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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.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →
Turnout	42%
Nominee Andy Beshear Matt Bevin Party Democratic Republican Running mate Jacqueline Coleman Ralph Alvarado Popular vote 709,846 704,760 Percentage 49.20% 48.83%
County results Beshear:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Bevin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election Matt Bevin Republican Elected Governor Andy Beshear Democratic

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 a margin of just over 5,000 votes, or 0.37%. It was the closest gubernatorial election in Kentucky since 1899 by total votes, and the closest ever by percentage.

Bevin won 97 counties, while Beshear won only 23 counties. Beshear carried only two of the state's six congressional districts, but those districts were the state's two most urbanized, the Louisville-based 3rd and the Lexington-based 6th.

Bevin conceded on November 14, after a recanvass took place that day that did not change the vote count. Libertarian John Hicks also qualified for the ballot and received 2% of the vote. Statewide turnout was just over 42%, much higher than for the 2015 gubernatorial election. The result was a major swing from 2016, when Donald Trump won the state by 30 points and Republicans gained a supermajority in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Results

Attorney General

2019 Kentucky Attorney General election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Daniel Cameron Greg Stumbo Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 822,932 602,004 Percentage 57.7% 42.3%

County results Precinct resultsCameron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Stumbo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Attorney General before election Andy Beshear Democratic Elected Attorney General Daniel Cameron Republican

The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019. The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic attorney general Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to successfully run for Governor. Republican Daniel Cameron defeated Democrat Greg Stumbo. He became the first Republican attorney general of Kentucky since 1948, and the state's first black attorney general.

Results

Secretary of State

2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Michael Adams Heather French Henry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 746,629 682,096 Percentage 52.3% 47.7%

County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsAdams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% French Henry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Secretary of State before election Alison Lundergan Grimes Democratic Elected Secretary of State Michael Adams Republican

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides the gubernatorial election in which the Democratic candidate came close to winning and the only non-gubernatorial statewide election in KY, LA or MS where the Democrat achieved more than 45% of the vote in 2019.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jason Belcher, U.S. Air Force veteran and writer
• Jason Griffith, teacher and businessman
• Heather French Henry, former Commissioner of Veterans Affairs of Kentucky and former Miss America
• Geoff Sebesta, comic book artist

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Michael Adams, general counsel for the Republican Governors Association and former Mitch McConnell aide
• Andrew English, former general counsel for the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and U.S. Navy veteran
• Stephen Knipper, cyber security expert, former Erlanger city councilman, and nominee for secretary of state in 2015
• Carl Nett, former counterintelligence officer

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

State Auditor

2019 Kentucky Auditor General election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Mike Harmon Sheri Donahue Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 779,729 574,769 Percentage 57.7% 42.3%

County results Precinct resultsHarmon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Donahue:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      40-50%      50%      No data

Auditor before election Mike Harmon Republican Elected Auditor Mike Harmon Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Harmon, incumbent State Auditor of Kentucky

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Kelsey Hayes Coots, teacher
• Sheri Donahue, former U.S. Navy engineer
• Chris Tobe, pension consultant

Withdrew

• Drew Curtis, founder of Fark and independent candidate for governor in 2015

Results

General election

Results

State Treasurer

2019 Kentucky Treasurer General election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Allison Ball Michael Bowman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 856,144 555,209 Percentage 60.7% 39.3%

County results Precinct resultsBall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Bowman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Treasurer before election Allison Ball Republican Elected Treasurer Allison Ball Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Allison Ball, incumbent State Treasurer of Kentucky

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael Bowman, bank manager and former Louisville Metro Council staffer
• Josh Mers, insurance agent and treasurer for the Lexington Human Rights Commission

Results

General election

Results

Agriculture Commissioner

2019 Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner General election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →

Nominee Ryan Quarles Robert Haley Conway Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 821,369 545,050 Percentage 58.2% 38.6%

County results Precinct resultsQuarles:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Conway:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%      >90% Tie:      40-50%      50%      No data

Agriculture Commissioner before election Ryan Quarles Republican Elected Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles Republican

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill Polyniak, farmer and hemp businessman
• Ryan Quarles, incumbent Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert Haley Conway, district supervisor of the Scott County Soil and Water Conservation Board and former chair of the Scott County Board of Education
• Joe Trigg, Glasgow city councilman

Results

General election

Results

Judiciary

Supreme Court

Candidates

• Christopher Shea Nickell, Kentucky Court of Appeals judge for the 1st Appellate District, Division 1
• Whitney Westerfield, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 3rd District and candidate for attorney general in 2015

Results

Both candidates were registered Republicans, but the election was conducted under a non-partisan format.

Court of Appeals

Notes

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by Democratic Attorney General Association

References

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External links

Official campaign websites for Secretary of State

• Michael Adams (R) for Secretary of State
• Heather French Henry (D) for Secretary of State Archived 2019-08-10 at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for Auditor

• Sheri Donahue (D) for Auditor
• Mike Harmon (R) for Auditor

Official campaign websites for Treasurer

• Allison Ball (R) for Treasurer
• Michael Bowman (D) for Treasurer

Official campaign websites for Agriculture Commissioner

• Robert Haley Conway (D) for Ag Commissioner
• Ryan Quarles (R) for Ag Commissioner

Official campaign websites for Supreme Court

• Whitney Westerfield for Supreme Court

• 2019 Kentucky elections
• 2019 elections in the United States by state
• November 2019 events in the United States