1995 Kentucky elections

1995 Kentucky elections

November 7, 1995
Turnout	44.50%

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

Main article: 1995 Kentucky gubernatorial election

Secretary of State

1995 Kentucky Secretary of State election

Nominee John Y. Brown III Steve Crabtree Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 528,547 395,841 Percentage 57.18% 42.82%

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

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

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Y. Brown III	106,064	34.65
	Democratic	Ed Logsdon	56,350	18.41
	Democratic	Carol Palmore	45,157	14.75
	Democratic	Frances Jones Mills	41,487	13.55
	Democratic	Don Blevins	31,674	10.35
	Democratic	George W. Wilson	25,373	8.29
Total votes			306,105	100.0

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

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Crabtree	70,091	76.74
	Republican	Charles Merle Hellebusch	21,243	23.26
Total votes			91,334	100.0

General election

Results

1995 Kentucky Secretary of State election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Y. Brown III	528,547	57.18
	Republican	Steve Crabtree	395,841	42.82
Total votes			924,388	100.0
	Democratic hold

Attorney General

1995 Kentucky Attorney General election

Nominee Ben Chandler Will T. Scott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 560,526 375,287 Percentage 59.90% 40.10%

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Ben Chandler

Republican primary

Nominee

• Will T. Scott

Eliminated in primary

• Eurie Hayes Smith III

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William "Will T." Scott	69,884	78.19
	Republican	Eurie Hayes Smith III	19,497	21.81
Total votes			89,381	100.0

General election

Results

1995 Kentucky Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. B. "Ben" Chandler	560,526	59.90
	Republican	William "Will T." Scott	375,287	40.10
Total votes			935,813	100.0
	Democratic hold

Auditor of Public Accounts

1995 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

Nominee Ed Hatchett Don Bell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 490,079 396,060 Percentage 55.30% 44.70%

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Ed Hatchett

Eliminated in primary

• Jesse S. Hall
• Jim Wayne

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Hatchett	114,369	45.40
	Democratic	Jim Wayne	81,478	32.34
	Democratic	Jesse S. Hall	56,059	22.25
Total votes			251,906	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Don Ball

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Buford

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Ball	44,407	51.28
	Republican	Tom Buford	42,196	48.72
Total votes			86,603	100.0

General election

Results

1995 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Hatchett	490,079	55.30
	Republican	Don Bell	396,060	44.70
Total votes			886,139	100.0
	Democratic hold

State Treasurer

1995 Kentucky State Treasurer election

Nominee John Kennedy Hamilton James H. Lambert Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 494,801 409,362 Percentage 54.72% 45.28%

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• John Kennedy Hamilton

Eliminated in primary

• Larry J. O'Bryan
• Pamela Carroll
• Jim V. Marcum
• Barbara Mahaffey Nash

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kennedy Hamilton	81,691	29.80
	Democratic	Pamela Carroll	81,009	29.55
	Democratic	Larry J. O'Bryan	56,657	20.67
	Democratic	Barbara Mahaffey Nash	32,346	11.80
	Democratic	James "Jim" V. Marcum	22,396	8.17
Total votes			274,099	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• James H. Lambert

Eliminated in primary

• John Glascock

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James H. Lambert	52,431	56.15
	Republican	John Glascock	40,950	43.85
Total votes			93,381	100.0

General election

Results

1995 Kentucky State Treasurer election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Kennedy Hamilton	494,801	54.72
	Republican	James H. Lambert	409,362	45.28
Total votes			904,163	100.0
	Democratic hold

Commissioner of Agriculture

1995 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

Nominee Billy Ray Smith Woody Allen Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 515,524 384,928 Percentage 57.25% 42.75%

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

Democratic primary

Nominee

• Billy Ray Smith

Eliminated in primary

• Glen Holbrook

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Billy Ray Smith	138,226	54.54
	Democratic	Glen Holbrook	115,208	45.46
Total votes			253,434	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Woody Allen

General election

Results

1995 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Billy Ray Smith	515,524	57.25
	Republican	Woody Allen	384,928	42.75
Total votes			900,452	100.0
	Democratic hold

Railroad Commission

Results by county:

  Democratic candidates

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   100%

  Republican candidates

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

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

Kentucky Supreme Court

1995 Kentucky Supreme Court 1st district special election

November 7, 1995

District 1

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. A special election was held in district 1 in 1995.

District 1

1995 Kentucky Supreme Court 1st district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	J. W. "Bill" Graves	17,334	20.2
	Nonpartisan	Will Shadoan	16,345	19.0
	Nonpartisan	Rick Johnson	16,192	18.8
	Nonpartisan	Charles Boteler	16,000	18.6
	Nonpartisan	Richard Lewis	14,603	17.0
	Nonpartisan	Christopher "Kit" Hancock	5,433	6.3
Total votes			85,907	100.0

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