Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 2023

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Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Election details
Filing deadline: January 6, 2023
Primary: May 16, 2023 General: November 7, 2023 Pre-election incumbent(s): Ryan Quarles (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Voting in Kentucky
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Kentucky held an election for agriculture commissioner on November 7, 2023. The primary was May 16, 2023. The filing deadline was January 6, 2023.

Jonathan Shell won election in the general election for Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture.

Candidates and election results

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 262,538
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 7, 2023, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 10, 2023
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 10, 2023
• Online: Oct. 9, 2023

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: N/A
• By mail: Received by N/A
• Online: Oct. 24, 2023

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 7, 2023
• By mail: Received by Nov. 7, 2023

Was early voting available to all voters?

K.A.

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 2, 2023 to Nov. 4, 2023

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

Photo ID

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Election history

2019

See also: Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner election, 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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 235,974
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2015

See also: Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture election, 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.

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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.

Commissioner of Agriculture, 2015
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

Primäre

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
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.

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