2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election will be held on November 7, 2023 to choose the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic Governor Andy Beshear is running for re-election to a second term. The winner of the 2023 gubernatorial election is scheduled to be sworn in on December 12, 2023.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Andy Beshear, incumbent governor (2019–present)[1]
- Running mate: Jacqueline Coleman, incumbent lieutenant governor (2019–present)[1]
Democratic candidates[a]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Daniel Cameron, Kentucky attorney general[2]
- Running mate: TBA
- Kelly Craft, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and to Canada[3]
- Running mate: TBA
- Mike Harmon, Kentucky State Auditor[4]
- Running mate: TBA
- Savannah Maddox, state representative[5]
- Running mate: TBA
- Ryan Quarles, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture[6]
- Running mate: TBA
Republican candidates[a]
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Publicly expressed interest
- Ralph Alvarado, state senator and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2019[7]
Potential
- Andy Barr, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district[8]
- Matt Bevin, former governor[9]
Withdrew
- Eric Deters, attorney (running as an independent)[10]
Declined
- Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer[11] (running for state auditor)[12]
- James Comer, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district and candidate for governor in 2015[13] (endorsed Craft)[14][15]
- Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district (2012–present) (endorsed Maddox)[16]
- Max Wise, state senator[17] (endorsed Craft)[18]
Endorsements
Daniel Cameron
- Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)[19]
- Organizations
Kelly Craft
- U.S. Representatives
- James Comer, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 1st congressional district (2016–present)[21]
- State legislators
- Jason Nemes, state representative (2017–)[22]
- Max Wise, state senator (2015–)[18]
Savannah Maddox
- U.S. Representatives
- Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district (2012–present)[23]
- Organizations
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[b] |
Margin of error |
Daniel Cameron |
Kelly Craft |
Eric Deters |
Mike Harmon |
Savannah Maddox |
Ryan Quarles |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| co/efficient (R)[A] | June 13–14, 2022 | 974 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 46% | 3% | 4% | 5% | 7% | 9% | 3% | 22% |
Independents and other parties
Candidates
Declared
- Eric Deters, attorney (originally ran as a Republican)[10]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b The images in this gallery are in the public domain or are otherwise free to use. This gallery should not be construed as a list of major or noteworthy candidates. If a candidate is not included in this gallery, it is only because there are no high-quality, copyright-free photographs of them available on the Internet.
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Cameron's campaign
References
- ^ a b Brammer, Jack (October 1, 2021). "KY Gov. Andy Beshear kicks off re-election bid, will keep Coleman as running mate". Lexington Herald-Leader. McClatchy. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Announces Gubernatorial Run". National Review. May 11, 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (September 7, 2022). "Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race". Associated Press. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Sonka, Joe (July 12, 2021). "Kentucky Auditor Mike Harmon is running for governor". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 12, 2021.
- ^ "State Rep. Savannah Maddox joining Kentucky governor's race". WKYT-TV. June 6, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (April 30, 2022). "GOP's Quarles announces run for Kentucky governor in 2023". Associated Press. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
- ^ Sonka, Joe (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron files to run for governor in 2023". The Courier-Journal. Gannett. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "NEW DNS REGISTRATIONS - 2021-04-19". Retrieved April 26, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Chris (April 16, 2021). "Who might face Gov. Andy Beshear in the next gubernatorial race?". WHAS-TV. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
- ^ a b Horn, Austin (June 21, 2022). "Cameron's Trump endorsement is a big boost. How are other candidates responding?". Lexington Herald Leader. McClatchy. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Bacon, Perry (November 7, 2019). "Kentucky May Have Gotten Even More Red This Week". Louisville Eccentric Observer. Louisville Eccentric Observer. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Storm, Nick. "Treasurer Allison Ball Announces Campaign for KY Auditor". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (August 5, 2021). "US Rep. Comer eyeing House chairmanship, not governorship". Associated Press. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (September 7, 2022). "Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race". Associated Press. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ May, Adam (July 8, 2022). "Comer says he'll endorse a GOP gov candidate who hasn't announced yet". Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ Horn, Austin (August 6, 2022). "Maddox picks up endorsement; Comer hints at new candidate for governor". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (August 18, 2021). "Kentucky elections: Republican state Sen. Max Wise eying possible run for governor". The Courier-Journal. Gannett. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "KENTUCKY. St Sen Max Wise (R) announced this week he will NOT run for Governor next year. Instead, Wise endorsed ex-UN Ambassador Kelly Craft (R) in the race … spurring rumors that she in turn will soon name Wise as her LG runningmate".
- ^ Horn, Austin (June 16, 2022). "Daniel Cameron scores Trump endorsement in bid for Kentucky governor". Lexington Herald-Leader. McClatchy. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
- ^ "SBA Pro-Life America's Candidate Fund Endorses Pro-Life Champion Daniel Cameron for Kentucky Governor". June 22, 2022.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (September 7, 2022). "Trump ambassador Kelly Craft joins Kentucky governor's race". Associated Press. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
- ^ Storm, Nick (September 13, 2022). "Kelly Craft Attempts to Nationalize Gubernatorial Race in Campaign Rollout". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Horn, Austin (August 6, 2022). "Maddox picks up endorsement; Comer hints at new candidate for governor". Lexington Herald-Leader. Archived from the original on August 7, 2022. Retrieved August 7, 2022.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/nagrfb/posts/pfbid0bxzKvPrM8s4tdrwsCx67DEYhQruo6y2tXBS1fbkaaDY4KxNCpQGBWXf7Hoo32sql
- ^ "The Republican Liberty Caucus proudly endorses Savannah Maddox for KY Governor. @SavannahLMaddox has been an unwavering liberty warrior in the KY legislature. As Governor, Savannah will continue to fight for personal liberty, smaller government and economic freedom. #RLCendorsed". Twitter. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.