2015 Kentucky elections

2015 Kentucky elections

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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.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Main article: 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election

2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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Turnout	30%
Nominee Matt Bevin Jack Conway Party Republican Democratic Running mate Jenean Hampton Sannie Overly Popular vote 511,374 426,620 Percentage 52.5% 43.8%
County results Bevin:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Conway:      40–50%     50–60%
Governor before election Steve Beshear Democratic Elected Governor Matt Bevin Republican

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

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 in the primary election for the Democratic Party nomination. ^[3]

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 call 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 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]

Results

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2015 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton	511,771	52.5
	Democratic	Jack Conway/Sannie Overly	426,827	43.8
	Independent	Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis	35,627	3.7
Total votes			974,225	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney general

2015 Kentucky Attorney General election

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Nominee Andy Beshear Whitney Westerfield Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 479,929 477,735 Percentage 50.1% 49.9%

County results State house district results Beshear:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90% Westerfield:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%

Attorney General before election Jack Conway Democratic Elected Attorney General Andy Beshear Democratic

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.

The candidate that would go on to be elected Attorney General was Andy Beshear, the son of retiring governor Steve Beshear.

In 2016, Steve Beshear's former personal cabinet secretary, Tim Longmeyer, was marred in controversy when he was exposed on bribery charges, including redirecting $6,000 of kickbacks into Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign. ^[17] Andy Beshear had recently hired Longmeyer as a deputy. However, the prosecutors in Longmeyer's case indicated that there is no evidence to support that Andy Beshear knew what Longmeyer was doing. ^[18]

Over the next three years, Republican Governor Matt Bevin spearheaded an investigation into former governor Steve Beshear's administration as well as Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign. Spending approximately $550,000 leading up to the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election, the investigation led to no conclusive results regarding the culpability of Steve or Andy Beshear. ^[19]

Beshear defeated Republican Whitney Westerfield by a margin of 0.2 percent, getting 50.1% of the vote to Westerfield's 49.9%. ^{[20] [21]} The margin was approximately 2,000 votes. ^[22]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Andy Beshear, attorney and son of Governor Steve Beshear ^{[23] [24]}

Declined

• Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 (running for re-election) ^[25]
• Jennifer Moore, former Chairwoman of the Kentucky Democratic Party ^{[26] [27]}
• John Tilley, state representative ^[28]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Michael T. Hogan, Lawrence County Attorney ^[29]
• Whitney Westerfield, state senator ^[30]

Declined

• Luke Morgan, attorney ^[31]
• Mark Wohlander, attorney ^[32]

Results

Republican primary results ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Whitney Westerfield	96,581	53.38
	Republican	Michael T. Hogan	84,364	46.62
Total votes			180,945	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andy Beshear (D)	Whitney Westerfield (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 23–26, 2015	798	± 3.5%	47%	35%	—	17%
WKU	October 19–25, 2015	770	± 3.5%	42%	36%	—	22%
SurveyUSA	September 22–27, 2015	701	± 3.8%	38%	38%	—	22%
SurveyUSA	July 22–28, 2015	685	± 3.8%	40%	33%	—	24%
Public Policy Polling	June 18–21, 2015	1,108	± 2.9%	36%	41%	—	23%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andy Beshear (D)	Luke Morgan (R)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 5–6, 2015	608	± 4%	42%	37%	—	22%

Results

Kentucky Attorney General election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Beshear	479,929	50.1
	Republican	Whitney Westerfield	477,735	49.9
Total votes			957,664	100.0
	Democratic hold

Secretary of State

2015 Kentucky Secretary of State election

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Nominee Alison Lundergan Grimes Steve Knipper Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 493,204 470,894 Percentage 51.2% 48.8%

County results State house district results Lundergan Grimes:      50–60%     60–70% Knipper:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Secretary of State before election Alison Lundergan Grimes Democratic Elected Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes Democratic

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 Governor of Kentucky or for Attorney General of Kentucky. ^{[34] [35] [36]} She decided to seek re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Charles Lovett, candidate for Jefferson County Justice of the Peace in 2010 ^[37]
• Alison Lundergan Grimes, incumbent Secretary of State and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014 ^[25]

