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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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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 | ||
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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% | |||
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Jason Belcher, U.S. Air Force veteran and writer[1]
- Jason Griffith, teacher and businessman[1]
- Heather French Henry, former Commissioner of Veterans Affairs of Kentucky and former Miss America[1]
- Geoff Sebesta, comic book artist[1]
Results
| 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 | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Michael Adams, general counsel for the Republican Governors Association and former Mitch McConnell aide[1]
- Andrew English, former general counsel for the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and U.S. Navy veteran[1]
- Stephen Knipper, cyber security expert, former Erlanger city councilman, and nominee for secretary of state in 2015[1]
- Carl Nett, former counterintelligence officer[1]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Michael Adams |
Andrew English |
Stephen Knipper |
Carl Nett |
Undecided |
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| Cygnal[16] | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 68% |
Results
| 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 | ||
General election
Polling
Results
| 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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Republican primary
Candidates
- Mike Harmon, incumbent State Auditor of Kentucky[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Withdrew
- Drew Curtis, founder of Fark and independent candidate for governor in 2015[18]
Results
| 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 | ||
General election
Results
| 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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Republican primary
Candidates
- Allison Ball, incumbent State Treasurer of Kentucky[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Michael Bowman, bank manager and former Louisville Metro Council staffer[1]
- Josh Mers, insurance agent and treasurer for the Lexington Human Rights Commission[1]
Results
| 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 | ||
General election
Results
| 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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Republican primary
Candidates
- Bill Polyniak, farmer and hemp businessman[1]
- Ryan Quarles, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky[1]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Polyniak |
Ryan Quarles |
Undecided |
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| Cygnal[16] | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 8% | 35% | 58% |
Results
| 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 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robert Haley Conway, district supervisor of the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation Board and former chair of the Scott County Board of Education[1]
- Joe Trigg, Glasgow city councilman[1]
Results
| 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 | ||
General election
Results
| 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 | |||||
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Supreme Court
Candidates
- Christopher Shea Nickell, Kentucky Court of Appeals judge for the 1st Appellate District, Division 1[19]
- Whitney Westerfield, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 3rd District and candidate for attorney general in 2015[20]
Results
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Westerfield
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Both candidates were registered Republicans, but the election was conducted under a non-partisan format.[21]
| 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 | ||
Court of Appeals
| 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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