KENTUCKY

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 30, 2018 Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April , 2018 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October , 2018 Primary: May 22, 2018

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on March 26, 2018

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Matt Bevin (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rocky Adkins (D) - State House Minority Leader & Educator
Andy Beshear (D) - Attorney General & Son of Ex-Gov Steve Beshear

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2019.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jenean Hampton (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Adams (R) - State Elections Board Member, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Steve Knipper (R) - Ex-Erlanger CiUS ty Councilman, Lt Gov Chief of Staff & '15 Nominee
Carl Nett (R) - Ex-CIA Officer & Ex-Secret Service Agent

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Andy Beshear (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Allison Ball (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Mike Harmon (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Ryan Quarles (R)* - (Campaign Site)

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Mitch McConnell (R)*- (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2020.
Karl Das (R)
Steven Cox (D) - Drugstore Manager
Matt Jones (D) - Sports Radio Show Host

Rand Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
James Comer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Alonzo Pennington (D) - Musician
Paul Walker (D) - College Professor & Ex-US Forest Service Firefighter

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Hank Linderman (D) - Musician & Recording Engineer
Brian Pedigo (D) - Manufacturing Supervisor, Ex-Retail Store Manager & '00 Nominee
Rane Sessions (D) - Veterinary Assistant & Ex-PreK Teacher
Grant Short (D) - Businessman, Pilot, Community Activist & '16 US Sen. Candidate

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Craven (R)
Vickie Glisson (R) - Ex-State Health Secretary, Attorney & Businesswoman
Rhonda Palazzo (R) - Realtor

District 4:
Thomas Massie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Seth Hall (D) - IT Professional & Democratic Activist
Christina Lord (D) - Business Administrator
Patti Piatt (D) - Food Service Contractor
Joshua Neace (Amer Solidarity) - Blue Collar Worker
David Goodwin (Independent)

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Gerardo Serrano (R) - Farmer, Anti-Asset Forfeiture Activist & '14 State Rep. Candidate
Ken Stepp (D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Scott Sykes (D)  

District 6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chuck Eddy (R) - Customer Service Agent
Jim Gray (D) - Lexington Mayor, Businessman & '16 US Sen. Nominee
Theodore David Green (D)
Daniel Kemph (D) - Business Analyst
Amy McGrath (D) - Retired USMC Lt. Colonel, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & Ex-Congressional Aide
Reggie Thomas (D) - State Sen., College Professor & Attorney
Geoff Young (D) - Retired State Employee & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Kentucky
Kentucky Democratic Party
Green Party of Kentucky
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
Republican Party of Kentucky

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Kentucky Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Bluegrass Politics
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate Messenger
Elizabethtown News Enterprise
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
Kentucky Post (Covington)
Kentucky Standard (Bardstown)
Lexington Herald-Leader
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Eccentric Observer (Alternative)
Maysville Ledger-Independent
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Paducah Sun
PageOneKentucky.com
Princeton Times Leader
Winchester Sun

CN-2 Cable (Politics)
WBKO TV-13 (ABC - Bowling Green)
WKAG TV-43 (Independent - Hopkinsville)
Kentucky Educational Television (PBS - Lexington)
WKYT TV-27 (CBS - Lexington)
WLEX TV-18 (NBC - Lexington)
WTVQ TV-36 (ABC - Lexington)
WAVE TV-3 (NBC - Louisville)
WDRB TV-41 (FOX - Louisville)
WHAS TV-11 (ABC - Louisville)
WLKY TV-32 (CBS - Louisville)
WPSD TV-6 (NBC - Paducah)

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