2015 Kentucky Secretary of State election

The 2015 Kentucky Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2015, to elect the Secretary of State of Kentucky. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2015. Incumbent Democratic Secretary Alison Lundergan Grimes narrowly won re-election to a second term against Republican nominee Steve Knipper.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alison Lundergan Grimes, incumbent Secretary of State

Eliminated in primary

• Charles Lovett, candidate for Jefferson County Justice of the Peace in 2010

Declined

• Colmon Elridge, aide to Governor Steve Beshear and former Executive Vice President of Young Democrats of America
• David O'Neill, Fayette County Property Valuation Administrator

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Knipper, former Erlanger city councilor

Withdrawn

• Michael Pitzer, business consultant

Declined

• Michael Adams, attorney and general counsel for the Republican Governors Association
• Matt Bevin, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 (ran for governor)
• Ken Fleming, former Louisville Metro Council member
• Damon Thayer, Majority Leader of the Kentucky Senate

General election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

By congressional district

Lundergan Grimes won two of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.

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