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ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): January 2022
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 2022
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 2022
Primary: June 2022
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Italics = Potential Candidate
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This
page was last updated on February 23, 2021
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Andy Beshear (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ralph Alvarado (R) - State Sen., Physician & '19 Lt Gov Nominee
Allison Ball (R) - State Treasurer & Attorney
Daniel Cameron (R) - Attorney General & Ex-Congressional Aide
Matt Castlen (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
James Comer (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Agriculture Commissioner & '15 Candidate
Kelly Craft (R) - Ex-US Ambassador to the United Nations & Businesswoman
Mike Harmon (R) - State Auditor, Ex-State Rep. & '11 Lt Gov Candidate
Alan Keck (R) - Somerset Mayor & Sports Agent
Savannah Maddox (R) - State Rep., Farmer & GOP Activist
Chris McDaniel (R) - State Sen., Concrete Contractor & '15 Lt Gov Candidate
Ryan Quarles (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner & Ex-State Rep.
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:
Rand
Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Charles Booker (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & '20 Candidate
Rex Chapman (D) - Retired Pro Basketball Player & College Basketball Broadcaster
Christian Motley (D) - Ex-Obama WH Aide, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '20 City Council Candidate
David Biery (I) - Pastor, Businessman & Conservative Activist

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site) - (Senate Leadership Site) - Next Election in 2026.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
James Comer (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
District
2:
Brett Guthrie (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
William Compton (D) - Plum Springs City Commissioner & Music Teacher
Hank Linderman (D) - Musician, Recording Engineer & '18/'20 Nominee

District
3:
John
Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Attica Scott (D) - State Rep. & Ex-Louisville Metro Councilwoman
Rhonda Palazzo (R) - Realtor, Trump Campaign Activist & '18/'20 Candidate
District
4:
Thomas Massie (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Claire Wirth (R) - Investor

District
5:
Hal Rogers
(R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gerardo Serrano (R) - Farmer, Anti-Civil Forfeiture Activist & Frequent Candidate
Billy Hibbitts (D) - Nonprofit Executive, Estimator, Progressive Activist & '20 Candidate
District
6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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)
Unity Party of Kentucky (U)
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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