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In 2011, Legg nearly won the Republican nomination for Kentucky Secretary State. She lost out to the [[Moderate Republican]] choice, William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr., who in turn was defeated in the [[general election]] by the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and current secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes. In the two-candidate [[primary]] contest against Johnson, Legg received 49.58 percent of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Johnson_(Kentucky)|title=Bill Johnson (Kentucky)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
 
In 2011, Legg nearly won the Republican nomination for Kentucky Secretary State. She lost out to the [[Moderate Republican]] choice, William Ejner "Bill" Johnson, Jr., who in turn was defeated in the [[general election]] by the [[liberal]] [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] and current secretary of state, Alison Lundergan Grimes. In the two-candidate [[primary]] contest against Johnson, Legg received 49.58 percent of the votes cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Johnson_(Kentucky)|title=Bill Johnson (Kentucky)|publisher=Ballotpedia.org|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
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In 2012, Legg withdrew from the Republican primary for the District 15 state Senate seat vacated by Republican Vernie McGaha. She based her decision on a redistricting order that would impact the counties that she would have represented.<ref>{{cite web|url=
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In 2012, Legg withdrew from the Republican primary for the District 15 state Senate seat for Adair, Casey, Russell and Pulaski counties. Legg said that a redistricting order left doubt over what counties the district would include. The seat was vacated by Republican Vernie McGaha.<ref>{{cite web|https://www.somerset-kentucky.com/news/local_news/legg-drops-out-of-senate-race/article_b567a8cb-6df5-5695-93ce-a1f8192426d4.html|title=Legg drops out of Senate race|author=Jeff Neal|publisher=''Somerset Commonwealth Journal''|date=March 2, 2012|accessdate=August 1, 2019}}</ref>
    
Legg and her husband, Michael L. Potter (born June 28, 1952), reside in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and have one son, Dane.
 
Legg and her husband, Michael L. Potter (born June 28, 1952), reside in Nicholasville, Kentucky, and have one son, Dane.
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