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The state of Kentucky held elections in 2015.
Below are the dates of note:
| 2015 elections and events in Kentucky.
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| Candidate filing deadline
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January 27, 2015 
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| Voter registration deadline for primary election
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April 20, 2015
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| Deadline to request an absentee ballot
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May 12, 2015
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| Primary election
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May 19, 2015
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| Candidate filing deadline
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August 11, 2015
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| Voter registration deadline for general election
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October 5, 2015
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| Deadline to file a declaration of intent as a write-in candidate
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October 23, 2015
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| Deadline to request an absentee ballot
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October 27, 2015
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| General election
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November 3, 2015
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 Races to watch
State executives
Attorney general election
- See also: Kentucky Attorney General election, 2015
Incumbent Jack Conway (D) was running for governor. Andy Beshear (D), the son of Gov. Steve Beshear (D), filed early and raised $1.4 million before any other candidates joined the race. This total compared to $1.9 million spent by Conway during his election bids in 2007 and 2011 and raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest if Beshear wins election. State Sen. Whitney Westerfield defeated Michael T. Hogan in the Republican primary on May 19, 2015, and will face Democratic candidate Andy Beshear in the general election on November 3, 2015.
Gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election
- See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015
Incumbent Gov. Steve Beshear (D) was unable to run due to term limits and Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen (D) announced in April 2014 that she would not run for office. The 2015 pack of gubernatorial candidates was packed with Kentucky political heavyweights including former state Supreme Court Justice Will T. Scott (R), 2014 U.S. Senate candidate Matt Bevin (R), Attorney General Jack Conway (D) and Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner James Comer Jr. (R). Bevin led Comer by 83 votes after the primary but Comer has request a recanvas by elections officials before the vote is certified. Conway and running mate Sannie Overly defeated Geoff Young and Jonathan Masters in the Democratic primary held on May 19, 2015.
Elections by type
State executives
See also Kentucky state executive official elections, 2015
Voting information
Links related to voting in Kentucky:
Primary information
- A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kentucky utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[1][2][3]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Historical voter turnout
2014
In 2014, Kentucky saw 44 percent of eligible voters cast votes for the highest office on the ballot in the November general election.[4]
2012
In 2012, Kentucky saw 56.2 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election and 12.8 percent in the primary election.[5][6]
See also
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Kentucky + elections + 2015"
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed April 26, 2023
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections,"Key Information," accessed April 26, 2023
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2014 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2012 November General Election Turnout Rates," accessed December 23, 2014
- ↑ United States Election Project, "2012 Presidential Nomination Contest Turnout Rates," accessed December 23, 2014
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