Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019

Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019
November 5, 2019

 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Matt Bevin
Republican

The Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2019 will be conducted on November 5 to choose the Governor of Kentucky. Primary elections will occur on May, 21, 2019.[1] Incumbent Republican Governor Matt Bevin is eligible to run for reelection to a second term. Bevin has announced that he will run for a second term in office. Since the state's constitutional prohibition of governors serving consecutive terms was repealed in 1992, no Republican governor of Kentucky has ever been elected to consecutive terms. The only Republican to run for reelection, Ernie Fletcher, was defeated by Democrat Steve Beshear in 2007.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Democratic primary

Incumbent Attorney General Andy Beshear officially announced his candidacy in the 2019 election on July 9, 2018, becoming the first candidate to declare their candidacy. Beshear’s running mate is Jaqueline Coleman, an Assistant Principal at Nelson County High School and political recruiter.[3][4]

Candidates

Declared

Potential

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://elect.ky.gov/calendar/Documents/2019%20Election%20Calendar.pdf
  2. ↑ https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article213094359.html
  3. ↑ "Andy Beshear kicks off Kentucky's 2019 race for governor". kentucky. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. ↑ http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Beshear-for-Governor-Announcement-scheduled-Monday-about-Future-of-Kentucky-487599871.html
  5. ↑ "Board of Directors". Find your passion. Get involved. Take the lead.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wheatley, Kevin (May 6, 2017). "Way-too-early look at 2019: Four emerging as most likely Democratic gubernatorial candidates". Spectrum News Kentucky. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jennings, Scott (July 28, 2016). "Fancy Farm emcee offers his preview". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Wheatley, Kevin (November 13, 2016). "After bruising U.S. Senate campaign, Democrats say Gray should look to Congress, constitutional offices in future". cn2. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
  9. ↑ Loftus, Tom (October 22, 2015). "Sannie Overly: From engineer to Conway's ticket". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  10. ↑ Bailey, Phillip (July 5, 2018). "Gov. Attica Scott? Louisville Democrat 'seriously considering' 2019 run". The Courier-Journal.
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