Elections for the Kentucky State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 25, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.
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 1
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Dennis L. Null
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Kenneth W. Winters
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Dennis L. Null: 22,603
Kenneth W. Winters: 23,701 
District 3
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Joey Pendleton
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Tracy Dean Hann
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Joey Pendleton: 18,189 
Tracy Dean Hann: 15,557
District 5
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Barry Cannon: 3,641
a
- Richard Thornton: 1,703
May 25 GOP primary:
- Carroll Gibson: 2,842
a
- Virgil Moore: 1,641
November 2 General election candidates:
Barry Cannon: 19,233
Carroll Gibson: 23,717 
District 7
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Julian M. Carroll: 10,149
a
- Joe Graviss: 7,973
May 25 GOP primary:
- Harold Fletcher Jr.
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Julian M. Carroll: 33,509 
Harold Fletcher Jr.: 19,708
District 9
May 25 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 25 GOP primary:
- Richard "Richie" Sanders
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Richard "Richie" Sanders 
District 11
May 25 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 25 GOP primary:
- Richard L. "Dick" Roeding: 4,020
a
- Charlie Walton: 3,013
November 2 General election candidates:
Richard L. "Dick" Roeding 
District 13
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Ernesto Scorsone
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 2 General election candidates:
Ernesto Scorsone 
District 15
May 25 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 25 GOP primary:
- Vernie McGaha: 6,692
a
- David Carr: 2,673
November 2 General election candidates:
Vernie McGaha 
District 17
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Cliff Wallace
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Damon Thayer
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Cliff Wallace: 20,826
Damon Thayer: 25,951 
District 19
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Tim Shaughnessy: 9,597
a
- Ched Jennings: 2,441
May 25 GOP primary:
- Christopher M. Smrt
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Tim Shaughnessy: 36,749 
Christopher M. Smrt: 22,964
District 21
May 25 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 25 GOP primary:
- Tom Jensen: 5,066
a
- Albert Robinson: 3,870
November 2 General election candidates:
Tom Jensen 
District 23
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Kathryn Groob
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Jack Westwood
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Kathryn Groob: 19,158
Jack Westwood: 21,864 
District 25
May 25 Democratic primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
May 25 GOP primary:
- Robert Stivers
a
Constitution Party candidates:
November 2 General election candidates:
Robert Stivers: 20,928 
Jeffrey L. Hillebrandt: 3,046
District 27
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Walter "Doc" Blevins
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Tim York
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Walter "Doc" Blevins: 25,339 
Tim York: 18,043
District 29
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Johnny Ray Turner: 7,951
a
- Eric Shane Hamilton: 7,927
May 25 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 2 General election candidates:
Johnny Ray Turner 
District 31
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Ray S. Jones II
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Chris Ratliff
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Ray S. Jones II: 23,952 
Chris Ratliff: 15,187
District 33
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Gerald A. Neal
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- No candidates filed for election.
November 2 General election candidates:
Gerald A. Neal 
District 35
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Denis Harper Angel: 2,830
a
- Ken Herndon: 1,948
- Shelby Lanier Jr.: 1,682
- David Kaplan: 1,675
May 25 GOP primary:
- Ron Burrell
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Denis Harper Angel: 29,423 
Ron Burrell: 8,414
District 37
May 25 Democratic primary:
- Dana Seum Stephenson
a
May 25 GOP primary:
- Virginia L. Woodward
a
November 2 General election candidates:
Dana Seum Stephenson
Virginia L. Woodward
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Leadership
Senate President:Robert Stivers
Majority Leader:Max Wise
Minority Leader:Gerald Neal
Senators
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