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Ageneral election was held in the U.S. state ofKentucky on November 5, 2019, with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019.[1]
The2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2019, to elect thegovernor andlieutenant governor ofKentucky.[2] TheDemocratic nominee,Kentucky Attorney GeneralAndy Beshear, defeatedRepublican incumbentMatt Bevin by a margin of just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%.[3] It was the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since1899 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-based3rd and the Lexington-based6th.[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 the2015 gubernatorial election. The result was a major swing from 2016, whenDonald Trump won the state by 30 points and Republicans gained a supermajority in both chambers of theKentucky 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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IncumbentDemocratic Secretary of StateAlison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due toterm limits. This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides thegubernatorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal[12] | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 68% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)[13][A] | August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.3% | 52% | 37% | 9% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Adams | 746,629 | 52.3 | |
| Democratic | Heather French Henry | 682,096 | 47.7 | |
| Total votes | 1,428,725 | 100.0 | ||
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The2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.[14] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic attorney generalAndy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to successfullyrun for Governor. RepublicanDaniel Cameron defeated DemocratGreg Stumbo.[15] He became the first Republican attorney general of Kentucky since 1948,[16] and the state's first black attorney general.[17]
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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 County results Precinct resultsHarmon: 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 | |||
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 County results Precinct resultsBall: 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 | |||
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 County results Precinct resultsQuarles: 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[12] | 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 | |||
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Both candidates were registeredRepublicans, 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
Partisan clients
Official campaign websites for Secretary of State
Official campaign websites for Auditor
Official campaign websites for Treasurer
Official campaign websites for Agriculture Commissioner
Official campaign websites for Supreme Court
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