2023 Kentucky Attorney General Election
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The 2023 Kentucky Attorney General election took place on November 7, 2023, to elect the
Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
of Kentucky. Republican incumbent Daniel Cameron retired to run unsuccessfully for governor against Andy Beshear. Republican nominee
Russell Coleman Russell Coleman (born January 3, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who is Attorney General of Kentucky. He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 2017 to 2021. Early life and career Col ...
was elected attorney general after he defeated
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nominee
Pamela Stevenson Pamela D. Stevenson (born April 8, 1959) is an American politician, attorney, and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. She is a Democrat and represents District 43 in the State House. She is the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Kentucky Attorney Gener ...
.


Republican primary


Candidates


Nominee

*
Russell Coleman Russell Coleman (born January 3, 1976) is an American attorney and politician who is Attorney General of Kentucky. He previously served as United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky from 2017 to 2021. Early life and career Col ...
, former
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for the Western District of Kentucky


Declined

* Michael Adams,
Kentucky Secretary of State The secretary of state of Kentucky is one of the constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Kentucky. It is now an elected office, but was an appointed office prior to 1891. The current secretary of state is Republican Michael Adams, who wa ...
''( running for re-election)'' * Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer ''( running for state auditor)'' * Daniel Cameron, incumbent attorney general ''( running for governor)'' * Whitney Westerfield, state senator, nominee for attorney general in
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and candidate in
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Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

*
Pamela Stevenson Pamela D. Stevenson (born April 8, 1959) is an American politician, attorney, and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel. She is a Democrat and represents District 43 in the State House. She is the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Kentucky Attorney Gener ...
,
state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...
for the 43rd district


General election


Predictions


Endorsements


Polling


Results


Notes

;Partisan clients


References


External links

;Official campaign websites
Russell Coleman (R) for Attorney GeneralPamela Stevenson (D) for Attorney General
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Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general or attorney-general (sometimes abbreviated AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. The plural is attorneys general. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have exec ...
Kentucky Kentucky Attorney General elections