The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.[1] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote.[2] He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1944,[3] and the state's first black attorney general.[4]
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County results Cameron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Stumbo: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Daniel Cameron |
Wil Schroder |
Undecided |
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Cygnal | May 10–12, 2019 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 26% | 19% | 55% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Daniel Cameron | 132,580 | 55.4% | |
Republican | Wil Schroder | 106,950 | 44.6% | |
Total votes | 239,530 | 100.0% |
The general election took place on November 5, 2019, following the May 21 primary elections.
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Greg Stumbo (D) |
Daniel Cameron (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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The Trafalgar Group (R) | October 29 – November 2, 2019 | 1,117 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 57% | 0% | 0% |
Clarity Campaign Labs (D)[A] | August 12–13, 2019 | 792 | ± 3.3% | 46% | 39% | 3% | 13% |
Gravis Marketing | June 11–12, 2019 | 741 | ± 3.6% | 36% | 47% | – | 16% |
WPA Intelligence (R) | June 2019 | 900 | ± 3.3% | 37% | 44% | – | 18% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Daniel Cameron | 823,346 | 57.75% | +7.86% | |
Democratic | Greg Stumbo | 602,272 | 42.25% | -7.86% | |
Total votes | 1,425,618 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |