The 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2023, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Kentucky . Incumbent Democratic governor Andy Beshear won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican state Attorney General Daniel Cameron . This was the only statewide victory in 2023 for Democrats in Kentucky.
This race was one of two Democratic-held governorships up for election in 2023 in a state Donald Trump won in 2020 . The other was held in Louisiana , where the incumbent Democratic governor was ineligible to seek re-election, and which Jeff Landry flipped for the Republicans.
This was the first gubernatorial election in the state's history in which both major party candidates had previously held the position of attorney general; Beshear held the position from 2016 to 2019, after which he was succeeded by Cameron.
Beshear's victory has been attributed to his broad popularity among Democrats and independents, as well as approximately half of Republicans in the state.[ 2] [ 3]
A socially conservative southern state, Kentucky is considered safely Republican in federal elections, with Republicans holding both of its U.S. Senate seats and all but one of its U.S. House seats. In the 2020 presidential election , Republican Donald Trump carried Kentucky by 26 percentage points. However, the state was much more competitive as recently as the 1990s, when it voted for Bill Clinton twice, and Democrats remain competitive in many local and some state-level elections.
Beshear was first elected in 2019 , narrowly defeating incumbent Republican Matt Bevin , who had become widely unpopular for signing a pension reform bill for teachers and opposing a subsequent teachers' strike. In that same year, Cameron was elected attorney general, becoming the first African-American to be elected to that position.
Cameron gained national recognition as attorney general, especially due to his involvement in the Breonna Taylor case in 2020. He spoke at the 2020 Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020.[ 4] a shortlist of potential nominees to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court by President Trump.[ 5]
On May 16, 2023, Cameron won the Republican nomination with 47.7% of the vote, a 26% margin over the second-place candidate, and Beshear won the Democratic nomination with 91.3% of the vote over two perennial candidates .[ 6] [ 7]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Andy Beshear
Organizations
Newspapers and other media
Beshear was the only candidate who filed a financial disclosure.
Campaign finance reports as of January 3, 2023[ 16]
Candidate
Raised
Cash on hand
Andy Beshear
$647,000
$7,400,000
Results by county: Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Jacob Clark[ 9]
David Cooper, member of the Kentucky Army National Guard [ 11] [ 9]
Kelly Craft , former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations [ 18] [ 9] Eric Deters, suspended attorney[ 19] [ 20] [ 9] Running mate: Wesley Deters, former Park Hills city councilor (no relation to Eric Deters)[ 19]
