2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election

2024 Kentucky Supreme Court 5th district election

November 5, 2024

Candidate Pamela R. Goodwine Erin Izzo Popular vote 183,821 55,085 Percentage 76.9 23.1

County results Goodwine:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Justice before election Laurance B. VanMeter Elected Justice Pamela R. Goodwine

The 2024 Kentucky Supreme Court election was held in the 5th district of the Kentucky Supreme Court on November 5, 2024. The court consists of seven justices elected in nonpartisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. District 5, composed of eight counties in the Lexington area,^[a] was the only district up for election in 2024.^[1]

In September 2023, incumbent justice Laurance B. VanMeter announced that he would not seek reelection.^[2] Two candidates filed for the seat: appellate judge Pamela R. Goodwine and attorney Erin Izzo. Goodwine received support from Democratic politicians such as Kentucky governor Andy Beshear.^[3] Before the election, it was noted that the outcome of the election could impact the ideological balance of the court, which in previous years had issued contentious rulings on subjects such as abortion and redistricting.^[4]

Goodwine defeated Izzo in the election, with over three quarters of the vote. The outcome was marked as shifting the court to the political left.

Candidates

• Pamela R. Goodwine (Lexington), judge of the 5th Court of Appeals district (2018–2025), the 22nd Circuit Court (2003–2018), and the 22nd District Court (1999–2003)
• Erin Izzo (Frankfort), arbitrator and mediator

Endorsements

Pamela R. Goodwine

Statewide officials

• Andy Beshear, governor of Kentucky (2019–present)^[3]

Organizations

• The Fairness Campaign^[5]
• In This Together PAC^[3]
• Kentuckians for the Commonwealth New Power PAC^[6]
• Kentucky AFL-CIO^[7]
• United Auto Workers^[8]

Erin Izzo

Organizations

• Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC^[9]
• The Republican Party of Bourbon County^[10]
• The Republican Party of Clark County^[10]
• The Republican Party of Fayette County^[10]
• The Republican Party of Franklin County^[10]
• The Republican Party of Jessamine County^[10]
• The Republican Party of Madison County^[10]

Results

2024 Kentucky Supreme Court 5th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Pamela R. Goodwine	183,821	76.9
	Nonpartisan	Erin Izzo	55,085	23.1
Total votes			238,906	100.0

See also

• 2024 Kentucky elections

Notes

1. Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Jessamine, Madison, Scott, and Woodford Counties.

References

1. "Kentucky Election Schedule" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
2. Bryson, Julie (September 12, 2023). "Kentucky Chief Justice not seeking re-election in 2024". WPSD Local 6. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
3. Autry, Lisa (March 26, 2024). "Beshear's PAC issues first wave of endorsements". WKU Public Radio. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
4. Keith, Douglas (March 8, 2024). "State Supreme Court Elections to Watch in 2024". State Court Report. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
5. "KY General Election Tuesday, November 5, 2024 - C-FAIR Endorsements". The Fairness Campaign. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
6. "2024 General Election Endorsements". New Power KY. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
7. "Endorsements 2024". The AFL-CIO. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
8. "Kentucky - UAW Endorsements". UAW Endorsements. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
9. https://www.kyrighttolifevictorypac.org/
10. "Partisanship taints Kentucky Supreme Court race".

External links

• Goodwine campaign website
• Izzo campaign website