2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election

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2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election
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  2019 November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)2027 
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Nominee Michael Adams Buddy Wheatley
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote787,198510,743
Percentage60.6%39.3%

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Adams:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Wheatley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Michael Adams
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Michael Adams
Republican

The 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Incumbent secretary of state Michael Adams won re-election to a second term after he defeated Democratic nominee Buddy Wheatley. Primaries were held on May 16, 2023.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Results by county:
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Adams
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Knipper
40-50%
50-60% 2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election Republican primary results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Adams
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Knipper
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Michael Adams 171,288 63.9
Republican Stephen Knipper70,99326.5
Republican Allen Maricle 25,7729.6
Total votes268,053 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Endorsements

Buddy Wheatley
Organizations

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Likely RJune 21, 2023

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Michael
Adams (R)
Buddy
Wheatley (D)
Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [upper-alpha 1] July 19–20, 2023500 (LV)± 4.4%48%24%26%

Debates

2023 Kentucky Secretary of State debate [9]
No.DateHostLink Republican Democratic
 P Participant   A Absent   I Invitee
Michael Adams Buddy Wheatley
1October 19, 2023 WLKY YouTube PP

Results

2023 Kentucky Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican
783,695 60.59% +8.33%
Democratic 509,30839.38%-8.36%
Write-in 4600.04%
Total votes1,293,463 100.00%

Notes

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

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