Kentucky Attorney General election, 2027

Elections in Kentucky, 2027

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Kentucky Attorney General
General election
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 2, 2027
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Kentucky
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Kentucky is holding an election for attorney general on November 2, 2027.

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General election

The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

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Past elections

2023

See also: Kentucky Attorney General election, 2023

General election

General election for Attorney General of Kentucky

Russell Coleman defeated Pamela Stevenson in the general election for Attorney General of Kentucky on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Russell Coleman (R)	58.0	752,692
		Pamela Stevenson (D)	42.0	544,748

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,297,440
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Pamela Stevenson advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kentucky.

Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Russell Coleman advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Kentucky.

2019

See also: Kentucky Attorney General election, 2019

General election

General election for Attorney General of Kentucky

Daniel Cameron defeated Gregory Stumbo in the general election for Attorney General of Kentucky on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Cameron (R)	57.8	823,346
		Gregory Stumbo (D)	42.2	602,272

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,425,618
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kentucky

Gregory Stumbo advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kentucky on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate
✔		Gregory Stumbo

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Kentucky

Daniel Cameron defeated Wil Schroder in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Kentucky on May 21, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Cameron	55.3	132,409
		Wil Schroder	44.7	106,952

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 239,361
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Whitney Westerfield (R)

2015

See also: Kentucky Attorney General election, 2015

There was a regularly scheduled election for attorney general in 2015. Jack Conway (D) was eligible for re-election but ran for governor. The primary election occurred on May 19, 2015, and the general election occurred on November 3, 2015.

General

Democrat Andy Beshear defeated Republican opponent, Whitney Westerfield, by 0.2 percentage points. Beshear was one of two Democrats to win statewide office in the 2015 Kentucky state executive official elections.

Attorney General, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Whitney Westerfield	49.9%	477,735
	Democrat	Andy Beshear	50.1%	479,929
Total Votes				957,664
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Primary

Democratic

There was no Democratic primary in 2015 as only one candidate filed for the office.

Republican

Whitney Westerfield defeated Michael T. Hogan for the Republican nomination.

Kentucky Attorney General Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Whitney Westerfield	53.4%	96,581
Michael T. Hogan	46.6%	84,364
Total Votes		180,945
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Election analysis

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Attorney General elections in 2027

There are three attorney general seats on the ballot in 2027.

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