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2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron. This was the only statewide victory in 2023 for Democrats in Kentucky.

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2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election
← 2019
November 7, 2023
2027 →
Turnout38.1% (Decrease 6.2%)
 
Nominee Andy Beshear Daniel Cameron
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Jacqueline Coleman Robby Mills
Popular vote 694,482 627,457
Percentage 52.53% 47.46%
Beshear:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Cameron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election

Andy Beshear
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Andy Beshear
Democratic

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This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020. The other was held in Louisiana, where the incumbent Democratic governor was ineligible to seek re-election, and which Jeff Landry flipped for the Republicans.

This was the first gubernatorial election in the state's history in which both major party candidates had held the position of attorney general; Beshear held the position from 2016 to 2019, after which he was succeeded by Cameron.

Beshear's victory has been attributed to his broad popularity among Democrats and independents, as well as approximately half of Republicans in the state.[1] Compared to 2019, Beshear most improved his performance in suburban precincts; he increased his margins by nearly 6 percentage points in suburban areas, compared to 4.5 percentage points in urban and rural precincts.[2]

Background

A socially conservative southern state, Kentucky is considered safely Republican in federal elections, with Republicans holding both of its U.S. Senate seats and all but one of its U.S. House seats. In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump carried Kentucky by 26 percentage points. However, the state was much more competitive as recently as the 1990s, when it voted for Bill Clinton twice, and Democrats remain competitive in many local and some state-level elections.

Beshear was first elected in 2019, narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Matt Bevin, who had become widely unpopular for signing a pension reform bill for teachers and opposing a subsequent teachers' strike. In that same year, Cameron was elected attorney general, becoming the first African-American to be elected to that position.

Cameron gained national recognition as attorney general, especially due to his involvement in the Breonna Taylor case in 2020. He spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020.[3] In September 2020, Cameron appeared on a shortlist of potential nominees to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court by President Trump.[4]

On May 16, 2023, Cameron won the Republican nomination with 47.7% of the vote, a 26% margin over the second-place candidate, and Beshear won the Democratic nomination with 91.3% of the vote over two perennial candidates.[5][6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Andy Beshear

Organizations

Newspapers and other media

Fundraising

Beshear was the only candidate who filed a financial disclosure.

More information Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023, Candidate ...
Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023[15]
Candidate Raised Cash on hand
Andy Beshear $647,000 $7,400,000
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Results

County results
  Beshear
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
Congressional district results
  Beshear
  •   80–90%
  •   90–100%
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Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Andy Beshear (incumbent) 176,589 91.3
Democratic Geoff Young 9,865 5.1
Democratic Peppy Martin 6,913 3.6
Total votes 193,367 100.0
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Did not file

  • Anthony Moore, wellwater drilling contractor[10]

Withdrew

Declined

Endorsements

Daniel Cameron

Executive branch officials

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Kelly Craft

Executive branch officials

Statewide officials

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Individuals

Mike Harmon

Organizations

Savannah Maddox (withdrawn)

U.S. representatives

Organizations

Ryan Quarles

State legislators

Organizations

Newspapers

Fundraising

Financial disclosures for major candidates are below:

More information Campaign finance reports as of April 18, 2023, Candidate ...
Campaign finance reports as of April 18, 2023[45]
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Daniel Cameron $1,370,904 $777,446 $593,458
Kelly Craft $8,563,233[c] $8,156,315 $406,918
Eric Deters $669,064[d] $659,746 $9,319
Mike Harmon $84,547[e] $70,693 $13,854
Alan Keck $311,717[f] $257,577 $54,139
Ryan Quarles $1,202,650 $299,419 $903,231
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Debates

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2023 Republican primary debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Participants
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
Daniel Cameron Kelly Craft Eric Deters Mike Harmon Alan Keck Ryan Quarles
1 March 7, 2023 Jefferson County Republican Party
Spectrum News 1 Kentucky		 Mario Anderson Spectrum News 1 P A N P P P
2 April 26, 2023 Kenton County Republican Party
WCPO
LINK nky		 Evan Millward
Shane Noem
Mark Payne		 YouTube A A P P P P
3 May 1, 2023 Kentucky Educational Television Renee Shaw YouTube P P P N P P
4 May 8, 2023 WKYT
Transylvania University		 Bill Bryant WSAZ A A P P N P
5 May 9, 2023 WDKY Marvin Bartlett
Gilbert Corsey
Ashley Kirklen		 WDKY P A P N N P
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Polling

