Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2007

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The Kentucky gubernatorial election, 2007 will be held on November 6, 2007. Whoever wins the 2007 election for Governor of Kentucky will serve from December 2007 through December 2011. The running mate on the winning slate will serve as Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky for that same time period.

Current Republican Governor Ernie Fletcher has stated that he will run for re-election. Fletcher named Finance Secretary Robbie Rudolph of Murray, KY to be his running mate after current Lieutenant Governor Steve Pence decided not to join Fletcher again on the ticket [1].

Republican businessman Billy Harper of West Paducah filed for governor in August 2006. His running mate is Dick Wilson.

Fletcher's current approval rating is at 35% [2], putting him among the lowest four governors in the nation.

Each party will name their respective nominees in a Primary Election on May 22, 2007. The filing deadline for candidates is January 30, 2007.

1 Candidates
2 See also

[edit] Candidates

[edit] Republicans

Announced

Ernie Fletcher - Incumbent Governor of Kentucky; former member of the United States House of Representatives. His running mate is Robbie Rudolph.

Billy Harper - businessman from West Paducah. His running mate is Dick Wilson.

Potential

Richie Farmer - Commissioner of Agriculture; former basketball player for the University of Kentucky

Peppy Martin - 1999 Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky, lost to Democrat Paul E. Patton; ran for several other offices as a Republican, all unsuccessfully; has made public her intention to run for governor 2007

Lonnie Napier - member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; supporters launched a website to support a Napier gubernatorial candidacy

Anne Northup - represents Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District (Louisville, Kentucky) in the United States House of Representatives -- lost her re-election bid in 2006 to John Yarmuth by less than 7,000 votes.

Steve Nunn - member of the Kentucky House of Representatives; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of Kentucky, 2003; son of former Governor of Kentucky Louie B. Nunn

Steve Pence - current Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky; former United States Attorney

Hal Rogers - represents Kentucky's 5th Congressional District (eastern Kentucky) in the United States House of Representatives

John G Coburn - Retired Four Star General; Licensed attorney in the State of Kentucky; Former commander of Armed Material Command; Lives in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky

David Williams - President of the Kentucky Senate; unsuccessful Republican nominee for the United States Senate in 1992

Not Running

Trey Grayson - Secretary of State of Kentucky

[edit] Democrats

Announced

Otis Hensley, Jr - a private contractor from Wallins Creek, KY, who received 3% of the vote in the Democratic primary in 2003.

Potential

Steve Beshear - former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1983-1987 and Attorney General of Kentucky, 1979-1983; Democratic nominee for United States Senate, 1996

John Y. Brown III - former Kentucky Secretary of State; son of former Governor of Kentucky John Y. Brown, Jr.

Julian Carroll - member of the Kentucky State Senate; former Governor of Kentucky, 1974-1979; former Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives

Martha Layne Collins - former Governor of Kentucky, 1983-1987; former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1979-1983; former college president

Jack Conway - attorney in Louisville, Kentucky; held positions in the administration of governor Paul E. Patton; unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in Kentucky's 3rd district, 2002

Stan Curtis - founder of Kentucky Harvest charity

Ed Hatchett - former state Auditor of Public Accounts, 1995-2003; former state Commissioner of Financial Institutions; finished second in Democratic primary for Attorney General of Kentucky, 2003

Steve Henry - former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, 1995-2003; finished third in the Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 1998

Terry McBrayer - former State Representative and state party chairman; attorney and lobbyist in Lexington, Kentucky

Jonathan Miller - state treasurer

Dr. Daniel Mongiardo - member of the Kentucky Senate, unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 2004.

Charlie Owen - multimillionaire businessman; former federal prosecutor; unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky in 2003; state chairman, Kentucky campaign of Al Gore, 2000; finished second in the Democratic primary for the United States Senate in 1998

Jody Richards - Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives; unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky in 2003

Greg Stumbo - Attorney General of Kentucky; formerly the Majority Leader in the Kentucky House of Representatives

Not Running

Ben Chandler - represents Kentucky's 6th Congressional District (central Kentucky) in the United States House of Representatives; served two terms as Attorney General of Kentucky and one term as state Auditor of Public Accounts; unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 2003; grandson of former governor Happy Chandler; announced on November 30, 2006, that he would not seek the governorship, stating that he can better serve the Commonwealth in Washington [3]