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.

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

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 29, 2008
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 12, 2008
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 24, 2008
Primary: May 20, 2008

This page was last updated on May 6, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

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

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2011.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Dan Mongiardo (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
C.M. "Trey" Grayson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jack Conway (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Crit Luallen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSONER:
Richie Farmer (R)*

U.S. SENATOR:

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Daniel Essek (R) - Truck Driver
Mike Cassaro (D) - Physician & Attorney
Greg Fischer (D) - Businessman
Bruce Lunsford (D) - Health Care Executive, Ex-State Commerce Secrerary & '03/'07 Governor Candidate
James Rice (D)
Ken Stepp (D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & '06 US Rep. Nominee
David Williams (D) - Retiree & Frequent Candidate
David Wylie (D) - Ex-Postal Worker & Ex-State Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Member
Larry Forgy (Independent) - Attorney & '95 Governor Nominee

Jim Bunning (R)* - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ed Whitfield (R)*
Heather Ryan (D) - Ex-Non Profit Group Director, Navy Veteran & Democratic Activist

District 2:
[ Ron Lewis (R)* - Retiring in 2008. ]
S. Brett Guthrie (R) - State Sen., Businessman & Army Veteran
David Boswell (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep. & '87 Lt. Governor Candidate
Reid Haire (D) - Daviess County Judge-Executive

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob DeVore Jr. (R) - UPS Employee
Corley Everett (R) - Property Manager, Ex-Louisville Council Aide & Frequent Candidate
Anne Northup (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Rep. & '07 Governor Candidate

District 4:
Geoff Davis (R)* - (Campaign Site)
G.E. Puckett (R) - Fundraising Contractor
Warren Stone (R) - Kenton County Constable & Construction Contractor
Michael Kelley (D) - Physician

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Jim Holbert (Independent) - Helicopter Pilot & Army Veteran

District 6:
A.B. "Ben" Chandler III (D)*
Jon Larson (R) - Attorney, Army Veteran & '07 Attorney General Candidate
Tony McCurdy (R) - Businessman

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Kentucky
Kentucky Democratic Party
Green Party of Kentucky
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
Republican Party of Kentucky

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Kentucky Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

BluegrassReport.org (Politics)
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate Messenger
Elizabethtown News Enterprise
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
KentuckyDems.com
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
PoliticsKY
Pol Watchers
Princeton Times Leader
Winchester Sun

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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