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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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