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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Democratic hold Coalition gain Republican hold Republican gain No election Popular vote: 50–60% 60–70% >90% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Kentucky |
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Government |
The 1996 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 5, 1996. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 28. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Despite the Democratic Party maintaining a majority of 20 seats, five members joined all 18 Republicans to elect Larry Saunders the President of the Senate. This gave Republicans effective control of the Senate for the first time since 1920. [1]
A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
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Opposed | Unopposed | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||||||
Democratic | 16 | 2 | 322,901 | 54.23 | 21 | 11 | 20 | -1 | |||
Republican | 16 | 1 | 272,485 | 45.77 | 17 | 8 | 18 | +1 | |||
Total | 32 | 3 | 595,386 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State |
One senator retired, who did not run for another office. Additionally, Mike Moloney resigned from the senate on July 31, 1996.
Two incumbents lost renomination in the primary election, and two incumbents lost reelection in the general election.
Two Democrats lost renomination.
No Republicans lost renomination.
One Democrat lost reelection to a Republican.
One Republican lost reelection to a Democrat.
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | ||
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1 | Jeff Green | Dem | Jeff Green | Dem | ||
3 | Joey Pendleton | Dem | Joey Pendleton | Dem | ||
5 | Virgil Moore | Rep | Virgil Moore | Rep | ||
7 | Lindy Casebier | Rep | Lindy Casebier | Rep | ||
9 | Richard "Richie" Sanders | Rep | Richard "Richie" Sanders | Rep | ||
11 | Richard L. "Dick" Roeding | Rep | Richard L. "Dick" Roeding | Rep | ||
13 | Vacant | Ernesto Scorsone | Dem | |||
15 | James D. Crase† | Rep | Vernie McGaha | Rep | ||
17 | Charlie Berger | Dem | Glenn Freeman | Dem | ||
19 | Tim Shaughnessy | Dem | Tim Shaughnessy | Dem | ||
21 | Albert L. Robinson | Rep | Albert L. Robinson | Rep | ||
23 | Joseph U. Meyer | Dem | Jack Westwood | Rep | ||
25 | John David Preston | Rep | Robert Stivers | Rep | ||
27 | Walter "Doc" Blevins | Dem | Walter "Doc" Blevins | Dem | ||
29 | Benny Ray Bailey | Dem | Benny Ray Bailey | Dem | ||
31 | Kelsey E. Friend Sr. | Dem | Gary C. Johnson | Dem | ||
33 | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | ||
35 | David K. Karem | Dem | David K. Karem | Dem | ||
37 | Larry Saunders | Dem | Larry Saunders | Dem | ||
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Richard "Richie" Sanders was elected in June 1996 following the resignation of Walter Arnold Baker.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard "Richie" Sanders | 6,908 | 58.6 | |
Democratic | John "Jake" D. Dickinson | 4,889 | 41.4 | |
Total votes | 11,797 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Jeff Green won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeff Green (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 23,679 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Joey Pendleton won reelection, defeating Republican John Young.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joey Pendleton (incumbent) | 13,043 | 55.6 | |
Republican | John Young | 10,416 | 44.4 | |
Total votes | 23,459 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Virgil Moore won reelection, defeating Democrat Joe M. Hager.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joe M. Hager | 3,455 | 66.9 | |
Democratic | Harold E. Davidson | 1,706 | 33.1 | |
Total votes | 5,161 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Virgil Moore (incumbent) | 16,738 | 51.2 | |
Democratic | Joe M. Hager | 15,928 | 48.8 | |
Total votes | 32,666 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Lindy Casebier won reelection, defeating Democrat Charles W. Miller.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles W. Miller | 4,068 | 51.4 | |
Democratic | Dennis Mitchell | 3,848 | 48.6 | |
Total votes | 7,916 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Lindy Casebier (incumbent) | 19,929 | 52.2 | |
Democratic | Charles W. Miller | 18,263 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 38,192 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Richard "Richie" Sanders won reelection, defeating Democrat John "Jake" D. Dickinson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard "Richie" Sanders (incumbent) | 19,632 | 60.6 | |
Democratic | John "Jake" D. Dickinson | 12,777 | 39.4 | |
Total votes | 32,409 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Richard L. "Dick" Roeding won reelection, defeating Democrat Sandra Easton.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Richard L. "Dick" Roeding (incumbent) | 28,604 | 66.2 | |
Democratic | Sandra Easton | 14,595 | 33.8 | |
Total votes | 43,199 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Mike Moloney resigned from the senate in July 1996. He was succeeded by Democrat Ernesto Scorsone, who was elected in both the regular election and a special election for the remainder of Moloney's term.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ernesto Scorsone | 18,262 | 61.1 | |