Graphical summary

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[g]		 Margin
of error		 Daniel
Cameron		 David
Cooper		 Kelly
Craft		 Eric
Deters		 Bob
DeVore		 Mike
Harmon		 Alan
Keck		 Savannah
Maddox		 Ryan
Quarles		 Robbie
Smith		 Other Undecided
Emerson College[46] May 10–12, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.3% 33% 2% 18% 10% <1% 4% 3% – 13% <1% <1%[h] 13%
Emerson College[47] April 10–11, 2023 900 (LV) ± 3.2% 30% <1% 24% 6% <1% 2% <1% – 15% <1% <1%[i] 21%
Mason-Dixon[48] January 18–23, 2023 404 (LV) ± 5% 39% 1% 13% 2% 1% 5% 2% – 8% 1% – 28%
Meeting Street[49][A] January 9–11, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 39% – 8% 2% – 2% 1% – 8% – 2% 38%
December 20, 2022 Maddox withdraws from the race
co/efficient (R)[50][A] June 13–14, 2022 974 (LV) ± 3.5% 46% – 3% 4% – 5% – 7% 9% – 3% 22%
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Results

County results
  Cameron
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Quarles
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Craft
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Congressional district results
  Cameron
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
More information Party, Candidate ...
Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Cameron 144,576 47.7
Republican Ryan Quarles 65,718 21.7
Republican Kelly Craft 52,170 17.2
Republican Eric Deters 17,464 5.8
Republican Mike Harmon 7,797 2.6
Republican Alan Keck 7,317 2.4
Republican David Cooper 2,282 0.8
Republican Jacob Clark 1,900 0.6
Republican Robbie Smith 1,388 0.5
Republican Bob DeVore 931 0.3
Republican Johnny Rice 726 0.2
Republican Dennis Ormerod 696 0.2
Total votes 302,965 100.0
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General election

A viral ad featuring Hadley Duvall, who had been raped and impregnated by her stepfather at age 12, was widely credited by Republican leadership for contributing to Beshear's victory, as Kentucky was one of 12 states that had anti-abortion laws that allowed no exceptions for rape or incest, which was initially supported by Cameron.[51]

Predictions

More information Source, Ranking ...
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[52] Lean D July 21, 2023
Inside Elections[53] Tilt D September 1, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[54] Lean D October 16, 2023
Elections Daily[55] Lean D November 7, 2023
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Debates

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2023 Kentucky gubernatorial debates[56]
No. Date Host Link Democratic Republican
 P  Participant   A  Absent    I  Invitee
Andy Beshear Daniel Cameron
1 October 16, 2023 Northern Kentucky University YouTube P P
2 October 21, 2023 League of Women Voters YouTube P P
3 October 23, 2023 Kentucky Educational Television YouTube P P
4 October 24, 2023 WKYT WKYT P P
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Fundraising

More information Campaign finance reports as of November 7, 2023, Candidate ...
Campaign finance reports as of November 7, 2023
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Andy Beshear (D) $18,968,345 $18,963,018 $5,327
Daniel Cameron (R) $4,349,178 $4,316,097 $33,081
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[57]
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Endorsements

Andy Beshear (D)

U.S. representatives

Statewide officials

State legislators

Municipal officials

Newspapers and other media

Individuals

Organizations

Political parties

Daniel Cameron (R)

