Democratic Party primaries in Kentucky, 2020

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	Democratic Party primaries, 2020
	Primary Date
	June 23, 2020
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	Federal elections
	Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
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	State party
	Democratic Party of Kentucky
	State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Kentucky on May 19, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

oters in Kentucky elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Democratic primary candidates

Did not make the ballot:

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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Kentucky, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kentucky took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected six candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's six congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

James Rhodes ✔

District 2

Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

Hank Linderman ✔

District 3

Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

John A. Yarmuth (Incumbent) ✔

District 4

Democratic primary candidates

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District 5

Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

Matthew Ryan Best ✔

District 6

Democratic primary candidates

Josh Hicks ✔
Daniel Kemph

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020

The Kentucky State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Jason Howell*
District 3	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Whitney Westerfield* (i)
District 5	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Stephen Meredith* (i)
District 7	Joe Graviss*	Cleaver Crawford Katie Howard Adrienne Southworth Calen Studler Linda Thompson
District 9	Brian Pedigo*	David Givens* (i)
District 11	James Fiorelli*	John Schickel* (i)
District 13	Reggie Thomas* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 15	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Rick Girdler (i) Larry Nichols
District 17	Jason Stroude*	Damon Thayer* (i)
District 19	Morgan McGarvey* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 21	Walter Trebolo III*	Albert Robinson (i) Kay Hensley Brandon Storm
District 23	Ryan Olexia*	Chris McDaniel* (i)
District 25	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Robert Stivers* (i)
District 27	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Steve West* (i)
District 29	Johnny Ray Turner* (i)	Johnnie Turner Matthew Wynn
District 31	Glenn Martin Hammond Scott Sykes	Phillip Wheeler* (i)
District 33	Gerald Neal* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 35	Denise Harper Angel* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 37	Katie Brophy Garrett Dean Di Tran David Yates	The Republican primary was canceled.

State House

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020

The Kentucky House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.

