Kentucky Senate races heats up
From Ballotpedia
July 31, 2013
By Geoff Pallay
LEXINGTON, Kentucky: Earlier this week Alison Grimes (D) kicked off her 2014 U.S. Senate campaign. Grimes is one of several Democratic candidates looking to challenge incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell, who is facing a stiff challenge in his primary.[1]
Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Ed Marksberry is suing the Democratic Party for what he says is "unfairly and illegally promoting the campaign of Grimes." Marksberry says that while the party refused to publicly announce via email his own campaign, the organization sent out an email announcing Grimes' candidacy.[2]
McConnell was first elected to the Senate in 1984. In 2008, he won re-election by six points.[3]
| U.S. Senate General Election, Kentucky, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mitch McConnell Incumbent |
53% | 953,816 | |
| Democratic | Bruce Lunsford | 47% | 847,005 | |
| Total Votes | 1,800,821 | |||
2014 Candidates
Ed Marksberry[4]- Alison Lundergan Grimes - Kentucky Secretary of State[4][5]
- Bennie Smith:[6][7][8]
- Greg Leichty: University of Louisville professor[8]
Matt Bevin:[9]- Mitch McConnell - Incumbent
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Hill, "Grimes launches Ky. Senate campaign with elaborate event," July 30, 2013
- ↑ WKU Public Radio, "Democratic Kentucky Senate Candidate Sues Party, Claiming Favoritism," July 30, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Public Policy Polling, "McConnell remains extremely unpopular," April 9, 2013
- ↑ WHAS "Grimes to challenge McConnell in 2014" accessed July 1, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ WFPL "Noise and Notes: Bennie J. Smith's Long Shot Quest to Retire Mitch McConnell" accessed July 5, 2013
- ↑ Bennie J. Smith for U.S. Senate, "Info" accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 WDRB "Ky. Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes announces Senate run" accessed July 3, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post, "Businessman set to enter primary against McConnell" accessed July 22, 2013
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