Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2015

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Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2015
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Nominee Matt Bevin Jack Conway
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Jenean Hampton Sannie Overly
Popular vote511,374426,620
Percentage52.5%43.8%
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County Results
Governor before election

Steve Beshear
Democratic

Elected Governor

Matt Bevin
Republican

The Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the Governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term due to term limits established by the Kentucky Constitution. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Despite being behind in most pre-election polls, Republican Matt Bevin won the election by approximately a nine-point margin.

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.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

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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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

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.

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.

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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.

Kentuckys 6th congressional district District in the central part of the state, includes Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort

Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital.

  • Running mate: Johnathan Masters [3]
  • Former running mate: Cherokee Schill [2]

Declined

Jerry Abramson Kentucky politician

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.

Louisville, Kentucky City in Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States. It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class, the other being Lexington, the state's second-largest city. Louisville is the historical seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, located in the northern region of the state, on the border with Indiana.

Rocky J. Adkins is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing the 99th District since 1987. He is currently Minority Floor Leader.

Endorsements

Jack Conway/Sannie Overly
Statewide elected officials
Individuals
Members of the Kentucky legislature
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jack
Conway		Geoff
Young		Undecided
Survey USA May 5–10, 2015707± 3.5%68%13%19%
Survey USA March 3–8, 2015640± 3.9%61%12%27%
Harper Polling January 28–31, 2015255± 6.14%59%13%28%

Results

Democratic primary results [59]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jack Conway140,62778.8%
Democratic Geoff Young37,88721.2%
Total votes178,514100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Withdrew

  • Robert Lee Rosier, U.S. Army veteran [71]
  • Running mate: John Yuen, candidate for the State Senate in 2012 [71]

Declined

Endorsements

James Comer/Chris McDaniel
Individuals
Organizations
  • Associated General Contractors [94]
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie
Individuals
Organizations
  • Kentucky Pastors Action Coalition [95]
Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton
Individuals
  • Hugh Hewitt, author and talk radio personality [96]
  • Sally Oh, co-founder of the Lexington Tea Party [97]
Organizations
  • Cincinnati Enquirer [98]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Cathy
Bailey		Matt
Bevin		James
Comer		Hal
Heiner		Will T.
Scott		Undecided
Survey USA May 5–10, 2015517± 4.4%—27%26%25%8%14%
Public Policy Polling May 6–7, 2015501± 4.4%—25%28%27%—20%
Triumph Campaigns March 26, 2015601± 4%—12%19%33%3%29%
Survey USA March 3–8, 2015520± 4.4%—20%20%28%8%25%
Harper Polling January 28–31, 2015261± 6.07%—18%25%19%9%30%
Remington Research January 27–28, 20151,000± ?—19%22%18%5%26%
Public Policy Polling August 7–10, 2014383± ?11%25%20%18%—26%
——22%28%—50%
Public Opinion Strategies February 26–27, 2014400± 4.9%——42%14%—13%

Results

Republican primary results [99]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Bevin70,47932.91%
Republican James Comer70,39632.89%
Republican Hal Heiner57,94827.10%
Republican Will T. Scott15,3647.20%
Total votes214,187100.00%

Independents

Candidates

Declared

  • Running mate: Heather Curtis, COO of Fark.com and wife of Drew Curtis [100]
  • Running mate: Elisabeth Anderson, retired legal secretary

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Jack
Conway (D)		Matt
Bevin (R)		Drew
Curtis (I)		Undecided
Vox Populi October 26–27, 2015618± 3.9%44%44%6%6%
43%46%6%7%
Survey USA October 23–26, 2015798± 3.5%45%40%6%10%
WKU Social Science Research Center October 19–25, 2015770± 3.5%45%40%7%8%
Mason-Dixon October 6–8, 2015625± 4%43%41%6%10%
Survey USA September 22–27, 2015701± 3.8%42%37%7%15%
Survey USA July 22–28, 2015685± 3.8%43%38%8%11%
45%42%—13%
Public Policy Polling June 18–21, 20151,108± 2.9%35%38%6%21%
38%40%—22%
Survey USA May 5–10, 20151,677± 2.4%48%37%—16%
Survey USA March 3–8, 20151,917± 2.3%42%36%—22%
Harper Polling January 28–29, 2015640± 3.87%45%41%—14%
Gravis Marketing January 5–6, 2015608± 4%44%36%—20%
Public Policy Polling August 7–10, 2014991± 3.1%39%36%—25%

Results

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2015 [103] [104]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Republican Matt Bevin 511,374 52.52% +17.23%
Democratic Jack Conway 426,62043.82%-11.90%
Independent Drew Curtis 35,5973.66%N/A
Write-In Votes1010.00%N/A
Majority84,8278.7%
Total votes973,692100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing
Turnout 30.6% [105] +2%

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