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(Top) 1 Republican primary 1.1 Candidates 1.1.1 Nominee 1.1.2 Declined 2 Democratic primary 2.1 Candidates 2.1.1 Nominee 3 General election 3.1 Predictions 3.2 Endorsements 3.3 Polling 3.4 Results 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

2023 Kentucky Attorney General election

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

County 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

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The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the Attorney GeneralofKentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear.^[1] Republican nominee Russell Coleman was elected attorney general after he defeated Democratic nominee Pamela Stevenson.^[2]

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Russell Coleman, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky^[3]^[4]

Declined

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee

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

General election

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Predictions

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

Endorsements

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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

Labor unions

Kentucky State AFL-CIO^[30]
United Mine Workers of America^[31]

Polling

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

Results

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2023 Kentucky Attorney General election^[32]
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

Notes

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

Partisan clients

^ Poll commissioned by the Republican State Leadership Committee

References

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^ ^a ^b Evans, Zachary (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron Announces Gubernatorial Run". National Review. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

^ Tanneeru, Manav. "2023 Kentucky attorney general election results | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

^ "Russell Coleman announces run for Kentucky AG in 2023". WHAS-TV. May 12, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

^ ^a ^b "Election Candidate Filings - Attorney General". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2023.

^ Fuller, Leanne (May 11, 2022). "Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams considering run for attorney general". www.wspdlocal6.com. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

^ Shreve, Bryce (August 5, 2022). "Secy. of State Michael Adams running for reelection in 2023". Spectrum News. Retrieved August 11, 2022.

^ ^a ^b Storm, Nick (April 5, 2022). "Four People Who Could Run For Attorney General if Daniel Cameron Runs for Governor". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

^ Storm, Nick (July 25, 2022). "Treasurer Allison Ball Announces Campaign for KY Auditor". www.kentuckyfried.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.

^ "Westerfield will not run for AG". www.kentuckynewera.com. June 1, 2022. Retrieved July 28, 2022.

^ Schreiner, Bruce (November 28, 2022). "Stevenson Announces Bid for Attorney General in Kentucky". Associated Press. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

^ "The 2023 and 2024 Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

^ "Barr gives endorsement to Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". www.kentuckytoday.com. March 22, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

^ "Trump DEA Chief Endorses Russell Coleman for Attorney General of Kentucky". www.clayconews.com. April 18, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

^ Storm, Nick (December 6, 2022). "Rand Paul Endorses Russell Coleman for Attorney General". www.kentuckyfried.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022.

^ Storm, Nick (September 21, 2022). "Congressman Barr Endorses Russell Coleman in Attorney General Race". www.kentuckyfried.com. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.

^ Storm, Nick (September 27, 2022). "Congressman Guthrie Latest Republican to Endorse Russell Coleman for Attorney General". www.kentuckyfried.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.

^ "KENTUCKY RIGHT TO LIFE ENDORSEMENTS". www.kyrighttolifevictorypac.org. Archived from the original on October 12, 2023. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

^ NRA-PVF. "NRA's Political Victory Fund Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". NRA-PVF. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

^ "RAGA Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky Attorney General". www.republicanags.com. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2023.

^ Team, S. B. A. (July 6, 2023). "SBA Pro-Life America's Candidate Fund Endorses Russell Coleman for Kentucky AG". SBA Pro-Life America. Archived from the original on July 13, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

^ "Carpenters Union Endorses Russell Coleman in Kentucky's Attorney General Race". www.clayconews.com. September 27, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

^ Storm, Nick (September 13, 2022). "KY FOP Endorses Russell Coleman for Attorney General in 2023". www.kentuckyfried.com.

^ "Governor Andy Beshear Endorses Pamela Stevenson for Attorney General". YouTube. January 27, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.

^ "Candidates". The Collective PAC. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

^ Martinez, Daisy (May 16, 2023). "DAGA Endorses Colonel Pamela Stevenson for Kentucky Attorney General". Democratic Attorneys General Association. Retrieved August 14, 2023.

^ "EMILYs List Endorses Colonel Pam Stevenson for Kentucky Attorney General". EMILYs List. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

^ "Kentucky Candidate Endorsements". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

^ "Fairness Campaign". www.fairness.org. Retrieved October 16, 2023.

^ "Reproductive Freedom for All Endorses in Kentucky and Mississippi Attorney General Races". Reproductive Freedom for All. October 11, 2023. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

^ "Endorsements 2023". Retrieved February 8, 2023.

^ "Kentucky - COMPAC Endorsements". Archived from the original on April 17, 2023.

^ "2023 Kentucky attorney general election results | CNN Politics".

External links

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Official campaign websites

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