2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

For related races, see 2023 United States attorney general elections.

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

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Nominee Russell Coleman Pamela Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 752,230 544,544 Percentage 58.01% 41.99%

County results Congressional district results Coleman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Stevenson:     50–60%     60–70%

Attorney General before election Daniel Cameron Republican Elected Attorney General Russell Coleman Republican

The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear. ^[1] Republican nominee Russell Coleman defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson. ^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Russell Coleman, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky ^{[3] [4]}

Declined

• Michael Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State ^[5] (running for re-election) ^[6]
• Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer ^[7] (running for state auditor) ^[8]
• Daniel Cameron, incumbent attorney general ^[1] (running for governor)
• Whitney Westerfield, state senator, nominee for attorney general in 2015 and candidate in 2019 ^{[7] [9]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pamela Stevenson, state representative for the 43rd district ^{[10] [4]}

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [11]	Likely R	June 21, 2023

Endorsements

Russell Coleman (R)

Executive Branch officials

• William Barr, 77th and 85th United States Attorney General (1991–1993, 2019–2020) ^[12]
• Timothy Shea, Acting Administrator of the DEA (2020–2021) ^[13]

U.S. Senators

• Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present) ^[14]

U.S. Representatives

• Andy Barr, U.S. Representative from KY-06 (2013–present) ^[15]
• Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative from KY-02 (2009–present) ^[16]

Organizations

• Kentucky Right to Life ^[17]
• National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund ^[18]
• Republican Attorneys General Association ^[19]
• Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America ^[20]

Labor unions

• Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters ^[21]
• Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police ^[22]

Pamela Stevenson (D)

U.S. Governors

• Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky (2019–present) ^[23]

Organizations

• The Collective PAC ^[24]
• Democratic Attorneys General Association ^[25]
• EMILY's List ^[26]
• Planned Parenthood ^[27]
• Fairness Campaign ^[28]
• Reproductive Freedom for All ^[29]

Labor unions

• Kentucky State AFL-CIO ^[30]
• United Mine Workers of America ^[31]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [a]	Margin of error	Russell Coleman (R)	Pamela Stevenson (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [32] [A]	July 19–20, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	27%	31%
Cygnal (R) [33]	May 22–23, 2023	600 (LV)	± 3.9%	39%	29%	32%

Results

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election ^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Russell Coleman	752,230	58.01%	+0.24%
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	544,544	41.99%	−0.24%
Total votes			1,296,774	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Coleman won 5 of 6 congressional districts. ^[35]

District	Coleman	Stevenson	Representative
1st	67%	33%	James Comer
2nd	64%	36%	Brett Guthrie
3rd	37%	63%	Morgan McGarvey
4th	62%	38%	Thomas Massie
5th	72%	28%	Hal Rogers
6th	52%	48%	Andy Barr

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee

References

1. Evans, Zachary (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Announces Gubernatorial Run". National Review . Retrieved June 24, 2022.
2. Tanneeru, Manav. "2023 Kentucky attorney general election results | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
3. "Russell Coleman announces run for Kentucky AG in 2023". WHAS-TV. May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
4. "Election Candidate Filings - Attorney General". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
5. Fuller, Leanne (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams considering run for attorney general". www.wspdlocal6.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
6. Shreve, Bryce (August 5, 2022). "Secy. of State Michael Adams running for reelection in 2023". Spectrum News . Retrieved August 11, 2022.
7. Storm, Nick (April 5, 2022). "Four People Who Could Run For Attorney General if Daniel Cameron Runs for Governor". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
8. Storm, Nick (July 25, 2022). "Treasurer Allison Ball Announces Campaign for KY Auditor". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
9. "Westerfield will not run for AG". www.kentuckynewera.com. June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.
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12. "Barr gives endorsement to Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". www.kentuckytoday.com. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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16. Storm, Nick (September 27, 2022). "Congressman Guthrie Latest Republican to Endorse Russell Coleman for Attorney General". www.kentuckyfried.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.
17. "KENTUCKY RIGHT TO LIFE ENDORSEMENTS". www.kyrighttolifevictorypac.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
18. NRA-PVF. "NRA's Political Victory Fund Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
19. "RAGA Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". www.republicanags.com. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
20. Team, S. B. A. (July 6, 2023). "SBA Pro-Life America's Candidate Fund Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky AG". SBA Pro-Life America. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
21. "Carpenters Union Endorses Russell Coleman in Kentucky's Attorney General Race". www.clayconews.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
22. Storm, Nick (September 13, 2022). "KY FOP Endorses Russell Coleman for Attorney General in 2023". www.kentuckyfried.com.
23. "Governor Andy Beshear Endorses Pamela Stevenson for Attorney General". YouTube . January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
24. "Candidates". The Collective PAC. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
25. Martinez, Daisy (May 16, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Colonel Pamela Stevenson for Kentucky Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
26. "EMILYs List Endorses Colonel Pam Stevenson for Kentucky Attorney General". EMILYs List. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
27. "Kentucky Candidate Endorsements". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
28. "Fairness Campaign". www.fairness.org. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
29. "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses in Kentucky and Mississippi Attorney General Races". Reproductive Freedom for All. October 11, 2023. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
30. "Endorsements 2023" . Retrieved February 8, 2023.
31. "Kentucky - COMPAC Endorsements". Archived from the original on April 17, 2023.
32. Public Opinion Strategies (R)
33. Cygnal (R)
34. "2023 Kentucky attorney general election results | CNN Politics".
35. https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/75e97d20-411d-4954-9f27-8cc57a80aa96/page/p_zagwlwambd

External links

Official campaign websites

• Russell Coleman (R) for Attorney General
• Pamela Stevenson (D) for Attorney General