Kentucky State House elections, 2020
Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name. = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office	Democratic	Republican	Other
District 1	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Steven Rudy (i) Carroll Hubbard
District 2	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Richard Heath* (i)
District 3	Corbin Snardon*	Randy Bridges* (i)
District 4	Alonzo Pennington*	Lynn Bechler* (i)
District 5	Shannon Davis-Roberts*	Mary Imes*
District 6	Al Cunningham Linda Edwards	Chris Freeland* (i)
District 7	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Suzanne Miles* (i)
District 8	Pam Dossett*	Walker Thomas* (i)
District 9	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Myron Dossett* (i)
District 10	Dean Schamore* (i)	Josh Calloway*
District 11	Robert Wiederstein* (i)	Jonathan Dixon*
District 12	Art McLaughlin*	Jim Gooch Jr.* (i)
District 13	James Glenn Jr.* (i)	D.J. Johnson*
District 14	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Scott Lewis* (i)
District 15	Crystal Chappell*	Melinda Gibbons Prunty* (i)
District 16	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Jason Petrie* (i)
District 17	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Steve Sheldon* (i)
District 18	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Samara Heavrin* (i)
District 19	Daniel Wayne Johnson*	Michael Meredith* (i)
District 20	Patti Minter* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 21	Johnny Pennington*	Bart Rowland* (i)
District 22	David Young*	Nathan Brace Brian Gann Shawn McPherson Tim Miller
District 23	Steve Jones*	Steve Riley* (i)
District 24	Terry Mills*	Brandon Reed* (i)
District 25	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Jim DuPlessis* (i)
District 26	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Russell Webber (i) Paul Ham
District 27	Brian Chism Stacy Crosslin	Nancy Tate* (i)
District 28	Charles Miller (i) Ramona Thomas	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 29	Suzanne Kugler*	Kevin Bratcher* (i)
District 30	Thomas Burch (i) Daniel Grossberg	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 31	Josie Raymond* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 32	Tina Bojanowski* (i)	G. Hunt Rounsavall Jr.*
District 33	Margaret Plattner*	Jason Michael Nemes* (i)
District 34	Mary Lou Marzian* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 35	Lisa Willner* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 36	Jeff Grammer*	Jerry T. Miller* (i)
District 37	Jeffery M. Donohue* (i)	Jimmy Maricle*
District 38	McKenzie Cantrell* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 39	Carolyn Dupont*	Jay Corman Matt Lockett
District 40	Nima Kulkarni (i) Dennis Horlander	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 41	Attica Scott* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 42	Reginald Meeks* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 43	David Snardon Pamela Stevenson	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 44	Joni Jenkins* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 45	Shirley Mitchell Corey Nichols Sean Pickard	Killian Timoney* Did not make the ballot: Stan Lee (i)
District 46	Alan Gentry* (i)	Bob DeVore*
District 47	Jack Couch*	Robert Foree Felicia Rabourn
District 48	Maria Sorolis* (i)	Ken Fleming*
District 49	Jonathan Cacciatore*	Thomas Huff* (i)
District 50	Kory Miller* Did not make the ballot: David Reed	Chad McCoy (i) Don Thrasher
District 51	Richard Steele*	John Carney* (i)
District 52	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Ken Upchurch (i) Rhett Ramsey
District 53	Dustin Burley*	James A. Tipton* (i)
District 54	Lydia Coffey*	Daniel Elliott* (i)
District 55	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Kim King* (i)
District 56	Lamar Allen Bob Gibson Did not make the ballot: Benjamin Nolan	Daniel Fister*
District 57	Derrick Graham* (i)	Gary Stratton*
District 58	Will Barnett*	Jennifer Decker Dorothy Higgins Chris Kleymeyer
District 59	The Democratic primary was canceled.	David Osborne (i) Tiffany Dunn
District 60	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Sal Santoro* (i)
District 61	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Savannah Maddox* (i)
District 62	David Mayo*	Phillip Pratt* (i)
District 63	Ashley Williams*	Kimberly Banta* (i)
District 64	Larry Varney*	Kimberly Moser* (i)
District 65	Charles Wheatley* (i)	J. Davis*
District 66	Roberto Henriquez*	C. Ed Massey* (i)
District 67	Rachel Roberts* (i)	LeAnna Homandberg* Did not make the ballot: Mary Jo Wedding
District 68	Nancy Bardgett*	Joseph Fischer* (i)
District 69	Ryan Neaves*	Adam Koenig* (i)
District 70	Craig Miller*	Rob Conn William Lawrence
District 71	The Democratic primary was canceled.	R. Travis Brenda (i) Josh Bray
District 72	Todd Neace*	Matthew Koch* (i)
District 73	Kenneth Blair Rory Houlihan Did not make the ballot: Pat Banks	Les Yates (i) Ryan Dotson
District 74	Jeff Spradling*	David Hale* (i)
District 75	Kelly Flood* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 76	Ruth Palumbo* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 77	George A. Brown Jr.* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 78	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Mark Hart* (i)
District 79	Susan Westrom* (i) Did not make the ballot: Justin Bramhall	Jon Larson*
District 80	The Democratic primary was canceled.	David Meade* (i)
District 81	Mike Eaves Martina Jackson	Deanna Frazier Gordon* (i)
District 82	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Regina Huff (i) Matthew Anderson
District 83	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Joshua Branscum Mark Polston
District 84	Kenneth Hall*	Chris Fugate* (i)
District 85	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Shane Baker Wes Hargis Gregory Ousley Troy Strunk
District 86	The Democratic primary was canceled.	David Hart Jonathan Reams Don Rose Tom Smith
District 87	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Adam Bowling* (i)
District 88	Cherlynn Stevenson* (i)	Monteia Mundy Aaron Yates
District 89	Mike VanWinkle*	Robert Goforth* (i)
District 90	Ralph Hoskins*	Derek Lewis* (i)
District 91	Paula Clemons-Combs Letha Hogan Bruce Shouse	Michael Duncil Shawn Thatcher Billy Wesley Billy Williams II
District 92	Ancel Smith*	John Blanton* (i)
District 93	Rod Varney*	Norma Kirk-McCormick*
District 94	Angie Hatton* (i)	The Republican primary was canceled.
District 95	Ashley Laferty* (i)	William Reynolds* Did not make the ballot: Martin Meade Jr.
District 96	Kathy Hinkle* (i)	Patrick Flannery Rita Yates
District 97	Will Hurst*	Bobby McCool* (i)
District 98	The Democratic primary was canceled.	Danny Bentley* (i)
District 99	Bill Redwine*	Richard White* (i) Did not make the ballot: Dennis Stafford
District 100	Terri Branham Clark* (i)	Scott Sharp*

Context of the 2020 elections

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Three years of Republican trifectas
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Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Kentucky

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.

Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kentucky utilizes a closed primary process, in which only registered party members can participate.^[3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Kentucky, all polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central and Eastern Time. All those in line by 6:00 p.m. will be permitted to vote.^[4]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

According to the Kentucky State Board of Elections, in order to register to vote, a person must:^[5]

“

Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election.
- Non-U.S. citizens, including U.S. nationals do not qualify;
Be at least 18 years old by the next General Election;
- Kentucky law allows qualified individuals to register at 17 years of age and be able to participate in a Primary Election if the individual will be 18 years old by the General Election;
Not be a convicted felon (or, if convicted of a felony, my right to vote has been restored following an expungement, Executive Pardon, or Executive Order;
Not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and have voting rights removed;
Not claim the right to vote outside Kentucky.^[6]

”

The deadline to submit a voter registration application is 29 days before an election, unless that day is a state or federal holiday.^[7] If mailed, applications must be postmarked by that deadline.^[8]

Voter registration applications may be completed online, mailed to the county clerk's office, or submitted in person at the county clerk's office.^[5]

Automatic registration

Kentucky does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Kentucky has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Kentucky does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

Kentucky law requires 28 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Kentucky does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "per KRS 119.025, any person who causes himself to be registered when he is not legally entitled to register, shall be subject to penalties including fines and/or a term of imprisonment not less than one (1) year nor more than (5) years."^[9]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.^[10] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Voter Information Center site, run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.

Voter ID requirements

Kentucky requires voters to present identification while voting.^[11]^[12]

As of October 2025, the following are the criteria for an eligible ID for voting purposes:

“

... a document that was issued by:

(a) The United States or the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the document contains:

1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;

2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;

(b) The United States Department of Defense, a branch of the uniformed services, the Merchant Marine, or the Kentucky National Guard, and the document contains:

1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;

2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued;

(c) A public or private college, university, or postgraduate technical or professional school located within the United States, and the document contains:

1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;

2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued; or,

(d) Any city government, county government, urban-county government, charter county government, consolidated local government, or unified local government, which is located within this state, and the document contains:

1. The name of the individual to whom the document was issued;

2. A photograph of the individual to whom the document was issued.^[6]

”

Voters who cannot obtain a photo ID can sign a voter affirmation form and present one of the following non-photo IDs:^[13]

Social Security card
Any ID card with both the voter’s photograph and name
Any food stamp ID card, electronic benefit transfer card, or supplemental nutrition assistance card issued by Kentucky that shows the voter’s name

Early voting

Kentucky permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

A Kentucky voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:^[14]

The voter is advanced in age, disabled, or ill
The voter is a member of the United States Military or is a dependent of a member of the military
The voter is an overseas citizen
The voter is a student who temporarily resides outside the county
The voter is temporarily residing outside of Kentucky and maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird"
The voter is incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime
The voter is unable to vote in-person because of his or her employment location
The voter is a participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality protection program
The voter is subject to a medical emergency within fourteen days or less of an election
The voter has change their residence or registered in a new state after the date on which that state closes their registration before a presidential election, than the voter may cast an absentee ballot by mail in Kentucky

Absentee ballots can only be requested through an online portal established by the State Board of Elections. Disabled, military and overseas, and voters subject to medical emergencies may also request an absentee ballot through their county clerk. Eligible voters who do not have internet access may give their information to a county clerk by phone to request an absentee ballot.^[15]

