KENTUCKY
Your
complete directory of Kentucky candidates for Governor, United
State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state
political parties ... the official state election office ... and
state news sources.
"Your
handicapping of likely candidates is remarkably accurate. In fact,
if I want to verify a rumor, I often check Politics1 first. Maintaining
the inside scoop for all 50 states is quite a feat ... Other Secretaries
of State and state election directors have expressed similar sentiments."
-- Secretary of State John Y. Brown III (2002)

ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 6, 2023
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 3, 2023
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 27, 2023
Primary: May 16, 2023
General: November 7, 2023
Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 5, 2024
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 3, 2024
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 25, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024
|
CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First) |
This
page was last updated on May 30, 2023
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note:
Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in
the general election.)
Andy Beshear (D)* - (Campaign Site)
& Jacqueline Coleman (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Cameron (R) - Attorney General & Ex-Congressional Aide
& Runningmate Not Yet Named (R)
Brian Fishback (WI) - Financial Planner
& Bill Fishback (WI) - Home Builder, Retired Court Deputy, Army Veteran & '18 St Rep Candidate
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections
in 2023.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Jacqueline Coleman (D)*
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
Michael Adams (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Buddy Wheatley (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Retired Covington Fire Chief
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
[ Daniel Cameron (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2023. ]
Russell Coleman (R) - Ex-US Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-FBI Agent
Pam Stevenson (D) - State Rep., Attorney & Retired USAF Colonel
STATE
TREASURER:
[ Allison Ball (R)* - Candidate for State Auditor in 2023. ]
Mark Metcalf (R) - Garrand County Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Michael Bowman (D) - Bank Manger, '19 Nominee & '18 Co Clerk Candidate

STATE
AUDITOR:
[ Mike Harmon (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2023. ]
Allison Ball (R) - State Treasurer & Attorney
Kim Reeder (D) - Attorney
STATE
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
[ Ryan Quarles (R)* - Candidate for Governor in 2023. ]
Jonathan Shell (R) - Ex-State House Majority Leader & Farmer
Sierra Enlow (D) - Economic Development Consultant & Democratic Activist

KENTUCKY
LEGISLATURE:
State House
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site) - (Senate Leadership Site) - Next Election in 2026.
Michael Adams (R) - Secretary of State, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Andy Barr (R) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Aider
Daniel Cameron (R) - Attorney General & Ex-Congressional Aide
Kelly Craft (R) - Ex-US Ambassador to the United Nations & Businesswoman
Brett Guthrie (R) - Congressman, Ex-State Sen & Businessman
Thomas Massie (R) - Congressman & Ex-Lewis County Judge-Executive

Rand
Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.
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 & '22 Candidate

District
3:
Morgan McGarvey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
District
4:
Thomas Massie (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Matt Lehman (D) - Pharmaceutical Executive, Consultant & '22 Nominee

District
5:
Hal Rogers
(R)* - (Campaign Site)
Dana Edwards (R) - Surgeon
David Kraftchak (R) - Airline Pilot & Flight Instructor
Steve Mazur (R) - Truck Driver, Ex-Construction Worker, MAGA Activist & '22 Candidate
Rich Van Dam (R) - Physician & '22 Candidate
District
6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Randy Cravens (D) - IT Major Incident Manager & '22 Candidate
Geoff Young (D) - Retired State Employee & Frequent Candidate

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution Party
of Kentucky (C)
Kentucky Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Kentucky (G)
Libertarian Party of Kentucky (L)
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:
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate-Messenger
Elizabethtown News
Enterprise
Frankfort State Journal
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
Jewish Louisville Community Newspaper
Kentucky Fried Politics
Kentucky Standard (Bardstown)
Kentucky Today (Baptist)
Lexington Herald-Leader
Link NKy
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Eccentric Observer / LEO Weekly
(Alternative)
Maysville Ledger-Independent
Northern Kentucky Tribune
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Paducah Sun
Princeton
Times Leader
The Record (Catholic)
Winchester Sun

KET - Kentucky Educational Television
(PBS)
Louisville Public Media (PBS / NPR)
Spectrum News 1 - Kentucky
WBKO TV-13 (ABC - Bowling Green)
WLEX TV-18 (NBC - Lexington)
WKYT TV-27 (CBS - Lexington)
WTVQ TV-36 (ABC - Lexington)
WDKY TV-56 (FOX - 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)
WFPL Public Radio (NPR - Louisville)

HELP
MAKE POLITICS1 COMPLETE!! IF
YOU KNOW OF A CANDIDATE MISSING FROM OUR LISTS, PLEASE . |
|