Declined

• Colmon Elridge, aide to Governor Steve Beshear and former Executive Vice President of Young Democrats of America ^[38]
• David O'Neill, Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator ^[39]

Results

Primary results by county:

  Lundergan Grimes

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Democratic primary results ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alison Lundergan Grimes (incumbent)	131,640	73.25
	Democratic	Charles Lovett	48,083	26.75
Total votes			179,723	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Steve Knipper, former Erlanger City Councilman ^[40]

Withdrew

• Michael Pitzer, candidate for the State House in 2008 ^[37]

Declined

• Michael Adams, attorney and general counsel for the Republican Governors Association ^{[39] [41]}
• Matt Bevin, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 (ran for Governor) ^{[4] [37] [42]}
• Ken Fleming, former Louisville Metro Council member ^[43]
• Damon Thayer, Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate ^[44]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	Steve Knipper (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 23–26, 2015	798	± 3.5%	50%	37%	—	12%
WKU	October 19–25, 2015	770	± 3.5%	46%	35%	—	19%
SurveyUSA	September 22–27, 2015	701	± 3.8%	46%	38%	—	15%
SurveyUSA	July 22–28, 2015	685	± 3.8%	46%	40%	—	12%
Public Policy Polling	June 18–21, 2015	1,108	± 2.9%	42%	47%	—	12%
Gravis Marketing	January 5–6, 2015	608	± 4%	47%	46%	—	7%

Results

Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alison Lundergan Grimes (incumbent)	493,598	51.2
	Republican	Steve Knipper	471,209	48.8
Total votes			964,807	100.0
	Democratic hold

State auditor

2015 Kentucky State Auditor election

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Nominee Mike Harmon Adam Edelen Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 486,741 450,316 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%

County results Harmon:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Edelen:      50–60%     60–70%

Auditor before election Adam Edelen Democratic Elected Auditor Mike Harmon Republican

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. ^[45]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Adam Edelen, incumbent State Auditor ^[45]

Declined

• Chris Tobe, CFA, writer, former trustee of the Kentucky Retirement Systems and former staffer to State Auditor Ed Hatchett ^[39]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Harmon, State Representative and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2011 ^[46]

Declined

• Damon Thayer, Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate ^[44]

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Edelen (D)	Mike Harmon (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 23–26, 2015	798	± 3.5%	42%	34%	—	22%
WKU	October 19–25, 2015	770	± 3.5%	40%	35%	—	25%
SurveyUSA	September 22–27, 2015	701	± 3.8%	35%	33%	—	27%
SurveyUSA	July 22–28, 2015	685	± 3.8%	35%	31%	—	30%
Public Policy Polling	June 18–21, 2015	1,108	± 2.9%	33%	39%	—	27%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Edelen (D)	John Kemper (R)	Other	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 5–6, 2015	608	± 4%	30%	38%	—	32%

Results

Kentucky State Auditor election, 2015 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Harmon	486,741	51.9
	Democratic	Adam Edelen (incumbent)	450,316	48.1
Total votes			937,057	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

State Treasurer

2015 Kentucky Treasurer General election

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Nominee Allison Ball Rick Nelson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 571,455 372,416 Percentage 60.6% 39.4%

County results State house district results Ball:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Nelson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80-90%

State Auitor before election Todd Hollenbach Democratic Elected State Auitor Allison Ball Republican

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. ^[39] He instead successfully ran for an open seat on the Jefferson County District Court, defeating 20 other candidates. ^[47]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Neville Blakemore, Executive Chairman of Great Northern Building Products and nominee for Louisville Metro Council in 2006 ^[48]
• Jim Glenn, State Representative and candidate for State Auditor in 2003 ^[49]
• Daniel Grossberg, Jefferson County Commissioner and President of the Louisville Young Democrats ^[48]
• Richard Henderson, former State Representative and former Mayor of Jeffersonville ^[50]
• Rick Nelson, state representative ^[51]

