Kentucky State Senate elections, 2018
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: N/A
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo or non-photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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Republicans held their supermajority in the 2018 elections for Kentucky State Senate, After the elections, Republicans controlled 28 seats while Democrats controlled 10. At the time of the election, Republicans held 27 seats to Democrats' 11. Nineteen Senate seats out of the chamber's 38 seats were up for election in 2018. Republicans won 17 seats and Democrats won two seats.
The Republican Party maintained its trifecta in Kentucky in 2018 by holding its majorities in the state Senate and House. The governor's seat, held by Matt Bevin (R), was not up for election. Kentucky became a Republican trifecta in 2017 after Republicans took control of the state House in the 2016 elections. The state Senate and the governor's office were already controlled by Republicans prior to the 2016 elections.
Because state senators in Kentucky serve four-year terms, winning candidates in the 2018 election served through 2022 and played a role in Kentucky's redistricting process—the drawing of boundary lines for congressional and state legislative districts. Prior to 2020-2022, redistricting last took place in Kentucky from 2010-2012. Read more below.
The Kentucky State Senate was one of 87 state legislative chambers with elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2017, three chambers in Virginia and New Jersey were up for election. In 2016, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. Prior to 2018, the Kentucky State Senate last held elections in 2016.
Kentucky state senators serve staggered, four-year terms and half of the Senate is up for election every two years.
Post-election analysis
- See also: State legislative elections, 2018
The Republican Party maintained supermajority status in both chambers of the Kentucky General Assembly in the 2018 election. In the state Senate, 19 out of 38 seats were up for election. Republicans increased their supermajority in the Kentucky State Senate from 27-11 to 28-10. One Democratic incumbent was defeated in the general election.
The Kentucky House of Representatives held elections for all 100 seats. The Republican majority in the House of Representatives was reduced from 62-37 to 61-39. One seat was vacant before the election. One Democratic incumbent and three Republican incumbents were defeated in the primary. Eight incumbents were defeated in the general election; two Democrats and six Republicans.
National background
On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.
- Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
- A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.
Want more information?
- Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
- 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
- 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
- 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities
Candidates
General election
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Write-in candidates
- Nicole Britton, District 16
- Andrew Bailey, District 38
Primary election
Margins of victory
A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Kentucky State Senate races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.
The table below presents the following figures for each party:
- Elections won
- Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
- Elections won without opposition
- Average margin of victory[1]
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The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).
Seats flipped
The below map displays each seat in the Kentucky State Senate which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.
| State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Kentucky State Senate | |||
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| District | Incumbent | 2018 winner | Direction of flip |
| Kentucky State Senate District 4 | Dorsey Ridley |
Robert Mills |
D to R |
Incumbents retiring
One incumbent did not run for re-election in 2018.[2] That incumbent was:
| Name | Party | Current Office |
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| Joe Bowen |  Republican |
Senate District 8 |
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Section 118.105 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes
There are three methods by which a candidate can gain ballot access in Kentucky: by political party primary, by political organization convention, and by petition. A candidate must be registered with a political party if he or she wishes to run in the political party primary. If a candidate seeks nomination by a political organization, either by petition or convention, he or she must be registered with that organization. An independent candidate must be registered as an independent in order to use that designation on his or her nominating petition.[3][4]
Political party primary candidates
A political party candidate is granted general election ballot access by winning his or her party's primary election. The candidate must file a notification and declaration form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be signed by the candidate and by no less than two registered voters from the same party as the candidate and from the same district in which the candidate is running. This form cannot be signed earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the election in which the candidate is running. The notification and declaration form must be filed by 4 p.m. on the first Friday following the first Monday in January preceding the primary election. A candidate defeated at the primary election is not permitted to run in the general election, with the exception of candidates running in a presidential preference primary.[5][6][7][8]
Political organization convention candidates
