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KENTUCKY
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CANDIDATE
DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)
Filing
Deadline (Major Parties): January 26, 2010
Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 10, 2010
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): October 22, 2010
Primary: May 18, 2010
This
page was last updated on February 10, 2010
STATE
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:
GOVERNOR:
Steve
Beshear (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
Otis
"Bullman" Hensley Jr. (D) - Demolition Contractor
& '07 Candidate
Gatewood Galbraith (Independent)
- Attorney, Marijuana Legalization Activist & Frequent Candidate
Next
State Constitutional Officer Elections
in 2011.

LIEUTENANT
GOVERNOR:
[ Dan Mongiardo
(D)* - Not Seeking Re-Election in 2010. ]
SECRETARY
OF STATE:
C.M. "Trey" Grayson (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
ATTORNEY
GENERAL:
Jack
Conway (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
TREASURER:
L.J.
"Todd" Hollenbach (D)* - (Campaign
Site)

STATE
AUDITOR:
Crit
Luallen (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
STATE
AGRICULTURE COMMISSONER:
Richie Farmer (R)*

KENTUCKY
LEGISLATURE:
State House -
(Republican Caucus)
State Senate
U.S.
SENATOR:
[
Jim Bunning (R)* - Retiring
in 2010. ]
Trey Grayson (R) - Secretary
of State & Attorney
Bill Johnson (R) - Business
Executive, Electrical Engineer & Navy Veteran
Gurley Martin (R)
- World War II Veteran, Retiree & "Birther" Movement
Activist
Rand Paul (R) - Physician
& Son of Texas Congressman Ron Paul
Jon Scribner (R)
John Stephenson (R)
- Ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction, '87 State Treasurer
Candidate & Retired Educator
James Buckmaster (D)
- Physician
Jack Conway (D) - Attorney
General, Ex-Deputy State Cabinet Secretary & '02 Congressional
Nominee
Dan Mongiardo (D) - Lt.
Governor, Ex-State Sen., Surgeon & '04 Nominee
Darlene Price (D)
- Law School Student, Retired US Customs Officer & Army Veteran
Maurice Sweeney (D) - Farmer,
Businessman & Community Activist
John Long (Independent) - Convenience Store Operator, Retired
Police Officer & '06 GOP Boyle County Sheriff Nominee

Mitch McConnell (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
- Next Election in 2014.
U.S.
CONGRESS:
District
1:
Ed Whitfield (R)* -
(Campaign Site)
Charles Hatchett (D) - Auctioneer & '88/'08 Candidate
District
2:
S. Brett Guthrie (R)*
- (Campaign Site)
Ed Marksberry (D) - Home Builder, Realtor & Democratic Activist

District
3:
John
Yarmuth (D)* - (Campaign
Site)
W. Jerry Durbin (R) - Electric Power Plant Worker
Larry Hausman (R) -
Commercial Real Estate Broker
Todd Lally (R)
- Commercial Pilot, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran, GOP Activist &
'98 State Rep. Nominee
Jeff Reetz (R)
- Restaurant Franchise Owner
Brooks Wicker (R)
- Financial Consultant & Accountant
District
4:
Geoff Davis (R)*
- (Campaign
Site)
John Waltz (D)
- Disabled Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & Non-Profit Group Executive

District
5:
Harold "Hal" Rogers
(R)*
Jim Holbert (D) -
Helicopter Pilot, Army Veteran & '08 Candidate
David Prince (D) -
Teacher, Ex-Truck Driver & Ex-Mechanic
Ken Stepp
(D) - Attorney, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
District
6:
A.B. "Ben" Chandler III (D)*
- (Campaign
Site)
Perry
Barnes (R) - Businessman, Community Activist & USMC Veteran
Andy Barr (R)
- Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
John Kemper III (R) -
Real Estate Developer
Matt Lockett (R) - Funeral
Director
George Pendergrass (R)
Mike Templeman (R) - Retired
Businessman & Ex-Police Officer

STATE
POLITICAL PARTIES:
Constitution Party
of Kentucky
Kentucky Democratic Party
Green Party of Kentucky
Libertarian Party of Kentucky
Republican Party of Kentucky

STATE
ELECTION OFFICES:
Secretary
of State's Office
Kentucky
Registry of Election Finance

STATE
NEWS SOURCES:
BluegrassReport.org
(Politics)
Bowling Green Daily News
Central Kentucky News-Journal
Corbin Times-Tribune
Danville Advocate Messenger
Elizabethtown News
Enterprise
Henderson Gleaner
Jefferson Review (Libertarian)
KentuckyDems.com
Kentucky Post (Covington)
Kentucky Standard (Bardstown)
Lexington Herald-Leader
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Eccentric Observer
(Alternative)
Maysville Ledger-Independent
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
Paducah Sun
PageOneKentucky.com
PoliticsKY
Pol Watchers
Princeton
Times Leader
Winchester Sun

WBKO TV-13 (ABC - Bowling Green)
WKAG TV-43 (Independent - Hopkinsville)
Kentucky Educational Television
(PBS - Lexington)
WKYT TV-27 (CBS - Lexington)
WLEX TV-18 (NBC - Lexington)
WTVQ TV-36 (ABC - Lexington)
WAVE TV-3 (NBC - Louisville)
WDRB TV-41 (FOX - Louisville)
WHAS TV-11 (ABC - Louisville)
WLKY TV-32 (CBS
- Louisville)
WPSD TV-6 (NBC - Paducah)

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