2015 Kentucky Attorney General election

none August 2025 August 2025 2015 Kentucky Attorney General election Kentucky presidential no 2011 Kentucky Attorney General election 2011 November 3, 2015 2019 Kentucky Attorney General election 2019 Andy Beshear.png Andy Beshear Kentucky Democratic Party 479,567 50.12% Whitney Westerfield by Gage Skidmore.jpg Whitney Westerfield Republican Party of Kentucky 477,366 49.88% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 300px State house district results Beshear: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Westerfield: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% Attorney General Jack Conway Kentucky Democratic Party Andy Beshear Kentucky Democratic Party The 2015 Kentucky Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2015, as part of the 2015 Kentucky elections to elect the Attorney General of Kentucky. Incumbent attorney general Jack Conway was term-limited, and instead ran for governor of Kentucky. He was succeeded by Democratic candidate Andy Beshear. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Andy Beshear, attorney and son of Steve Beshear Declined Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky (2012–2020) and candidate for the United States Senate in 2014 (ran for reelection)January 26, 2015 Alison Lundergan Grimes running for re-election as Secretary of State https://www.wdrb.com/news/alison-lundergan-grimes-running-for-re-election-as-secretary-of-state/article_0175e3a9-818a-5995-a174-434f17dfb8eb.html WDRB August 6, 2025 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Whitney Westerfield, state senator from the 3rd district (2013–2025) Eliminated in primary Michael T. Hogan, County Attorney of Lawrence County (2003–2022)Estep Bill February 7, 2023 Former KY prosecutor ordered to repay nearly $600,000 in theft, conspiracy case https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article272212688.html limited The Lexington Herald-Leader August 6, 2025 Results Republican primary results Official 2015 Primary Election Results https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2015/2015%20primary%20results.pf.pdf elect.ky.gov Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky State Board of Elections August 6, 2025 Republican Party of Kentucky Whitney H. Westerfield 96,605 53.38 Republican Party of Kentucky Michael T. Hogan 84,386 46.62 180,991 100.0 General election Predictions Source Ranking Governinghttps://www.governing.com/archive/gov-attorneys-general-races-2015-handicapping.html Democrats on Defense in 2015-2016 Attorneys General Races governing.com 2015-10-20 2026-09-26Tossup Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror AndyBeshear (D) WhitneyWesterfield (R) Other UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 23–26, 2015 798 ± 3.5% 47% 35% — 17%WKUWKU October 19–25, 2015 770 ± 3.5% 42% 36% — 22%SurveyUSASurveyUSA September 22–27, 2015 701 ± 3.8% 38% 38% — 22%SurveyUSASurveyUSA July 22–28, 2015 685 ± 3.8% 40% 33% — 24%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 18–21, 2015 1,108 ± 2.9% 36% 41% — 23% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror AndyBeshear (D) LukeMorgan (R) Other UndecidedGravis MarketingGravis Marketing January 5–6, 2015 608 ± 4% 42% 37% — 22% Results 2015 Kentucky Attorney General election Official 2015 General Election Results https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/2010-2019/2015/2015%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf elect.ky.gov Frankfort, Kentucky Kentucky State Board of Elections August 6, 2025 Kentucky Democratic Party Andy Beshear 479,567 50.12 Republican Party of Kentucky Whitney H. Westerfield 477,366 49.88 956,933 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party By congressional district Beshear won two of six congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MfOj9a768FaazEZZooYcY48DzGEfzOm99vxiBOUdiSo/edit?gid=1981434678#gid=1981434678 District Beshear Westerfield RepresentativeKentucky 1 1st 45% 55%Ed WhitfieldKentucky 2 2nd 47% 53%Brett GuthrieKentucky 3 3rd 64% 36%John YarmuthKentucky 4 4th 45% 55%Thomas MassieKentucky 5 5th 41% 59%Hal RogersKentucky 6 6th 54% 46%Andy Barr Aftermath In 2016, Steve Beshear's former personal cabinet secretary, Tim Longmeyer, was mired in controversy when he was exposed on bribery charges, including redirecting $6,000 of kickbacks into Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign.Barton Ryland September 29, 2016 Ex-State Official Gets 70 Month Sentence In Bribery, Kickback Scheme https://www.lpm.org/investigate/2016-09-29/ex-state-official-gets-70-month-sentence-in-bribery-kickback-scheme Louisville Public Media August 6, 2025 Andy Beshear had recently hired Longmeyer as a deputy. However, the prosecutors in Longmeyer's case indicated that there is no evidence to support that Andy Beshear knew what Longmeyer was doing.June 11, 2018 Prosecutors: Kentucky Consultant Gave Bribes for Contract https://www.wkms.org/crime/2018-06-11/prosecutors-kentucky-consultant-gave-bribes-for-contract WKMS August 6, 2025 Over the next three years, Republican Governor Matt Bevin spearheaded an investigation into former governor Steve Beshear's administration as well as Andy Beshear's Attorney General campaign. Spending approximately $550,000 leading up to the 2019 Kentucky gubernatorial election, the investigation led to no conclusive results regarding the culpability of Steve or Andy Beshear.Loftus Tom June 12, 2019 3 years, 0 criminal charges and $550K later, Bevin is still investigating Steve Beshear https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/12/bevin-administration-still-investigating-steve-beshear-3-years-later/1424878001/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z118451e009500v118451b0094xxd119465&gca-ft=128&gca-ds=sophi limited The Courier Journal August 6, 2025 References 30em Attorney General Kentucky Category:Kentucky Attorney General elections Category:November 2015 elections in the United States