Anne Meagher Northup is an American Republican politician and educator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1997 to 2007,she represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives,where she served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She lost reelection to Democrat John Yarmuth in the 2006 election. She then ran for Governor of Kentucky,losing by 15 points to embattled governor Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary election for the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Prior to her election to the United States House of Representatives,Northup had served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Northup ran again for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election,losing again to Yarmuth.
Marlow Webster Cook was an American politician who served Kentucky in the United States Senate from his appointment in December 1968 to his resignation in December 1974. He was a moderate Republican.
Jerry Edwin Abramson is an American Democratic politician who was the 55th lieutenant governor of Kentucky. On November 6,2014,Governor Steve Beshear announced that Abramson would step down from his position as lieutenant governor to accept the job of Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the Obama White House. He was replaced by former State Auditor Crit Luallen.
United States gubernatorial elections were held in October and November 2007 in three states. The final results were a net change of zero among the parties. Republicans picked up the open seat in Louisiana and reelected incumbent Haley Barbour in Mississippi,while Democrats defeated Republican incumbent Ernie Fletcher in Kentucky.
Gregory D. Stumbo is an American lawyer and former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as Kentucky Attorney general from 2004 to 2008. He was the Democratic candidate for the 2019 election for Attorney General.
John Allan Yarmuth is an American politician and former newspaper editor serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2007. His district encompasses the vast majority of the Louisville Metro Area. Since 2013,he has been the only Democratic member of Kentucky's congressional delegation. Yarmuth chairs the House Budget Committee. On October 12,2021,he announced that he would not seek reelection in 2022.
The 2008 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
The 2010 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011 until January 3,2013. As of 2021,this is the last time the Democrats won more than one congressional district in Kentucky.
Alison Case Lundergan Grimes is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who was the secretary of state of Kentucky from 2012 until 2020. Grimes was elected in 2011 after defeating incumbent Elaine Walker in the Democratic primary and Republican candidate Bill Johnson in the general election. She was the Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2014,unsuccessfully challenging Republican incumbent and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. She was re-elected for a second term as Secretary of State of Kentucky on November 3,2015,defeating Republican Stephen Knipper. Term limited in 2019,she was succeeded by Republican Michael Adams.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4,2014 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22,2012.
James Richardson Comer Jr. is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky who represents the commonwealth's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. He served as Kentucky's agriculture commissioner from 2012 to 2016 and in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2000 to 2012.
John Morgan McGarvey is an American attorney and politician serving as a Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate,where he represents the 19th district. In December 2018,he was elected as minority leader,becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role. He is the U.S. representative-elect for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3,2015. All of Kentucky's executive officers were up for election. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8,2016,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 17.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell,who had been Senate Majority Leader since 2015 and senator from Kentucky since 1985,won reelection to a seventh term in office. He faced off against former U.S. Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath and Libertarian Brad Barron.
The 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2019,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. The Democratic nominee,Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear,defeated Republican incumbent Matt Bevin by just over 5,000 votes,or 0.37%,making this the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes,and the closest ever by percentage. It was also the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.
Kentucky state elections in 2018 were held on Tuesday,November 6,2018,with the primary elections being held on May 22,2018. These midterm elections occurred during the presidency of Republican Donald Trump and the governorship of Republican Matt Bevin,alongside other elections in the United States. All six of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives,nineteen of the 38 seats in the Kentucky State Senate,all 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives,and one of the seven seats on the Kentucky Supreme Court were contested. Numerous county and local elections were also contested within the state.
Josh Calloway is an American politician serving as a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from the 10th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on January 1,2021.
William D. Claypool was an Arizona politician who served several terms in the Arizona State Senate during the 1910s and 1920s.
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