KENTUCKY

Your complete directory of Kentucky candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Election Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 31, 2012
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 14, 2012
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 26, 2012
Primary: May 22, 2012

This page was last updated on February 3, 2012

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.)
Steve Beshear (D)* - Term-Limited in 2015.

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2015.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Jerry Abramson (D)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jack Conway (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
L.J. "Todd" Hollenbach (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Adam Edelen (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
James Comer (R)* - (Campaign Site)

KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE:

State House - (Republican Caucus)

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

Mitch McConnell (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

Rand Paul (R)* - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ed Whitfield (R)* - (Campaign Site)
James Buckmaster (D) - Physician & '10 US Sen. Candidate
Charles Hatchett (D) - Auctioneer & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Brett Guthrie (R)* - (Campaign Site)
David L. Williams (D) - Retired Utility Contractor & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
John Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Darren Brinksneader (R) - Software Analyst & Ron Paul Campaign Activist
Brooks Wicker (R) - Financial Consultant, Accountant & '10 Candidate

District 4:
[ Geoff Davis (R)* - Retiring in 2012. ]
Thomas Massie (R) - Lewis County Judge-Executive, Businessman, Rancher & Mechanical Engineer
Gary Moore (R) - Boone County Judge-Executive
Brian Oerther (R) - Teacher & Tea Party Activist
Alecia Webb-Edgington (R) - State Rep. & Ex-State Police Official
Tom Wurtz (R) - Business Consultant
Greg Frank (D)

District 5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R)*
Ken Stepp (D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 6:
A.B. "Ben" Chandler III (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Andy Barr (R) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '10 Nominee
Patrick Kelly II (R)
Curtis Kenimer (R) - Farmer & Horse Breeder
Randolph Vance (Write-In) - Gas Station Employee & '10 Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Kentucky
Kentucky Democratic Party
Green Party of Kentucky
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
Republican Party of Kentucky

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Kentucky Registry of Election Finance

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

BluegrassReport.org (Politics)
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate Messenger
Elizabethtown News Enterprise
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
KentuckyDems.com
Kentucky Post (Covington)
Kentucky Standard (Bardstown)
Lexington Herald-Leader
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Eccentric Observer (Alternative)
Maysville Ledger-Independent
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Paducah Sun
PageOneKentucky.com
PoliticsKY
Pol Watchers
Princeton Times Leader
Winchester Sun

WBKO TV-13 (ABC - Bowling Green)
WKAG TV-43 (Independent - Hopkinsville)
Kentucky Educational Television (PBS - Lexington)
WKYT TV-27 (CBS - Lexington)
WLEX TV-18 (NBC - Lexington)
WTVQ TV-36 (ABC - Lexington)
WAVE TV-3 (NBC - Louisville)
WDRB TV-41 (FOX - Louisville)
WHAS TV-11 (ABC - Louisville)
WLKY TV-32 (CBS - Louisville)
WPSD TV-6 (NBC - Paducah)