KENTUCKY

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 10, 2020 Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 1, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 23, 2020 Primary: June 23, 2020

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

This page was last updated on September 22, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Andy Beshear (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2023.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jacqueline Coleman (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Michael Adams (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Daniel Cameron (R)* - (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) - (Senate Leadership Site)
Amy McGrath (D) - Retired USMC Lt Col, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & '18 US Rep Nominee
Brad Barron (L) - Businessman & Farmer
Daniel Cobble (WI) - Litigant-Activist
Paul Frangedakis (WI) - Chiropractor
Randy Teegarden (WI) - HVAC Contractor

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
James Comer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Rhodes (D) - Retiree & Disabled Army Veteran

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Hank Linderman (D) - Musician, Recording Engineer & '18 Nominee
Robert Perry (L) - Software Engineer & Libertarian Activist
Lewis Carter (Populist) - Office Worker & USMC Veteran
Poet Tribble (WI) - Pastor

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rhonda Palazzo (R) - Realtor & '18 Candidate  

District 4:
Thomas Massie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Alexandra Owensby (D) - Nurse Practitioner

District 5:
Hal Rogers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Matthew Ryan Best (D) - Social Entrepreneur

District 6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Josh Hicks (D) - Attorney, Ex-Police Officer, USMC Veteran & '18 St Rep Nominee
Frank Harris (L) - Systems Engineer, Uber Driver & '18 Nominee

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Kentucky (C)
Kentucky Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Kentucky (G)
Libertarian Party of Kentucky (L)
Reform Party of Kentucky (REF)
Republican Party of Kentucky (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

State Board of Elections

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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