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2023 Kentucky Elections
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 7, 2023. Notably, few Democratic candidates ran for statewide offices. The ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' attributed this to Kentucky's Political party strength in Kentucky, strong Republican lean and the fact that Republicans gained seats in the Kentucky General Assembly in 2022. However, Democrats have pointed to recent victories by liberal judges in nonpartisan elections and the defeat of 2022 Kentucky Amendment 2, a 2022 ballot measure that would have removed abortion rights from the Kentucky Constitution as signs that they can still win in the state. Governor Incumbent Governor of Kentucky, governor Andy Beshear ran for re-election. He faced Republican nominee, incumbent attorney general Daniel Cameron (American politician), Daniel Cameron. Due to his high favorability ratings, Beshear was considered the favorite in the election; however, polling tightened in the week leading up to the election. Despite thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky
Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the northeast, Virginia to the east, Tennessee to the south, and Missouri to the west. Its northern border is defined by the Ohio River. Its capital is Frankfort, Kentucky, Frankfort and its List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city is Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville. As of 2024, the state's population was approximately 4.6 million. Previously part of Colony of Virginia, colonial Virginia, Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the fifteenth state on June 1, 1792. It is known as the "Bluegrass State" in reference to Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass introduced by European settlers which has long supported the state's thoroughbred horse industry. The fertile soil in the central and western parts of the state led to the development ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election
The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the Governor of Kentucky, governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, lieutenant governor of Kentucky. Incumbent Kentucky Democratic Party, Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Party of Kentucky, Republican Attorney General of Kentucky, state Attorney General Daniel Cameron (American politician), Daniel Cameron. If Cameron had won, he would have become Kentucky's first African-American governor. This was the only statewide victory in 2023 for Democrats in Kentucky. This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020 United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2020. The other was held in 2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election, Louisiana, which Jeff Landry flipped for the Republicans. This was the first gubernatorial election in the state's history in which both major party candida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kentucky Auditor Of Public Accounts
The auditor of public accounts of Kentucky is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Forty-seven individuals have occupied the auditor's office since statehood. The incumbent is Allison Ball, a Kentucky Republican Party, Republican. Powers and duties The auditor of public accounts "...ensures that public resources are protected, accurately valued, properly accounted for, and effectively employed to raise the quality of life of Kentuckians." More specifically, the auditor of public accounts conducts an array of external audits which examine Financial audit, financial condition, Compliance audit, legal compliance, information technology audit, information technology systems, and Government performance auditing, program performance in governmental entities. The auditor's scope of authority extends to all state agencies, every public or private entity that receives state funds, all state-owned or operated enterprises such as prisons an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Harmon (politician)
Mike Harmon (born October 16, 1966) is an American politician who served as the Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts, Kentucky auditor of public accounts from 2016 to 2024. He was previously a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 54th district. He was a 2011 Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2011 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, but lost in the primary. In 2015, Harmon was elected state auditor, after defeating Democratic incumbent Adam Edelen. He was the only Republican statewide candidate to run unopposed in the primary. He was elected to a second term as auditor in 2019. He ran in the primary for the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2023 gubernatorial election. Education and employment Harmon earned a Bachelor of Science from Eastern Kentucky University. Harmon was a mortgage originator from 2006 to 2011. He became an associate insurance agent in 2010. Elections Campaigns for District 54, lieu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Kentucky Attorney General Election By Congressional District
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious and cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Ball
Allison Joy Ball (born August 27, 1981) is an American attorney and politician who is the Kentucky State Auditor. She served as the Kentucky State Treasurer from 2016 to 2024. Ball is a member of the Republican Party. Early years and career Ball is a ninth-generation Eastern Kentuckian. Her family has resided in Eastern Kentucky since the 1790s. She is the daughter of Ron and Amy Ball and has a younger brother, Jonathan. Ball earned a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky College of Law. She worked for the personal injury law firm Vanover, Hall & Bartley. She served for four years as an Assistant Floyd County Attorney prosecuting child abuse and juvenile delinquency cases. Ball was elected state treasurer in the 2015 elections, defeating state representative Rick Nelson. She was reelected in 2019. In July 2022, Ball announced that she would run for Kentucky State Auditor in the 2023 elections. Ball defeated Derek Petteys to win the Republican nomination. She def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Kentucky Attorney General Election
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 instead successfully 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election, run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron (American politician), Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote. He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1943, and the state's first black attorney general. Democratic primary Candidates Declared *Greg Stumbo, former Attorney General of Kentucky and former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives Republican primary Candidates Declared *Daniel Cameron (American politician), Daniel Cameron, attorney for Senator Mitch McConnell and former University of Louisville football player *Wil Schroder, member of the Kentucky Senate for the 24th District With ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WHAS-TV
WHAS-TV (channel 11) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with ABC. Owned by Tegna Inc., the station maintains studios on West Chestnut Street in Downtown Louisville, and its transmitter is located in rural northeastern Floyd County, Indiana (northeast of Floyds Knobs). History The station first signed on the air on March 27, 1950. Originally broadcasting on VHF channel 9, it was the second television station to sign on in the Louisville market and the Commonwealth of Kentucky (after NBC affiliate WAVE-TV, which started in November 1948). WHAS-TV was founded by the Bingham family, publishers of morning newspaper ''The Courier-Journal'', afternoon newspaper '' The Louisville Times'' and operator of WHAS (840 AM), Louisville's oldest radio station. It operated from brand-new studios in the Courier-Journal/Times Building at 6th & Broadway, in downtown Louisville. Even though WHAS-TV's construction permit was issued in 1946, before WAVE-TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western District Of Kentucky
The United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky (in case citations, W.D. Ky.) is the federal district court for the western part of the state of Kentucky. Appeals from the Western District of Kentucky are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are appealed to the Federal Circuit). Jurisdiction Jurisdiction includes the following Kentucky counties: Adair, Allen, Ballard, Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Casey, Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Daviess, Edmonson, Fulton, Graves, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Jefferson, LaRue, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Marion, Marshall, McCracken, McLean, Meade, Metcalfe, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Nelson, Ohio, Oldham, Russell, Simpson, Spencer, Taylor, Todd, Trigg, Union, Warren, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russell Coleman
Russell Coleman (born January 3, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who is currently serving as the 52nd Attorney General of Kentucky. He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 2017 to 2021. Early life and career Coleman grew up in rural western Kentucky, having been raised in Graves, Daviess and Logan Counties, and graduated from Logan County High School. He received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Kentucky. Coleman previously served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as legal counsel to United States Senator Mitch McConnell, and as the Briefing Coordinator to two U.S. Attorney's General at the U.S. Department of Justice. He practiced law in Louisville as a partner at Frost Brown Todd from 2015 to 2017 and served as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney for Kentucky's 13th Judicial Circuit. Coleman served as Vice Chair of the Law Enforcement Coordination & Relation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Coleman
Jacqueline Layne Coleman (born June 9, 1982) is an American educator and politician serving as the 58th lieutenant governor of Kentucky since 2019. She has worked as a high school administrator, teacher, and basketball coach. Coleman is the founder and president of Lead Kentucky, a nonprofit organization focused on education policy reform. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Early life and career Coleman attended Mercer County High School in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, where she played basketball. She enrolled at Centre College in 2001 to study history, earned a bachelor's degree in 2004, and played college basketball for the Centre Colonels as a shooting guard. As a senior at Centre in 2003–04, Coleman averaged 26.4 minutes, 7.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists, with 14 starts in 25 games. She earned a master's degree in political science at the University of Louisville in 2008, and was a graduate assistant on the Louisville Cardinals women's basketball team in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
