FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) — Are you looking to familiarize yourself with the ballot before the 2023 Kentucky primary election on Tuesday, May 16?
Kentucky’s 2023 primary election is seeking to decide who will represent the GOP and Democratic parties in the gubernatorial race.
Democrats will choose between incumbent Andy Beshear and two other candidates, while Republicans have a cluttered field of 10 candidates, many with experience at the state and federal levels of government.
Sample ballots for Kentucky 2023 primary election
The Kentucky Secretary of State’s office has sample ballots for Kentucky counties available online:
- Adair County
- Allen County
- Anderson County
- Ballard County
- Barren County
- Bath County
- Bell County
- Boone County
- Bourbon County
- Boyd County
- Boyle County
- Bracken County
- Breathitt County
- Breckinridge County
- Bullitt County
- Butler County
- Caldwell County
- Calloway County
- Campbell County
- Carlisle County
- Carroll County
- Carter County
- Casey County
- Christian County
- Clark County
- Clay County Ballot (Democrat)
- Clay County Ballot (Republican)
- Clinton County (Democrat)
- Clinton County (Republican)
- Crittenden County
- Cumberland County
- Daviess County
- Edmonson County
- Elliott County
- Estill County
- Fayette County
- Fleming County
- Floyd County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Gallatin County
- Garrard County
- Grant County
- Graves County
- Grayson County
- Green County
- Greenup County
- Hancock County
- Hardin County
- Harlan County
- Harrison County
- Hart County
- Henderson County
- Henry County
- Hickman County
- Hopkins County
- Jackson County (Democrat)
- Jackson County (Republican)
- Jefferson County (Not yet uploaded)
- Jessamine County
- Johnson County
- Kenton County
- Knott County
- Knox County (Democrat)
- Knox County (Republican)
- Larue County
- Laurel County (Democrat)
- Laurel County (Republican)
- Lawrence County
- Lee County (Democrat)
- Lee County (Republican)
- Leslie County (Democrat)
- Leslie County (Republican)
- Letcher County (Democrat)
- Letcher County (Republican)
- Lewis County
- Lincoln County
- Livingston County
- Logan County
- Lyon County
- Madison County
- Magoffin County
- Marion County
- Marshall County
- Martin County (Democrats)
- Martin County (Republicans)
- Mason County
- McCracken County
- McCreary County
- McLean County
- Meade County
- Menifee County (Democrat)
- Menifee County (Republican)
- Mercer County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Morgan County (Democrat)
- Morgan County (Republican)
- Muhlenberg County
- Nelson County
- Nicholas County
- Ohio County
- Oldham County
- Owen County
- Owsley County
- Pendleton County
- Perry County
- Pike County
- Powell County (Democrat)
- Powell County (Republican)
- Pulaski County
- Robertson County (Democrat)
- Rockcastle County (Republican)
- Rowan County
- Russell County
- Scott County
- Shelby County
- Simpson County
- Spencer County
- Taylor County
- Todd County
- Trigg County
- Trimble County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Wayne County
- Webster County
- Whitley County
- Wolfe County (Democrat)
- Wolfe County (Republican)
- Woodford County
FOX 56/Emerson College poll
The FOX 56/Emerson poll found that likely Kentucky Republican primary voters favor Attorney General Daniel Cameron over his Republican opponents to race against Beshear.
In the poll, Cameron led former United Nations ambassador Kelly Craft 30.1% to 23.9% among likely Republican primary voters. While 14.9% said they would vote for state agriculture commissioner Ryan Quarles, more were undecided (20.7%).
When asked about issues facing Kentucky, the economy was top of mind for many respondents, as 41.5% said it was the top issue facing Kentucky. Threats to democracy came in second at 15.7%, and education came in third at 10.7%.
Who can vote in Kentucky?
- Must be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election
- Be at least 18 years old by the general election
- Not be a felon
- Not judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and had voting rights removed
Kentucky polling locations for Election Day can be found by visiting elect.ky.gov/Voters/Pages/Polling-Locations.aspx.