Kentucky gubernatorial elections
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Kentucky gubernatorial elections are statewide contests held every four years in Kentucky to choose the governor and other top executive officials.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kentucky gubernatorial election | 2 |
| 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
election
ⓘ
statewide election ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Kentucky State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Commonwealth of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ballotAccessRequirement | petition signatures for independent and minor-party candidates ⓘ |
| campaignActivity |
debates
ⓘ
public rallies ⓘ television advertising ⓘ |
| campaignFinanceRegulation | subject to Kentucky campaign finance laws ⓘ |
| coincideWithPresidentialElections | no ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disputeResolutionBody | Kentucky courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | every four years ⓘ |
| electionCycleType | off-year election ⓘ |
| electionType | general election ⓘ |
| electorate | registered voters in Kentucky ⓘ |
| firstElectionHeld | 1792 ⓘ |
| governorAndLtGovernorPrimary | nominated separately in party primaries (historically, before reforms) ⓘ |
| governorAndLtGovernorTicket | elected on joint ticket in general election ⓘ |
| governorReelectionEligibility | eligible again after a break in service ⓘ |
| governorTermLimit | two consecutive terms ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | November ⓘ |
| heldOn | first Tuesday after the first Monday in November ⓘ |
| includeIndependentCandidates | yes ⓘ |
| includePrimaryElections | yes ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Kentucky Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kentucky Revised Statutes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kentucky ⓘ |
| majorParty |
Democratic Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageBy |
local television stations in Kentucky
ⓘ
statewide newspapers in Kentucky ⓘ |
| officeContested |
Attorney General of Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Auditor of Public Accounts of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Commissioner of Agriculture of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor of Kentucky ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ State Treasurer of Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partySystem | multi-party system ⓘ |
| primaryType | partisan primary ⓘ |
| resultsCertificationBy | Kentucky State Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthForGovernor | four years ⓘ |
| voterEligibilityRequirement |
Kentucky residency
ⓘ
U.S. citizenship ⓘ minimum age 18 ⓘ |
| voterRegistrationRequirement | advance registration by statutory deadline ⓘ |
| votingMethod | secret ballot ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Kentucky gubernatorial election
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2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election
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Kentucky gubernatorial election