1986 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1986 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Wendell Ford Jackson Andrews Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 503,775 173,330 Percentage 74.40% 25.60%

County results Precinct results Ford:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Andrews:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%      Tie     No Votes

U.S. senator before election Wendell Ford Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Wendell Ford Democratic

The 1986 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 4, 1986, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democrat Wendell Ford won re-election in a landslide against Republican Jackson Andrews, winning every county in the state.

Democratic primary

Wendell Ford was unchallenged.

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jackson Andrews, attorney ^[1]
• Carl Brown
• Tommy Klein
• Thurman Jerome Hamlin

Results

Republican Party primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackson Andrews	16,211	38.98%
	Republican	Carl Brown	9,724	23.38%
	Republican	Tommy Klein	8,595	20.67%
	Republican	Thurman Jerome Hamlin	7,062	16.98%

Results

General election results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wendell Ford (incumbent)	503,775	74.40%
	Republican	Jackson Andrews	173,330	25.60%
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1986 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Louisville attorney Jackson Andrews defeated three rivals to win..." UPI. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
2. "KY US Senate- R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
3. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1986" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 15.