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2019 Kentucky Attorney General election

2019 Kentucky Attorney General election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →
 
Nominee Daniel Cameron Greg Stumbo
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 823,343 602,218
Percentage 57.8% 42.2%

Cameron:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Stumbo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%      No data

Attorney General before election

Andy Beshear
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Daniel Cameron
Republican

The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.[1] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote.[2] He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1943,[3] and the state's first black attorney general.[4]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Republican primary

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Candidates

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Declared

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Withdrawn

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Daniel
Cameron
Wil
Schroder
Undecided
Cygnal[10] May 10–12, 2019 600 ± 4.0% 26% 19% 55%

Results

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Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Cameron 132,580 55.4%
Republican Wil Schroder 106,950 44.6%
Total votes 239,530 100.0%

General election

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The general election took place on November 5, 2019, following the May 21 primary elections.

Endorsements

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Daniel Cameron (R)

U.S. federal officials

State and local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
Cook[27] Lean R (flip) October 25, 2019

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Greg
Stumbo (D)
Daniel
Cameron (R)
Other Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R)[28] October 29 – November 2, 2019 1,117 ± 3.0% 43% 57% 0% 0%
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[29][A] August 12–13, 2019 792 ± 3.3% 46% 39% 3% 13%
Gravis Marketing[30] June 11–12, 2019 741 ± 3.6% 36% 47% 16%
WPA Intelligence (R)[31] June 2019 900 ± 3.3% 37% 44% 18%

Results

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Kentucky Attorney General election, 2019[32]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Daniel Cameron 823,343 57.8% +7.9%
Democratic Greg Stumbo 602,218 42.2% −7.9%
Total votes 1,425,561 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

By congressional district

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Cameron won five of six congressional districts.[33]

District Stumbo Cameron Representative
1st 33% 67% James Comer
2nd 36% 64% Brett Guthrie
3rd 60% 40% John Yarmuth
4th 37% 63% Thomas Massie
5th 32% 68% Hal Rogers
6th 49% 51% Andy Barr

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