Ron Leach
Ron Leach was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky.[1] Leach was defeated by Jim Gray in the Democratic primary.[2]
Leach was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Kentucky.[3] He was defeated by incumbent Brett Guthrie (R) in the general election.[4] He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014.[5]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Kentucky's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rand Paul (R) defeated Jim Gray (D) and Billy Ray Wilson (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Paul defeated James Gould and Stephen Howard Slaughter in the Republican primary, while Gray defeated six other challengers to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[1][2][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rand Paul Incumbent |
57.3% | 1,090,177 | |
| Democratic | Jim Gray | 42.7% | 813,246 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 42 | |
| Total Votes | 1,903,465 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rand Paul Incumbent |
84.8% | 169,180 | ||
| James Gould | 8.3% | 16,611 | ||
| Stephen Slaughter | 6.9% | 13,728 | ||
| Total Votes | 199,519 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jim Gray |
58.7% | 240,598 | ||
| Sellus Wilder | 12.9% | 52,729 | ||
| Ron Leach | 9.5% | 39,026 | ||
| Tom Recktenwald | 5.3% | 21,910 | ||
| Grant Short | 5.3% | 21,558 | ||
| Jeff Kender | 4.9% | 20,237 | ||
| Rory Houlihan | 3.3% | 13,585 | ||
| Total Votes | 409,643 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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2014
Leach ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 2nd District.[3] He ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014.[5] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brett Guthrie Incumbent |
69.2% | 156,936 | |
| Democratic | Ron Leach | 30.8% | 69,898 | |
| Total Votes | 226,834 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2016
The following issues were listed on Leach's campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.
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| —Ron Leach's campaign website, http://www.ronleach4ky.com/issues.html | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Recent news
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See also
- United States Senate
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2016
- United States House of Representatives
- Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kentucky Secretary of State Election, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
