Kentucky elections, 2015

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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.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

A primary election is the process by which voters, either the general public or members of a political party, can indicate their preference for a candidate in an upcoming general election or by-election, thus narrowing the field of candidates.

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Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office.

Governor of Kentucky head of state and of government of the U.S. commonwealth of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of the executive branch of government in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Fifty-seven men and one woman have served as Governor of Kentucky. The governor's term is four years in length; since 1992, incumbents have been able to seek re-election once before becoming ineligible for four years. Throughout the state's history, four men have served two non-consecutive terms as governor, and two others have served two consecutive terms. Kentucky is one of only five U.S. states that hold gubernatorial elections in odd-numbered years. The current governor is Matt Bevin, who was first elected in 2015.

Steve Beshear American attorney and politician

Steven Lynn Beshear is an American attorney and politician who served as the 61st governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1974 to 1980, was the state's 44th Attorney General from 1980 to 1983, and was the 49th lieutenant governor from 1983 to 1987.

In Kentucky, gubernatorial candidates pick their own running mates and they are elected on shared tickets in both the primary and general elections.

The candidates for the Democratic nomination were Attorney General of Kentucky Jack Conway and his running mate State Representative Sannie Overly; [1] and retired engineer and 2014 Congressional candidate Geoff Young and his running mate Jonathan Masters. [2] Conway and Overly easily defeated Young and Masters at the primary election for the Democratic Party nomination. [3]

Attorney General of Kentucky attorney general for the U.S. state of Kentucky

The Attorney General of Kentucky is an office created by the Kentucky Constitution.. Under Kentucky law, he serves several roles, including the state's chief prosecutor, the state's chief law enforcement officer, and the state's chief law officer. As the chief prosecutor, the Attorney General is the Chairman of the Kentucky Prosecutors Advisory Council, which supervises the prosecutors of Kentucky. As chief law officer, he writes opinions to advise government officials and agencies concerning the law.. The Attorney General holds an ex officio seat on various Kentucky state boards and agencies.

Jack Conway (politician) Attorney General of Kentucky

John William Conway is an American politician from Kentucky. Conway is a member of the Democratic Party and was the 49th Attorney General of Kentucky from January 7, 2008 to January 4, 2016. Prior to his election as attorney general, he was the nominee for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in the 2002 elections, narrowly losing to Republican incumbent Anne Northup.

Sannie Louise Overly is an American lawyer, engineer, and politician from the state of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, Overly is a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 72nd district. She was the Democratic caucus chair from 2013 to 2017, and is the first woman to serve in a leadership role in the Kentucky House. She was the Democratic Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2015, and was elected chair of the Kentucky Democratic Party in 2016.

For the Republicans, businessman and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Matt Bevin ran on a ticket with Tea Party activist and 2014 State House candidate Jenean Hampton; [4] Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky James Comer ran on a ticket with State Senator Christian McDaniel; [5] [6] former Louisville Metro Councilman and nominee for Mayor of Louisville in 2010 Hal Heiner ran on a ticket with former Lexington-Fayette Urban County Councilwoman and nominee for Kentucky State Treasurer in 2011 K.C. Crosbie; [7] [8] and former Associate Justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court Will T. Scott ran on a ticket with former Menifee County Sheriff Rodney Coffey. [9] [10] Bevin held an 83-vote lead over Comer in the primary election, with both Heiner and Scott conceding. The Associated Press, referring to the race between Bevin and Comer a "virtual tie", did not called the race in favor of either candidate. In addition, Comer refused to concede and stated that he would ask for a recanvass. [11] The request for recanvass was filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State's office on May 20, 2015 with Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes ordering the recanvass to occur at 9:00 a.m. local time on Thursday, May 28, 2015. [12] [13] Upon completion of the recanvass, Grimes announced that Bevin remained 83 votes ahead of Comer. Grimes also stated that should Comer want a full recount, it would require a court order from the Franklin Circuit Court. [14] On May 29, Comer announced he would not request a recount and conceded the nomination to Bevin. [15]

United States Senate Upper house of the United States Congress

The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.

Matt Bevin American businessman and politician

Matthew Griswold Bevin is an American businessman and politician serving as the 62nd Governor of Kentucky since 2015. He is the third Republican elected Governor of Kentucky since World War II, after Ernie Fletcher (2003–2007) and Louie Nunn (1967–1971).

Results

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2015 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton 511,77152.52
Democratic Jack Conway/Sannie Overly 426,82743.82
Independent Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis35,6273.66
Total votes974,225100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. He instead ran for Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Andy Beshear American lawyer and politician

Andrew Graham Beshear is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 50th and current Attorney General of Kentucky. He is a member of the Democratic Party. His father, Steve Beshear, served as the 61st Governor of Kentucky from 2007 to 2015. He is a candidate for Governor of Kentucky in the 2019 election.

Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined
  • Luke Morgan, attorney [25]
  • Mark Wohlander, attorney [26]

Results

Republican primary results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whitney Westerfield96,58153.38
Republican Michael T. Hogan84,36446.62
Total votes180,945100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Andy
Beshear (D)		Whitney
Westerfield (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%47%35%—17%
WKU October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%42%36%—22%
SurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%38%38%—22%
SurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%40%33%—24%
Public Policy Polling June 18–21, 20151,108± 2.9%36%41%—23%

Results

Kentucky Attorney General election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Andy Beshear 479,92950.11
Republican Whitney Westerfield 477,73549.89
Total votes957,664100.0
Democratic hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was eligible to run for re-election to a second term in office. She had considered running for re-election, for Governor of Kentucky or for Attorney General of Kentucky. [28] [29] [30] She decided to seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Democratic primary results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alison Lundergan Grimes (incumbent)131,64073.25
Democratic Charles Lovett48,08326.75
Total votes179,723100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
  • Michael Pitzer, candidate for the State House in 2008 [31]
Declined

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Alison
Lundergan
Grimes (D)		Steve
Knipper (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%50%37%—12%
WKU October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%46%35%—19%
SurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%46%38%—15%
SurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%46%40%—12%
Public Policy Polling June 18–21, 20151,108± 2.9%42%47%—12%
Gravis Marketing January 5–6, 2015608± 4%47%46%—7%

Results

Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alison Lundergan Grimes (incumbent)493,59851.16
Republican Steve Knipper471,20948.84
Total votes964,807100.0
Democratic hold

State Auditor

Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Adam Edelen had considered running for Governor in 2015, even lining up a running mate, but ultimately declined to do so. He instead ran for re-election to a second term in office. [39]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined
  • Chris Tobe, CFA, writer, former trustee of the Kentucky Retirement Systems and former staffer to State Auditor Ed Hatchett [33]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Adam
Edelen (D)		Mike
Harmon (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%42%34%—22%
WKU October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%40%35%—25%
SurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%35%33%—27%
SurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%35%31%—30%
Public Policy Polling June 18–21, 20151,108± 2.9%33%39%—27%

Results

Kentucky State Auditor election, 2015 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Harmon 486,74151.94
Democratic Adam Edelen (incumbent)450,31648.06
Total votes937,057100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

State Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Todd Hollenbach was term-limited and could not run for re-election to a third term in office. He had said that he may run for another office in 2015, but did not specify which, and eventually declined to run for another statewide office. [33] He instead successfully ran for an open seat on the Jefferson County District Court, defeating 20 other candidates. [41]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Neville Blakemore, Executive Chairman of Great Northern Building Products and nominee for Louisville Metro Council in 2006 [42]
  • Jim Glenn, State Representative and candidate for State Auditor in 2003 [43]
  • Daniel Grossberg, Jefferson County Commissioner and President of the Louisville Young Democrats [42]
  • Richard Henderson, former State Representative and former Mayor of Jeffersonville [44]
  • Rick Nelson, State Representative [45]
Declined
  • Colmon Elridge, aide to Governor Steve Beshear and former Executive Vice President of Young Democrats of America [32] [46] [47]
  • Dee Dee Ford-Keene, businesswoman and former President of the Democratic Women's Club of Kentucky [33] [48] [49]
  • Chris Tobe, CFA, writer, former trustee of the Kentucky Retirement Systems and former staffer to State Auditor Ed Hatchett [33] [48]

Results

Democratic primary results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rick Nelson44,39727.17
Democratic Neville Blakemore36,66322.44
Democratic Richard Henderson32,91420.14
Democratic Jim Glenn31,14619.06
Democratic Daniel B. Grossberg18,28411.19
Total votes163,404100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

Republican primary results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Allison Ball84,51646.88
Republican Jon Larson55,71230.91
Republican Kenny Imes40,03922.21
Total votes180,267100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Rick
Nelson (D)		Allison
Ball (R)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%35%37%—25%
WKU October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%32%37%—31%
SurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%33%35%—28%
SurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%36%33%—29%
Public Policy Polling June 18–21, 20151,108± 2.9%32%41%—26%
Gravis Marketing January 5–6, 2015608± 4%32%34%—35%

Results

Kentucky State Treasurer election, 2015 [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Allison Ball 571,45560.63
Democratic Rick Nelson 372,41639.37
Total votes943,871100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Agriculture Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Agriculture Commissioner James Comer did not run for re-election to a second term in office. He instead ran for Governor, and was defeated by Matt Bevin in the Republican primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Jean-Marie Lawson Spann, businesswoman, radio host and agriculture activist [53] [54]
Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Results

Republican primary results [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan Quarles92,70050.39
Republican Richard Heath91,27349.61
Total votes183,973100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Ryan
Quarles (R)		Jean-Marie
Lawson Spann (D)		OtherUndecided
SurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%40%33%—24%
WKU October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%37%30%—33%
SurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%34%31%—29%
SurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%33%32%—30%
Gravis Marketing January 5–6, 2015608± 4%39%31%—30%

Results

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2015
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ryan Quarles 563,38360.08
Democratic Jean-Marie Lawson Spann374,40239.92
Total votes937,785100.0
Republican hold

Kentucky Supreme Court

District 7

A non-partisan special election was held along with the May 19, 2015 primary elections to fill the 7th district seat of the Kentucky Supreme Court. [61] The seat was vacated when Justice Will T. Scott resigned to run for Governor. [62] The winner of the election will serve the remainder of Scott's term, with the seat coming up for re-election next in 2020.

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew

Results

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Results of the Kentucky Supreme Court, District 7 election results, 2015
  Stumbo—>90%
  Stumbo—80-90%
  Stumbo—70-80%
  Stumbo—60-70%
  Stumbo—50-60%
  Stumbo—<50%
  Wright—<50%
  Wright—50-60%
  Wright—60-70%
  Wright—70-80%
  Wright—80-90%
  Wright—>90%
General election results [64]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Sam Wright40,67651.85%
Independent Janet Stumbo37,77248.15%
Total votes78,448100%

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