State law allows for the portal to be open between 45 and 14 days immediately preceding a primary or general election.^[15]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 120 Kentucky counties—0.83 percent—is a pivot county. Pivot counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County	Trump margin of victory in 2016	Obama margin of victory in 2012	Obama margin of victory in 2008
Elliott County, Kentucky	44.13%	2.50%	25.17%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kentucky with 62.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 32.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, Kentucky voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 26.3 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kentucky voted Republican all five times.^[16]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kentucky. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.^[17]^[18]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 25 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 42 points. Trump won 20 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district
District	Obama	Romney	2012 Margin	Clinton	Trump	2016 Margin	Party Control
1	28.28%	70.29%	R+42	21.07%	75.71%	R+54.6	R
2	28.39%	70.02%	R+41.6	19.66%	76.54%	R+56.9	R
3	40.47%	57.82%	R+17.3	36.33%	58.93%	R+22.6	D
4	28.50%	70.01%	R+41.5	19.59%	76.79%	R+57.2	R
5	34.38%	63.66%	R+29.3	28.15%	66.52%	R+38.4	R
6	32.05%	66.22%	R+34.2	22.63%	73.37%	R+50.7	D
7	34.35%	64.05%	R+29.7	25.60%	69.99%	R+44.4	R
8	45.14%	53.78%	R+8.6	40.22%	56.32%	R+16.1	R
9	29.19%	69.46%	R+40.3	22.92%	73.34%	R+50.4	R
10	40.43%	57.99%	R+17.6	29.06%	66.06%	R+37	D
11	43.65%	55.17%	R+11.5	34.91%	60.53%	R+25.6	R
12	31.04%	67.42%	R+36.4	20.94%	75.28%	R+54.3	R
13	46.17%	51.87%	R+5.7	39.24%	54.05%	R+14.8	R
14	31.99%	66.02%	R+34	22.42%	73.01%	R+50.6	R
15	35.13%	63.22%	R+28.1	23.89%	72.90%	R+49	R
16	31.83%	66.81%	R+35	24.20%	72.59%	R+48.4	R
17	29.65%	69.19%	R+39.5	26.55%	68.13%	R+41.6	R
18	30.68%	67.92%	R+37.2	21.96%	74.00%	R+52	R
19	36.66%	61.97%	R+25.3	28.23%	67.66%	R+39.4	R
20	47.55%	50.21%	R+2.7	47.28%	45.81%	D+1.5	D
21	29.72%	68.87%	R+39.2	19.57%	77.59%	R+58	R
22	30.68%	68.01%	R+37.3	22.20%	73.97%	R+51.8	D
23	32.54%	65.99%	R+33.5	23.11%	72.94%	R+49.8	R
24	35.21%	63.25%	R+28	24.18%	72.15%	R+48	R
25	36.11%	62.25%	R+26.1	29.69%	64.91%	R+35.2	R
26	32.43%	66.01%	R+33.6	25.01%	70.56%	R+45.6	R
27	42.17%	56.05%	R+13.9	30.64%	64.67%	R+34	D
28	44.94%	53.71%	R+8.8	37.86%	57.69%	R+19.8	D
29	39.17%	59.62%	R+20.5	38.23%	56.76%	R+18.5	R
30	71.73%	26.98%	D+44.8	69.58%	25.88%	D+43.7	D
31	50.04%	48.33%	D+1.7	50.75%	43.48%	D+7.3	D
32	43.38%	55.29%	R+11.9	47.38%	46.66%	D+0.7	R
33	41.13%	57.48%	R+16.3	43.59%	50.25%	R+6.7	R
34	59.79%	37.94%	D+21.9	65.14%	28.16%	D+37	D
35	56.21%	41.52%	D+14.7	53.85%	39.87%	D+14	D
36	32.23%	66.72%	R+34.5	35.92%	58.96%	R+23	R
37	49.68%	48.67%	D+1	44.50%	49.97%	R+5.5	D
38	54.21%	44.14%	D+10.1	48.62%	46.39%	D+2.2	D
39	33.35%	64.62%	R+31.3	30.32%	63.52%	R+33.2	D
40	67.80%	30.82%	D+37	64.07%	31.32%	D+32.8	D
41	76.55%	21.94%	D+54.6	75.28%	19.22%	D+56.1	D
42	85.66%	12.50%	D+73.2	84.31%	10.77%	D+73.5	D
43	76.26%	23.02%	D+53.2	74.36%	21.81%	D+52.6	D
44	60.58%	38.30%	D+22.3	55.32%	41.13%	D+14.2	D
45	37.40%	60.69%	R+23.3	41.04%	51.95%	R+10.9	R
46	54.38%	44.35%	D+10	50.32%	44.79%	D+5.5	D
47	40.04%	58.29%	R+18.3	25.17%	70.32%	R+45.2	D
48	41.16%	57.55%	R+16.4	46.46%	48.29%	R+1.8	R
49	32.77%	65.53%	R+32.8	23.27%	72.25%	R+49	D
50	41.07%	57.59%	R+16.5	30.97%	64.66%	R+33.7	R
51	26.66%	72.21%	R+45.5	19.84%	76.57%	R+56.7	R
52	22.27%	76.72%	R+54.4	15.23%	82.44%	R+67.2	R
53	30.93%	67.34%	R+36.4	21.74%	73.75%	R+52	R
54	30.10%	68.30%	R+38.2	26.05%	69.78%	R+43.7	R
55	28.09%	70.49%	R+42.4	23.18%	70.94%	R+47.8	R
56	42.41%	55.60%	R+13.2	40.91%	52.53%	R+11.6	D
57	50.60%	47.40%	D+3.2	45.10%	49.31%	R+4.2	D
58	35.55%	63.19%	R+27.6	30.51%	64.14%	R+33.6	R
59	30.49%	67.97%	R+37.5	30.74%	63.05%	R+32.3	R
60	27.40%	70.85%	R+43.4	24.75%	69.46%	R+44.7	R
61	30.41%	68.03%	R+37.6	21.75%	73.63%	R+51.9	R
