Vickie Yates Glisson

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Vickie Yates Glisson

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Education

High school

Spencer County High School

Bachelor's

Georgetown College

Law

University of Kentucky College of Law

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

Personal website

Personal X

Vickie Yates Glisson (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Biography

Vickie Yates Brown Glisson lives in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from Spencer County High School in 1972. Glisson earned a bachelor's degree in American studies from Georgetown College in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kentucky School of Law in 1979. Her career experience includes working as a health insurance lawyer, professor of law at the University of Louisville, and as president and CEO of Nucleus: Kentucky's Innovation Center, LLC. In 2015, Glisson was appointed by Governor Matt Bevin to serve as secretary of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Elections

2018

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth defeated Vickie Yates Glisson and Gregory Boles in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.1	173,002
		Vickie Yates Glisson (R)	36.6	101,930
	Submit photo	Gregory Boles (L)	1.4	3,788

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John A. Yarmuth

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Vickie Yates Glisson defeated Mike Craven and Rhonda Palazzo in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vickie Yates Glisson	49.1	11,240
		Mike Craven	26.9	6,163
		Rhonda Palazzo	24.0	5,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,913
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Waymen Eddings (R)

See also

• United States House of Representatives
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mitch McConnell (R)

Rand Paul (R)

Representatives

District 1

James Comer (R)

District 2

Brett Guthrie (R)

District 3

Morgan McGarvey (D)

District 4

Thomas Massie (R)

District 5

Hal Rogers (R)

District 6

Andy Barr (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)