Kentucky Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
(Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets.)
[ Andy Beshear (D)* - Term-Limited in 2027. ]
Rocky Adkins (D) - Ex-State House Minority Leader, Gubernatorial Aide & '19 Candidate
Jacqueline Coleman (D) - Lt Governor, Educator & Nonprofit Group Founder
Allison Ball (R) - State Auditor, Ex-State Treasurer & Attorney
Stan Cave (R) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Gubernatorial Chief of Staff & Attorney
James Comer (R) - Congressman, Ex-Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-St Rep & '15 Candidate
Jay Corman (R) - Railroad Executive & '20 St Rep Candidate
Rick Hardin (R) - Commonwealth's Attorney
Savannah Maddox (R) - State Rep. & '23 Candidate
Thomas Massie (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Lewis County Judge-Executive & Engineer
Nate Morris (R) - Ambassador, Businessman & '26 US Sen Candidate
Damon Thayer (R) - Ex-State Senate Majority Leader & Marketing Firm Owner
Geary Cooney (I) - Warehouse Worker, Iraq War Veteran & Felon
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2027.
Lieutenant Governor
[ Jacqueline Coleman (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2027. ]
Secretary of State
[ Michael Adams (R)* - Term-Limited in 2027. ]
Mike Harmon (R) - Ex-State Auditor, Ex-State Rep. & '23 Gov Candidate
Nick Wilson (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Attorney General
State Treasurer
State Auditor
State Agriculture Commissioner
STATE LEGISLATURE
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2026:
Andy Barr (R) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
Ed Gallrein (R) - Retired Navy SEAL Officer, Farmer & '24 St Sen Candidate
DISTRICT 5
District 6
Political Parties
Constitution Party
of Kentucky (C)
Kentucky Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Kentucky (G)
The Kentucky Party (K)
Libertarian Party of Kentucky (L)
Republican Party of Kentucky (R)
Unity Party of Kentucky (U)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
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 Lantern
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)