2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election

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2024 Kentucky Supreme Court 5th district election
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Candidate Pamela R. Goodwine Erin Izzo
Popular vote180,75554,592
Percentage76.823.2
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County results
Goodwine:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Justice before election

Laurance B. VanMeter

Elected Justice

Pamela R. Goodwine

The 2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election was held in the 5th district of the Kentucky Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The court consists of seven justices elected in nonpartisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. District 5, composed of eight counties in the Lexington area, [a] was the only district up for election in 2024. [1]

Contents

In September 2023, incumbent justice Laurance B. VanMeter announced that he would not seek reelection. [2] Two candidates filed for the seat: appellate judge Pamela R. Goodwine and attorney Erin Izzo. Goodwine received support from Democratic politicians such as Kentucky governor Andy Beshear. [3] Before the election, it was noted that the outcome of the election could impact the ideological balance of the court, which in previous years had issued contentious rulings on subjects such as abortion and redistricting. [4]

Goodwine defeated Izzo in the election, with over three quarters of the vote. The outcome was marked as shifting the court to the political left.

Candidates

Endorsements

Pamela R. Goodwine

Statewide officials

Organizations

Erin Izzo

Organizations

  • Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC [9]
  • The Republican Party of Bourbon County [10]
  • The Republican Party of Clark County [10]
  • The Republican Party of Fayette County [10]
  • The Republican Party of Franklin County [10]
  • The Republican Party of Jessamine County [10]
  • The Republican Party of Madison County [10]

Results

2024 Kentucky Supreme Court 5th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Nonpartisan Pamela R. Goodwine 180,755 76.8
Nonpartisan Erin Izzo54,59223.2
Total votes235,347 100.0

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky Election Schedule" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. ↑ Bryson, Julie (September 12, 2023). "Kentucky Chief Justice not seeking re-election in 2024". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Autry, Lisa (March 26, 2024). "Beshear's PAC issues first wave of endorsements". WKU Public Radio. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  4. ↑ Keith, Douglas (March 8, 2024). "State Supreme Court Elections to Watch in 2024". State Court Report. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "KY General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - C-FAIR Endorsements". The Fairness Campaign . Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 General Election Endorsements". New Power KY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Endorsements 2024". The AFL-CIO . Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Kentucky - UAW Endorsements". UAW Endorsements. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  9. ↑ https://www.kyrighttolifevictorypac.org/
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Partisanship taints Kentucky Supreme Court race".
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