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.
Voter turnout Primary election Turnout in the primary election was 21.31%, with 464,251 votes cast.
Party Votes cast Registration Turnout Democratic 344,149 1,403,966 24.51% Republican 119,892 663,756 18.06% Other 210 110,629 0.19%Total 464,251 2,178,351 21.31%
General election Turnout in the general election was 44.50%, with 1,000,206 votes cast.
Party Votes cast Registration Turnout Democratic 662,659 1,424,592 46.52% Republican 306,184 690,966 44.31% Other 31,363 132,223 23.72%Total 1,000,206 2,247,781 44.50%
Governor
Secretary of State
Democratic primary Nominee John Y. Brown III, attorney
Eliminated in primary Don Blevins, County Clerk of Fayette County (1982–2008) and member of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council (1974–1982) Ed Logsdon, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture (1992–1996) Frances Jones Mills, Kentucky State Treasurer (1976–1980, 1984–1988, 1992–1996) and Kentucky Secretary of State (1980–1984) Carol Palmore, Kentucky Labor Secretary (1987–1994) George W. Wilson, Kentucky Corrections Secretary (1980–1987)
Results
Republican primary Nominee Steve Crabtree, television executive
Eliminated in primary Charles Merle Hellebusch, businessman and chair of the Ross Perot 1992 presidential campaign in Kentucky
Results
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Attorney General
Democratic primary Nominee Ben Chandler
Republican primary Nominee Will T. Scott
Eliminated in primary Eurie Hayes Smith III
Results
General election Results
Auditor of Public Accounts
Democratic primary Nominee Ed Hatchett
Eliminated in primary Jesse S. Hall Jim Wayne
Results
Republican primary Nominee Don Ball
Eliminated in primary Tom Buford
Results
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State Treasurer
Democratic primary Nominee John Kennedy Hamilton
Eliminated in primary Larry J. O'Bryan Pamela Carroll Jim V. Marcum Barbara Mahaffey Nash
Results
Republican primary Nominee James H. Lambert
Eliminated in primary John Glascock
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Commissioner of Agriculture
Democratic primary Nominee Billy Ray Smith
Eliminated in primary Glen Holbrook
Results
Republican primary Nominee Woody Allen
General election Results
Railroad Commission
The three members of the Kentucky Railroad Commission were elected to four-year terms.
Kentucky Supreme Court
The Kentucky Supreme Court consists of seven justices elected in non-partisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. A special election was held in district 1 in 1995.
District 1
Local offices Mayors Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities currently holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years. In 1995, cities which held elections elected their mayor to a five-year term in order to move future elections to presidential years.
See also Elections in Kentucky Politics of Kentucky Political party strength in Kentucky
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