About: 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election

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The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Despite trailing in most pre-election polls, Republican nominee Matt Bevin defeated Democratic nominee Jack Conway by a margin of 52.5% to 43.8% in the general election. Statewide turnout in this election was 30%. With a margin of 8.7%, this election was the closest race of the 2015 gubernatorial election cycle.

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  • The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Despite trailing in most pre-election polls, Republican nominee Matt Bevin defeated Democratic nominee Jack Conway by a margin of 52.5% to 43.8% in the general election. Statewide turnout in this election was 30%. With a margin of 8.7%, this election was the closest race of the 2015 gubernatorial election cycle. (en)
  • La elección para gobernador de Kentucky de 2015 tuvo lugar el 3 de noviembre. (es)
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  • 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election (en)
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  • Kentucky (en)
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  • ;Individuals * Jim Bunning, former U.S. Senator * Julie Denton, state senator * Anne Northup, former U.S. Representative and candidate for Governor in 2007 * Ron Lewis, former U.S. Representative * Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district * Ed Whitfield, U.S. Representative ;Organizations * Associated General Contractors (en)
  • ;Statewide elected officials * Wendell H. Ford, former U.S. Senator and former Governor * Crit Luallen, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and former State Auditor of Kentucky * Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State * John Yarmuth, U.S. Representative ;Individuals * Jim King, Louisville Metro Council President * David Yates, Louisville Metro Councilman * Shane Young, Hardin County Commonwealth's Attorney * Dan Boaz, McCracken County Commonwealth's Attorney * Les Burgett, Perry County Sheriff * Bobby Carpenter, Greenup County Judge/Executive * John Estill, Mason County Attorney * John Gardner, Barren and Metcalfe Counties Commonwealth's Attorney * Steve Gold, Henderson County Attorney * David O'Neill, Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator * G.L. Ovey, Lyon County Commonwealth's Attorney * Mike Pryor, Nicholas County Judge/Executive * Tommy Turner, LaRue County Judge/Executive * Jim Ward, Letcher County Judge/Executive * G. Davis Wilson, Bourbon County Attorney * Elisabeth Jensen, education advocate and nominee for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2014 ;Members of the Kentucky legislature * Morgan McGarvey, state senator * Gerald Neal, state senator * Ray Jones, state senator * Dorsey Ridley, state senator * Rita Smart, state representative * Larry Clark, State Representative and former Speaker Pro Tem of the Kentucky House of Representatives * Leslie Combs, state representative * Mike Denham, state representative * Jeff Donohue, state representative * Kelly Flood, state representative * Doc Watkins, state representative * Ed Worley, former Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate and former state senator * Jerry Rhoads, former state senator * Denver Butler, former state representative ;Organizations * International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 369 * Jefferson County Teachers Association * Teamsters Joint Council 94 (en)
  • ;Individuals * Rebecca Jackson, former Jefferson County Judge/Executive and candidate for Governor in 2003 ;Organizations * Kentucky Pastors Action Coalition (en)
  • ;Individuals * Hugh Hewitt, author and talk radio personality * Sally Oh, co-founder of the Lexington Tea Party ;Organizations * Cincinnati Enquirer (en)
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  • Matt Bevin/Jenean Hampton (en)
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  • The 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Governor Steve Beshear was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Despite trailing in most pre-election polls, Republican nominee Matt Bevin defeated Democratic nominee Jack Conway by a margin of 52.5% to 43.8% in the general election. Statewide turnout in this election was 30%. With a margin of 8.7%, this election was the closest race of the 2015 gubernatorial election cycle. (en)
  • La elección para gobernador de Kentucky de 2015 tuvo lugar el 3 de noviembre. (es)
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  • 2015 Kentucky gubernatorial election (en)
  • Elección para gobernador de Kentucky de 2015 (es)
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