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2016 Kentucky Senate election

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.

2016 Kentucky Senate election
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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
 
LeaderRobert StiversRay Jones
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2013January 6, 2015
Leader's seat25th – Manchester31st – Pikeville
Last election2612
Seats before27[a]11
Seats won2711
Seat changeSteadySteady
Seats up118
Races won118
Results:
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Popular vote:
     60–70%      70–80%      >90%
     60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Senate President before election

Robert Stivers
Republican

Elected Senate President

Robert Stivers
Republican

A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
OpposedUnopposedBeforeWonAfter+/−
Republican67420,57856.12271127-
Democratic66328,91543.8811811-
Total1213749,493100.00381938±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Retiring incumbents

A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.

Republican

  1. 5th: Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield): Retired.[1]
  2. 15th: Chris Girdler (Somerset): Retired.[2]

Incumbents defeated

No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.

Summary by district

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty
1Stan HumphriesRepStan HumphriesRep
3Whitney H. WesterfieldRepWhitney H. WesterfieldRep
5Carroll Gibson†RepStephen L. MeredithRep
7Julian M. CarrollDemJulian M. CarrollDem
9David P. GivensRepDavid P. GivensRep
11John SchickelRepJohn SchickelRep
13Reggie ThomasDemReggie ThomasDem
15Chris Girdler†RepRick GirdlerRep
17Damon ThayerRepDamon ThayerRep
19Morgan McGarveyDemMorgan McGarveyDem
21Albert RobinsonRepAlbert RobinsonRep
23Chris McDanielRepChris McDanielRep
25Robert StiversRepRobert StiversRep
27Stephen WestRepStephen WestRep
29Johnny Ray TurnerDemJohnny Ray TurnerDem
31Ray JonesDemRay JonesDem
33Gerald A. NealDemGerald A. NealDem
35Denise Harper AngelDemDenise Harper AngelDem
37Perry B. ClarkDemPerry B. ClarkDem

Closest races

There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.

Special elections

District 27 special

Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.

2015 Kentucky Senate 27th district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanSteve West 5,337 54.4
DemocraticKelly Caudill4,47145.6
Total votes9,808 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 1

Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 1st district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Stan Humphries (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes36,264 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 3rd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Whitney H. Westerfield (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes28,655 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Leslie J. Stith
Eliminated in primary
  • Ricky Alvey

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticLeslie J. Stith 5,470 52.3
DemocraticRicky Alvey4,99047.7
Total votes10,460 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 5th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanStephen L. Meredith 31,096 63.3
DemocraticLeslie J. Stith18,00636.7
Total votes49,102 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 7th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Julian M. Carroll (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes39,851 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 9th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David P. Givens (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes37,791 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Josh L. Turner

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanJohn Schickel (incumbent) 4,804 80.9
RepublicanJosh L. Turner1,13719.1
Total votes5,941 100.0

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 11th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Schickel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes47,552 100.0
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 13th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Reggie Thomas (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes33,373 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Keck
  • Don Moss
  • Joshua Nichols

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRick Girdler 3,395 31.7
RepublicanDon Moss2,63824.7
RepublicanMichael Keck2,44922.9
RepublicanJoshua Nichols2,21420.7
Total votes10,696 100.0

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 15th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Rick Girdler Unopposed
Total votes39,614 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charlie Hoffman

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 17th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDamon Thayer (incumbent) 36,656 67.9
DemocraticCharlie Hoffman17,30232.1
Total votes53,958 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Larry West

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 19th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticMorgan McGarvey (incumbent) 39,026 61.7
RepublicanLarry West24,21438.3
Total votes63,240 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Janice Odom

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Bryant

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAlbert Robinson (incumbent) 5,005 55.4
RepublicanMichael Bryant4,03444.6
Total votes9,039 100.0

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 21st district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAlbert Robinson (incumbent) 33,770 75.1
DemocraticJanice Odom11,18524.9
Total votes44,955 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 23rd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chris McDaniel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes37,409 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 25th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert Stivers (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes30,577 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charles L. Linville III

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 27th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanStephen West (incumbent) 30,548 67.5
DemocraticCharles L. Linville III14,68132.5
Total votes45,229 100.0
Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 29th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes26,890 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Glenn Martin Hammond

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticRay Jones (incumbent) 9,527 71.1
DemocraticGlenn Martin Hammond3,87028.9
Total votes13,397 100.0

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 31st district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ray Jones (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes26,598 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGerald A. Neal (incumbent) 9,013 48.4
DemocraticJoan A. "Toni" Stringer5,94531.9
DemocraticCharles Booker3,68119.7
Total votes18,639 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Shenita Rickman
Eliminated in primary
  • John Yuen

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanShenita Rickman 537 51.8
RepublicanJohn Yuen49948.2
Total votes1,036 100.0

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 33rd district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticGerald A. Neal (incumbent) 34,588 84.3
RepublicanShenita Rickman6,43215.7
Total votes41,020 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 35th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes35,860 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

2016 Kentucky Senate 37th district election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Perry B. Clark (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes31,555 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes

References

See also

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