Kentucky Governor

Who holds it now

• Andy Beshear · official page
• Can't run for this seat again (term limit) source

Left–right placement

Moderately left, from the giving patterns of their campaign donors (DIME campaign-finance score, Stanford). Based on the 2,436 donors to their 2022 campaign for governor. DIME doesn't name donors: it places each one by everyone they give to, then places the candidate by their donors Source

Contact their office

• Phone: (502) 564-2611
• Office: 501 High Street, 2nd Floor, Frankfort, KY 40602

Official office contacts from the government's own listing.

Candidates so far

• Rick Allen Hardin (Republican) · Filed with the election office: Kentucky Secretary of State, November 4, 2026
• Brett St. Amand (Republican) · Registered a campaign committee: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, July 15, 2026
• Charles (Bruiser) Martin (Republican) · Registered a campaign committee: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, June 12, 2026
• Geary Cooney (Independent) · Registered a campaign committee: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, January 6, 2026
• Jacqueline Coleman (Democratic) · Registered a campaign committee: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, May 12, 2026
• Rocky Adkins (Democratic) · Registered a campaign committee: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, July 15, 2026

As of November 4, 2026. "Reported" and "registered" names aren't on the ballot yet: the official list comes from Kentucky Secretary of State, and we update each name as official records appear. How we list candidates before the official list.

Candidates

Candidates for this seat appear here once they file with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Filing closes January 8, 2027.