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.
Rocky J. Adkins is an American politician from Kentucky. He is a member of the Democratic Party and is serving as a senior advisor to the Governor of Kentucky,Andy Beshear. He is a former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives,representing the 99th District of the Kentucky House from 1987 to 2019. His House district was in eastern Kentucky and included Elliott,Lewis,and Rowan Counties. From 2003 through 2016,he was the House Majority Leader. From 2016 to 2019,he was the chamber's Minority Floor Leader.
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.
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.
Matthew Griswold Bevin is an American businessman and politician who served as the 62nd governor of Kentucky from 2015 to 2019. He is currently the CEO of Neuronetrix Solutions,LLC.
Mike Harmon is an American politician who served as the Kentucky auditor of public accounts from 2016 to 2024. He was previously a Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 54th district. He was a 2011 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky,but lost in the primary.
Whitney H. Westerfield is an American attorney,politician and a Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing District 3 since January 2013. In 2015,Westerfield was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky,losing to Democrat Andy Beshear by a margin of 0.2 percent.
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.
Andrew Graham Beshear is an American attorney and politician serving since 2019 as the 63rd governor of Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Kentucky from 2016 to 2019. He is the son of former Kentucky governor Steve Beshear.
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 since 1915 by percentage. It was also the closest race of the 2019 gubernatorial election cycle.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5,2019,in Kentucky and Mississippi,and on October 12,2019,with a runoff on November 16,in Louisiana. These elections formed part of the 2019 United States elections. The last regular gubernatorial elections for all three states were in 2015. The Democrats had to defend an incumbent in Louisiana,while the Republicans had to defend an incumbent in Kentucky plus an open seat in Mississippi. Though all three seats up were in typically Republican states,the election cycle became unexpectedly competitive:Kentucky and Louisiana were seen as highly contested races;and Mississippi's race ultimately became closer than usual,despite being seen as favorable for the Republicans.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5,2019,with all executive offices in the state up for election. Primary elections were held on May 21,2019.
Daniel Jay Cameron is an American attorney and politician who served as the 51st attorney general of Kentucky from 2020 to 2024. A member of the Republican Party,Cameron was the first African American and the first Republican since 1943 to be elected to the office. He was also the Republican nominee in the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election,losing to Democratic incumbent Andy Beshear.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8,2022,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 other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2023,to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. Had Cameron won,he would have become Kentucky's first African-American governor.
The 2015 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2015,to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Primary elections were held on May 19,2015. Incumbent Democratic Secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes narrowly won re-election to a second term against Republican nominee Steve Knipper.
The 2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 5,2019,to elect the secretary of state of Kentucky. Primary elections were held on May 21,2019. Incumbent Democratic secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits,creating the first open election for secretary of state since 2003.
The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7,2023,to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear. Republican nominee Russell Coleman was elected attorney general after he defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 7,2023.
