From left, Somerset, Ky., Mayor Alan Keck, Kentucky State Auditor Mike Harmon, Kentucky Agricultural Commissioner Ryan Quarles and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron prepare for the start of the Kentucky Gubernatorial GOP Primary Debate in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Photo provided | Timothy D. Easley via Associated Press

Four Republican candidates took to the debate stage at the Henry Clay Event Center in Louisville Tuesday evening.

Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles, State Auditor Mike Harmon, and Somerset Mayor Alan Keck stood at four separate podiums.

Former U.N. Ambassador Kelly Craft declined to participate. Former NKY Attorney Eric Deters said he wasn’t invited. The rest of the field also didn’t participate: David Cooper, Dennis Ray Ormerod, Bob DeVore, Jacob Clark, Johnny Ray Rice, and Robbie Smith. [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”89″ gal_title=”GOP gubernatorial debate at the Henry Clay in Louisville”]

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