Kentucky state executive official elections, 2023

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Kentucky state executive official elections
Election details
Filing deadline: January 6, 2023
Primary: May 16, 2023 General: November 7, 2023
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Kentucky
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Seven state executive offices were up for election in Kentucky in 2023:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Treasurer
Auditor of Public Accounts
Commissioner of Agriculture

Governor

General election candidates

• Andy Beshear  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Daniel Cameron  (Republican Party)
• Brian Fishback  (Independent) (Write-in)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Andy Beshear (Incumbent) ✔
• Peppy Martin
• Geoff M. Young

 Republican primary candidates

• Daniel Cameron ✔
• Jacob Clark
• David Cooper 
• Bob DeVore
• Eric Deters
• Mike Harmon
• Alan Keck
• Kelly Knight Craft
• Denny Ormerod
• Ryan Quarles
• Johnny Ray Rice
• Robbie Smith 

Did not make the ballot:

• Savannah Maddox

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Lieutenant Governor

General election candidates

• Jacqueline Coleman  (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
• Robby Mills  (Republican Party)
• William Fishback  (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

Attorney General

General election candidates

• Pamela Stevenson  (Democratic Party)
• Russell Coleman  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Pamela Stevenson ✔

 Republican primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Russell Coleman ✔

Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Michael Adams  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Charles Wheatley  (Democratic Party) 
• Ken Moellman  (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Charles Wheatley ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Michael Adams (Incumbent) ✔
• Stephen L. Knipper
• Allen Maricle

Treasurer

General election candidates

• Michael Bowman  (Democratic Party) 
• Mark Metcalf  (Republican Party) ✔ 
• Robert Lee Perry  (No Party Affiliation) (Write-in)

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 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Michael Bowman ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Andrew Cooperrider
• Mark Metcalf ✔ 
• OJ Oleka 

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Auditor of Public Accounts

General election candidates

• Kimberley Reeder  (Democratic Party)
• Allison Ball  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

• Kimberley Reeder ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Allison Ball ✔
• Derek Leonard Petteys

Commissioner of Agriculture

General election candidates

• Sierra Enlow  (Democratic Party)
• Jonathan Shell  (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

• Sierra Enlow ✔
• Mikael Malone

 Republican primary candidates

• Richard Heath
• Jonathan Shell ✔

Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 7, 2023, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 10, 2023
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 10, 2023
• Online: Oct. 9, 2023

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: Received by N/A
• Online: Oct. 24, 2023

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2023
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2023

Was early voting available to all voters?

N/A

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 2, 2023 to Nov. 4, 2023

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 AM - 6:00 PM (EST)

Context of the 2023 elections

Party control in Kentucky

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Three years of Republican trifectas
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Past elections

2019

The following elections took place in 2019:

• Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2019
• Kentucky Attorney General election, 2019
• Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2019
• Kentucky Treasurer election, 2019
• Kentucky Auditor election, 2019
• Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2019

External links

Suggest a link

• State of Kentucky official website