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Ballotpedia covers12 state executive offices in the state ofKentucky. The executive branch is governed byThe Executive Department of the Kentucky Constitution.[1]

State executive organization

The executive branch of Kentucky's state government includes appointed and elected officials. The following chart details the relationship among different offices in Kentucky's executive branch:

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Current officeholders


OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
Attorney General of KentuckyRussell ColemanRepublicanJanuary 1, 2024
Governor of KentuckyAndy BeshearDemocraticDecember 10, 2019
Kentucky Auditor of Public AccountsAllison BallRepublicanJanuary 1, 2024
Kentucky Commissioner of AgricultureJonathan ShellRepublicanJanuary 1, 2024
Kentucky Commissioner of EducationRobbie FletcherNonpartisanJuly 1, 2024
Kentucky Commissioner of InsuranceSharon ClarkNonpartisanJanuary 6, 2020
Kentucky Commissioner of Natural ResourcesGordon SloneNonpartisan2020
Kentucky Public Service CommissionAngie HattonNonpartisanMarch 20, 2023
Kentucky Public Service CommissionMary ReganNonpartisanNovember 10, 2022
Kentucky Public Service CommissionAndrew WoodNonpartisanJuly 3, 2025
Kentucky Secretary of Labor CabinetJamie LinkNonpartisanJuly 1, 2021
Kentucky Secretary of StateMichael AdamsRepublicanJanuary 6, 2020
Kentucky State TreasurerMark MetcalfRepublicanJanuary 1, 2024
Lieutenant Governor of KentuckyJacqueline ColemanDemocraticDecember 10, 2019


Elections

2025

There were no state executive elections in Kentucky in 2025.

2024

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2024.

2023

See also:Kentucky state executive official elections, 2023

The following state executive offices were up for election in Kentucky in 2023:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor of Public Accounts
Commissioner of Agriculture

2022

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2022.

2021

There were no state executive elections in Kentucky in 2021.

2020

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2020.

2019

See also:Kentucky state executive official elections, 2019

The following state executive offices were up for election in Kentucky in 2019:

Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Agriculture commissioner
Auditor
Treasurer

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2017.

2016

There were no state executive offices up for election in Kentucky in 2016.

2015

See also:Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015

The following offices were on the ballot in 2015 inKentucky:

2014

There were no state executive elections in Kentucky in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in Kentucky in 2013.

2012

There were no state executive elections in Kentucky in 2012.

2011

See also:Kentucky state executive official elections, 2011

The following state executive offices were up for election in Kentucky in 2011:

See also

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Footnotes

  1. The state executive seats covered by Ballotpedia include both appointed and elected positions.
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