Bob DeVore, former McCreary County school board member and perennial candidate [ b] [ 11] [ 9]
Mike Harmon , Kentucky state auditor [ 21] [ 9] Alan Keck, mayor of Somerset [ 22] [ 9]
Dennis Ormerod[ 9]
Ryan Quarles , Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture[ 23] [ 9] Johnny Rice, militia activist and former police officer[ 11] [ 9]
Robbie Smith, high school teacher[ 11] [ 9] Anthony Moore, wellwater drilling contractor[ 11] Daniel Cameron
Executive branch officials
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Kelly Craft
Executive cranch officials
Statewide officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Savannah Maddox (withdrawn )
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Ryan Quarles
State legislators
Organizations
Newspapers
Financial disclosures for major candidates are below:
Campaign finance reports as of April 18, 2023[ 46]
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Daniel Cameron
$1,370,904
$777,446
$593,458
Kelly Craft
$8,563,233[ c]
$8,156,315
$406,918
Eric Deters
$669,064[ d]
$659,746
$9,319
Mike Harmon
$84,547[ e]
$70,693
$13,854
Alan Keck
$311,717[ f]
$257,577
$54,139
Ryan Quarles
$1,202,650
$299,419
$903,231
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ g]
Margin
Daniel
David
Kelly
Eric
Bob
Mike
Alan
Savannah
Ryan
Robbie
Other
Undecided
Emerson College [ 47] May 10–12, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.3%
33%
2%
18%
10%
<1%
4%
3%
–
13%
<1%
<1%[ h]
13%
Emerson College [ 48] April 10–11, 2023
900 (LV)
± 3.2%
30%
<1%
24%
6%
<1%
2%
<1%
–
15%
<1%
<1%[ i]
21%
Mason-Dixon [ 49] January 18–23, 2023
404 (LV)
± 5%
39%
1%
13%
2%
1%
5%
2%
–
8%
1%
–
28%
Meeting Street [ 50] [ A] January 9–11, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
39%
–
8%
2%
–
2%
1%
–
8%
–
2%
38%
December 20, 2022
Maddox withdraws from the race
co/efficient (R)[ 51] [ A] June 13–14, 2022
974 (LV)
± 3.5%
46%
–
3%
4%
–
5%
–
7%
9%
–
3%
22%
Results by county: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
A viral ad featuring Hadley Duvall , who had been raped and impregnated by her stepfather at age 12, was widely credited by Republican leadership for contributing to Beshear's victory, as Kentucky was one of 12 states that had anti-abortion laws that allowed no exceptions for rape or incest, which was initially supported by Cameron.[ 52]
Campaign finance reports as of November 7, 2023
Candidate
Raised
Spent
Cash on hand
Andy Beshear (D)
$18,968,345
$18,963,018
$5,327
Daniel Cameron (R)
$4,349,178
$4,316,097
$33,081
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[ 58]
Andy Beshear (D)
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Municipal officials
Newspapers and other media
Individuals
Organizations
Political parties
Daniel Cameron (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Governors
State senators
State representatives
Municipal officials
Individuals
Organizations
Graphical summary
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ g]
