2020 Kentucky elections

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2020 Kentucky elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 3, 2020. [1]

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To vote by mail, registered Kentucky voters must request a paper ballot by October 27, 2020. [2] Submitted ballots will begin to be processed on the morning of November 3rd. [3]

State offices

Kentucky Senate

19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate, the odd-numbered districts, were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the Republican Party won 15 while the Democratic Party won 4. The resulting composition was 30 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Republicans gained 2 seats, Districts 7 and 29.

Kentucky House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won 75 seats while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained 14 seats.

Kentucky Supreme Court

The seat for the 7th District in the Kentucky Supreme Court was up for election.

Kentucky Supreme Court 7th District, primary election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert B. Conley 32,78239.95
Independent Chris Harris24,80730.23
Independent Sam Wright (incumbent)24,47029.82
Total votes82,059 100.0
Kentucky Supreme Court 7th District, general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Robert B. Conley 90,636 55.49
Independent Chris Harris72,69144.51
Total votes163,327 100.0

Kentucky Court of Appeals (special)

A special election was held for the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division. The seat was vacated by Christopher S. Nickell who was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2019. The position was filled in by Chris McNeill who was appointed by Governor Andy Beshear on April 22, 2020.

Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division special, primary election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Chris McNeill (incumbent)35,37545.15
Independent Jenny Hines26,33433.61
Independent C. Rene Williams16,64221.24
Total votes78,351 100.0
Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division special, general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Chris McNeill (incumbent) 94,869 54.20
Independent Jenny Hines80,17845.80
Total votes175,047 100.0

Federal offices

United States President

Kentucky had 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

One out of two of Kentucky's United States Senators was up for election. Incumbent Republican Mitch McConnell won re-election with 58% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

All 6 of Kentucky's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat were returned. No seats changed hands.

Ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment 1

Constitutional Amendment 1 [5]
ChoiceVotes %
Yes check.svg Yes1,156,88363.36
No668,86636.64
Total votes1,825,749100.00

Constitutional Amendment 2

Constitutional Amendment 2 [5]
ChoiceVotes %
X mark.svg No1,279,39469.01
Yes574,58530.99
Total votes1,853,979100.00

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References

  1. ↑ "Kentucky elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org . Retrieved October 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com , archived from the original on October 6, 2020, Kentucky
  3. ↑ "Absentee and Mail Voting Policies in Effect for the 2020 Election", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures , retrieved October 11, 2020, Kentucky
  4. 1 2 "2020 Primary Election Results" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "2020 General Election Results" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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