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1 Democratic primary  



1.1  Candidates  





1.2  Results  







2 Republican primary  



2.1  Candidates  





2.2  Polling  





2.3  Results  







3 General election  



3.1  Polling  





3.2  Results  







4 Notes  





5 References  














2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election







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2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election

← 2015 November 5, 2019 2023 →
 
Nominee Michael Adams Heather French Henry
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 746,629 682,096
Percentage 52.3% 47.7%

County results
Adams:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
French Henry:      50–60%      60–70%


Secretary of State before election

Alison Lundergan Grimes
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Michael Adams
Republican

The 2019 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 5, 2019, to elect the secretary of stateofKentucky. Primary elections were held on May 21, 2019. Incumbent Democratic secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes was ineligible to run for a third term due to term limits, creating the first open election for secretary of state since 2003.

Republican nominee Michael Adams narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Heather French Henry.[1] This was the only statewide race in Kentucky in 2019 besides the gubernatorial election in which the victory margin was single digits. It was also the only non-gubernatorial statewide election in Kentucky, Louisiana, or Mississippi (all of these states were staunchly Republican in 2019) where the Democrat achieved more than 45% of the vote in 2019.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Heather French Henry 263,431 70.99
Democratic Jason Belcher 47,930 12.92
Democratic Jason Griffith 47,657 12.84
Democratic Geoff Sebesta 12,087 3.26
Total votes 371,105 100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Michael
Adams
Andrew
English
Steve
Knipper
Carl
Nett
Undecided
Cygnal May 10–12, 2019 600 ± 4.0% 11% 10% 7% 5% 68%

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Adams 94,417 41.27
Republican Andrew English 62,680 27.39
Republican Steve Knipper 41,369 18.08
Republican Carl Nett 30,340 13.26
Total votes 228,806 100.00

General election[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin of
error
Heather
French
Henry (D)
Michael
Adams (R)
Undecided
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[A] October 23–26, 2015 798 ± 3.5% 52% 37% 9%

Results[edit]

2019 Kentucky secretary of state election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Michael Adams 746,629 52.26% +3.42
Democratic Heather French Henry 682,096 47.74% –3.42
Total votes 1,428,725 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Poll sponsored by Democratic Attorney General Association

References[edit]

  1. ^ Elahi, Amina (November 5, 2019). "Republican Michael Adams Wins Kentucky Secretary Of State". WFPL. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Belcher, Jason (May 5, 2019). "I would work to boost voter turnout as secretary of state". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Griffith, Jason (May 5, 2019). "I'd protect voters, promote business as secretary of state". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Bailey, Phillip M. (January 23, 2019). "Former Miss America Heather French Henry to run for Kentucky office". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Barton, Ryland (January 29, 2019). "Here's Who's Running For Ky. Governor And Other Offices". WFPL. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ a b "Official May 21, 2019 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Adams, Michael G. (May 5, 2019). "As secretary of state, I would require a photo ID to vote". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ "Oldham County native Andrew English announces run for Ky. Secretary of State". WDRB. Louisville, Kentucky. November 11, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Latek, Tom (October 6, 2021) [January 28, 2019]. "Knipper jumps head-first into crowded field for secretary of state". KentuckyToday. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ Bailey, Phillip M.; Novelly, Thomas (March 21, 2018). "Police contacted Carl Nett, secretary of state candidate, about threat against John Yarmuth". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  • ^ "Official November 5, 2019 Election Results" (PDF). Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 6, 2022.

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