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ELECTION
CALENDAR:
Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 5, 2024
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): June 4, 2024
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 25, 2024
Primary: May 21, 2024
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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
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Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
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This
page was last updated on October 15, 2024
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
[ Andy Beshear (D)* - Term-Limited in 2027. ]
Jacqueline Coleman (D) - Lt Governor, Educator & Nonprofit Group Founder
Michael Adams (R) - Secretary of State, Attorney & Ex-State Elections Board Member
Allison Ball (R) - State Auditor, Ex-State Treasurer & Attorney
Daniel Cameron (R) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-Congressional Aide & '23 Nominee
Russell Coleman (R) - Attorney General, Ex-US Attorney & Ex-FBI Agent
James Comer (R) - Congressman, Ex-Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-St Rep & '15 Candidate
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections
in 2027.
LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
Jacqueline Coleman (D)*
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
[ Michael Adams (R)* - Term-Limited in 2027. ]
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Russell Coleman (R)* - (Campaign Site)
STATE
TREASURER:
Mark Metcalf (R)* - (Campaign Site)
STATE
AUDITOR:
Allison Ball (R)* - (Campaign Site)
STATE
AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Jonathan Shell (R)* - (Campaign Site)
KENTUCKY
LEGISLATURE:
State House
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
[ Mitch McConnell (R)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Michael Adams (R) - Secretary of State, Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Andy Barr (R) - Congressman, Attorney & Ex-Gubernatorial Aider
Daniel Cameron (R) - Ex-Attorney General, Ex-Congressional Aide & '23 Gov Nominee
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
Jacob Trimble (R) - Nursing Care Technician & Navy Veteran
Scott Duncan (I)
Rand
Paul (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
James Comer (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Erin Marshall (D) - Sales Communications Manager
District
2:
Brett Guthrie (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Hank Linderman (D) - Musician, Recording Engineer & Frequent Candidate
District
3:
Morgan McGarvey (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Craven (R) - Retired Auto Worker, Community Activist & Frequent Candidate
Daniel Cobble (WI) - Litigant-Activist, '22 Candidate & '20 US Sen Candidate
District
4:
Thomas Massie (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Benjamin Middendorf (WI)
District
5:
Hal Rogers
(R)* - (Campaign Site)
District
6:
Andy Barr (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Randy Cravens (D) - IT Major Incident Manager & '22 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 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)
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