2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

For related races, see 2023 United States attorney general elections.

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]

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

← 2019 November 7, 2023 2027 →

Nominee Russell Coleman Pamela Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 752,230 544,544 Percentage 58.01% 41.99%

County results Congressional district results Coleman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Stevenson:      50–60%      60–70%

Attorney General before election Daniel Cameron Republican Elected Attorney General Russell Coleman Republican

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]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pamela Stevenson, state representative for the 43rd district^[10][4]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11]	Likely R	June 21, 2023

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

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Russell Coleman (R)	Pamela Stevenson (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[32][A]	July 19–20, 2023	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	27%	31%
Cygnal (R)[33]	May 22–23, 2023	600 (LV)	± 3.9%	39%	29%	32%

Results

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Russell Coleman	752,230	58.01%	+0.24%
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	544,544	41.99%	−0.24%
Total votes			1,296,774	100.00%
	Republican hold

By congressional district

Coleman won 5 of 6 congressional districts.^[35]

District	Coleman	Stevenson	Representative
1st	67%	33%	James Comer
2nd	64%	36%	Brett Guthrie
3rd	37%	63%	Morgan McGarvey
4th	62%	38%	Thomas Massie
5th	72%	28%	Hal Rogers
6th	52%	48%	Andy Barr

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee