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.
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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican hold Democratic hold Popular vote: 60–70% 70–80% >90% 60–70% 80–90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.
Overview edit
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 |
Retiring incumbents edit
A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.
Republican edit
- 5th: Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield): Retired.[1]
- 15th: Chris Girdler (Somerset): Retired.[2]
Incumbents defeated edit
No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.
Summary by district edit
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 |
Closest races edit
There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Special elections edit
District 27 special edit
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 |
District 1 edit
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Stan Humphries, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Stan Humphries (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 36,264 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 3 edit
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Whitney H. Westerfield, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Whitney H. Westerfield (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 28,655 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 5 edit
Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Leslie J. Stith
Eliminated in primary edit
- Ricky Alvey
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Leslie J. Stith | 5,470 | 52.3 | |
Democratic | Ricky Alvey | 4,990 | 47.7 | |
Total votes | 10,460 | 100.0 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Stephen L. Meredith | 31,096 | 63.3 | |
Democratic | Leslie J. Stith | 18,006 | 36.7 | |
Total votes | 49,102 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7 edit
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Julian M. Carroll, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Julian M. Carroll (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 39,851 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9 edit
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- David P. Givens, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | David P. Givens (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 37,791 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 11 edit
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- John Schickel, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Josh L. Turner
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Schickel (incumbent) | 4,804 | 80.9 | |
Republican | Josh L. Turner | 1,137 | 19.1 | |
Total votes | 5,941 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | John Schickel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 47,552 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 13 edit
Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Reggie Thomas, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Reggie Thomas (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 33,373 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 15 edit
Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
- Michael Keck
- Don Moss
- Joshua Nichols
Results edit
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 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rick Girdler | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 39,614 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 17 edit
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Charlie Hoffman
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Damon Thayer, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Damon Thayer (incumbent) | 36,656 | 67.9 | |
Democratic | Charlie Hoffman | 17,302 | 32.1 | |
Total votes | 53,958 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 19 edit
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Morgan McGarvey, incumbent senator
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Larry West
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) | 39,026 | 61.7 | |
Republican | Larry West | 24,214 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 63,240 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 21 edit
Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Janice Odom
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Albert Robinson, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Michael Bryant
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert Robinson (incumbent) | 5,005 | 55.4 | |
Republican | Michael Bryant | 4,034 | 44.6 | |
Total votes | 9,039 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Albert Robinson (incumbent) | 33,770 | 75.1 | |
Democratic | Janice Odom | 11,185 | 24.9 | |
Total votes | 44,955 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 23 edit
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Chris McDaniel, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Chris McDaniel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 37,409 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 25 edit
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Robert Stivers, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Robert Stivers (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 30,577 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 27 edit
Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Charles L. Linville III
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Stephen West, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
District 29 edit
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Johnny Ray Turner, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 26,890 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 31 edit
Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Ray Jones, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Glenn Martin Hammond
Results edit
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 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ray Jones (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 26,598 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 33 edit
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Gerald A. Neal, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Charles Booker
- Joan A. "Toni" Stringer
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Shenita Rickman
Eliminated in primary edit
- John Yuen
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Shenita Rickman | 537 | 51.8 | |
Republican | John Yuen | 499 | 48.2 | |
Total votes | 1,036 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) | 34,588 | 84.3 | |
Republican | Shenita Rickman | 6,432 | 15.7 | |
Total votes | 41,020 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 35 edit
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Denise Harper Angel, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 35,860 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 37 edit
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Perry B. Clark, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Perry B. Clark (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 31,555 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
Notes edit
- ^ Republican Steve West was elected in March 2015 to fill the vacant seat of Democrat Walter Blevins.
References edit
- ^ "Kentucky Senate - Republicans keep lopsided control of Kentucky Senate". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 9, 2016. p. 5A.
The seat was open because Republican Sen. Carroll Gibson, who had held it for more than a decade, did not seek re-election.
- ^ "Primary - 15th district". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 15, 2016. p. 3C.
Four men are seeking the Republican nomination to replace Sen. Chris Girdler in the 15th District, ... Girdler did not seek re-election.