2019 Kentucky Attorney General election
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The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.[1] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote.[2] He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1943,[3] and the state's first black attorney general.[4]
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Greg Stumbo, former Attorney General of Kentucky and former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives[5][6]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Daniel Cameron, attorney for Senator Mitch McConnell and former University of Louisville football player[7]
- Wil Schroder, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 24th District[8]
Withdrawn
- Whitney Westerfield, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 3rd District and candidate for Attorney General in 2015[9]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Daniel Cameron |
Wil Schroder |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cygnal[10] | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 26% | 19% | 55% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Cameron | 132,580 | 55.4% | |
| Republican | Wil Schroder | 106,950 | 44.6% | |
| Total votes | 239,530 | 100.0% | ||
General election
The general election took place on November 5, 2019, following the May 21 primary elections.
Endorsements
Daniel Cameron (R)
U.S. federal officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States[11][12]
- Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[13]
- Tim Scott, U.S. senator (R-SC)[14]
- James Comer, U.S. representative (R-KY)[15]
State and local officials
- Max Wise, state senator[15]
- Damon Thayer, state senator[16]
- John Schickel, state senator[17]
- Kevin Bratcher, state representative[18]
- Jason Nemes, state representative
- Jerry T. Miller, state representative
- Savannah Maddox, state representative[19]
Individuals
- Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia[20]
- Jason Ravnsborg, Attorney General of South Dakota[21]
Organizations
- Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police[22]
Newspapers
Greg Stumbo (D)
State officials
- McKenzie Cantrell, Kentucky State Representative[24]
- Bill Clouse, Judge on Kentucky's 25th Circuit Court[24]
- Adam Edelen, former Auditor of Kentucky and 2019 gubernatorial candidate[25]
- Nima Kulkarni, Kentucky State Representative[24]
- Mary Lou Marzian, Kentucky State Representative[24]
- Joni Jenkins, Kentucky State Representative[24]
- Derrick Graham, Kentucky State Representative[24]
Local and county officials
- Robert Blythe, Mayor of Richmond, Kentucky[24]
- Mike Coyle, Sheriff of Madison County, Kentucky[24]
Individuals
- Amy McGrath, retired marine fighter pilot and nominee for KY-6 in 2018[26]
Organizations
- Kentucky State AFL–CIO[24]
- Kentucky Educators PAC[24]
- Kentucky United Auto Workers[24]
- United Steelworkers[24]
- International Union of Painters and Allied Trades[24]
- International Brotherhood of Boilermakers[24]
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters[24]
- International Union of Operating Engineers[24]
- United Mine Workers of America[24]
- Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA)[24]
- Better Schools Kentucky[24]
Predictions
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Greg Stumbo (D) |
Daniel Cameron (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[28] | October 29 – November 2, 2019 | 1,117 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 57% | 0% | 0% |
| Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[29][A] | August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.3% | 46% | 39% | 3% | 13% |
| Gravis Marketing[30] | June 11–12, 2019 | 741 | ± 3.6% | 36% | 47% | – | 16% |
| WPA Intelligence (R)[31] | June 2019 | 900 | ± 3.3% | 37% | 44% | – | 18% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Daniel Cameron | 823,343 | 57.8% | +7.9% | |
| Democratic | Greg Stumbo | 602,218 | 42.2% | −7.9% | |
| Total votes | 1,425,561 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
By congressional district
Cameron won five of six congressional districts.[33]
| District | Stumbo | Cameron | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 33% | 67% | James Comer |
| 2nd | 36% | 64% | Brett Guthrie |
| 3rd | 60% | 40% | John Yarmuth |
| 4th | 37% | 63% | Thomas Massie |
| 5th | 32% | 68% | Hal Rogers |
| 6th | 49% | 51% | Andy Barr |
See also
Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Democratic Attorney General Association