Executive branch officials

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

Governors

State senators

State representatives

Municipal officials

Individuals

Organizations

Polling

Graphical summary

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[g]		 Margin
of error		 Andy
Beshear (D)		 Daniel
Cameron (R)		 Other Undecided
Concord Public Opinion Partners[94][B] November 1–2, 2023 470 (LV) ± 4.5% 48% 40% – 12%
Data for Progress (D)[95] November 1–2, 2023 660 (LV) ± 4.0% 50% 48% – 2%
Emerson College[96] October 30 – November 2, 2023 1,000 (LV) ± 3.0% 47% 47% 2%[j] 4%
co/efficient (R)[97][C] October 18–19, 2023 1,845 (LV) ± 3.2% 47% 45% − 8%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[98][D] October 14–16, 2023 721 (LV) ± 3.6% 52% 44% − 4%
Emerson College[99] October 1–3, 2023 450 (RV) ± 4.6% 49% 33% 5%[k] 13%
WPA Intelligence (R)[100][E] September 25–28, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 48% 42% – 10%
WPA Intelligence (R)[100][E] September 5–8, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 47% 40% – 12%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[101][D] August 30 – September 1, 2023 716 (LV) ± 3.6% 51% 42% – 7%
Public Policy Polling (D)[102][D] August 9–10, 2023 737 (V) – 49% 41% – 10%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[103][F] July 19–20, 2023 500 (LV) ± 4.4% 49% 45% – 5%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[101][D] Late July 2023 716 (LV) ± 3.6% 48% 45% – 7%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[104][G] June 22–29, 2023 800 (RV) ± 3.95% 52% 42% – 0%
Cygnal (R)[105] May 22–23, 2023 600 (LV) ± 3.9% 47% 47% – 6%
co/efficient (R)[106][A] May 18–19, 2023 987 (LV) ± 3.1% 45% 43% – 12%
Mason-Dixon[48] January 18–23, 2023 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 49% 40% – 11%
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Hypothetical polling

Andy Beshear vs. Kelly Craft

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[g]		 Margin
of error		 Andy
Beshear (D)		 Kelly
Craft (R)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[48] January 18–23, 2023 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 57% 32% 11%
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Andy Beshear vs. Mike Harmon

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[g]		 Margin
of error		 Andy
Beshear (D)		 Mike
Harmon (R)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[48] January 18–23, 2023 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 53% 33% 14%
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Andy Beshear vs. Ryan Quarles

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[g]		 Margin
of error		 Andy
Beshear (D)		 Ryan
Quarles (R)		 Undecided
Mason-Dixon[48] January 18–23, 2023 625 (RV) ± 4.0% 52% 35% 13%
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Results

Beshear won re-election by a 5% margin.[107] Key to his victory was his performance in the state's two most populous counties, Jefferson and Fayette (home to the cities of Louisville and Lexington, respectively), each of which he carried with more than 70% of the vote. Beshear also over-performed in several Republican-leaning suburban counties in Northern Kentucky and the Bluegrass region, and in several historically Democratic rural counties in the Eastern Coalfield which have swung sharply towards the Republican Party in the 21st century.[108] Beshear's gains in the Eastern Coalfield were attributed to his response to flooding in the region in 2022.[109][110]

More information Party, Candidate ...
2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election[111][112]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
694,482 52.53 +3.34
Republican
627,457 47.46 −1.37
Write-in
  • Brian Fishback
  • William Fishback
 83 0.01 N/A
Total votes 1,322,022 100.0 N/A
Turnout 1,326,441 38.06 −6.16
Registered electors 3,484,827
Democratic hold
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By county

