KENTUCKY

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 10, 2020 Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): April 1, 2020 Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 23, 2020 Primary: June 23, 2020

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

This page was last updated on June 4, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

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

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:

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site) - (Senate Leadership Site)
Nick Alsager (R) - Farmer, Ex-Democrat & Frequent Candidate
Wendell Crow (R) - Aircraft Mechanic
Paul Frangedakis (R) - Chiropractor
Louis Grider (R) - Truck Driver, Iraq War Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Naren James (R) - Stanford City Councilman & Physician
Kenneth Lowndes (R)
C. Wesley Morgan (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Jimmy Ausbrooks (D) - Mental Health Counselor
Charles Booker (D) - State Rep., Nonprofit Group Executive & Attorney
Mike Broihier (D) - Retired USMC Officer, Farmer & Ex-Newspaper Editor
Maggie Jo Hilliard (D) - Attorney & Artist
Andrew Maynard (D)
Amy McGrath (D) - Retired USMC Lt Col, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & '18 US Rep Nominee
Eric Rothmuller (D) - Marketing Consultant & Sanders Campaign Activists
John Sharpensteen (D) - Maintenance Technician & '10 Hart County Judge/Exec Nominee
Bennie J. Smith (D) - Musician, Event Planner & Truck Driver
Mary Ann Tobin (D) - Ex-State Auditor, Ex-State Rep., Wildlife Sanctuary Owner & Banker
Brad Barron (L) - Businessman & Farmer
Derek Petteys (REF) - Flooring Contractor
Alyssa Dara McDowell (I) - Frequent Candidate

Rand Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
James Comer (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Rhodes (D) - Retiree & Disabled Army Veteran

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Kathleen Free (R)
Hank Linderman (D) - Musician, Recording Engineer & '18 Nominee
Robert Perry (L) - Software Engineer & Libertarian Activist
Lewis Carter (Populist)
Poet Tribble (Write-In)

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Craven (R) - Retired Auto Worker, Community Activist & '18 Candidate
Waymen Eddings (R) - Businessman & Community Activist
Rhonda Palazzo (R) - Realtor & '18 Candidate  

District 4:
Thomas Massie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Todd McMurtry (R) - Attorney
Shannon Fabert (D) - Business Consultant & Democratic Activist
Alexandra Owensby (D) - Nurse Practitioner

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Gerardo Serrano (R) - Farmer, '18 Candidate & '14 State Rep. Candidate
Matthew Best (D)
Billy Hibbitts (I) - Nonprofit Group Execiutive & Progressive Activist

District 6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chuck Eddy (R) - Retired Soft Drink Company Manager
Geoff Young (R) - Retired State Employee & Frequent Candidate
Josh Hicks (D) - Attorney, Ex-Police Officer, USMC Veteran & '18 St Rep Nominee
Daniel Kemph (D) - Business Analyst & '18 Candidate
Frank Harris (L) - Systems Engineer, Uber Driver & '18 Nominee

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)

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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