Elections for the Kentucky State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 21, 2002, and a general election on November 5, 2002.
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Kentucky State Senate, a candidate must be:[1]
- At least 30 years of age at the time of the election
- A citizen of Kentucky
- Resided in the state 6 years preceding the election
- Resided in the district for the last year
List of candidates
District 2
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Larry Sanderson: 11,238
a
- Jim Sigler: 4,443
May 21 GOP primary:
- Robert J. "Bob" Leeper
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Larry Sanderson: 16,589
Robert J. "Bob" Leeper: 16,950 
District 4
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Paul Herron Jr.
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Mark Williams
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Paul Herron Jr.: 15,975 
Mark Williams: 12,709
District 6
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Jerry P. Rhoads
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Douglas A. Ramey
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Jerry P. Rhoads: 17,640 
Douglas A. Ramey: 10,834
District 8
May 21 Democratic primary:
- David E. Boswell Sr.
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Mark Treesh
a
November 5 General election candidates:
David E. Boswell Sr.: 16,871 
Mark Treesh: 14,275
District 10
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Janey Fair
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Elizabeth Tori
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Janey Fair: 8,597
Elizabeth Tori: 15,241 
District 12
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Derrick Hord
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Alice Forgy Kerr
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Derrick Hord: 13,610
Alice Forgy Kerr: 18,276 
District 14
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- Dan Kelly
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Dan Kelly 
District 16
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- David L. Williams: 15,639
a
- Brien Freeman: 9,354
November 5 General election candidates:
David L. Williams 
District 18
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Ronald D. "Ron" Miller: 8,054
a
- Belita Adams: 4,531
May 21 GOP primary:
- Charlie Borders
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ronald D. "Ron" Miller: 9,823
Charlie Borders: 15,939 
District 20
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Larry L. Belcher: 12,671
a
- Thomas B. Monarch: 2,916
May 21 GOP primary:
- Gary Tapp
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Larry L. Belcher: 13,266
Gary Tapp: 17,204 
District 22
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- Tom Buford
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Tom Buford 
District 24
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- Katie Kratz Stine
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Katie Kratz Stine 
District 26
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- Ernie Harris
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ernie Harris 
District 28
May 21 Democratic primary:
- R.J. Palmer II: 13,870
a
- Ed Miller: 7,448
- Jerry Cecil: 3,520
May 21 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 5 General election candidates:
R.J. Palmer II 
District 30
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Daniel Mongiardo
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Johnnie Lloyd Turner
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Daniel Mongiardo: 21,777 
Johnnie Lloyd Turner: 11,399
District 32
May 21 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 21 GOP primary:
- Brett Guthrie
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Brett Guthrie 
District 34
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Ed Worley
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Barry Metcalf
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Ed Worley: 13,162 
Barry Metcalf: 11,261
District 36
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Franklin K. Jelsma: 6,382
a
- Teena Robinson Halbig: 4,098
May 21 GOP primary:
- Julie Rose Denton: 6,531
a
- Mark Shawn O'Brien: 2,911
November 5 General election candidates:
Franklin K. Jelsma: 20,175
Julie Rose Denton: 27,698 
District 38
May 21 Democratic primary:
- Bruce W. Roberts
a
May 21 GOP primary:
- Dan "Malano" Seum
a
November 5 General election candidates:
Bruce W. Roberts: 15,333
Dan "Malano" Seum: 20,884 
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Leadership
Senate President:Robert Stivers
Majority Leader:Max Wise
Minority Leader:Gerald Neal
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