Declined

• Colmon Elridge, aide to Governor Steve Beshear and former Executive Vice President of Young Democrats of America ^{[38] [52] [53]}
• Dee Dee Ford-Keene, businesswoman and former President of the Democratic Women's Club of Kentucky ^{[39] [54] [55]}
• Chris Tobe, CFA, writer, former trustee of the Kentucky Retirement Systems and former staffer to State Auditor Ed Hatchett ^{[39] [54]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rick Nelson	44,397	27.17
	Democratic	Neville Blakemore	36,663	22.44
	Democratic	Richard Henderson	32,914	20.14
	Democratic	Jim Glenn	31,146	19.06
	Democratic	Daniel B. Grossberg	18,284	11.19
Total votes			163,404	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Allison Ball, attorney ^[56]
• Kenny Imes, state representative ^[57]
• Jon Larson, former Fayette County Judge/Executive, candidate for Attorney General in 2007 and nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2008 ^[58]

Results

Republican primary results ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allison Ball	84,516	46.88
	Republican	Jon Larson	55,712	30.91
	Republican	Kenny Imes	40,039	22.21
Total votes			180,267	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rick Nelson (D)	Allison Ball (R)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 23–26, 2015	798	± 3.5%	35%	37%	—	25%
WKU	October 19–25, 2015	770	± 3.5%	32%	37%	—	31%
SurveyUSA	September 22–27, 2015	701	± 3.8%	33%	35%	—	28%
SurveyUSA	July 22–28, 2015	685	± 3.8%	36%	33%	—	29%
Public Policy Polling	June 18–21, 2015	1,108	± 2.9%	32%	41%	—	26%
Gravis Marketing	January 5–6, 2015	608	± 4%	32%	34%	—	35%

Results

Kentucky State Treasurer election, 2015 ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Allison Ball	571,455	60.6
	Democratic	Rick Nelson	372,416	39.4
Total votes			943,871	100.0
	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 ^{[59] [60]}

Declined

• Dennis Parrett, state senator ^{[61] [62]}

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Richard Heath, state representative ^[49]
• Ryan Quarles, state representative ^{[63] [64]}

Declined

• James Comer, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner ^[6]
• Paul Hornback, state senator ^{[39] [63] [65]}
• Damon Thayer, Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate ^{[44] [66]}

Results

Republican primary results ^[33]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Quarles	92,700	50.39
	Republican	Richard Heath	91,273	49.61
Total votes			183,973	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ryan Quarles (R)	Jean-Marie Lawson Spann (D)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA	October 23–26, 2015	798	± 3.5%	40%	33%	—	24%
WKU	October 19–25, 2015	770	± 3.5%	37%	30%	—	33%
SurveyUSA	September 22–27, 2015	701	± 3.8%	34%	31%	—	29%
SurveyUSA	July 22–28, 2015	685	± 3.8%	33%	32%	—	30%
Gravis Marketing	January 5–6, 2015	608	± 4%	39%	31%	—	30%

Results

Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Quarles	563,383	60.1
	Democratic	Jean-Marie Lawson Spann	374,402	39.9
Total votes			937,785	100.0
	Republican hold

Kentucky Supreme Court

District 7

Results of the Kentucky Supreme Court, District 7 election results, 2015

  Stumbo—50-60%

  Wright—<50%

  Wright—50-60%

  Wright—80-90%

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. ^[67] The seat was vacated when Justice Will T. Scott resigned to run for governor. ^[68] The winner of the election was elected to serve the remainder of Scott's term, with the seat coming up for re-election next in 2020.

Candidates

Declared

• Janet Stumbo, Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge and former Kentucky Supreme Court Justice ^[69]
• Sam Wright, Kentucky Circuit Court Judge ^[69]

Withdrew

• John Lewis, Elliott County Attorney ^[69]

Results

General election results ^[70]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Sam Wright	40,676	51.85%
	Independent	Janet Stumbo	37,772	48.15%
Total votes			78,448	100%

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