A political organization candidate is nominated at his or her political organization's convention. Only registered voters of the political organization can attend and vote at the convention. The Kentucky Statutes do not stipulate the time at which a convention must be held; however, it must be held prior to the filing deadline in order to complete all necessary paperwork. The candidate must file nomination papers by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the election of the office being sought.[9][10][11][12]
Petition candidates
Political organization, political group, and independent candidates may all run for office as petition candidates. A candidate running for state executive office or state legislative office must first file a statement of candidacy form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be filed by 4 p.m. on April 1 (or the next business day if April 1 falls on a weekend or holiday). No charge is assessed for the filing of this form. A petition signed by the candidate and by registered voters in the district from which the candidate seeks nomination must be filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Candidates may begin gathering signatures after the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the general election in which the candidate is running.[4][9][11]
Petitions must be filed by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. Examples are provided in the table below.[3][4][12]
| Signature requirements for petition candidates in Kentucky[4] | ||
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| Office sought | Number of signatures required | |
| Kentucky state executive office | 5,000 | |
| Member of the United States Congress | 400 | |
| Member of the Kentucky General Assembly | 100 | |
Write-in candidates
Though write-in candidates' names are not printed on the ballot, they may be written in by a voter. In order for a write-in vote to be counted, the write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Kentucky Secretary of State by the fourth Friday in October preceding the general election. A candidate can be a write-in for only one office and will be considered ineligible for write-in status if he or she has already been placed on the ballot by a different method.[13]
All candidates
Any registered voter may challenge the "good faith of a candidate” at any time before the election. No specific challenge period is designated in the Kentucky Statutes.[14]
A candidate may only run for one office at a time, as his or her name cannot appear on the ballot more than once.[15]
All candidates are subject to filing fees. These fees are outlined in the table below. The Kentucky Secretary of State accepts personal checks, campaign account checks, cash, or money orders for payment of filing fees.[3][16][17]
| Filing fees for candidates in Kentucky[18] | ||
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| Member of the United States Congress | $500.00 | |
| Governor of Kentucky | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Attorney General | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Secretary of State | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Auditor | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Treasurer | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture | $500.00 | |
| Kentucky Senator | $200.00 | |
| Kentucky Representative | $200.00 | |
| Write-in candidate | $50.00 | |
Qualifications
To be eligible to serve in the Kentucky State Senate, a candidate must be:[19]
- 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
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[20] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023. | $182.60/day |
When sworn in
Kentucky legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.[21]
Kentucky political history
Party control
2018
In the 2018 elections, Republicans increased their majority in the Kentucky State Senate from 27-11 to 28-10.
| Kentucky State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 6, 2018 | After November 7, 2018 | |
| Democratic Party | 11 | 10 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | 28 | |
| Total | 38 | 38 | |
2016
In the 2016 elections, Republicans maintained their majority in the Kentucky State Senate.
| Kentucky State Senate | |||
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| Party | As of November 7, 2016 | After November 8, 2016 | |
| Democratic Party | 11 | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 27 | 27 | |
| Total | 38 | 38 | |
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Republicans in Kentucky gained a state government trifecta as a result of the 2016 elections. Democrats held a trifecta from 1992 to 1999.
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 |
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| 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 |
Wave election analysis
- See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)
The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?
Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.
Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.
The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.
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| Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[22] | |
| 1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365 | |
| 1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907 | |
| 1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[23] | -782 | 7,561 | |
| 1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179 | |
| 1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627 | |
| 2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306 | |
| 1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[24] | -695 | 7,481 | |
| 1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835 | |
| 1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361 | |
| 1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513 | |
Competitiveness
Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.
Results from 2016
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Historical context
Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.
Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.
Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.
Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.
