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.
A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.
Overview PartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsOpposedUnopposedBeforeWonAfter+/−Republican67420,57856.12271127-Democratic66328,91543.8811811-Total1213749,493100.00381938±0Source: Kentucky Secretary of State
Retiring incumbents A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.
Republican 5th: Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield): Retired. 15th: Chris Girdler (Somerset): Retired.
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 DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 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 There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Governing | October 12, 2016
Special elections District 27 special
Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.
District 1 Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Stan Humphries, incumbent senator
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District 3 Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Whitney H. Westerfield, incumbent senator
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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
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Stephen L. Meredith
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District 7 Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Julian M. Carroll, incumbent senator
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District 9 Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee David P. Givens, incumbent senator
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District 11 Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner. Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Schickel, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary Josh L. Turner
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District 13 Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Reggie Thomas, incumbent senator
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District 15 Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rick Girdler
Eliminated in primary Michael Keck Don Moss Joshua Nichols
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District 17 Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Charlie Hoffman
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Damon Thayer, incumbent senator
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District 19 Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Morgan McGarvey, incumbent senator
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Larry West
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District 21 Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Janice Odom
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Albert Robinson, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary Michael Bryant
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District 23 Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris McDaniel, incumbent senator
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District 25 Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Robert Stivers, incumbent senator
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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 Stephen West, incumbent senator
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District 29 Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Johnny Ray Turner, incumbent senator
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District 31 Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ray Jones, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary Glenn Martin Hammond
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District 33 Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gerald A. Neal, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary Charles Booker Joan A. "Toni" Stringer
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Shenita Rickman
Eliminated in primary John Yuen
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District 35 Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Denise Harper Angel, incumbent senator
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District 37 Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Perry B. Clark, incumbent senator
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See also 2016 Kentucky elections 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
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