Peppy Martin

Peppy Martin (born Josephine Ellen Martin on May 14, 1946) is an American politician who was the unsuccessful Republican nominee in the 1999 Kentucky gubernatorial election.

Peppy Martin
Personal details
Born (1946-05-14) May 14, 1946
Political partyRepublican (Before 2006)
Democratic (2006–present)
EducationConnecticut College (BA)
Bryn Mawr College (MA)

Early career

In her early years, Martin was an intern for Republican U.S. Senator Thruston B. Morton of Kentucky. In 1971, she worked in the office of Governor Louie B. Nunn. She subsequently launched a career in public relations, eventually running her own firm in Hart County, Kentucky. She resides in Bonnieville in Hart County.[1]

Martin legally changed her name to "Peppy" from her given name of Josephine Ellen when she unsuccessfully ran for a seat in the Kentucky General Assembly in the 1970s.[2]

Campaigns

In 1999, Martin ran for governor against Paul E. Patton, the Democratic incumbent. Through a change in the Kentucky Constitution, Patton became the state's first governor eligible to seek a second consecutive term since James Garrard in 1799. Martin's running mate was Wanda Cornelius, a school board member from Taylor County. In the Republican primary, Martin defeated perennial candidate David Lynn Williams (not to be confused with then-State Senator David L. Williams). The Martin-Cornelius ticket lost to incumbent Governor Patton and Lieutenant Governor Steve Henry in a landslide in the general election.

Martin announced her intent to run for President as a Reform Party candidate in 1996 and, later, as a Reform candidate for the United States Congress in 2000, though she never qualified to appear on the ballot in either race.[2] In 2003, Martin sought the Republican nomination for the office of Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts, ultimately losing in the primary.[3] Although she announced that she would be a Democratic candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2007, Martin ultimately failed to appear on the ballot.[4] Martin is challenging incumbent Andy Beshear in the Democratic primary of the 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election.[5]

Electoral history
Kentucky gubernatorial election, 1999[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul E. Patton 352,099 60.70% +9.81%
Republican Peppy Martin 128,788 22.20% -26.51%
Reform Gatewood Galbraith 88,930 15.33% +14.93%
Natural Law Nailah Jumoke-Yarbrough 6,934 1.20%
Write-ins 3,323 0.57%
Majority 223,311 38.50% +36.32%
Turnout 580,074
Democratic hold Swing
Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts Republican primary results, 2003[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Linda Greenwell 50,366 40.42
Republican Peppy Martin 32,421 26.02
Republican Basha Cannon Roberts 25,216 20.24
Republican Osi Onyekwuluje 16,596 13.32
Total votes 124,599 100

See also

References
  1. "Peppy Martin". yahoo.intelius.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2012.
  2. "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Josephine E. "Peppy" Martin".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2012-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "The Kentucky Democrat: 2007: Peppy Martin to run as Democrat". 30 November 2006.
  5. Barton, Ryland (December 2, 2022). "Beshear draws a primary challenger... former Republican Peppy Martin". WEKU. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-04-13. Retrieved 2011-04-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • WATE 6 reporting on Peppy Martin buying the Tennessee governor's toilet as inspiration for her own candidacy for governor
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