Margin
Andy
Daniel
Other
Undecided
Concord Public Opinion Partners [ 95] [ B] November 1–2, 2023
470 (LV)
± 4.5%
48%
40%
–
12%
Data for Progress (D)[ 96] November 1–2, 2023
660 (LV)
± 4.0%
50%
48%
–
2%
Emerson College [ 97] October 30 – November 2, 2023
1,000 (LV)
± 3.0%
47%
47%
2%[ j]
4%
co/efficient (R)[ 98] [ C] October 18–19, 2023
1,845 (LV)
± 3.2%
47%
45%
−
8%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[ 99] [ D] October 14–16, 2023
721 (LV)
± 3.6%
52%
44%
−
4%
Emerson College [ 100] October 1–3, 2023
450 (RV)
± 4.6%
49%
33%
5%[ k]
13%
WPA Intelligence (R)[ 101] [ E] September 25–28, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
48%
42%
–
10%
WPA Intelligence (R)[ 101] [ E] September 5–8, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
47%
40%
–
12%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[ 102] [ D] August 30 – September 1, 2023
716 (LV)
± 3.6%
51%
42%
–
7%
Public Policy Polling (D)[ 103] [ D] August 9–10, 2023
737 (V)
–
49%
41%
–
10%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[ 104] [ F] July 19–20, 2023
500 (LV)
± 4.4%
49%
45%
–
5%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)[ 102] [ D] Late July 2023
716 (LV)
± 3.6%
48%
45%
–
7%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[ 105] [ G] June 22–29, 2023
800 (RV)
± 4.0%
52%
42%
–
6%
Cygnal (R)[ 106] May 22–23, 2023
600 (LV)
± 3.9%
47%
47%
–
6%
co/efficient (R)[ 107] [ A] May 18–19, 2023
987 (LV)
± 3.1%
45%
43%
–
12%
Mason-Dixon [ 49] January 18–23, 2023
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
49%
40%
–
11%
Hypothetical polling
Andy Beshear vs. Kelly Craft
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ g]
Margin
Andy
Kelly
Undecided
Mason-Dixon [ 49] January 18–23, 2023
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
57%
32%
11%
Andy Beshear vs. Mike Harmon
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ g]
Margin
Andy
Mike
Undecided
Mason-Dixon [ 49] January 18–23, 2023
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
53%
33%
14%
Andy Beshear vs. Ryan Quarles
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample[ g]
Margin
Andy
Ryan
Undecided
Mason-Dixon [ 49] January 18–23, 2023
625 (RV)
± 4.0%
52%
35%
13%
Beshear won re-election by a 5% margin.[ 108] Jefferson and Fayette (home to the cities of Louisville and Lexington , respectively), each of which he carried with more than 70% of the vote. Beshear also over-performed in several Republican-leaning suburban counties in Northern Kentucky and the Bluegrass region , and in several historically Democratic rural counties in the Eastern Coalfield which have swung sharply towards the Republican Party in the 21st century.[ 109] flooding in the region in 2022 .[ 110] [ 111]
Swing by county
Democratic — +>15%
Democratic — +12.5-15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Trend relative to the state by county
Democratic — +>15%
Democratic — +10-12.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +5-7.5%
Democratic — +2.5-5%
Democratic — +0-2.5%