62	37.00%	61.15%	R+24.2	31.04%	63.50%	R+32.5	R
63	31.20%	66.99%	R+35.8	31.78%	61.61%	R+29.8	R
64	31.06%	67.21%	R+36.2	26.56%	67.11%	R+40.5	R
65	56.23%	41.12%	D+15.1	50.32%	42.57%	D+7.8	D
66	28.55%	69.70%	R+41.2	25.31%	68.35%	R+43	R
67	48.32%	49.06%	R+0.7	44.07%	48.71%	R+4.6	D
68	31.30%	66.80%	R+35.5	29.27%	64.48%	R+35.2	R
69	38.90%	58.93%	R+20	34.35%	58.94%	R+24.6	R
70	35.60%	62.91%	R+27.3	23.57%	72.93%	R+49.4	D
71	22.53%	75.99%	R+53.5	18.98%	77.49%	R+58.5	R
72	40.10%	58.03%	R+17.9	32.18%	63.34%	R+31.2	D
73	32.99%	65.40%	R+32.4	28.17%	67.15%	R+39	R
74	36.76%	61.45%	R+24.7	26.75%	69.75%	R+43	R
75	56.44%	40.17%	D+16.3	59.29%	32.42%	D+26.9	D
76	54.20%	43.37%	D+10.8	54.52%	39.06%	D+15.5	D
77	70.90%	26.97%	D+43.9	67.96%	26.00%	D+42	D
78	35.41%	62.52%	R+27.1	25.41%	70.22%	R+44.8	R
79	52.52%	44.89%	D+7.6	54.48%	38.07%	D+16.4	D
80	25.27%	73.15%	R+47.9	18.88%	77.48%	R+58.6	R
81	41.73%	55.80%	R+14.1	39.31%	54.03%	R+14.7	R
82	20.17%	78.63%	R+58.5	14.96%	82.26%	R+67.3	R
83	18.35%	80.19%	R+61.8	13.46%	83.72%	R+70.3	R
84	18.79%	79.76%	R+61	17.84%	79.62%	R+61.8	R
85	16.98%	81.77%	R+64.8	13.26%	83.41%	R+70.1	R
86	21.03%	77.60%	R+56.6	14.55%	82.39%	R+67.8	R
87	21.56%	76.86%	R+55.3	15.69%	81.91%	R+66.2	D
88	37.91%	60.16%	R+22.3	42.13%	50.98%	R+8.8	R
89	21.00%	77.27%	R+56.3	17.30%	78.99%	R+61.7	R
90	14.04%	84.43%	R+70.4	11.55%	85.97%	R+74.4	R
91	26.26%	71.89%	R+45.6	21.15%	75.56%	R+54.4	R
92	26.17%	71.86%	R+45.7	20.45%	76.99%	R+56.5	R
93	22.68%	75.61%	R+52.9	15.01%	82.81%	R+67.8	D
94	20.88%	76.88%	R+56	17.76%	78.99%	R+61.2	D
95	30.76%	66.72%	R+36	23.50%	73.36%	R+49.9	R
96	33.82%	63.97%	R+30.1	20.35%	76.02%	R+55.7	R
97	25.32%	72.56%	R+47.2	17.72%	79.37%	R+61.6	R
98	39.52%	58.63%	R+19.1	25.37%	71.06%	R+45.7	R
99	40.29%	57.31%	R+17	28.36%	67.88%	R+39.5	D
100	41.11%	56.89%	R+15.8	29.95%	65.87%	R+35.9	D
Total	37.81%	60.51%	R+22.7	32.69%	62.54%	R+29.8	-
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↑ Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
↑ Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Ky. Rev. Stat. § 116.055," accessed October 20, 2025
↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Election Day Information," accessed July 26, 2024
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Registration," accessed July 26, 2024
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "116.045 Voter registration, transfer, or change of party affiliation -- Availability of forms," accessed July 24, 2024
↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "116.0452 Standards for timely receipt of voter registration application -- Removal of names from registration books -- Confidentiality of registration location," accessed July 24, 2024
↑ Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Commonwealth of Kentucky Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Voter ID Requirements," accessed October 6, 2025
↑ FindLaw.com, "Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117.227. Confirmation of voter's identity," accessed October 6, 2025
↑ Fayette County Clerk, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed October 6, 2025
↑ Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.076 No-excuse in-person absentee ballot -- Excused in-person absentee ballot -- Proof of identification -- In-person absentee voting procedure -- Voter assistance form -- Oath of voter affidavit -- Signature roster -- Members of county board may serve as precinct officers -- Challengers -- Locking of voting equipment -- Transmitting or publicizing count -- Tamper-resistant seal -- Administrative regulations.," accessed July 25, 2024
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.085 Mail-in absentee ballots -- Application through online portal and other means -- Procedures -- Cancellation -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure of information." accessed July 25, 2024
↑ 270towin.com, "Kentucky," accessed June 1, 2017
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

