However, there were three gubernatorial races, state legislative elections in four states, numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and a variety of local offices on the ballot. Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial. Realclear politics kentucky 2003 gubernatorial election. Gop wins kentucky governors race in top state election. This document shows results, sorted by office, congressional district and party, for the 1998 gubernatorial primary election.
Returns show republican robert goforth defeated democrat kelly smith on tuesday. The kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2011 was held on tuesday, november 8, 2011, following a primary election on may 17, 2011. Republican wins special election in kentucky house. Republican matt bevin wins kentucky governors race wsj. Who would be the strongest kentucky democrat in a statewide election.
Compiled pdf files containing all elections filings for each office are available for download below. A brief history of kentucky democratic gubernatorial primaries. Results on this page are updated automatically as they become available. The incumbent, republican william oconnell bradley, was termlimited and unable to seek re election. This document shows results, sorted by office, congressional district and party, for the 1998 gubernatorial general election. Kentucky, medicaid expansion and babylon 5 aca signups. Heres what bothers me about kentuckys election crooks. Im focused on reforms that will crack down on tax incentives to corporations that dont.
Matt bevin conceded to democratic archnemesis andy beshear on thursday, putting an end to kentuckys bitterly fought governors race and. Cheves of the lexington heraldleader about the jawdropping cognitive dissonance found in the kentucky gubernatorial election a couple of weeks ago. From abortion to kentucky retirement system, see how the governor candidates andy beshear. Andy beshear, the democrat, has won the governors race, according to the associated press. Sitecollectiondocumentselection%20statisticsturnout1996200099gen. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. Kentucky and mississippi held their general elections on november 4. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd. Sabato and kyle kondik, sabatos crystal ball october 1st, 2015. He said there should be casinos at some of the tracks and a few freestanding locations along the borders of the state. Here are the views of the 6 candidates for kentucky governor on a range of issues. This seat is up for election on 18 may 2004 primary for november general election, and 2 november 2004 for a two year term beginning january 2005. Covid19 alert for the latest information on the novel coronavirus in kentucky, please visit kycovid19.
The secretary of state is kentuckys chief election official and the filing official for all candidates seeking an office to be voted for by the electors of more than one county, members of congress, members of the general assembly and of the court of justice. Winning candidates have this check mark next to their name. Democrats lost one of their last bastions in the american south on tuesday as businessman matt bevin was elected only the second republican governor of kentucky in the past 40 years bevin edged. Democrat picks up seat in special election for kentucky. Detailed statelevel election results in the state of kentucky for the 1999 gubernatorial general election. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store.
Mitch mcconnell last year and has vowed to eliminate the states obamacare programs, orchestrated a remarkable political. The 1999 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 9, 1999, for the post of governor of kentucky. Three sets of results were released one for each partys primary and a general election sample. Elections and referendums, an ongoing effort to improve the quality of, expand upon and create new articles relating to elections, electoral reform and other aspects of democratic decisionmaking. Realclearpolitics election 2015 kentucky governor bevin vs. A week after kentuckys gubernatorial contest ended with gop incumbent gov.
Politicos live kentucky election results, dates and analysis, includes 2014 midterm races for senate, house, governor and key ballot measures. Each pdf will contain filings for one or more candidates. Kentuckys gubernatorial race finally over as bevin concedes. Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019. His lieutenant governor, daniel mongiardo, ran for and lost the. Stay informed about elections, frankfort, kentucky legislature, mitch mcconnell, rand paul and john yarmuth from the courierjournal and. The incumbent, republican william oconnell bradley.
The latest government and politics news from kentucky. Patton defeated republican nominee peppy martin to win a second term. Where andy beshear and matt bevin stand on key issues. If it was october 2020 and the democratic presidential candidate was campaigning in kentucky, a democratic gubernatorial candidate would probably take a short. Particular interest is given to the history of the lemocratic party and the split which occurred in it at the turn of the. Runswitchharper polling kentucky governor election poll.
Im focused on reforms that will crack down on tax incentives to corporations that dont pay a. The general election was ugly, with both candidates repeatedly impugning the others integrity and conway repeatedly blitzing bevin with. View complete coverage and results for the kentucky gubernatorial race in the 2014 midterm elections. At the time, kentucky and virginia were the only states that prohibited their governors from serving immediate successive terms. May 26 is the last date to register to vote in the june 23 primary election. The 1899 kentucky gubernatorial election was held on november 7, 1899, to choose the 33rd governor of kentucky. The 2019 kentucky governors election will be primarily a referendum on bevin.