Republican — +0-2.5%
Republican — +2.5-5%
Republican — +5-7.5%
Republican — +7.5-10%
Republican — +10-12.5%
Republican — +12.5-15%
Republican — +>15%
County
Andy Beshear
Daniel Cameron
Write-in
Margin
Total
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
Adair
31.94%
1,688
68.06%
3,597
0.00%
0
-36.12%
-1,909
5,285
Allen
29.60%
1,513
70.40%
3,599
0.00%
0
-40.81%
-2,086
5,112
Anderson
45.34%
4,212
54.66%
5,078
0.00%
0
-9.32%
-866
9,290
Ballard
36.28%
963
63.72%
1,691
0.00%
0
-27.43%
-728
2,654
Barren
41.78%
4,965
58.21%
6,918
0.01%
1
-16.43%
-1,953
11,884
Bath
55.81%
1,913
44.19%
1,515
0.00%
0
11.61%
398
3,428
Bell
40.24%
2,281
59.74%
3,386
0.02%
1
-19.50%
-1,105
5,668
Boone
43.96%
17,575
56.03%
22,399
0.01%
4
-12.07%
-4,824
39,978
Bourbon
53.96%
3,265
46.04%
2,786
0.00%
0
7.92%
479
6,051
Boyd
51.52%
6,068
48.48%
5,710
0.00%
0
3.04%
358
11,778
Boyle
52.89%
5,040
47.11%
4,489
0.00%
0
5.78%
551
9,529
Bracken
39.86%
939
60.14%
1,417
0.00%
0
-20.29%
-478
2,356
Breathitt
61.17%
1,763
38.83%
1,119
0.00%
0
22.35%
644
2,882
Breckinridge
41.96%
2,608
58.04%
3,607
0.00%
0
-16.07%
-999
6,215
Bullitt
42.96%
10,723
57.04%
14,235
0.00%
0
-14.07%
-3,512
24,958
Butler
32.15%
1,173
67.85%
2,475
0.00%
0
-35.69%
-1,302
3,648
Caldwell
39.99%
1,519
60.01%
2,279
0.00%
0
-20.01%
-760
3,798
Calloway
46.26%
5,211
53.74%
6,054
0.00%
0
-7.48%
-843
11,265
Campbell
54.19%
16,885
45.80%
14,271
0.01%
4
8.39%
2,614
31,160
Carlisle
30.33%
545
69.67%
1,252
0.00%
0
-39.34%
-707
1,797
Carroll
47.95%
1,112
52.05%
1,207
0.00%
0
-4.10%
-95
2,319
Carter
47.27%
2,978
52.71%
3,321
0.02%
1
-5.44%
-343
6,300
Casey
26.08%
1,129
73.92%
3,200
0.00%
0
-47.84%
-2,071
4,329
Christian
42.68%
5,135
57.30%
6,893
0.02%
2
-14.61%
-1,758
12,030
Clark
51.63%
5,938
48.35%
5,561
0.03%
3
3.28%
377
11,502
Clay
35.63%
1,441
64.37%
2,603
0.00%
0
-28.73%
-1,162
4,044
Clinton
24.33%
607
75.67%
1,888
0.00%
0
-51.34%
-1,281
2,495
Crittenden
34.07%
858
65.93%
1,660
0.00%
0
-31.85%
-802
2,518
Cumberland
26.43%
503
73.57%
1,400
0.00%
0
-47.14%
-897
1,903
Daviess
51.11%
15,572
48.89%
14,895
0.01%
2
2.22%
677
30,469
Edmonson
37.38%
1,358
62.54%
2,272
0.08%
3
-25.16%
-914
3,633
Elliott
53.48%
875
46.52%
761
0.00%
0
6.97%
114
1,636
Estill
42.17%
1,509
57.83%
2,069
0.00%
0
-15.65%
-560
3,578
Fayette
71.75%
74,298
28.24%
29,239
0.01%
8
43.52%
45,059
103,545
Fleming
42.13%
1,865
57.87%
2,562
0.00%
0
-15.74%
-697
4,427
Floyd
57.14%
5,136
42.85%
3,852
0.01%
1
14.28%
1,284
8,989
Franklin
68.52%
13,500
31.48%
6,201
0.00%
0
37.05%
7,299
19,701
Fulton
44.89%
615
55.11%
755
0.00%
0
-10.22%
-140
1,370
Gallatin
40.71%
865
59.29%
1,260
0.00%
0
-18.59%
-395
2,125
Garrard
37.69%
2,141
62.31%
3,539
0.00%
0
-24.61%
-1,398
5,680
Grant
35.16%
2,220
64.82%
4,093
0.02%
1
-29.66%
-1,873
6,314
Graves
36.49%
3,885
63.51%
6,763
0.00%
0
-27.03%
-2,878
10,648
Grayson
36.07%
2,514
63.91%
4,454
0.01%
1
-27.84%
-1,940
6,969
Green
29.63%
1,082
70.35%
2,569
0.03%
1
-40.72%
-1,487
3,652
Greenup
45.74%
4,498
54.26%
5,336
0.00%
0
-8.52%
-838
9,834
Hancock
49.41%
1,464
50.59%
1,499
