1995 Kentucky elections

1995 Kentucky elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 7, 1995. The primary election for all offices was held on May 23, 1995.^[1]

1995 Kentucky Secretary of State election

Nominee John Y. Brown III Steve Crabtree Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 528,547 395,841 Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

County results Brown:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Crabtree:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election Bob Babbage Democratic Elected Secretary of State John Y. Brown III Democratic

1995 Kentucky Attorney General election

Nominee Ben Chandler Will T. Scott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 560,526 375,287 Percentage 59.9% 40.1%

County results Chandler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Chris Gorman Democratic Elected Attorney General Ben Chandler Democratic

1995 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

Nominee Ed Hatchett Don Bell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 490,079 396,060 Percentage 55.3% 44.7%

County results Hatchett:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Auditor of Public Accounts before election Ben Chandler Democratic Elected Auditor of Public Accounts Ed Hatchett Democratic

1995 Kentucky State Treasurer election

Nominee John Kennedy Hamilton James H. Lambert Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 494,801 409,362 Percentage 54.7% 45.3%

County results Hamilton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lambert:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election Frances Jones Mills Democratic Elected State Treasurer John Kennedy Hamilton Democratic

1995 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

Nominee Billy Ray Smith Woody Allen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 515,524 384,928 Percentage 57.3% 42.7%

County results Smith:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Allen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Commissioner of Agriculture before election Ed Logsdon Democratic Elected Commissioner of Agriculture Billy Ray Smith Democratic

The three members of the Kentucky Railroad Commission were elected to four-year terms.

1995 Kentucky Supreme Court 1st district special election

November 7, 1995

Candidate William Graves Will Shadoan Rick Johnson Popular vote 17,334 16,345 16,192 Percentage 20.2% 19.0% 18.8%   Candidate Charles Boteler Richard Lewis Christopher Hancock Popular vote 16,000 14,603 5,433 Percentage 18.6% 17.0% 6.3%

Justice before election William Fuqua Elected Justice William Graves

The Kentucky Supreme Court consists of seven justices elected in non-partisan elections to staggered eight-year terms.^[1] A special election was held in district 1 in 1995.

Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities currently holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years.^[1] In 1995, cities which held elections elected their mayor to a five-year term in order to move future elections to presidential years.

• Elections in Kentucky
• Politics of Kentucky
• Political party strength in Kentucky