Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019. Sitecollectiondocumentselection%20statisticsturnout1996200099gen. To save money, the special election is set for the same day as the 6 november 2012 general election. 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. Im focused on reforms that will crack down on tax incentives to corporations that dont pay a. Sabato and kyle kondik, sabatos crystal ball october 1st, 2015. 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. Returns show republican robert goforth defeated democrat kelly smith on tuesday. The 2007 kentucky gubernatorial race marks beshears return to the public sector. Secretary of state trey grayson talks about the youtube and pbs video your vote initiative and helpful election resources such as vote. Stay informed about elections, frankfort, kentucky legislature, mitch mcconnell, rand paul and john yarmuth from the courierjournal and.
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. This document shows results, sorted by office, congressional district and party, for the 1998 gubernatorial general election. Matt bevin may have won kentuckys republican primary for governor on. Three sets of results were released one for each partys primary and a general election sample. Here are the views of the 6 candidates for kentucky governor on a range of issues. Republican wins special election in kentucky house. 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. 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. After a contentious and chaotic nominating convention at the music hall in louisville, the democratic party chose state senator william goebel as its nominee. Kentucky elections results 19901999 state board of.
Fears losing an opportunity in kentucky governors race. 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. Tonight, i think we showed this country that in kentucky, we can disagree with each other while still respecting one another, beshear said. Welcome to the kentucky state board of elections our mission is to provide secure, accessible, and convenient elections to all kentuckians. Patton defeated republican nominee peppy martin to win a second term. Im focused on reforms that will crack down on tax incentives to corporations that dont. Results on this page are updated automatically as they become available. Home 2020 election results election info weblog forum wiki search email login site info store.
The courierjournal has compiled election results for the 2015 general elections. Kentucky gubernatorial elections, 1792present ballotpedia. Voters in kentucky have picked the winning candidate in election cycles since 1972. United states gubernatorial elections were held in three states in october and november 1999. The general election was ugly, with both candidates repeatedly impugning the others integrity and conway repeatedly blitzing bevin with.
Republican matt bevin concedes to democrat andy beshear. The gubernatorial contest became a bitter grudge match between bevin and beshear, who had sued the governor repeatedly over the. Beginning in early 2007, field strategies developed and executed the first modern democratic coordinated campaign in kentucky. The 1899 kentucky gubernatorial election was held on november 7, 1899, to choose the 33rd governor of kentucky. The 1999 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 9, 1999, for the post of governor of kentucky. Kentucky, medicaid expansion and babylon 5 aca signups. The first report focused on the kentucky republican gubernatorial primary. Runswitch pr and harper polling survey of the kentucky governor election. He said there should be casinos at some of the tracks and a few freestanding locations along the borders of the state. 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. Headlines and video, candidates positions on the issues, fundraising totals, states to watch news and analysis, and a unique. The 1995 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 7, 1995. Each pdf will contain filings for one or more candidates.
Until kentuckys 2015 gubernatorial race, democrats held most major statewide offices, and the gop had won the governorship only once in. Republican kentucky governor matt bevin conceded the gubernatorial race to democrat andy beshear in frankfort, ky. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd years to presidential years passes senate. Jack conway is poised to post the best showing by a kentucky democratic candidate in a contested gubernatorial primary in state history. Below, look at the winner and margin of victory in the state, and. Realclear politics kentucky 2003 gubernatorial election. Detailed statelevel election results in the state of kentucky for the 1999 gubernatorial general election. Latest on the 2012 kentucky elections from the politics team.
The 2019 kentucky governors election will be primarily a referendum on bevin. Ap republicans have held on to an eastern kentucky state house seat in a special election. You can register if you will be 18 years old by election day november 3, 2020, are a u. 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. Kentucky candidates for governor, state reps and congress senators house of representatives. Particular interest is given to the history of the lemocratic party and the split which occurred in it at the turn of the. This document shows results, sorted by office, congressional district and party, for the 1998 gubernatorial primary election. Kentucky counties with highest medicaid rates backed matt bevin, who plans to cut medicaid. Gop wins kentucky governors race in top state election. May 26 is the last date to register to vote in the june 23 primary election. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd. Throughout his campaign, beshear has said he would support a constitutional amendment to allow limited expanded gaming in kentucky. Heres what bothers me about kentuckys election crooks.
Compiled pdf files containing all elections filings for each office are available for download below. This is the second in a series of reports on gubernatorial primaries in 2015. Runswitchharper polling kentucky governor election poll. View complete coverage and results for the kentucky gubernatorial race in the 2014 midterm elections. Kentucky elects businessman as second republican governor. Who would be the strongest kentucky democrat in a statewide election. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on october 23 and did not need to hold a runoff 1999 kentucky gubernatorial election. His lieutenant governor, daniel mongiardo, ran for and lost the. 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. 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. Kentuckys gubernatorial race finally over as bevin concedes. Since 1992, there had been 11 years of trifecta control of the state out of 28. Winning candidates have this check mark next to their name.
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. Andy beshear grew up in fayette, franklin, and clark counties and graduated from henry clay high school. A week after kentuckys gubernatorial contest ended with gop incumbent gov. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. Covid19 alert for the latest information on the novel coronavirus in kentucky, please visit kycovid19.
Matt bevin conceded to democratic archnemesis andy beshear on thursday, putting an end to kentuckys bitterly fought governors race and. He defeated peppy martin and gatewood galbraith in the general election. From abortion to kentucky retirement system, see how the governor candidates andy beshear. Sheree paolello, an anchor at wlwt news, moderates the final kentucky gubernatorial debate between republican gov. A brief history of kentucky democratic gubernatorial primaries. Kentucky bill to move gubernatorial elections from odd years to presidential years.
The incumbent, republican william oconnell bradley. Louisville and kentucky politics the courierjournal. Realclearpolitics election 2015 kentucky governor bevin vs. If he does prove to be a disaster, any democrat on the list could beat him with the right conditions, and i dont. Andy beshear declared a stunning victory in kentuckys governor race but incumbent matt bevin hasnt conceded. The winner will serve for the remainder of the term ending in january 20. Democrat picks up seat in special election for kentucky legislature. Beshear d first won election in 2007 and won reelection in 2011. Politicos live kentucky election results, dates and analysis, includes 2014 midterm races for senate, house, governor and key ballot measures. At the time, kentucky and virginia were the only states that prohibited their governors from serving immediate successive terms. Its not as if we havent seen malfeasance at the voting machines before in 2011. The 1999 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 9, 1999, for the post of.
Kentucky and mississippi held their general elections on november 4. The 2019 kentucky gubernatorial election took place on november 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of kentucky. Matt bevin, the controversial kentuckian who attempted to dethrone sen. 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. Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial. Recanvass in kentucky governor raceelection day count showed. The voter records will reopen for new registrations beginning june 29 first monday following election. Democrat picks up seat in special election for kentucky. 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. Andy beshear, the democrat, has won the governors race, according to the associated press. If it was october 2020 and the democratic presidential candidate was campaigning in kentucky, a democratic gubernatorial candidate would probably take a short. The latest government and politics news from kentucky.
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