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2023 Kentucky Attorney General election
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The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear.[1] Republican nominee Russell Coleman defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson.[2]
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Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Russell Coleman, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky[3][4]
Declined
- Michael Adams, Kentucky Secretary of State[5] (running for re-election)[6]
- Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer[7] (running for state auditor)[8]
- Daniel Cameron, incumbent attorney general[1] (running for governor)
- Whitney Westerfield, state senator, nominee for attorney general in 2015 and candidate in 2019[7][9]
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Pamela Stevenson, state representative for the 43rd district[10][4]
General election
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Endorsements
Russell Coleman (R)
Executive Branch officials
- William Barr, 77th and 85th United States Attorney General (1991–1993, 2019–2020)[12]
- Timothy Shea, Acting Administrator of the DEA (2020–2021)[13]
U.S. Senators
- Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky (2011–present)[14]
U.S. Representatives
- Andy Barr, U.S. Representative from KY-06 (2013–present)[15]
- Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative from KY-02 (2009–present)[16]
Organizations
- Kentucky Right to Life[17]
- National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund[18]
- Republican Attorneys General Association[19]
- Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America[20]
Labor unions
- Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters[21]
- Kentucky Fraternal Order of Police[22]
Pamela Stevenson (D)
U.S. Governors
- Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky (2019–present)[23]
Organizations
- The Collective PAC[24]
- Democratic Attorneys General Association[25]
- EMILY's List[26]
- Planned Parenthood[27]
- Fairness Campaign[28]
- Reproductive Freedom for All[29]
Labor unions
- Kentucky State AFL-CIO[30]
- United Mine Workers of America[31]
Polling
Results
By congressional district
Coleman won 5 of 6 congressional districts.[35]
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Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee
References
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