1987 Kentucky Attorney General election

1987 Kentucky Attorney General election

← 1983 November 3, 1987 1991  →

Nominee Fred Cowan Chris S. Combs Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 457,008 196,292 Percentage 69.94% 30.04%

Attorney General before election David L. Armstrong Democratic Elected Attorney General Fred Cowan Democratic

The 1987 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General David L. Armstrong chose not to seek re-election to a second term, choosing instead to run for Lieutenant Governor.

Democratic State Representative Fred Cowan beat Republican nominee and former Estill County attorney Christopher S. Combs, 70% to 30%.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Fred Cowan, State Representative from the 32nd district. ^[1]

Eliminated in primary

• Todd Hollenbach, former Jefferson County Judge-Executive (1970-1978), candidate for Governor in 1975, Lieutenant Governor in 1979 and 1983, and father of Todd Hollenbach IV.
• Raymond Douglas Kirk, general council for the Kentucky Railroad Commission. ^[2]

Results

May 26, 1987 Democratic primary ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred Cowan	227,504	50.87%
	Democratic	Todd Hollenbach	181,696	40.62%
	Democratic	Raymond D. Kirk	38,075	8.51%
Total votes			447,275	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Democratic: Fred Cowan, State Representative from the 32nd district.
• Republican: Christopher S. Combs, former Estill County attorney. (1982-1986) ^{[4] [a]}

Results

1984 West Virginia Attorney General election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fred Cowan	457,008	69.94%
	Republican	Christopher S. Combs	196,292	30.04%
	Write-in		130	0.02%
Total votes			653,430	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Notes

1. As Combs was unopposed in the Republican primary, there are no records available posted about the primary results, hence why there is no GOP primary section.

References

1. "Democrats get an entry". Daily News. January 21, 1987.
2. "Martin native enters attorney general race". Williamson Daily News . February 20, 1987.
3. "Primary election - May 26, 1987". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
4. "Cowan emphasizes experience in race". Daily News. October 29, 1987.
5. "General Election - Nov 3, 1987 - Attorney General". Kentucky State Board of Elections.