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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsAdams: 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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The2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect thesecretary of state ofKentucky.Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019. IncumbentDemocratic secretaryAlison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due toterm limits, creating the first open election for secretary of state since 2003.
Republican nomineeMichael Adams narrowly defeatedDemocratic nomineeHeather French Henry.[1] This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides thegubernatorial election in which the victory margin was single digits. It was also the only non-gubernatorial statewide election in Kentucky,Louisiana, orMississippi (all of these states were staunchly Republican in 2019) where the Democrat achieved more than 45% of the vote in 2019.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Heather French Henry | 263,431 | 70.99 | |
| Democratic | Jason Belcher | 47,930 | 12.92 | |
| Democratic | Jason Griffith | 47,657 | 12.84 | |
| Democratic | Geoff Sebesta | 12,087 | 3.26 | |
| Total votes | 371,105 | 100.00 | ||
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Michael Adams | Andrew English | Steve Knipper | Carl Nett | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal[11] | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 11% | 10% | 7% | 5% | 68% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Adams | 94,417 | 41.27 | |
| Republican | Andrew English | 62,680 | 27.39 | |
| Republican | Steve Knipper | 41,369 | 18.08 | |
| Republican | Carl Nett | 30,340 | 13.26 | |
| Total votes | 228,806 | 100.00 | ||
| 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)[12][A] | August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.29% | 52% | 37% | 9% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Michael Adams | 746,629 | 52.26% | +3.42 | |
| Democratic | Heather French Henry | 682,096 | 47.74% | –3.42 | |
| Total votes | 1,428,725 | 100.00% | |||
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