After loosing the 17 february special election to democrat ben chandler, republican alice forgy kerr withdrew from the 18 may primary and endorsed state senator tom buford. Beshear appears to be in the lead, but its unclear how big that lead really is and whether a democrat can even still win a general election in a. Headlines and video, candidates positions on the issues, fundraising totals, states to watch news and analysis, and a unique. To save money, the special election is set for the same day as the 6 november 2012 general election. Kentucky counties with highest medicaid rates backed matt bevin, who plans to cut medicaid. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd years to presidential years passes senate. Until kentuckys 2015 gubernatorial race, democrats held most major statewide offices, and the gop had won the governorship only once in. Welcome to the kentucky state board of elections our mission is to provide secure, accessible, and convenient elections to all kentuckians.
The 1999 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 9, 1999, for the post of. Below, look at the winner and margin of victory in the state, and. Jack conway is poised to post the best showing by a kentucky democratic candidate in a contested gubernatorial primary in state history. Since 1992, there had been 11 years of trifecta control of the state out of 28. The first report focused on the kentucky republican gubernatorial primary. Beginning in early 2007, field strategies developed and executed the first modern democratic coordinated campaign in kentucky. The courierjournal has compiled election results for the 2015 general elections.
Recanvass in kentucky governor raceelection day count showed. Kentucky candidates for governor, state reps and congress senators house of representatives. You can register if you will be 18 years old by election day november 3, 2020, are a u. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd years to presidential years. Latest on the 2012 kentucky elections from the politics team. The 2019 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of kentucky. Kentucky elections results 19901999 state board of. He defeated peppy martin and gatewood galbraith in the general election. For months weve argued that kentuckys increasing lean toward the republican party and the states antipathy toward president barack obama gave businessman matt bevin, the republican nominee, a generic edge in the open kentucky. Beshear d first won election in 2007 and won reelection in 2011. The winner will serve for the remainder of the term ending in january 20. Matt bevin, the controversial kentuckian who attempted to dethrone sen. Read news and political analyisis and follow the race to elect the governor of kentucky.
Democrat picks up seat in special election for kentucky legislature. Fears losing an opportunity in kentucky governors race. Tonight, i think we showed this country that in kentucky, we can disagree with each other while still respecting one another, beshear said. The 2007 kentucky gubernatorial race marks beshears return to the public sector. Runswitch pr and harper polling survey of the kentucky governor election. Ap republicans have held on to an eastern kentucky state house seat in a special election. Republican matt bevin concedes to democrat andy beshear. Republican kentucky governor matt bevin conceded the gubernatorial race to democrat andy beshear in frankfort, ky. Voters in kentucky have picked the winning candidate in election cycles since 1972. After a contentious and chaotic nominating convention at the music hall in louisville, the democratic party chose state senator william goebel as its nominee. Throughout his campaign, beshear has said he would support a constitutional amendment to allow limited expanded gaming in kentucky. The 1995 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 7, 1995.
Matt bevin may have won kentuckys republican primary for governor on. Kentucky elects businessman as second republican governor. Kentucky gubernatorial elections, 1792present ballotpedia. If he does prove to be a disaster, any democrat on the list could beat him with the right conditions, and i dont. United states gubernatorial elections were held in three states in october and november 1999. The 1999 united states elections, which were held on tuesday, november 2, were offyear elections in which no members of the congress were standing for election. Secretary of state trey grayson talks about the youtube and pbs video your vote initiative and helpful election resources such as vote. Incumbent governor brereton jones was not eligible to run for a second term due to term limits established by the kentucky constitution, creating an open seat. Andy beshear grew up in fayette, franklin, and clark counties and graduated from henry clay high school.
Its not as if we havent seen malfeasance at the voting machines before in 2011. Andy beshear declared a stunning victory in kentuckys governor race but incumbent matt bevin hasnt conceded. The governors race in kentucky and a schoolfunding battle in mississippi are among the top races tuesday in what otherwise is a relatively lowkey, offyear election cycle. It was the first time that the election was held since the kentucky general assembly changed its term limits law in 1992, allowing patton to run again and leaving virginia as. Republican matt bevin won a bitterly fought race for kentucky governor tuesday, handing the gop a coveted seat that extends its hold on the south and imperiling the states closely watched.