Candidates

Below is a listing of Democratic Candidates who have filed for office according to the Secretary of State’s website.

Governor

• Rocky Adkins, Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives
• Running mate: Stephanie Horne, District 3 representative on the Jefferson County Board of Education
• Andy Beshear, Attorney General of Kentucky
• Running mate: Jacqueline Coleman, assistant principal at Nelson County High School and founder and president of Lead Kentucky, a non-profit organization focused on education policy reform.
• Adam Edelen, former Auditor of Public Accounts of Kentucky
• Running mate: Gill Holland, filmmaker and urban developer
• Geoff Young, perennial candidate, retired engineer and candidate for Kentucky’s 6th congressional district in 2014
• Running mate: Joshua N. French

Attorney General

• Gregory Stumbo

Treasurer

• Michael Bowman, Louisville
• Josh Mers, Lexington

Auditor

• Kelsey Hayes Coots, Louisville
• Drew Curtis, Lexington
• Sheri Donahue, Louisville
• Chris Tobe, Anchorage

Commissioner of Agriculture

• Robert Haley Conway, Georgetown
• Joe Trigg, Glasgow