Kentucky elections information includes details on voter registration deadlines, eligibility, and locations. Students away at school can use their permanent home or student housing as their voting address. In the 2015 gubernatorial election, Republican Matt Bevin defeated his Democratic opponent in a surprise landslide. Several Kentucky state races in 2019 saw Republican incumbents defeat their Democratic challengers to maintain a Republican trifecta of holding the governor's office and both legislative chambers through at least 2020. Close margins have decided some Kentucky primaries in the past.