2023 election

In a recent TV commercial, Craft said the fight against drug abuse is personal, confiding she's experienced “that empty chair at my table.” She didn't disclose personal details in the widely aired ad.

The decision by the 73-year-old Daniels comes two weeks after U.S. Rep. Jim Banks announced he was running for the seat being vacated by GOP Sen. Mike Braun as he makes a 2024 run for governor.

The percentage of Kentucky's registered voters who aren't affiliated with the Republican or Democratic parties reached a new high at the end of 2022, Secretary of State Michael Adams said.

A new poll shows Gov. Andy Beshear with a 61% approval rating as he heads into a reelection year. He leads Republican challengers in hypothetical head-to-head matchups.

Ryan Quarles, Kentucky’s agriculture commissioner and a Republican candidate for governor, rescheduled his appearance at a Republican event in Bowling Green after revelations that a former Louisville Metro police officer who participated in the fatal raid on Breonna Taylor’s apartment was also scheduled to speak.

The deadline has passed for candidates to get into Kentucky’s race for governor this year. Now voters have a clear picture of who’s trying to topple the incumbent, Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear.

Wheatley, who has been in office since 2019 representing District 65, lost his re-election bid to Republican Stephanie Dietz this year.

The northern Kentucky lawmaker, who began serving in the General Assembly in 2019, said she’ll instead focus on pushing the state’s Republican legislative leaders to adhere to the GOP’s conservative party platform.

Shell is a fifth-generation farmer who will be running for the office which will be vacated by current Republican Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, who is term-limited. Quarles is a candidate in the 2023 gubernatorial race.

Stevenson announced her bid on Monday, though she filed paperwork to campaign for the post last week. She recently won reelection to House District 43, which includes parts of west and downtown Louisville and was first elected to the Legislature in 2020.