $64,253
  Candidate Write-in; (Unaffiliated) 0 0.00% André Ramon McNeil, Sr.
for Vice President: Roschelle McNeil
Roschelle McNeil St. Louis, MO 63117.

FEC P40015265
  Candidate Write-in 0 0.00% Future Madam Potus
for Vice President: Jessica Kennedy
Jessica Kennedy is from Crandall, Texas 75114

FEC P40021735
Total 2,070,101 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 118th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator  Mitch McConnell
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026
Open Seat - 28 February 2024: "I turned 82 last week. The end of my contributions are closer than I prefer ... this will be my last term as Republican leader of the Senate ... "
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Republican     Jacob D. Trimble
FEC S6KY00203
  Candidate Independent     Scott Micheal Duncan
FEC S6KY00195

Class 3 Republican Senator  Rand Paul
First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2016, 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

  Democratic Governor  Andy Beshear
First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027
The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027. Elected on a ticket with Governor; no separate Primary for Lt Gov from Gov

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Jacqueline Coleman
First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027
Open Seat

118th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Republican (5 Renominated);
1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  James R. Comer
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
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 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Elected Republican 252,534 74.71% Member of Congress  James R. Comer
FEC H6KY01110; 25 Nov 24; Tot $7,595,802; Dsb $5,431,654
  Candidate Democratic 85,494 25.29% Erin Marshall
FEC H4KY01081; 26 Nov 24; Tot $248,478; Dsb $248,478
Total 338,028 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2008
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Elected Republican 252,826 73.10% Member of Congress  Steven Brett "Brett" Guthrie
FEC H8KY02031; 25 Nov 24; Tot $3,805,864; Dsb $5,457,188
  Candidate Democratic 93,029 26.90% Hank Linderman
FEC H8KY02080; 25 Nov 24; Tot $41,068; Dsb $27,084
Total 345,855 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3
Seat up for regular election
Democratic Member of Congress  Morgan McGarvey
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2022.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2, 2 write-ins) - 119th Congress
  Elected Democratic 203,100 61.95% Member of Congress  Morgan McGarvey
FEC H2KY03206; 25 Nov 24; Tot $2,165,651; Dsb $1,105,089
  Candidate Republican 124,713 38.04% Michael Andrew "Mike" Craven
FEC H4KY03277 or H8KY03187

FEC H4KY03277
  Candidate Write-in 27 0.01% Daniel Cobble
FEC H2KY03248
  Candidate Write-in 24 0.01% Jared "Ja" Randall
FEC H4KY03269
Total 327,864 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Thomas H. Massie
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
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 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1, 1 write-in) - 119th Congress
  Elected Republican 278,386 99.60% Member of Congress  Thomas H. Massie
FEC H2KY04121; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,343,313; Dsb $637,298
  Candidate Write-in 1,131 0.40% Benjamin August Middendorf
FEC H4KY03293
Total 279,517 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 1980
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 ** Uncontested Race **
 Candidate list (1) - 119th Congress
  Elected Republican 261,407 100.00% Member of Congress  Harold Dallas "Hal" Rogers
FEC H0KY05015; 25 Nov 24; Tot $1,060,261; Dsb $787,107
Total 261,407 100.00%  

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6
Seat up for regular election
Republican Member of Congress  Garland "Andy" Barr
• Re-elected Tuesday 5 November 2024
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
Renominated
 Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress
  Elected Republican 220,883 63.40% Member of Congress  Garland "Andy" Barr
FEC H0KY06104; 25 Nov 24; Tot $4,937,875; Dsb $3,172,270
  Candidate Democratic 127,536 36.60% Maurice Randall "Randy" Cravens, II
FEC H2KY06217; 25 Nov 24; Tot $31,687; Dsb $20,366
Total 348,419 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Secretary of State  Michael G. Adams
First elected: 2019; re-elected: 2023.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027
Open Seat - At Term Limit

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Attorney General  Russell Coleman
First elected: 2023
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Treasurer  Mark H. Metcalf
First elected: 2023
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027

Auditor of Public Accounts  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Auditor of Public Accounts  Allison Ball
First elected: 2023
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027

Commissioner of Agriculture  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2023, 2027

  Republican Agriculture Commissioner  Jonathan Shell
First elected: 2023
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 2 November 2027
 

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, 5 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)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  American Solidarity: 1 candidate
  Justice Party
  Kentucky: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Right to Life
  Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
  Unity
Independents
  Independent: 4 candidates
  Unaffiliated: 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 14 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.


Links Links to other web sites

Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
  Kentucky Constitution.
Election Authority
  Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
  Kentucky Secretary of State - Elections
  State Board of Elections
Democratic
  Kentucky Democratic Party
Republican
  Republican Party of Kentucky
Third Party
  Justice Party of Kentucky
  Kentucky Green Party
  Kentucky Right to Life Association
  Libertarian Party of Kentucky
  The Unity Party of Kentucky
Media & others
  Bowling Green Daily News
  Central Kentucky News-Journal - Campbellsville
  Messenger-Inquirer - Owensboro
  Politics1.com - Kentucky
  State Journal - Frankfort
  The Advocate Messenger - Danville
  The Kentucky Post - Covington
  The Kentucky Standard - Bardstown
  The Paducah Sun - Paducah
  The Times Leader - Princeton
  The Vermont Cynic
  The Winchester Sun
  WAVE TV - NBC - Louisville
  WBKO TV - ABC - Bowling Green
  WHAS TV - ABC - Louisville
  WKYT & WYMT TV - CBS - Lexington
  WTVQ - ABC - Lexington

 


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