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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2019, with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019.[1]
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County results Beshear: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Bevin: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky.[2] The Democratic nominee, Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear, defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by a margin of just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%.[3] It was the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes, and the closest ever by percentage.[4]
Bevin won 97 counties, while Beshear won only 23 counties.[5] Beshear carried only two of the state's six congressional districts, but those districts were the state's two most urbanized, the Louisville-based 3rd and the Lexington-based 6th.[6]
Bevin conceded on November 14, after a recanvass took place that day that did not change the vote count.[7][8][9] Libertarian John Hicks also qualified for the ballot and received 2% of the vote. Statewide turnout was just over 42%,[10] much higher than for the 2015 gubernatorial election. The result was a major swing from 2016, when Donald Trump won the state by 30 points and Republicans gained a supermajority in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Andy Beshear | 709,890 | 49.20% | +5.37% | |
Republican | Matt Bevin (incumbent) | 704,754 | 48.83% | −3.68% | |
Libertarian | John Hicks | 28,433 | 1.97% | N/A | |
Write-in | 46 | 0.00% | N/A | ||
Total votes | 1,443,123 | 100.0% | N/A | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
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Cameron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Stumbo: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Tie: 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.[12] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to successfully run for Governor. Republican Daniel Cameron defeated Democrat Greg Stumbo.[13] He became the first Republican attorney general of Kentucky since 1948,[14] and the state's first black attorney general.[15]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Daniel Cameron | 823,346 | 57.75% | +7.86% | |
Democratic | Greg Stumbo | 602,272 | 42.25% | −7.86% | |
Total votes | 1,425,618 | 100.0% | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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Adams: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% French Henry: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Tie: 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides the gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate came close to winning and the only non-gubernatorial statewide election in KY, LA or MS where the Democrat achieved more than 45% of the vote in 2019.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Heather French Henry | 263,419 | 71.0 | |
Democratic | Jason Belcher | 47,923 | 12.9 | |
Democratic | Jason Griffith | 47,655 | 12.8 | |
Democratic | Geoff Sebesta | 12,088 | 3.3 | |
Total votes | 371,085 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Michael Adams |
Andrew English |
Stephen Knipper |
Carl Nett |
Undecided |
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Cygnal | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 68% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Adams | 94,404 | 41.3 | |
Republican | Andrew English | 62,677 | 27.4 | |
Republican | Stephen Knipper | 41,367 | 18.1 | |
Republican | Carl Nett | 30,340 | 13.3 | |
Total votes | 228,788 | 100.0 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Heather French Henry (D) |
Michael Adams (R) |
Undecided |
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Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[upper-alpha 1] | August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.3% | 52% | 37% | 9% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Adams | 746,629 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | Heather French Henry | 682,096 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 1,428,725 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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Harmon: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Donahue: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Tie: 40-50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sheri Donahue | 134,952 | 46.7 | |
Democratic | Kelsey Hayes Coots | 95,685 | 33.1 | |
Democratic | Chris Tobe | 58,548 | 20.2 | |
Total votes | 289,185 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Mike Harmon (incumbent) | 779,730 | 55.7 | ||
Democratic | Sheri Donahue | 574,820 | 41.0 | ||
Libertarian | Kyle Hugenberg | 46,563 | 3.3 | ||
Total votes | 1,401,113 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
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Ball: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Bowman: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Tie: 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael Bowman | 218,174 | 66.4 | |
Democratic | Josh Mers | 110,349 | 33.6 | |
Total votes | 328,523 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Allison Ball (incumbent) | 856,150 | 60.7 | ||
Democratic | Michael Bowman | 555,259 | 39.3 | ||
Total votes | 1,411,409 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
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Quarles: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Conway: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90% >90% Tie: 40-50% 50% No data | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Polyniak |
Ryan Quarles |
Undecided |
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Cygnal | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 8% | 35% | 58% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ryan Quarles (incumbent) | 193,994 | 82.2 | |
Republican | Bill Polyniak | 41,971 | 17.8 | |
Total votes | 235,965 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robert Haley Conway | 202,894 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Joe Trigg | 134,009 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 336,903 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Ryan Quarles (incumbent) | 821,414 | 58.2 | ||
Democratic | Robert Conway | 545,099 | 38.6 | ||
Libertarian | Joshua Gilpin | 44,596 | 3.2 | ||
Total votes | 1,411,409 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Both candidates were registered Republicans, but the election was conducted under a non-partisan format.[19]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Christopher Shea Nickell | 71,991 | 57.4 | |
Nonpartisan | Whitney Westerfield | 53,633 | 42.6 | |
Total votes | 125,624 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Nonpartisan | Jacqueline Caldwell | 62,851 | 53.7 | |
Nonpartisan | Michael Caperton | 54,098 | 46.3 | |
Total votes | 116,949 | 100.0 |
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