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2015 Kentucky Attorney General election
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The 2015 Kentucky Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2015, as part of the 2015 Kentucky elections to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Incumbent attorney general Jack Conway was term-limited, and instead ran for governor of Kentucky. He was succeeded by Democratic candidate Andy Beshear.
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Andy Beshear, attorney
Declined
- Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky (2012–2020) and candidate for the United States Senate in 2014 (ran for reelection)[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Whitney Westerfield, state senator from the 3rd district (2013–2025)
Eliminated in primary
- Michael T. Hogan, County Attorney of Lawrence County (2003–2022)[2]
Results
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General election
Polling
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Results
Aftermath
In 2016, Steve Beshear's former personal cabinet secretary, Tim Longmeyer, was marred in controversy when he was exposed on bribery charges, including redirecting $6,000 of kickbacks into Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign.[11] Andy Beshear had recently hired Longmeyer as a deputy. However, the prosecutors in Longmeyer's case indicated that there is no evidence to support that Andy Beshear knew what Longmeyer was doing.[12]
Over the next three years, Republican Governor Matt Bevin spearheaded an investigation into former governor Steve Beshear's administration as well as Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign. Spending approximately $550,000 leading up to the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election, the investigation led to no conclusive results regarding the culpability of Steve or Andy Beshear.[13]
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References
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