2019 Kentucky Attorney General election

2019 Kentucky Attorney General election
	County results; Cameron: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Stumbo: 50–60%
Attorney General before election; Andy Beshear; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Daniel Cameron; Republican

The 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election was conducted on November 5. Primary elections occurred on May 21, 2019.^[1] The general election was held on November 5, 2019. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Andy Beshear declined to seek reelection to a second term to instead successfully run for Governor. Republican nominee Daniel Cameron won with 57.8% of the vote.^[2] He became the first Republican elected attorney general of Kentucky since Eldon S. Dummit in 1944,^[3] and the state's first black attorney general.^[4]

^ "Election calendar" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. 2019.
^ Wiegel, David (May 23, 2019). "Democrats look past 2020". Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ "President Trump endorses Daniel Cameron in Kentucky attorney general race". WKYT-TV. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
^ Crain, Brennan (July 31, 2019). "Trump endorses Cameron for attorney general". WCLU. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

[1] "Election calendar" (PDF). elect.ky.gov. 2019.

[Wiegel2020-2] Wiegel, David (May 23, 2019). "Democrats look past 2020". Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[GeneralRace-3] "President Trump endorses Daniel Cameron in Kentucky attorney general race". WKYT-TV. July 29, 2019. Retrieved July 31, 2019.

[CrainGeneral-4] Crain, Brennan (July 31, 2019). "Trump endorses Cameron for attorney general". WCLU. Archived from the original on August 1, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2019.

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