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The South > Kentucky > Government

KENTUCKY GOVERNMENT STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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2004 Election > Total votes as percentage 63.4% [17th of 51]
2004 Election > Voting age population 2,969,000 [26th of 51]
2004 Election > Youth voter turnout 56% [7th of 41]
Electoral Votes 8 [26th of 51]
Gun Laws > Permits
Kentucky does not require a permit to purchase a firearm. A license is required to carry a concealed firearm.
Gun Laws > Prohibited firearms None.
Seats in the House of Representatives 6 seats [26th of 50]
Southern Governors Association > Current Southern Governors > Current Governor Steve Beshear
Southern Governors Association > Current Southern Governors > Elected/took office 2,007
Southern Governors Association > Current Southern Governors > Party Democratic
Southern Governors Association > Current Southern Governors > Seat Up 2,011
State Attorney General > Current Attorney General Jack Conway
State Attorney General > Party Democratic
State Attorney General > Term expires 2,011
State Attorney General > Took office 2,007
State court > Nomenclature > Court of Last Resort
Supreme Court
(-1976: Court of Appeals)
State court > Nomenclature > Intermediate Appellate Court Court of Appeals
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Lieutenant Governor Democratic
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Secretary of State Republican
Statewide Office party strength > Current Party Strength > Treasurer Democratic

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SOURCES: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005.; CIRCLE, The Center for Information and Reasearch on Civic Learning and Engagement; FirstGov Official Government website; Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2003; The United States House of Representatives; Wikipedia: Southern Governors Association; Wikipedia: State Attorney General; Wikipedia: State court ; Wikipedia: Statewide Office party strength in U.S. states

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