2023 in Kentucky
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The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in Kentucky.
Incumbents
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Events
- March 30 – 2023 Fort Campbell mid-air collision: Two Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters collide over Fort Campbell, killing all nine people on board.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-30 |title=US Army helicopter crash: Nine service members killed in training mission |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65121331 |access-date=2024-11-29 |language=en-GB |archive-date=2024-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913033926/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-65121331 |url-status=live }}
- April 10 – 2023 Louisville shooting: Five people are killed and eight others are injured in a mass shooting at a bank in Louisville. The perpetrator, who livestreamed the attack on Instagram, is also killed.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2024 |title=Gunman Kills 5 Co-Workers at Louisville Bank on Livestream, Police Say |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-kentucky-shooting.html |access-date=November 29, 2024 |archive-date=April 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410215605/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/us/louisville-kentucky-shooting.html |url-status=live }}
- May 6 – 2023 Kentucky Derby: Mage wins the Kentucky Derby.{{Cite web |date=May 6, 2024 |title=Mage wins Kentucky Derby, seven horse deaths being investigated at Churchill Downs |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/horse-racing-mage-wins-kentucy-derby-2023-05-06/ |url-status=live |access-date=2024-11-29 |archive-date=2023-09-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230911214110/https://www.reuters.com/sports/horse-racing-mage-wins-kentucy-derby-2023-05-06/ }}
- November 7 – 2023 Kentucky gubernatorial election: Governor Andy Beshear is re-elected, defeating Attorney General Daniel Cameron.{{Cite web |date=November 9, 2023 |title=Andy Beshear, a Democrat, Defeats Daniel Cameron to Remain Kentucky Governor |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/beshear-kentucky-governor-election.html |url-status=live |access-date=November 29, 2024 |archive-date=September 24, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924210332/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/07/us/politics/beshear-kentucky-governor-election.html }}