Kentucky / Senate
How did Kentucky vote for the Senate?
2022 · data family: electiondata.dev
Rand Paul (Republican) won by 23.6 points
23.6ptsSenate, 2022: winner's margin
- Rand Paul (Republican) 61.8%, Charles Booker (Democrat) 38.2%
- 1,477,830 votes for Senate candidates
Compare every state: where Kentucky ranks for 2022
- Democrat ahead
- Republican ahead
Show the numbers (16 rows)
| Year | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2022 | R +23.6 |
| 2020 | R +19.5 |
| 2016 | R +14.5 |
| 2014 | R +15.5 |
| 2010 | R +11.5 |
| 2008 | R +5.9 |
| 2004 | R +1.3 |
| 2002 | R +29.4 |
| 1998 | R +0.6 |
| 1996 | R +12.6 |
| 1992 | D +27.1 |
| 1990 | R +4.4 |
| 1986 | D +48.8 |
| 1984 | R +0.4 |
| 1980 | D +30.3 |
| 1978 | D +24.1 |
Every Senate race since 1976
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Rand Paul (R) 61.8% | Charles Booker (D) 38.2% | 23.6 pts | 1,477,830 |
| 2020 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 57.8% | Amy Mcgrath (D) 38.2% | 19.5 pts | 2,135,057 |
| 2016 | Rand Paul (R) 57.3% | Jim Gray (D) 42.7% | 14.5 pts | 1,903,465 |
| 2014 | Mich Mcconnell (R) 56.2% | Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) 40.7% | 15.5 pts | 1,435,868 |
| 2010 | Rand Paul (R) 55.7% | Jack Conway (D) 44.2% | 11.5 pts | 1,356,096 |
| 2008 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 53.0% | Bruce Lunsford (D) 47.0% | 5.9 pts | 1,800,821 |
| 2004 | Jim Bunning (R) 50.7% | Daniel Mongiardo (D) 49.3% | 1.3 pts | 1,724,362 |
| 2002 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 64.7% | Lois Combs Weinberg (D) 35.3% | 29.4 pts | 1,131,313 |
| 1998 | Jim Bunning (R) 49.7% | Scotty Baesler (D) 49.2% | 0.6 pts | 1,145,414 |
| 1996 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 55.5% | Steven L. Beshear (D) 42.8% | 12.6 pts | 1,307,046 |
| 1992 | Wendell H. Ford (D) 62.9% | David L. Williams (R) 35.8% | 27.1 pts | 1,330,858 |
| 1990 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 52.2% | G. Harvey Sloane (D) 47.8% | 4.4 pts | 916,010 |
| 1986 | Wendell H. Ford (D) 74.4% | Jackson M. Andrews (R) 25.6% | 48.8 pts | 677,280 |
| 1984 | Mitch Mcconnell (R) 49.9% | Walter (dee) Huddleston (D) 49.5% | 0.4 pts | 1,292,407 |
| 1980 | Wendell H. Ford (D) 65.1% | Mary Louise Foust (R) 34.9% | 30.3 pts | 1,106,920 |
| 1978 | Walter D. Huddleston (D) 61.0% | Louie Guenthner Jr. (R) 36.9% | 24.1 pts | 476,783 |
Get this data
This page's numbers, as JSON:
curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-ky/senate.jsonEvery Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):
curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"What this can't tell you
- Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
- Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.
How the answer is decided
Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.