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About This Primary

May
20

Status: Primary
Total Delegates: 60.0

Latest Headlines

Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
Live-Blogging the Results: The Early State Calls (Nov. 4, 2008)
Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
The State of the Election: South (Nov. 2, 2008)
The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)

More Coverage of the Kentucky Primaries »

The Candidates

Joe Biden Senator from Delaware: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Hillary Rodham Clinton Senator from New York: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Chris Dodd Senator from Connecticut: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
John Edwards Trial Lawyer, Director of the Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Mike Gravel Candidate: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Dennis Kucinich Representative from Ohio: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Barack Obama Senator from Illinois: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements
Bill Richardson Governor of New Mexico: Profile | News | Money | Events | Endorsements

Kentucky Demographics (2007 Census ACS)

Population: 4,241,474
Gender: 48.9 male, 51.1 female
Race: 89.2 white, 7.6 black, 0.9 asian, 0.2 indian, 0.0 pacific islander, 2.1 hispanic,
Age: 76.3% 18 years and over; 12.9% 65 years and over; Median age:
Median Household Income: $40,267
Families Below Poverty Level: 13.2%
Education: 8.0% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher

Today in Kentucky

No candidates are campaigning in Kentucky today.

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Campaign Finance

$318,837 raised in Kentucky by Democratic candidates (through Sep. 30, 2008)

Top Candidates

Barack Obama	$316,917
Hillary Rodham Clinton	$1,920

Top Cities

Louisville	$122,546
Lexington	$76,072
Bowling Green	$13,410

Full Kentucky Financial Report »

Past Election Results

2004 D primary
Kerry	60%
Edwards	15%
Uncommitted	9%

2004 general Election
Bush	60%
Kerry	40%

Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.