More information County, Andy Beshear ...
CountyAndy BeshearDaniel CameronWrite-in MarginTotal
votes
% # % # % # % #
Adair 31.94% 1,688 68.06% 3,597 0.00% 0 -36.12% -1,909 5,285
Allen 29.60% 1,513 70.40% 3,599 0.00% 0 -40.81% -2,086 5,112
Anderson 45.34% 4,212 54.66% 5,078 0.00% 0 -9.32% -866 9,290
Ballard 36.28% 963 63.72% 1,691 0.00% 0 -27.43% -728 2,654
Barren 41.78% 4,965 58.21% 6,918 0.01% 1 -16.43% -1,953 11,884
Bath 55.81% 1,913 44.19% 1,515 0.00% 0 11.61% 398 3,428
Bell 40.24% 2,281 59.74% 3,386 0.02% 1 -19.50% -1,105 5,668
Boone 43.96% 17,575 56.03% 22,399 0.01% 4 -12.07% -4,824 39,978
Bourbon 53.96% 3,265 46.04% 2,786 0.00% 0 7.92% 479 6,051
Boyd 51.52% 6,068 48.48% 5,710 0.00% 0 3.04% 358 11,778
Boyle 52.89% 5,040 47.11% 4,489 0.00% 0 5.78% 551 9,529
Bracken 39.86% 939 60.14% 1,417 0.00% 0 -20.29% -478 2,356
Breathitt 61.17% 1,763 38.83% 1,119 0.00% 0 22.35% 644 2,882
Breckinridge 41.96% 2,608 58.04% 3,607 0.00% 0 -16.07% -999 6,215
Bullitt 42.96% 10,723 57.04% 14,235 0.00% 0 -14.07% -3,512 24,958
Butler 32.15% 1,173 67.85% 2,475 0.00% 0 -35.69% -1,302 3,648
Caldwell 39.99% 1,519 60.01% 2,279 0.00% 0 -20.01% -760 3,798
Calloway 46.26% 5,211 53.74% 6,054 0.00% 0 -7.48% -843 11,265
Campbell 54.19% 16,885 45.80% 14,271 0.01% 4 8.39% 2,614 31,160
Carlisle 30.33% 545 69.67% 1,252 0.00% 0 -39.34% -707 1,797
Carroll 47.95% 1,112 52.05% 1,207 0.00% 0 -4.10% -95 2,319
Carter 47.27% 2,978 52.71% 3,321 0.02% 1 -5.44% -343 6,300
Casey 26.08% 1,129 73.92% 3,200 0.00% 0 -47.84% -2,071 4,329
Christian 42.68% 5,135 57.30% 6,893 0.02% 2 -14.61% -1,758 12,030
Clark 51.63% 5,938 48.35% 5,561 0.03% 3 3.28% 377 11,502
Clay 35.63% 1,441 64.37% 2,603 0.00% 0 -28.73% -1,162 4,044
Clinton 24.33% 607 75.67% 1,888 0.00% 0 -51.34% -1,281 2,495
Crittenden 34.07% 858 65.93% 1,660 0.00% 0 -31.85% -802 2,518
Cumberland 26.43% 503 73.57% 1,400 0.00% 0 -47.14% -897 1,903
Daviess 51.11% 15,572 48.89% 14,895 0.01% 2 2.22% 677 30,469
Edmonson 37.38% 1,358 62.54% 2,272 0.08% 3 -25.16% -914 3,633
Elliott 53.48% 875 46.52% 761 0.00% 0 6.97% 114 1,636
Estill 42.17% 1,509 57.83% 2,069 0.00% 0 -15.65% -560 3,578
Fayette 71.75% 74,298 28.24% 29,239 0.01% 8 43.52% 45,059 103,545
Fleming 42.13% 1,865 57.87% 2,562 0.00% 0 -15.74% -697 4,427
Floyd 57.14% 5,136 42.85% 3,852 0.01% 1 14.28% 1,284 8,989
Franklin 68.52% 13,500 31.48% 6,201 0.00% 0 37.05% 7,299 19,701
Fulton 44.89% 615 55.11% 755 0.00% 0 -10.22% -140 1,370
Gallatin 40.71% 865 59.29% 1,260 0.00% 0 -18.59% -395 2,125
Garrard 37.69% 2,141 62.31% 3,539 0.00% 0 -24.61% -1,398 5,680
Grant 35.16% 2,220 64.82% 4,093 0.02% 1 -29.66% -1,873 6,314
Graves 36.49% 3,885 63.51% 6,763 0.00% 0 -27.03% -2,878 10,648
Grayson 36.07% 2,514 63.91% 4,454 0.01% 1 -27.84% -1,940 6,969
Green 29.63% 1,082 70.35% 2,569 0.03% 1 -40.72% -1,487 3,652
Greenup 45.74% 4,498 54.26% 5,336 0.00% 0 -8.52% -838 9,834
Hancock 49.41% 1,464 50.59% 1,499 0.00% 0 -1.18% -35 2,963
Hardin 49.70% 14,336 50.30% 14,511 0.00% 0 -0.61% -175 28,847
Harlan 33.96% 1,904 66.04% 3,702 0.00% 0 -32.07% -1,798 5,606
Harrison 49.09% 2,775 50.91% 2,878 0.00% 0 -1.82% -103 5,653
Hart 38.62% 1,920 61.38% 3,051 0.00% 0 -22.75% -1,131 4,971
Henderson 55.77% 7,048 44.22% 5,589 0.01% 1 11.54% 1,459 12,638
Henry 44.97% 2,325 55.01% 2,844 0.02% 1 -10.04% -519 5,170
Hickman 33.03% 470 66.97% 953 0.00% 0 -33.94% -483 1,423
Hopkins 45.50% 5,762 54.50% 6,901 0.00% 0 -8.99% -1,139 12,663
Jackson 22.91% 743 77.06% 2,499 0.03% 1 -54.15% -1,756 3,243
Jefferson 70.04% 179,854 29.95% 76,908 0.00% 11 40.09% 102,946 256,773
Jessamine 46.79% 8,007 53.20% 9,104 0.01% 1 -6.41% -1,097 17,112
Johnson 37.08% 1,898 62.92% 3,220 0.00% 0 -25.83% -1,322 5,118
Kenton 52.80% 26,066 47.20% 23,301 0.01% 4 5.60% 2,765 49,371
Knott 54.45% 1,847 45.55% 1,545 0.00% 0 8.90% 302 3,392
