Kentucky

2006 Elections: Governor, US Senator, Other Statewide Offices, US House, State Senate, State House, Ballot initiatives/Referendums

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Population (2000 Census): 4,041,769
Electoral Votes: 8

2004 Presidential: Kerry (D) 40%, Bush (R) 60%
2000 Presidential: Gore (D) 41%, Bush (R) 57%, Nader (I) 2%
1996 Presidential: Clinton (D) 46%, Dole (R) 45%, Perot (I) 9%

Governor: Earnie Fletcher (R) Elected: 2003 (Next Election: 2007)
Senior US Senator: Mitch McConnell (R) Elected: 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002 (Next Election: 2008)
Junior US Senator: Jim Bunning (R) Elected: 1998, 2004 (Next Election: 2010)
US House (6 seats): D-1, R-5
State Senate (38 seats): D-16, R-21, I-1
State House (100 seats): D-56, R-44



Primary Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for Primary Election: 29 days before the election
State/Local Primary Date: May 16, 2006

General Election Dates
Voter Registration Deadline for General Election: 29 days before the election
General Election Date (all states): November 07, 2006

State Office in charge of Elections
Kentucky Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State
Elections Branch
700 Capital Avenue, Suite 148
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 564-3490
Fax: (502) 564-2476
Email: http://sos.ky.gov/elections/contactelections.htm
http://sos.ky.gov/elections

Kentucky State Board of Elections
140 Walnut Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 573-7100
Fax: (502) 573-4369
http://elect.ky.gov

State Democratic Party
Kentucky Democratic Party
PO Box 694
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: (502) 695-4828
http://www.kydemocrat.com

State Republican Party
Republican Party of Kentucky
PO Box 1068
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: (502) 875-5130
Fax: (502) 223-5625
http://www.rpk.org



No US Senate Race in 2006



No Governor's Race in 2006



No Other Statewide Races in 2006



US House Districts: 6

Key Races: 04 Geoff Davis (R) (incumbent) v. Ken Lucas (D)

Candidates, by Congressional District

KY-01
Tom Barlow (D), Campaign Website: http://www.barlowforcongress.com
Ed Whitfield (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ?

KY-02
Mike Weaver (D), Campaign Website: http://www.weaver2006.org
Ron Lewis (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://4ronlewis.com

KY-03
John Yarmuth (D), Campaign Website: http://www.johnyarmuth.com
Anne Northup (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.northupforcongress.com
Ed Parker (C), Campaign Website: http://www.parker4congress.com
Donna Walker Mancini (L), Campaign Website: ?

KY-04
Ken Lucas (D), Campaign Website: http://www.weneedkenlucas.com
Geoff Davis (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.geoffdavisforcongress.com
Brian Houillion (L), Campaign Website: http://www.brian4ky.com

KY-05
Ken Stepp (D), Campaign Website: http://www.steppforcongress.blogspot.com
Hal Rogers (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ?

KY-06
Ben Chandler (D), Incumbent, Campaign Website: http://www.chandlerforcongress.org
Paul Ard (L), Campaign Website: ?



State Senate Districts: 38

Seats at stake in 2006: 19, even-numbered districts

Key Races: ?



State House Districts: 100

88th Legislative District
Chris Frost (D), Campaign Website: http://frost2006.org /
Bill Farmer (R), Incumbent, Campaign Website: ?


Seats at stake in 2006: 100

Key Races: ?



No Referendum Questions on Ballot



Blogs
Democratic Underground Kentucky Forum
LeftyBlogs.com Kentucky
BlackWednesday.org
BluegrassReport.org
BlueGrassRoots
The-Goddess
The Kentucky Democrat

Demographic Links
U.S. Census Bureau Kentucky Quick Facts