2003 Kentucky elections

2003 Kentucky Attorney General election
← 1999 2007 →
	County results; Stumbo: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Wood: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Attorney General before election; Ben Chandler; Democratic	Elected Attorney General ; Greg Stumbo; Democratic

2003 Kentucky Secretary of State election
← 1999 2007 →
	County results; Grayson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%; Maple: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Secretary of State before election; John Young Brown III; Democratic	Elected Secretary of State ; Trey Grayson; Republican

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 4, 2003. The primary election for all offices was held on May 20, 2003.^[1]

Governor

Secretary of State

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Russ Maple, Jefferson County Commissioner (1995–2003)

Eliminated in primary

Gippy Graham, state representative from the 57th district (1995–2003)
Joe Lanter

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russ Maple	105,204	43.1
	Democratic	H. "Gippy" Graham	96,556	39.6
	Democratic	J. "Joe B." Lanter	42,142	17.3
Total votes			243,902	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Trey Grayson

General election

Results

2003 Kentucky Secretary of State election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. M. "Trey" Grayson	528,801	52.5
	Democratic	Russ Maple	477,628	47.5
Total votes			1,006,429	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

Attorney General

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Greg Stumbo, state representative from the 95th district (1980–2004)

Eliminated in primary

Chris Gorman, Attorney General of Kentucky (1992–1996)
Ed Hatchett, Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts (1996–2004)

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory D. Stumbo	99,676	36.4
	Democratic	Ed Hatchett	93,381	34.1
	Democratic	Chris Gorman	80,422	29.4
Total votes			273,479	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jack Wood, judge of the 29th Kentucky District Court (1982–1986), candidate for the 30th district court in 1998, and Democratic candidate for the Louisville Metro Council in 2002

Eliminated in primary

Tim Feeley, state representative from the 59th district (1999–2005)
Philip Kimball, candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 2000 and the Kentucky House of Representatives in 2002

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack D. Wood	47,320	38.7
	Republican	Philip C. Kimball	37,817	30.9
	Republican	Timothy E. Feeley	37,104	30.4
Total votes			122,241	100.0

Independent candidates

Gatewood Galbraith, perennial candidate

General election

Results

2003 Kentucky Attorney General election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gregory D. Stumbo	492,540	47.7
	Republican	Jack D. Wood	430,153	41.7
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith	109,498	10.6
Total votes			1,032,191	100.0
	Democratic hold

Auditor of Public Accounts

2003 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election

← 1999

2007 →


Nominee	Crit Luallen	Linda Greenwell
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	513,454	498,084
Percentage	50.8%	49.2%

County results
Luallen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Greenwell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80-90%

Auditor of Public Accounts before election

Ed Hatchett
Democratic

Elected Auditor of Public Accounts

Crit Luallen
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Crit Luallen

Eliminated in primary

Michael Wayne Gayhart
Jim Glenn

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crit Luallen	104,756	43.8
	Democratic	Michael Wayne Gayhart	68,360	28.6
	Democratic	Jim Glenn	66,040	27.6
Total votes			239,156	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Linda Greenwell, candidate for Spencer County magistrate in 1998 and County Clerk in 2002

Eliminated in primary

Peppy Martin, Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky in 1999
Osi Onyekwuluje
Basha Cannon Roberts

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Linda Greenwell	50,366	40.4
	Republican	Peppy Martin	32,421	26.0
	Republican	Basha Cannon Roberts	25,216	20.2
	Republican	Osi Onyekwuluje	16,596	13.3
Total votes			124,599	100.0

General election

Results

2003 Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Crit Luallen	513,454	50.8
	Republican	Linda Greenwell	498,084	49.2
Total votes			1,011,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

State Treasurer

2003 Kentucky State Treasurer election

← 1999

2007 →


Nominee	Jonathan Miller	Adam Koenig
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	569,028	437,101
Percentage	56.6%	43.4%

County results
Miller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Koenig: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

State Treasurer before election

Jonathan Miller
Democratic

Elected State Treasurer

Jonathan Miller
Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jonathan Miller, incumbent state treasurer

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Adam Koenig, Kenton County Commissioner (1999–2007)

General election

Results

2003 Kentucky State Treasurer election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Miller (incumbent)	569,028	56.6
	Republican	Adam Koenig	437,101	43.4
Total votes			1,006,129	100.0
	Democratic hold

Commissioner of Agriculture

2003 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election

← 1999

2007 →


Nominee	Richie Farmer	Alice Woods Baesler
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	578,008	468,696
Percentage	55.2%	44.8%

County results
Farmer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Baesler: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

Commissioner of Agriculture before election

Billy Ray Smith
Democratic

Elected Commissioner of Agriculture

Richie Farmer
Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Alice Woods Baesler

Eliminated in primary

T. E. Beckham
Glen D. Holbrook, candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture in 1991 and 1995
Barney Hornback
Roy A. Massey
Steve Meredith, candidate for the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1992
Joey Pendleton, state senator from the 3rd district (1993–2013)
Jimmy Turner, Member of the Kentucky Railroad Commission (1976–1988) and candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 1988

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice Woods Baesler	57,110	22.4
	Democratic	Joey Pendleton	47,713	18.7
	Democratic	Barney Hornback	43,087	16.9
	Democratic	Roy A. Massey	28,240	11.1
	Democratic	Steve Meredith	26,417	10.4
	Democratic	Glen D. Holbrook	25,023	9.8
	Democratic	Jimmy "Gabe" Turner	14,939	5.9
	Democratic	T. E. "Beck" Beckham	12,439	4.9
Total votes			254,968	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Richie Farmer

Eliminated in primary

Leonard Beasley, candidate for governor of Kentucky in 1987 and Commissioner of Agriculture in 1991

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richie Farmer	109,831	79.1
	Republican	L. W. "Buck" Beasley	28,948	20.9
Total votes			138,779	100.0

General election

Results

2003 Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richie Farmer	578,008	55.2
	Democratic	Alice Woods Baesler	468,696	44.8
Total votes			1,046,704	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

^ "Kentucky Election Schedule" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Official 2003 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Official 2003 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections.

[schedule-1] "Kentucky Election Schedule" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[Primary_Election_Results-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Official 2003 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections.

[results-3] "Official 2003 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections.

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Governor

Secretary of State

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Attorney General

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Independent candidates

General election

Results

Auditor of Public Accounts

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

State Treasurer

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

Commissioner of Agriculture

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

See also

References