However, Democrats have pointed to recent victories by liberal judges in nonpartisan elections and the defeat of a 2022 ballot measure that would have removed abortion rights from the Kentucky Constitution as signs that they can still win in the state.

[3] He faced Republican nominee, incumbent attorney general Daniel Cameron.

[5] Kentucky State Representative for the 43rd District Pamela Stevenson announced a run to succeed Cameron.

She was the only high-profile state-level Democrat (barring Andy Beshear and Jacqueline Coleman) to have announced a run for statewide office.

He also narrowly improved on Daniel Cameron’s win in 2019 by 0.6 percentage points.