0.00%
0
-1.18%
-35
2,963
Hardin
49.70%
14,336
50.30%
14,511
0.00%
0
-0.61%
-175
28,847
Harlan
33.96%
1,904
66.04%
3,702
0.00%
0
-32.07%
-1,798
5,606
Harrison
49.09%
2,775
50.91%
2,878
0.00%
0
-1.82%
-103
5,653
Hart
38.62%
1,920
61.38%
3,051
0.00%
0
-22.75%
-1,131
4,971
Henderson
55.77%
7,048
44.22%
5,589
0.01%
1
11.54%
1,459
12,638
Henry
44.97%
2,325
55.01%
2,844
0.02%
1
-10.04%
-519
5,170
Hickman
33.03%
470
66.97%
953
0.00%
0
-33.94%
-483
1,423
Hopkins
45.50%
5,762
54.50%
6,901
0.00%
0
-8.99%
-1,139
12,663
Jackson
22.91%
743
77.06%
2,499
0.03%
1
-54.15%
-1,756
3,243
Jefferson
70.04%
179,854
29.95%
76,908
0.00%
11
40.09%
102,946
256,773
Jessamine
46.79%
8,007
53.20%
9,104
0.01%
1
-6.41%
-1,097
17,112
Johnson
37.08%
1,898
62.92%
3,220
0.00%
0
-25.83%
-1,322
5,118
Kenton
52.80%
26,066
47.20%
23,301
0.01%
4
5.60%
2,765
49,371
Knott
54.45%
1,847
45.55%
1,545
0.00%
0
8.90%
302
3,392
Knox
34.54%
2,286
65.46%
4,333
0.00%
0
-30.93%
-2,047
6,619
Larue
38.57%
1,756
61.41%
2,796
0.02%
1
-22.84%
-1,040
4,553
Laurel
31.41%
4,974
68.59%
10,862
0.01%
1
-37.18%
-5,888
15,837
Lawrence
37.31%
1,361
62.69%
2,287
0.00%
0
-25.38%
-926
3,648
Lee
46.32%
705
53.68%
817
0.00%
0
-7.36%
-112
1,522
Leslie
30.36%
667
69.64%
1,530
0.00%
0
-39.28%
-863
2,197
Letcher
52.33%
2,205
47.67%
2,009
0.00%
0
4.65%
196
4,214
Lewis
31.64%
911
68.36%
1,968
0.00%
0
-36.71%
-1,057
2,879
Lincoln
37.82%
2,586
62.18%
4,252
0.00%
0
-24.36%
-1,666
6,838
Livingston
36.62%
1,061
63.38%
1,836
0.00%
0
-26.75%
-775
2,897
Logan
37.35%
2,449
62.60%
4,105
0.05%
3
-25.26%
-1,656
6,557
Lyon
42.99%
1,221
57.01%
1,619
0.00%
0
-14.01%
-398
2,840
Madison
51.72%
14,012
48.28%
13,080
0.00%
1
3.44%
932
27,093
Magoffin
50.38%
1,577
49.62%
1,553
0.00%
0
0.77%
24
3,130
Marion
52.14%
2,891
47.84%
2,653
0.02%
1
4.29%
238
5,545
Marshall
39.94%
4,610
60.05%
6,932
0.01%
1
-20.12%
-2,322
11,543
Martin
29.81%
513
70.19%
1,208
0.00%
0
-40.38%
-695
1,721
Mason
46.68%
2,247
53.30%
2,566
0.02%
1
-6.63%
-319
4,814
McCracken
47.06%
9,867
52.94%
11,099
0.00%
0
-5.88%
-1,232
20,966
McCreary
28.21%
853
71.76%
2,170
0.03%
1
-43.55%
-1,317
3,024
McLean
41.59%
1,238
58.41%
1,739
0.00%
0
-16.83%
-501
2,977
Meade
43.13%
3,599
56.83%
4,742
0.04%
3
-13.70%
-1,143
8,344
Menifee
45.88%
862
54.07%
1,016
0.05%
1
-8.20%
-154
1,879
Mercer
44.26%
3,399
55.72%
4,279
0.01%
1
-11.46%
-880
7,679
Metcalfe
40.99%
1,242
59.01%
1,788
0.00%
0
-18.02%
-546
3,030
Monroe
25.27%
1,023
74.73%
3,025
0.00%
0
-49.46%
-2,002
4,048
Montgomery
49.31%
3,962
50.69%
4,073
0.00%
0
-1.38%
-111
8,035
Morgan
47.18%
1,630
52.79%
1,824
0.03%
1
-5.62%
-194
3,455
Muhlenberg
46.45%
3,833
53.55%
4,419
0.00%
0
-7.10%
-586
8,252
Nelson
50.63%
7,562
49.37%
7,375
0.00%
0
1.25%
187
14,937
Nicholas
56.01%
1,142
43.99%
897
0.00%
0
12.02%
245
2,039
Ohio
39.24%
2,479
60.76%
3,839
0.00%
0
-21.53%
-1,360
6,318
Oldham
49.57%
12,952
50.43%
13,177
0.00%
1
-0.86%
-225
26,130
Owen
40.55%
1,494
59.45%
2,190
0.00%
0
-18.89%
-696
3,684
Owsley
40.84%
381
59.16%
552
0.00%
0
-18.33%
-171
933
Pendleton
38.20%
1,511
61.80%
2,444
