KENTUCKY

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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 27, 2015
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 1, 2015
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 23, 2015
Primary: May 19, 2015

This page was last updated on February 23, 2015

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
[ Steve Beshear (D)* - Term-Limited in 2015. ]
& [ Crit Luallen (D)* - Retiring in 2015. ]

Jack Conway (D) - Attorney General, Ex-Deputy State Cabinet Secretary & '10 US Sen. Nominee
& Sannie Overly (D) - State Rep. & Attorney

Geoff Young (D) - Retired State Official, Economist, '14 US Rep. Candidate & '12 State Rep. Nominee
& Johnathan Masters (D)

Matt Bevin (R) - Investment Executive, Army Veteran, Tea Party Activist & '14 US Sen. Candidate
& Jenean Hampton (R) - Tea Party Activist & '14 State Rep. Candidate

James Comer (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
& Chris McDaniel (R) - State Sen., Concrete Contractor & Army Veteran

Hal Heiner (R) - Ex-Louisville Metro Councilman, Real Estate Developer & Civil Engineer
& K.C. Crosbie (R) - Ex-Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilwoman & '11 State Treasurer Nominee

Will T. Scott (R) - Ex-Supreme Court Justice, Ex-Circuit Judge & Vietnam War Veteran & '88/'90 US Rep. Nominee
& Rodney Coffey (R) - Ex-Menifee County Sheriff & Navy Veteran

Drew Curtis (Independent) - Website Publisher & Businessman
& Heather Curtis (Independent) - Businesswoman, Psychologist & Wife of Drew Curtis

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2015.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Lovett (D) - Pre-Trial Officer
Steve Knipper (R) - Ex-Erlanger City Councilman & Health Care Project Manager

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Jack Conway (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2015. ]
Andy Beshear (D) - Attorney, Community Activist & Son of Gov. Steve Beshear
Mike Hogan (R) - Lawrence County Attorney
Whitney Westerfield (R) - State Sen. & Attorney

STATE TREASURER:
[ L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach (D)* - Term-Limited in 2015. ]
Neville Blakemore (D) - Businessman & '06 Louisville Metro Council Nominee
Jim Glenn (D) - State Rep., College Professor & Economist
Daniel Grossberg (D) - Jefferson County Commissioner, Realtor & Democratic Activist
Richard Henderson (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Jeffersonville Mayor & Businessman
Rick Nelson (D) - State Rep. & Retired Teacher
Allison Ball (R) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & GOP Activist
Kenny Imes (R) - State Rep. & Funeral Director
Jon Larson (R) - Ex-Fayette County Judge-Executive, Attorney & Army Veteran

STATE AUDITOR:
Adam Edelen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Harmon (R) - State Rep., Insurance Agent & '11 Lt. Gov. Candidate

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
[ James Comer (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2015. ]
Richard Heath (R) - State Rep. & Building Supply Company Owner
Ryan Quarles (R) - State Rep., Attorney & Farmer
Jean-Marie Lawson Spann (D) - Agricultural Marketing Executive, Radio Show Host & Democratic Activist

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Rand Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chris Payne (R) - Party Promoter & '14 Candidate
Steve Beshear (D) - Governor, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-Attorney General & Ex-State Sen.
Adam Edelen (D) - State Auditor, Ex-State Homeland Security Director & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Greg Fischer (D) - Louisville Mayor, Businessman & '08 Candidate
Cecil Pearson Jr. (D) - Farmer & Apprentice Auctioneer

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2020.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ed Whitfield (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Hatchett (D) - Auctioneer, Farmer & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Thomas Massie (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Ken Stepp (D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Elisabeth Jensen (D) - Non-Profit Education Group Founder/CEO & '14 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

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

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Kentucky Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

BluegrassReport.org (Politics)
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate Messenger
Elizabethtown News Enterprise
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
KentuckyDems.com
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
PoliticsKY
Pol Watchers
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)