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 28, 2014
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 12, 2014
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 24, 2014
Primary: May 20, 2014

This page was last updated on April 24, 2014

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
[ Steve Beshear (D)* - Term-Limited in 2015. ]
Jack Conway (D) - Attorney General & Ex-Deputy State Cabinet Secretary
Adam Edelen (D) - State Auditor Businessman & Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) - Secretary of State & Attorney
Crit Luallen (D) - Ex-State Auditor, Ex-State Cabinet Member & Ex-Congressional Aide
Dan Mongiardo (D) - Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-State Sen., Surgeon & '04 US Sen. Nominee
Greg Stumbo (D) - State House Speaker, Ex-Attorney General & '07 Lt. Gov. Candidate
James Comer (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Brett Guthrie (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen., Businessman & Army Veteran
Hal Heiner (R) - Ex-Louisville Metro Councilman, Real Estate Developer & Civil Engineer
Phil Moffett (R) - Telecommunications Management Firm Executive, Tea Party Activist & '11 Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2015.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jerry Abramson (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jack Conway (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Adam Edelen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
James Comer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Bevin (R) - Investment Executive, Army Veteran & Tea Party Activist
Brad Copas (R) - National Guard Officer & Iraq War Veteran
Chris Payne (R) - Party Promoter
Shawna Sterling (R) - Minister & Psychologist
Burrel Charles Farnsley (D) - Frequent Candidate
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) - Secretary of State & Attorney
Greg Leichty (D) - Ex-College Professor
Tom Recktenwald (D) - Businessman
David Patterson (Libertarian) - Police Officer
Ed Marksberry (Independent) - Building Contractor, USAF Veteran & 10 US Rep. Dem. Nominee

Rand Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.
Steve Beshear (D) - Governor, Ex-Lt. Governor, Ex-Attorney General & Ex-State Sen.
Cecil Pearson Jr. (D) - Farmer & Apprentice Auctioneer

U.S. CONGRESS:

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

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ron Leach (D) - Physician Assistant, Retired Army Officer & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
E. Ray Pierce (D) - Conservative Activist
Michael Macfarlane (R) - Physician & GOP Activist
Mark Gatton (Independent) - Residential Counselor & Ex-Reserve Police Offier

District 4:
Thomas Massie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Peter Newberry (D) - Attorney & '10 District Judge Candidate

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Ken Stepp (D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Billy Ray Wilson (D) - Retiree, Vietnam War Veteran, Anti-Zionist Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Elisabeth Jensen (D) - Non-Profit Education Group Founder/CEO
Geoffrey Young (D) - Retired State Employee & '12 State Rep. 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)