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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofKentucky on November 4, 2003. The primary election for all offices was held on May 20, 2003.^[1]

2003 Kentucky Secretary of State election

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Nominee Trey Grayson Russ Maple Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 528,801 477,628 Percentage 52.5% 47.5%

County results Grayson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90% Maple:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Secretary of State before election John Young Brown III Democratic ElectedSecretary of State Trey Grayson Republican

• Russ Maple,Jefferson County Commissioner (1995–2003)

• Gippy Graham,state representative from the 57th district (1995–2003)
• Joe Lanter

• Trey Grayson

2003 Kentucky Attorney General election

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Nominee Greg Stumbo Jack Wood Gatewood Galbraith Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 492,540 430,153 109,498 Percentage 47.7% 41.7% 10.6%

County results Stumbo:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Wood:     40-50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Attorney General before election Ben Chandler Democratic ElectedAttorney General Greg Stumbo Democratic

• Greg Stumbo,state representative from the 95th district (1980–2004)

• Chris Gorman,Attorney General of Kentucky (1992–1996)
• Ed Hatchett,Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts (1996–2004)

• Jack Wood, judge of the 29thKentucky District Court (1982–1986), candidate for the 30th district court in 1998, and Democratic candidate for theLouisville Metro Council in 2002

• Tim Feeley,state representative from the 59th district (1999–2005)
• Philip Kimball, candidate for theKentucky Senate in 2000 and theKentucky House of Representatives in 2002

• Gatewood Galbraith,perennial candidate

2003 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

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Nominee Crit Luallen Linda Greenwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 513,454 498,084 Percentage 50.8% 49.2%

County results Luallen:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Greenwell:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%

Auditor of Public Accounts before election Ed Hatchett Democratic ElectedAuditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen Democratic

• Crit Luallen

• Michael Wayne Gayhart
• Jim Glenn

• Linda Greenwell, candidate forSpencer County magistrate in 1998 and County Clerk in 2002

• Peppy Martin, Republican nominee forgovernor of Kentucky in1999
• Osi Onyekwuluje
• Basha Cannon Roberts

2003 Kentucky State Treasurer election

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Nominee Jonathan Miller Adam Koenig Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 569,028 437,101 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

County results Miller:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Koenig:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

State Treasurer before election Jonathan Miller Democratic ElectedState Treasurer Jonathan Miller Democratic

• Jonathan Miller, incumbent state treasurer

• Adam Koenig,Kenton County Commissioner (1999–2007)

2003 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

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Nominee Richie Farmer Alice Woods Baesler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 578,008 468,696 Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

County results Farmer:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Baesler:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Commissioner of Agriculture before election Billy Ray Smith Democratic ElectedCommissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer Republican

• Alice Woods Baesler

• T. E. Beckham
• Glen D. Holbrook, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in1991 and1995
• Barney Hornback
• Roy A. Massey
• Steve Meredith, candidate for theKentucky House of Representatives in 1992
• Joey Pendleton,state senator from the3rd district (1993–2013)
• Jimmy Turner, Member of the Kentucky Railroad Commission (1976–1988) and candidate for theKentucky Senate in 1988

• Richie Farmer

• Leonard Beasley, candidate forgovernor of Kentucky in1987 and Commissioner of Agriculture in1991

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