0.00%
0
-23.59%
-933
3,955
Perry
55.79%
3,121
44.21%
2,473
0.00%
0
11.58%
648
5,594
Pike
45.46%
5,797
54.54%
6,954
0.00%
0
-9.07%
-1,157
12,751
Powell
50.02%
1,518
49.98%
1,517
0.00%
0
0.03%
1
3,035
Pulaski
32.15%
6,139
67.85%
12,957
0.01%
1
-35.70%
-6,818
19,097
Robertson
44.17%
307
55.83%
388
0.00%
0
-11.65%
-81
695
Rockcastle
29.11%
1,244
70.89%
3,029
0.00%
0
-41.77%
-1,785
4,273
Rowan
60.75%
3,907
39.25%
2,524
0.00%
0
21.51%
1,383
6,431
Russell
30.03%
1,604
69.97%
3,737
0.00%
0
-39.94%
-2,133
5,341
Scott
54.58%
10,575
45.42%
8,801
0.01%
1
9.16%
1,774
19,377
Shelby
47.58%
7,946
52.40%
8,751
0.02%
4
-4.82%
-805
16,701
Simpson
41.21%
1,905
58.79%
2,718
0.00%
0
-17.59%
-813
4,623
Spencer
37.04%
2,752
62.96%
4,677
0.00%
0
-25.91%
-1,925
7,429
Taylor
40.80%
3,198
59.20%
4,641
0.00%
0
-18.41%
-1,443
7,839
Todd
34.07%
907
65.85%
1,753
0.08%
2
-31.78%
-846
2,662
Trigg
37.16%
1,532
62.84%
2,591
0.00%
0
-25.69%
-1,059
4,123
Trimble
44.09%
1,108
55.91%
1,405
0.00%
0
-11.82%
-297
2,513
Union
44.97%
1,722
55.03%
2,107
0.00%
0
-10.05%
-385
3,829
Warren
52.12%
18,165
47.87%
16,685
0.01%
5
4.25%
1,480
34,855
Washington
43.02%
1,772
56.96%
2,346
0.02%
1
-13.94%
-574
4,119
Wayne
37.81%
1,754
62.19%
2,885
0.00%
0
-24.38%
-1,131
4,639
Webster
41.32%
1,425
58.68%
2,024
0.00%
0
-17.37%
-599
3,449
Whitley
32.74%
2,697
67.26%
5,540
0.00%
0
-34.51%
-2,843
8,237
Wolfe
57.26%
1,010
42.74%
754
0.00%
0
14.51%
256
1,764
Woodford
59.25%
6,414
40.75%
4,411
0.00%
0
18.50%
2,003
10,825
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
By congressional district [ edit ] Despite winning the election, Beshear won only two of the state's six congressional districts, including one represented by a Republican.[ 113]
^ Green nominee for Kentucky's 45th House district in 2012; Democratic candidate for Kentucky's 6th congressional district 2014 , 2016 , and 2018 , Republican candidate in 2020 , and Democratic nominee in 2022 ; Democratic candidate for governor in 2015 and 2019 ^ Candidate for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district 2008 , 2012 , and 2016 ; candidate for Kentucky's 46th House district in 2010 and nominee in 2020 ; Republican nominee for Mayor of Louisville in 2014 and candidate in 2018
^ $7,001,000 of this total was self-funded by Craft
^ $52,500 of this total was self-funded by Deters
^ $10,772 of this total was self-funded by Harmon
^ $32,000 of this total was self-funded by Keck
^ a b c d e Key:
^ Ormerod with 0.5%
^ Jacob Clark with 0.5%
^ "Someone Else" with 2%
^ "Someone else" with 5%
Partisan clients
^ a b c This poll was sponsored by Cameron's campaign
^ Poll commissioned by Education Reform Now Advocacy
^ Poll commissioned by the Bluegrass Freedom Action PAC
^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Beshear's campaign
^ a b Poll commissioned by the Club for Growth PAC
^ Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee
^ Poll commissioned by the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
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