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Elections in Kentucky |
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The 2016 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any seats.
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 | +/− | ||||||
Republican | 6 | 7 | 420,578 | 56.12 | 27 | 11 | 27 | - | |||
Democratic | 6 | 6 | 328,915 | 43.88 | 11 | 8 | 11 | - | |||
Total | 12 | 13 | 749,493 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State |
A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.
No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.
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 | Stan Humphries | Rep | Stan Humphries | Rep | ||
3 | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | ||
5 | Carroll Gibson† | Rep | Stephen L. Meredith | Rep | ||
7 | Julian M. Carroll | Dem | Julian M. Carroll | Dem | ||
9 | David P. Givens | Rep | David P. Givens | Rep | ||
11 | John Schickel | Rep | John Schickel | Rep | ||
13 | Reggie Thomas | Dem | Reggie Thomas | Dem | ||
15 | Chris Girdler† | Rep | Rick Girdler | Rep | ||
17 | Damon Thayer | Rep | Damon Thayer | Rep | ||
19 | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | ||
21 | Albert Robinson | Rep | Albert Robinson | Rep | ||
23 | Chris McDaniel | Rep | Chris McDaniel | Rep | ||
25 | Robert Stivers | Rep | Robert Stivers | Rep | ||
27 | Stephen West | Rep | Stephen West | Rep | ||
29 | Johnny Ray Turner | Dem | Johnny Ray Turner | Dem | ||
31 | Ray Jones | Dem | Ray Jones | Dem | ||
33 | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | ||
35 | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | ||
37 | Perry B. Clark | Dem | Perry B. Clark | Dem | ||
There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Steve West | 5,337 | 54.4 | ||
Democratic | Kelly Caudill | 4,471 | 45.6 | ||
Total votes | 9,808 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Stan Humphries (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 36,264 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Whitney H. Westerfield (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 28,655 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leslie J. Stith | 5,470 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | Ricky Alvey | 4,990 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 10,460 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Stephen L. Meredith | 31,096 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Leslie J. Stith | 18,006 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 49,102 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Julian M. Carroll (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 39,851 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David P. Givens (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 37,791 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Schickel (incumbent) | 4,804 | 80.9 | |
Republican | Josh L. Turner | 1,137 | 19.1 | |
Total votes | 5,941 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Schickel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 47,552 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reggie Thomas (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 33,373 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Girdler | 3,395 | 31.7 | |
Republican | Don Moss | 2,638 | 24.7 | |
Republican | Michael Keck | 2,449 | 22.9 | |
Republican | Joshua Nichols | 2,214 | 20.7 | |
Total votes | 10,696 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick Girdler | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 39,614 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Damon Thayer (incumbent) | 36,656 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Charlie Hoffman | 17,302 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 53,958 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) | 39,026 | 61.7 | |
Republican | Larry West | 24,214 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 63,240 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert Robinson (incumbent) | 5,005 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Michael Bryant | 4,034 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 9,039 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Albert Robinson (incumbent) | 33,770 | 75.1 | |
Democratic | Janice Odom | 11,185 | 24.9 | |
Total votes | 44,955 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Chris McDaniel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 37,409 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert Stivers (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 30,577 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Stephen West (incumbent) | 30,548 | 67.5 | |
Democratic | Charles L. Linville III | 14,681 | 32.5 | |
Total votes | 45,229 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 26,890 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ray Jones (incumbent) | 9,527 | 71.1 | |
Democratic | Glenn Martin Hammond | 3,870 | 28.9 | |
Total votes | 13,397 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ray Jones (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 26,598 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) | 9,013 | 48.4 | |
Democratic | Joan A. "Toni" Stringer | 5,945 | 31.9 | |
Democratic | Charles Booker | 3,681 | 19.7 | |
Total votes | 18,639 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Shenita Rickman | 537 | 51.8 | |
Republican | John Yuen | 499 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 1,036 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) | 34,588 | 84.3 | |
Republican | Shenita Rickman | 6,432 | 15.7 | |
Total votes | 41,020 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 35,860 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Perry B. Clark (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 31,555 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
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