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  KY Governor - R Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Kentucky > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 15, 2007 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 22, 2007 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close May 22, 2007 - 05:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2008 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2012 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedTX DEM June 18, 2007 03:01am
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2003
NameErnie Fletcher Votes596,284 (55.04%)
Term12/09/2003 - 12/11/2007 Margin109,125 (+10.07%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2007
NameSteve Beshear Votes619,552 (58.71%)
Term12/11/2007 - 12/13/2011 Margin183,779 (+17.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceKY Governor 11/06/2007
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/12/2007 05/22/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Anne Meagher Northup 4 1 2 1
Ernie Fletcher 12 7 ----
Leaning Call: Ernie Fletcher (61.90%)
Weighted Call: Ernie Fletcher (98.07%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

01/28/2007 05/20/2007

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) Gov. Ernie Fletcher Rep. Anne Meagher Northup Billy Harper  
PartyRepublican Republican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 101,328 (50.08%) 73,919 (36.53%) 27,092 (13.39%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -27,409 (-13.55%) -74,236 (-36.69%)  
Predict Avg.37.14% 34.57% 11.86%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 12/05/2006 01/11/2007 05/05/2006  
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MATCHUP POLLS (7 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg42.57%-- 30.17%-- 13.65%--  
Survey USA 
05/18/07-05/20/07		 44.00% -- 34.00% -- 17.00% 3.0
Bluegrass Polling Company 
05/10/07-05/15/07		 41.00% -- 26.00% -- 10.00% --
Survey USA 
05/12/07-05/14/07		 44.00% 2.0 34.00% -- 14.00% --
Survey USA 
04/28/07-04/30/07		 46.00% 6.0 34.00% 3.0 14.00% 2.0
Survey USA 
03/31/07-04/02/07		 40.00% 7.0 31.00% -- 16.00% 3.0
Survey USA 
03/03/07-03/05/07		 33.00% -- 31.00% -- 13.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
R Hal Heiner 🔗
R James R. Comer 🔗
R PragCon 3.0
  Cincinnati Enquirer
R CAGOP
R Stephen B. "Steve" Pence 🔗
FWP CBlock941
R Jim Bunning
R SC-Conservative
REFS Servo
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
May 23, 2007 12:00pm General Fletcher beats Northup despite scandal  Article Chronicler 
May 15, 2007 01:40pm Video Northup Ad: "Promised"  Article *crickets chirp* 
May 08, 2007 12:00pm News Northup, Harper mount offensive in GOP debate  Article CBlock941 
Jan 22, 2007 03:00pm Endorsement Bunning endorses Northup for governor  Article Stumbo for Senate 
Jan 19, 2007 02:00pm Analysis Northup didn't deliver knockout  Article Stumbo for Senate 
Jan 17, 2007 04:00pm News Anne Northup files to run for governor  Article COSDem 
Jan 15, 2007 08:00am Analysis Three Way Battle For Governor Could End in Run-Off  Article Stumbo for Senate 
Jan 12, 2007 12:30pm Editorial If Northup Runs, GOP Must Choose  Article Stumbo for Senate 
Jan 12, 2007 12:00pm Editorial Northup is in  Article Stumbo for Senate 
Jan 11, 2007 06:35pm News Former Northup aide said she’s ‘on verge’ of running for governor  Article None Entered 
Dec 27, 2006 02:25pm News Harper already spending millions in [KY Gov] race  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 07, 2006 09:00am Endorsement Bunning declines to back Fletcher  Article CBlock941 
Aug 20, 2006 10:00am News [KY] GOP leaders split on backing [Gov] Fletcher  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 01, 2006 01:15pm Speculative Pence could run against Fletcher  Article PragCon 3.0 

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