Charles Lovett

Charles Lovett

Democratic Party

Charles Lovett was a Democratic candidate for Kentucky Secretary of State in the 2015 elections, but was defeated by Alison Lundergan Grimes in the Democratic primary held on May 19, 2015.

Elections

2015

See also: Kentucky Secretary of State election, 2015

Seven state executive offices in Kentucky were up for election in 2015. The general election was held on November 3, 2015, following a primary election on May 19, 2015. The following sections summarize filed candidates running for each state executive office on the ballot:

Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Incumbents Steve Beshear (D) and Crit Luallen (D) were not running for re-election.

• Jack Conway/Sannie Overly
• Matt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton
• Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis
• (Write-in) Blackii Whyte/Philip Jacobs

Attorney General
Incumbent Jack Conway (D) was seeking election as governor.

• Andy Beshear
• Whitney Westerfield

Secretary of State

• Alison Lundergan Grimes - Incumbent
• Stephen L. Knipper

Auditor

• Adam Edelen - Incumbent
• Mike Harmon

Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent James Comer Jr. (R) ran for election as governor.

• Jean-Marie Lawson Spann
• Ryan Quarles

Treasurer
Incumbent Todd Hollenbach (D) was term-limited.

• Rick Nelson
• Allison Ball

Results

Primary

Lovett was defeated by Alison Lundergan Grimes in the Democratic primary held on May 19, 2015.

Kentucky Secretary of State Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alison Lundergan Grimes	73.2%	131,640
Charles Lovett	26.8%	48,083
Total Votes		179,723
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.

General

Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes defeated Republican Stephen L. Knipper in the general election. Grimes was one of only two Democratic candidates to win in the 2015 Kentucky state executive official elections.

Secretary of State, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democrat	Alison Lundergan Grimes Incumbent	51.2%	493,598
	Republican	Stephen L. Knipper	48.8%	471,209
Total Votes				964,807
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Campaign finance

First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $235,692.32 and spent a total of $68,682.25 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Alison Lundergan Grimes	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$227,122.62	$63,864.91	$163,257.71
Stephen L. Knipper	Kentucky Secretary of State	$610.11	$8,369.70	$4,617.34	$4,362.47
Michael Pitzer	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$200	$200	$0
Charles Lovett	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grand Total Raised					$235,692.32
Grand Total Spent					$68,682.25

Fourth quarter report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $2,597.78 and spent a total of $2,159.95 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 3, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
Stephen L. Knipper	Kentucky Secretary of State	$172.28	$2,597.78	$2,159.95	$610.11
Alison Lundergan Grimes	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$0	$0	$0
Charles Lovett	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$0	$0	$0
Michael Pitzer	Kentucky Secretary of State	$0	$0	$0	$0
Grand Total Raised					$2,597.78
Grand Total Spent					$2,159.95

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