Electoral history of Rand Paul

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U.S. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky.

The following is a summary of the electoral history of Rand Paul, United States Senator from Kentucky (2011–present).

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United States Senate election (2010)

Paul successfully won both the Republican nomination and the junior Senate seat for Kentucky during the 2010 Senate election.

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Republican primary for the United States Senate from Kentucky, 2010

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United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2010

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United States Senate election (2016)

Paul retained both the Republican nomination and the junior Senate seat for Kentucky during the 2016 Senate election.

Republican primary for the United States Senate from Kentucky, 2016

United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2016

Presidential primaries (2016)

Iowa Republican caucuses, 2016

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Paul suspended his campaign on February 3, 2016, two days following the Iowa caucus. [2] Despite this, he continued to get write-in votes in other contests.

Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016

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  2. Jacobs, Ben (3 February 2016). "Rand Paul drops out of Republican presidential race after Iowa caucuses". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2017.