Knox 34.54% 2,286 65.46% 4,333 0.00% 0 -30.93% -2,047 6,619
Larue 38.57% 1,756 61.41% 2,796 0.02% 1 -22.84% -1,040 4,553
Laurel 31.41% 4,974 68.59% 10,862 0.01% 1 -37.18% -5,888 15,837
Lawrence 37.31% 1,361 62.69% 2,287 0.00% 0 -25.38% -926 3,648
Lee 46.32% 705 53.68% 817 0.00% 0 -7.36% -112 1,522
Leslie 30.36% 667 69.64% 1,530 0.00% 0 -39.28% -863 2,197
Letcher 52.33% 2,205 47.67% 2,009 0.00% 0 4.65% 196 4,214
Lewis 31.64% 911 68.36% 1,968 0.00% 0 -36.71% -1,057 2,879
Lincoln 37.82% 2,586 62.18% 4,252 0.00% 0 -24.36% -1,666 6,838
Livingston 36.62% 1,061 63.38% 1,836 0.00% 0 -26.75% -775 2,897
Logan 37.35% 2,449 62.60% 4,105 0.05% 3 -25.26% -1,656 6,557
Lyon 42.99% 1,221 57.01% 1,619 0.00% 0 -14.01% -398 2,840
Madison 51.72% 14,012 48.28% 13,080 0.00% 1 3.44% 932 27,093
Magoffin 50.38% 1,577 49.62% 1,553 0.00% 0 0.77% 24 3,130
Marion 52.14% 2,891 47.84% 2,653 0.02% 1 4.29% 238 5,545
Marshall 39.94% 4,610 60.05% 6,932 0.01% 1 -20.12% -2,322 11,543
Martin 29.81% 513 70.19% 1,208 0.00% 0 -40.38% -695 1,721
Mason 46.68% 2,247 53.30% 2,566 0.02% 1 -6.63% -319 4,814
McCracken 47.06% 9,867 52.94% 11,099 0.00% 0 -5.88% -1,232 20,966
McCreary 28.21% 853 71.76% 2,170 0.03% 1 -43.55% -1,317 3,024
McLean 41.59% 1,238 58.41% 1,739 0.00% 0 -16.83% -501 2,977
Meade 43.13% 3,599 56.83% 4,742 0.04% 3 -13.70% -1,143 8,344
Menifee 45.88% 862 54.07% 1,016 0.05% 1 -8.20% -154 1,879
Mercer 44.26% 3,399 55.72% 4,279 0.01% 1 -11.46% -880 7,679
Metcalfe 40.99% 1,242 59.01% 1,788 0.00% 0 -18.02% -546 3,030
Monroe 25.27% 1,023 74.73% 3,025 0.00% 0 -49.46% -2,002 4,048
Montgomery 49.31% 3,962 50.69% 4,073 0.00% 0 -1.38% -111 8,035
Morgan 47.18% 1,630 52.79% 1,824 0.03% 1 -5.62% -194 3,455
Muhlenberg 46.45% 3,833 53.55% 4,419 0.00% 0 -7.10% -586 8,252
Nelson 50.63% 7,562 49.37% 7,375 0.00% 0 1.25% 187 14,937
Nicholas 56.01% 1,142 43.99% 897 0.00% 0 12.02% 245 2,039
Ohio 39.24% 2,479 60.76% 3,839 0.00% 0 -21.53% -1,360 6,318
Oldham 49.57% 12,952 50.43% 13,177 0.00% 1 -0.86% -225 26,130
Owen 40.55% 1,494 59.45% 2,190 0.00% 0 -18.89% -696 3,684
Owsley 40.84% 381 59.16% 552 0.00% 0 -18.33% -171 933
Pendleton 38.20% 1,511 61.80% 2,444 0.00% 0 -23.59% -933 3,955
Perry 55.79% 3,121 44.21% 2,473 0.00% 0 11.58% 648 5,594
Pike 45.46% 5,797 54.54% 6,954 0.00% 0 -9.07% -1,157 12,751
Powell 50.02% 1,518 49.98% 1,517 0.00% 0 0.03% 1 3,035
Pulaski 32.15% 6,139 67.85% 12,957 0.01% 1 -35.70% -6,818 19,097
Robertson 44.17% 307 55.83% 388 0.00% 0 -11.65% -81 695
Rockcastle 29.11% 1,244 70.89% 3,029 0.00% 0 -41.77% -1,785 4,273
Rowan 60.75% 3,907 39.25% 2,524 0.00% 0 21.51% 1,383 6,431
Russell 30.03% 1,604 69.97% 3,737 0.00% 0 -39.94% -2,133 5,341
Scott 54.58% 10,575 45.42% 8,801 0.01% 1 9.16% 1,774 19,377
Shelby 47.58% 7,946 52.40% 8,751 0.02% 4 -4.82% -805 16,701
Simpson 41.21% 1,905 58.79% 2,718 0.00% 0 -17.59% -813 4,623
Spencer 37.04% 2,752 62.96% 4,677 0.00% 0 -25.91% -1,925 7,429
Taylor 40.80% 3,198 59.20% 4,641 0.00% 0 -18.41% -1,443 7,839
Todd 34.07% 907 65.85% 1,753 0.08% 2 -31.78% -846 2,662
Trigg 37.16% 1,532 62.84% 2,591 0.00% 0 -25.69% -1,059 4,123
Trimble 44.09% 1,108 55.91% 1,405 0.00% 0 -11.82% -297 2,513
Union 44.97% 1,722 55.03% 2,107 0.00% 0 -10.05% -385 3,829
Warren 52.12% 18,165 47.87% 16,685 0.01% 5 4.25% 1,480 34,855
Washington 43.02% 1,772 56.96% 2,346 0.02% 1 -13.94% -574 4,119
Wayne 37.81% 1,754 62.19% 2,885 0.00% 0 -24.38% -1,131 4,639
Webster 41.32% 1,425 58.68% 2,024 0.00% 0 -17.37% -599 3,449
Whitley 32.74% 2,697 67.26% 5,540 0.00% 0 -34.51% -2,843 8,237
Wolfe 57.26% 1,010 42.74% 754 0.00% 0 14.51% 256 1,764
Woodford 59.25% 6,414 40.75% 4,411 0.00% 0 18.50% 2,003 10,825
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Despite winning the election, Beshear won only two of the state's six congressional districts, including one represented by a Republican.[113]

