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Billy Ray Wilson
Billy Ray Wilson (independent) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Kentucky. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Wilson was a 2018 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Kentucky.
Wilson was a 2016 write-in candidate who sought election to the U.S. Senate from Kentucky.[1] Wilson was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 5th Congressional District of Kentucky.[2] Wilson was defeated by Kenneth Stepp in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014.[3]
Elections
2022
See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Kentucky
Incumbent Rand Paul defeated Charles Booker, Charles Lee Thomason, and Billy Ray Wilson in the general election for U.S. Senate Kentucky on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rand Paul (R) | 61.8 | 913,326 |
 | Charles Booker (D)  | 38.2 | 564,311 | |
| Charles Lee Thomason (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 145 | ||
 | Billy Ray Wilson (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 48 | |
| Total votes: 1,477,830 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Biery (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
Charles Booker defeated Joshua Blanton Sr., John Merrill, and Ruth Gao in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Booker | 73.3 | 214,245 |
| Joshua Blanton Sr. | 10.6 | 30,980 | ||
 | John Merrill | 9.9 | 28,931 | |
 | Ruth Gao | 6.2 | 18,154 | |
| Total votes: 292,310 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Kentucky on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rand Paul | 86.4 | 333,051 |
 | Val Fredrick | 3.6 | 14,018 | |
 | Paul Hamilton | 3.5 | 13,473 | |
| Arnold Blankenship | 2.6 | 10,092 | ||
 | Tami Stainfield | 2.5 | 9,526 | |
 | John Schiess | 1.4 | 5,538 | |
| Total votes: 385,698 | |||
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2018
Billy Ray Wilson ran as a write-in candidate.
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 5
Incumbent Hal Rogers defeated Kenneth Stepp in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Hal Rogers (R) | 78.9 | 172,093 |
 | Kenneth Stepp (D) | 21.0 | 45,890 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 34 | ||
| Total votes: 218,017 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 5
Kenneth Stepp defeated Scott Sykes in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kenneth Stepp | 58.7 | 33,602 |
 | Scott Sykes | 41.3 | 23,644 | |
| Total votes: 57,246 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 5
Incumbent Hal Rogers defeated Gerardo Serrano in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 5 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hal Rogers | 84.2 | 75,601 |
 | Gerardo Serrano | 15.8 | 14,216 | |
| Total votes: 89,817 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Kentucky's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rand Paul (R) defeated Jim Gray (D) and Billy Ray Wilson (Write-in) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Paul defeated James Gould and Stephen Howard Slaughter in the Republican primary, while Gray defeated six other challengers to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[4][5][1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Rand Paul Incumbent |
57.3% | 1,090,177 | |
| Democratic | Jim Gray | 42.7% | 813,246 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 42 | |
| Total Votes | 1,903,465 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Rand Paul Incumbent |
84.8% | 169,180 | ||
| James Gould | 8.3% | 16,611 | ||
| Stephen Slaughter | 6.9% | 13,728 | ||
| Total Votes | 199,519 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Jim Gray |
58.7% | 240,598 | ||
| Sellus Wilder | 12.9% | 52,729 | ||
| Ron Leach | 9.5% | 39,026 | ||
| Tom Recktenwald | 5.3% | 21,910 | ||
| Grant Short | 5.3% | 21,558 | ||
| Jeff Kender | 4.9% | 20,237 | ||
| Rory Houlihan | 3.3% | 13,585 | ||
| Total Votes | 409,643 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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2014
Wilson ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Kentucky's 5th District.[2] Wilson was defeated by Kenneth Stepp in the Democratic primary on May 20, 2014.[3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Kenneth Stepp |
58.8% | 38,949 | ||
| Billy Ray Wilson | 41.2% | 27,246 | ||
| Total Votes | 66,195 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Billy Ray Wilson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kentucky Secretary of State Election, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016