What's at stake
The Republican supermajority
In the Kentucky State Senate, a party needs to control 23 of 38 seats—three-fifths of the chamber—to have supermajority status. Following the 2018 election, Republicans retained their supermajority with 28 seats. If they vote together, a supermajority of legislators can do two things that a simple majority cannot: refer constitutional amendments to the ballot and pass tax increases in the legislature.[25] Only 20 votes in the Senate are required to override a veto.[26]
Nineteen seats in the Kentucky State Senate were up for election in 2018. To break up the Republican supermajority, Democrats needed to gain five seats. Following the 2018 election, Democrats lost one seat.
Margin of victory for the 19 districts in past elections
Republican seats:
- District 2: (2014: R+17; 2010: I+3)
- District 6: (2014: R+14; 2010: D+5)
- District 8: (2014: R+unopposed; 2010: R+3)
- District 12: (2014: R+26; 2010: R+2)
- District 14: (2014 and 2010: R+unopposed)
- District 16: (2014 and 2010: R+unopposed)
- District 20: (2014: R+unopposed; 2010: R+21)
- District 22: (2014 and 2010: R+unopposed)
- District 24: (2014: R+23; 2010: R+38)
- District 26: (2014: R+unopposed; 2010: R+17)
- District 28: (2014: R+6; 2010: D+5)
- District 30: (2014: R+48; 2010: R+34)
- District 32: (2014: R+unopposed; 2010: R+10)
- District 34: (2014: R+29; 2010: R+33)
- District 36: (2014: R+33; 2010: R+34)
- District 38: (2014: R+unopposed; R+21)
Democratic seats:
- District 4: (2014 and 2010: D+unopposed)
- District 10: (2014: D+unopposed; 2010: D+3)
- District 18: (2014: D+25; 2010: D+7)
Redistricting in Kentucky
- See also: Redistricting in Kentucky
Because state senators in Kentucky serve four-year terms, winning candidates in the 2018 election served through 2022 and played a role in Kentucky's redistricting process—the drawing of boundary lines for congressional and state legislative districts. Prior to 2020-2022, redistricting last took place in Kentucky from 2010-2012.
State process
In Kentucky, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. District maps may be vetoed by the governor.[27]
Guidelines adopted in 1991 stipulate that congressional districts ought to be contiguous. In addition, county lines and communities of interest should be maintained if possible. These guidelines are not statutory; consequently, they may be amended by the legislature at its discretion.[27]
The Kentucky Constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous ... and preserve whole counties where possible."[27]
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 | |||||||
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| 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.[28]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate 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.[29][30]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won five out of 38 state Senate districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.3 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won four out of 38 state Senate districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 41.1 points. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 33 out of 38 state Senate districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 31.4 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 34 out of 38 state Senate districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 38.8 points. Trump won seven districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
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| 1 | 32.91% | 65.40% | R+32.5 | 24.88% | 70.93% | R+46.1 | R |
| 2 | 32.26% | 66.07% | R+33.8 | 25.70% | 70.13% | R+44.4 | R |
| 3 | 35.30% | 63.53% | R+28.2 | 29.09% | 67.53% | R+38.4 | R |
| 4 | 36.03% | 62.52% | R+26.5 | 25.97% | 70.35% | R+44.4 | D |
| 5 | 33.36% | 65.12% | R+31.8 | 21.67% | 74.57% | R+52.9 | R |
| 6 | 31.44% | 67.00% | R+35.6 | 21.49% | 75.03% | R+53.5 | R |
| 7 | 41.92% | 56.18% | R+14.3 | 35.19% | 59.37% | R+24.2 | D |
| 8 | 38.63% | 59.53% | R+20.9 | 30.01% | 64.19% | R+34.2 | R |