More information District, Beshear ...
District Beshear Cameron Representative
1st 44% 56% James Comer
2nd 46% 54% Brett Guthrie
3rd 71% 29% Morgan McGarvey
4th 48% 52% Thomas Massie
5th 42% 58% Hal Rogers
6th 60% 40% Andy Barr
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Green nominee for Kentucky's 45th House district in 2012; Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2014, 2016, and 2018, Republican candidate in 2020, and Democratic nominee in 2022; Democratic candidate for governor in 2015 and 2019
  2. [b]
    Candidate for Kentucky's 16th Senate district in 2006; candidate for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2022; candidate for Kentucky's 46th House district in 2010 and nominee in 2020; Republican nominee for Mayor of Louisville in 2014 and candidate in 2018
  3. [c]
    $7,001,000 of this total was self-funded by Craft
  4. [d]
    $52,500 of this total was self-funded by Deters
  5. [e]
    $10,772 of this total was self-funded by Harmon
  6. [f]
    $32,000 of this total was self-funded by Keck
  7. [g]
    Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  8. [h]
    Ormerod with 0.5%
  9. [i]
    Jacob Clark with 0.5%
  10. [j]
    "Someone Else" with 2%
  11. [k]
    "Someone else" with 5%

Partisan clients

  1. [A]
    This poll was sponsored by Cameron's campaign
  2. [B]
    Poll commissioned by Education Reform Now Advocacy
  3. [C]
    Poll commissioned by the Bluegrass Freedom Action PAC
  4. [D]
    Poll sponsored by Beshear's campaign
  5. [E]
    Poll commissioned by the Club for Growth PAC
  6. [F]
    Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee
  7. [G]
    Poll commissioned by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence

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