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Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2027
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| Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: Pending |
| Primary: Pending General: November 2, 2027 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
6 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
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Kentucky is holding an election for agriculture commissioner on November 2, 2027.
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 2, 2027.
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Voting information
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Past elections
2023
General election
General election for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Jonathan Shell defeated Sierra Enlow in the general election for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Shell (R) | 59.4 | 763,468 | |
| Sierra Enlow (D) | 40.6 | 522,521 | ||
| Total votes: 1,285,989 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Sierra Enlow defeated Mikael Malone in the Democratic primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sierra Enlow | 58.8 | 103,232 | |
| Mikael Malone | 41.2 | 72,478 | ||
| Total votes: 175,710 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Jonathan Shell defeated Richard Heath in the Republican primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on May 16, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Shell | 56.4 | 148,170 | |
| Richard Heath | 43.6 | 114,368 | ||
| Total votes: 262,538 | ||||
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2019
General election
General election for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Ryan Quarles defeated Robert Haley Conway and Joshua Gilpin in the general election for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Quarles (R) | 58.2 | 821,414 | |
| Robert Haley Conway (D) | 38.6 | 545,099 | ||
| Joshua Gilpin (L) | 3.2 | 44,596 | ||
| Total votes: 1,411,109 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Robert Haley Conway defeated Joe Trigg in the Democratic primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Haley Conway | 60.2 | 202,913 | |
| Joe Trigg | 39.8 | 134,009 | ||
| Total votes: 336,922 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Incumbent Ryan Quarles defeated Bill Polyniak in the Republican primary for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture on May 21, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ryan Quarles | 82.2 | 194,002 | |
| Bill Polyniak | 17.8 | 41,972 | ||
| Total votes: 235,974 | ||||
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2015
There was a regularly scheduled election for agriculture commissioner in 2015. James Comer Jr. (R) was eligible for re-election but ran for governor. The primary election occurred on May 19, 2015, and the general election took place November 3, 2015.
General
Incumbent Commissioner James Comer Jr. (R) chose to run for governor instead of seeking re-election. Fellow Republican Ryan Quarles defeated his Democratic opponent, Jean-Marie Lawson Spann, in the 2015 general election.[1]
| Commissioner of Agriculture, 2015 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ryan Quarles |
60.1% | 563,383 | |
| Democrat | Jean-Marie Lawson Spann | 39.9% | 374,402 | |
| Total Votes | 937,785 | |||
| Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
Primary
Ryan Quarles defeated Richard Heath for the Republican nomination. There was no Democratic primary in 2015 as only one candidate filed for the office.
| Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Ryan Quarles |
50.4% | 92,700 | ||
| Richard Heath | 49.6% | 91,273 | ||
| Total Votes | 183,973 | |||
| Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections. | ||||
Election analysis
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See also
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