| 9 | 30.05% | 68.55% | R+38.5 | 20.75% | 75.78% | R+55 | R |
| 10 | 39.25% | 59.12% | R+19.9 | 32.26% | 62.64% | R+30.4 | D |
| 11 | 29.77% | 68.43% | R+38.7 | 26.10% | 67.89% | R+41.8 | R |
| 12 | 41.04% | 56.85% | R+15.8 | 44.67% | 48.03% | R+3.4 | R |
| 13 | 62.15% | 35.06% | D+27.1 | 62.63% | 30.43% | D+32.2 | D |
| 14 | 36.90% | 61.67% | R+24.8 | 28.84% | 66.86% | R+38 | R |
| 15 | 25.31% | 73.30% | R+48 | 20.49% | 75.75% | R+55.3 | R |
| 16 | 22.88% | 75.89% | R+53 | 16.47% | 80.64% | R+64.2 | R |
| 17 | 33.26% | 65.02% | R+31.8 | 27.06% | 67.36% | R+40.3 | R |
| 18 | 39.87% | 58.04% | R+18.2 | 26.47% | 69.62% | R+43.2 | D |
| 19 | 54.13% | 43.89% | D+10.2 | 55.89% | 37.95% | D+17.9 | D |
| 20 | 37.98% | 60.64% | R+22.7 | 32.13% | 62.76% | R+30.6 | R |
| 21 | 23.51% | 74.77% | R+51.3 | 17.35% | 79.53% | R+62.2 | R |
| 22 | 30.21% | 68.11% | R+37.9 | 26.16% | 68.30% | R+42.1 | R |
| 23 | 39.55% | 58.32% | R+18.8 | 37.47% | 55.62% | R+18.1 | R |
| 24 | 36.96% | 60.95% | R+24 | 31.77% | 62.21% | R+30.4 | R |
| 25 | 21.23% | 77.45% | R+56.2 | 15.23% | 82.02% | R+66.8 | R |
| 26 | 37.45% | 61.08% | R+23.6 | 40.56% | 53.29% | R+12.7 | R |
| 27 | 36.92% | 61.27% | R+24.4 | 27.54% | 68.53% | R+41 | R |
| 28 | 41.75% | 56.41% | R+14.7 | 38.29% | 56.21% | R+17.9 | R |
| 29 | 24.21% | 73.45% | R+49.2 | 19.37% | 77.67% | R+58.3 | D |
| 30 | 21.60% | 76.59% | R+55 | 18.17% | 79.18% | R+61 | R |
| 31 | 25.79% | 72.42% | R+46.6 | 17.58% | 79.69% | R+62.1 | D |
| 32 | 38.29% | 60.12% | R+21.8 | 35.03% | 59.20% | R+24.2 | R |
| 33 | 85.22% | 14.08% | D+71.1 | 81.92% | 15.12% | D+66.8 | D |
| 34 | 32.18% | 65.88% | R+33.7 | 30.31% | 64.36% | R+34 | R |
| 35 | 74.60% | 23.69% | D+50.9 | 71.37% | 23.76% | D+47.6 | D |
| 36 | 41.87% | 56.83% | R+15 | 45.74% | 48.39% | R+2.7 | R |
| 37 | 50.40% | 48.06% | D+2.3 | 44.87% | 50.41% | R+5.5 | D |
| 38 | 35.26% | 63.24% | R+28 | 28.18% | 67.11% | R+38.9 | R |
| Total | 37.81% | 60.51% | R+22.7 | 32.69% | 62.54% | R+29.8 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
See also
- Kentucky State Senate
- Kentucky State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Kentucky state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
- Kentucky state legislative Republican primaries, 2018
External link
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Excludes unopposed elections
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Candidates" accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.315," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.105," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.165," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.345," accessed April 25, 2025
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.325," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Registration" accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.367," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.365," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 176," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 405," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Qualifications & Filing Fees," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.255,"accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Candidate Qualifications and Filing Fees," accessed April 27, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Qualification Information," accessed December 16, 2013
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Kentucky Constitution, "Section 30," accessed February 10, 2021
- ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
- ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
- ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislators, "Supermajority Vote Requirements to Pass the Budget," accessed June 12, 2017
- ↑ KY Chamber, "How a bill becomes a law," accessed June 12, 2017
- ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 All About Redistricting, "Kentucky," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ 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