[1] Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

[2] Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

[kylaw-3] Kentucky General Assembly, "Ky. Rev. Stat. § 116.055," accessed October 20, 2025

[4] Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Election Day Information," accessed July 26, 2024

[kyreg-5] 5.0 ^5.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Registration," accessed July 26, 2024

[quotedisclaimer-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.

[7] Kentucky General Assembly, "116.045 Voter registration, transfer, or change of party affiliation -- Availability of forms," accessed July 24, 2024

[8] Kentucky General Assembly, "116.0452 Standards for timely receipt of voter registration application -- Removal of names from registration books -- Confidentiality of registration location," accessed July 24, 2024

[9] Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Commonwealth of Kentucky Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024

[10] Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."

[11] Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Voter ID Requirements," accessed October 6, 2025

[12] FindLaw.com, "Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117.227. Confirmation of voter's identity," accessed October 6, 2025

[13] Fayette County Clerk, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed October 6, 2025

[av-14] Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.076 No-excuse in-person absentee ballot -- Excused in-person absentee ballot -- Proof of identification -- In-person absentee voting procedure -- Voter assistance form -- Oath of voter affidavit -- Signature roster -- Members of county board may serve as precinct officers -- Challengers -- Locking of voting equipment -- Transmitting or publicizing count -- Tamper-resistant seal -- Administrative regulations.," accessed July 25, 2024

[avportal-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.085 Mail-in absentee ballots -- Application through online portal and other means -- Procedures -- Cancellation -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure of information." accessed July 25, 2024

[16] 270towin.com, "Kentucky," accessed June 1, 2017

[17] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013

[18] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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