2003 Kentucky elections

2003 Kentucky elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 4, 2003. The primary election for all offices was held on May 20, 2003.^[1]

2003 Kentucky Secretary of State election

← 1999 2007 →

Nominee Trey Grayson Russ Maple Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 528,801 477,628 Percentage 52.5% 47.5%

Grayson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90% Maple:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Secretary of State before election John Young Brown III Democratic Elected Secretary of State Trey Grayson Republican

• Russ Maple, Jefferson County Commissioner (1996–2003)

• Gippy Graham, state representative from the 57th district (1995–2003)
• Joe Lanter

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Maple	105,204	43.1
	Democratic	H. "Gippy" Graham	96,556	39.6
	Democratic	J. "Joe B." Lanter	42,142	17.3
Total votes			243,902	100.0

• Trey Grayson

2003 Kentucky Secretary of State election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. M. "Trey" Grayson	528,801	52.5
	Democratic	Russ Maple	477,628	47.5
Total votes			1,006,429	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

2003 Kentucky Attorney General election

← 1999 2007 →

Nominee Greg Stumbo Jack Wood Gatewood Galbraith Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 492,540 430,153 109,498 Percentage 47.7% 41.7% 10.6%

Stumbo:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Wood:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Attorney General before election Ben Chandler Democratic Elected Attorney General Greg Stumbo Democratic

• Greg Stumbo, state representative from the 95th district (1980–2004)

• Chris Gorman, Attorney General of Kentucky (1992–1996)
• Ed Hatchett, Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts (1996–2004)

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory D. Stumbo	99,676	36.4
	Democratic	Ed Hatchett	93,381	34.1
	Democratic	Chris Gorman	80,422	29.4
Total votes			273,479	100.0

• Jack Wood, judge of the 29th Kentucky District Court (1982–1986), candidate for the 30th district court in 1998, and Democratic candidate for the Louisville Metro Council in 2002

• Tim Feeley, state representative from the 59th district (1999–2005)
• Philip Kimball, candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 2000 and the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2002

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack D. Wood	47,320	38.7
	Republican	Philip C. Kimball	37,817	30.9
	Republican	Timothy E. Feeley	37,104	30.4
Total votes			122,241	100.0

• Gatewood Galbraith, perennial candidate

2003 Kentucky Attorney General election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory D. Stumbo	492,540	47.7
	Republican	Jack D. Wood	430,153	41.7
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith	109,498	10.6
Total votes			1,032,191	100.0
	Democratic hold

2003 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

← 1999 2007 →

Nominee Crit Luallen Linda Greenwell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 513,454 498,084 Percentage 50.8% 49.2%

Luallen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Greenwell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80-90%

Auditor of Public Accounts before election Ed Hatchett Democratic Elected Auditor of Public Accounts Crit Luallen Democratic

• Crit Luallen

• Michael Wayne Gayhart
• Jim Glenn

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crit Luallen	104,756	43.8
	Democratic	Michael Wayne Gayhart	68,360	28.6
	Democratic	Jim Glenn	66,040	27.6
Total votes			239,156	100.0

• Linda Greenwell, candidate for Spencer County magistrate in 1998 and County Clerk in 2002

• Peppy Martin, Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky in 1999
• Osi Onyekwuluje
• Basha Cannon Roberts

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Greenwell	50,366	40.4
	Republican	Peppy Martin	32,421	26.0
	Republican	Basha Cannon Roberts	25,216	20.2
	Republican	Osi Onyekwuluje	16,596	13.3
Total votes			124,599	100.0

2003 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crit Luallen	513,454	50.8
	Republican	Linda Greenwell	498,084	49.2
Total votes			1,011,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

2003 Kentucky State Treasurer election

← 1999 2007 →

Nominee Jonathan Miller Adam Koenig Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 569,028 437,101 Percentage 56.6% 43.4%

Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Koenig:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Treasurer before election Jonathan Miller Democratic Elected State Treasurer Jonathan Miller Democratic

• Jonathan Miller, incumbent state treasurer

• Adam Koenig, Kenton County Commissioner (1999–2007)

2003 Kentucky State Treasurer election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Miller (incumbent)	569,028	56.6
	Republican	Adam Koenig	437,101	43.4
Total votes			1,006,129	100.0
	Democratic hold

2003 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

← 1999 2007 →

Nominee Richie Farmer Alice Woods Baesler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 578,008 468,696 Percentage 55.2% 44.8%

Farmer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Baesler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Commissioner of Agriculture before election Billy Ray Smith Democratic Elected Commissioner of Agriculture Richie Farmer Republican

• Alice Woods Baesler

• Joey Pendleton, state senator from the 3rd district (1993–2013)
• Barney Hornback
• Roy A. Massey
• Steve Meredith, candidate for the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1992
• Glen D. Holbrook, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 1991 and 1995
• Jimmy Turner, Member of the Kentucky Railroad Commission (1976–1988) and candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 1988
• T. E. Beckham

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Woods Baesler	57,110	22.4
	Democratic	Joey Pendleton	47,713	18.7
	Democratic	Barney Hornback	43,087	16.9
	Democratic	Roy A. Massey	28,240	11.1
	Democratic	Steve Meredith	26,417	10.4
	Democratic	Glen D. Holbrook	25,023	9.8
	Democratic	Jimmy "Gabe" Turner	14,939	5.9
	Democratic	T. E. "Beck" Beckham	12,439	4.9
Total votes			254,968	100.0

• Richie Farmer

• Leonard Beasley, candidate for governor of Kentucky in 1987 and Commissioner of Agriculture in 1991

Republican primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richie Farmer	109,831	79.1
	Republican	L. W. "Buck" Beasley	28,948	20.9
Total votes			138,779	100.0

2003 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richie Farmer	578,008	55.2
	Democratic	Alice Woods Baesler	468,696	44.8
Total votes			1,046,704	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

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