Republican | N. Mitchell Meade | 11,639 | 38.9 | |
Total votes | 29,901 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ernesto Scorsone | 14,533 | 60.0 | |
Republican | N. Mitchell Meade | 9,686 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 24,219 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator James D. Crase did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Vernie McGaha.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vernie McGaha | 4,836 | 51.5 | |
Republican | William J. Wilson, Jr. | 1,665 | 17.7 | |
Republican | S. David Carr | 1,531 | 16.3 | |
Republican | Larry Sears Nichols | 1,355 | 14.4 | |
Total votes | 9,387 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vernie McGaha | 23,733 | 72.8 | |
Democratic | Gene Daniels | 8,845 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 32,578 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Democratic senator Charlie Berger was defeated for renomination by Glenn Freeman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn Freeman | 6,011 | 51.8 | |
Democratic | Charlie Berger (incumbent) | 4,162 | 35.9 | |
Democratic | Bill Blair Baird | 1,421 | 12.3 | |
Total votes | 11,594 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | J. C. Ausmus III | 2,286 | 59.6 | |
Republican | Johnnie Lloyd Turner | 1,548 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 3,834 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Glenn Freeman | 14,520 | 52.9 | |
Republican | J. C. Ausmus III | 12,909 | 47.1 | |
Total votes | 27,429 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Tim Shaughnessy won reelection, defeating Republican Barbara "Bobbie" Holsclaw.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 24,198 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Barbara "Bobbie" Holsclaw | 16,632 | 40.7 | |
Total votes | 40,830 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Albert L. Robinson won reelection, defeating primary election challengers.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert L. Robinson (incumbent) | 3,694 | 62.0 | |
Republican | Michael Dean | 1,578 | 26.5 | |
Republican | Helen Jackson | 688 | 11.5 | |
Total votes | 5,960 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert L. Robinson (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 20,450 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Joseph U. Meyer was defeated for reelection by Republican Jack Westwood.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Westwood | 1,172 | 50.1 | |
Republican | Joe Mattioli | 706 | 30.2 | |
Republican | Joyce M. Macke | 460 | 19.7 | |
Total votes | 2,338 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jack Westwood | 16,429 | 54.3 | |
Democratic | Joseph U. Meyer (incumbent) | 13,854 | 45.7 | |
Total votes | 30,283 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent senator John David Preston was redistricted to the 29th district and was succeeded by Robert Stivers.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Stivers | 14,027 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Charles M. Derrickson | 12,579 | 47.3 | |
Total votes | 26,606 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Walter "Doc" Blevins won reelection, defeating Republican Randy Memmer.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Randy Memmer | 1,118 | 43.0 | |
Republican | Duane Porter | 1,038 | 40.0 | |
Republican | Mary "Candy" Parker | 441 | 17.0 | |
Total votes | 2,597 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Walter "Doc" Blevins (incumbent) | 18,211 | 60.1 | |
Republican | Randy Memmer | 12,113 | 39.9 | |
Total votes | 30,324 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Benny Ray Bailey won reelection, defeating Republican senator John David Preston, who had been redistricted from the 25th district.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Benny Ray Bailey (incumbent) | 18,878 | 61.2 | |
Republican | John David Preston | 11,978 | 38.8 | |
Total votes | 30,856 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Democratic senator Kelsey E. Friend Sr. was defeated for renomination by Gary C. Johnson.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gary C. Johnson | 8,322 | 54.6 | |
Democratic | Kelsey E. Friend, Sr. (incumbent) | 6,923 | 45.4 | |
Total votes | 15,245 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gary C. Johnson | 18,167 | 64.1 | |
Republican | Kevin Hall | 10,154 | 35.9 | |
Total votes | 28,321 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 24,373 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator David K. Karem won reelection, defeating Republican Bruce McCrea.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David K. Karem (incumbent) | 30,381 | 65.4 | |
Republican | Bruce McCrea | 16,096 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 46,477 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Larry Saunders won reelection, defeating Republican William C. Cothron.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Larry Saunders (incumbent) | 22,348 | 67.0 | |
Republican | William C. Cothron | 11,006 | 33.0 | |
Total votes | 33,354 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
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