2016 Kentucky Senate election

The 2016 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any seats.

Not to be confused with 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky.

2016 Kentucky Senate election
November 8, 2016
19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Robert Stivers Ray Jones
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2013 January 6, 2015
Leader's seat 25th – Manchester 31st – Pikeville
Last election 26 12
Seats before 27[lower-alpha 1] 11
Seats won 27 11
Seat change
Seats up 11 8
Races won 11 8
Results:
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Popular vote:
     60–70%      70–80%      >90%
     60–70%      80–90%      >90%
Senate President before election

Robert Stivers
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Robert Stivers
Republican

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A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.

Overview
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Opposed Unopposed Before Won After +/−
Republican 6 7 420,578 56.12 27 11 27 -
Democratic 6 6 328,915 43.88 11 8 11 -
Total 12 13 749,493 100.00 38 19 38 ±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Retiring incumbents

A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.

Republican
  1. 5th: Carroll Gibson (Leitchfield): Retired.[1]
  2. 15th: Chris Girdler (Somerset): Retired.[2]

Incumbents defeated

No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.

Summary by district

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1 Stan Humphries Rep Stan Humphries Rep
3 Whitney H. Westerfield Rep Whitney H. Westerfield Rep
5 Carroll Gibson† Rep Stephen L. Meredith Rep
7 Julian M. Carroll Dem Julian M. Carroll Dem
9 David P. Givens Rep David P. Givens Rep
11 John Schickel Rep John Schickel Rep
13 Reggie Thomas Dem Reggie Thomas Dem
15 Chris Girdler† Rep Rick Girdler Rep
17 Damon Thayer Rep Damon Thayer Rep
19 Morgan McGarvey Dem Morgan McGarvey Dem
21 Albert Robinson Rep Albert Robinson Rep
23 Chris McDaniel Rep Chris McDaniel Rep
25 Robert Stivers Rep Robert Stivers Rep
27 Stephen West Rep Stephen West Rep
29 Johnny Ray Turner Dem Johnny Ray Turner Dem
31 Ray Jones Dem Ray Jones Dem
33 Gerald A. Neal Dem Gerald A. Neal Dem
35 Denise Harper Angel Dem Denise Harper Angel Dem
37 Perry B. Clark Dem Perry B. Clark Dem

Closest races

There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.

Special elections

District 27 special

Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.

2015 Kentucky Senate 27th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve West 5,337 54.4
Democratic Kelly Caudill 4,471 45.6
Total votes 9,808 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 1

Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 1st district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stan Humphries (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 36,264 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 3rd district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Whitney H. Westerfield (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 28,655 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.

Nominee
  • Leslie J. Stith
Eliminated in primary
  • Ricky Alvey

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Leslie J. Stith 5,470 52.3
Democratic Ricky Alvey 4,990 47.7
Total votes 10,460 100.0
Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 5th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen L. Meredith 31,096 63.3
Democratic Leslie J. Stith 18,006 36.7
Total votes 49,102 100.0
Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 7th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Julian M. Carroll (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 39,851 100.0
Democratic hold

District 9

Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 9th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David P. Givens (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 37,791 100.0
Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Josh L. Turner

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Schickel (incumbent) 4,804 80.9
Republican Josh L. Turner 1,137 19.1
Total votes 5,941 100.0

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 11th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Schickel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 47,552 100.0
Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 13th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reggie Thomas (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 33,373 100.0
Democratic hold

District 15

Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Keck
  • Don Moss
  • Joshua Nichols

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Girdler 3,395 31.7
Republican Don Moss 2,638 24.7
Republican Michael Keck 2,449 22.9
Republican Joshua Nichols 2,214 20.7
Total votes 10,696 100.0

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 15th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Girdler Unopposed
Total votes 39,614 100.0
Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.

Nominee
  • Charlie Hoffman
Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 17th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Damon Thayer (incumbent) 36,656 67.9
Democratic Charlie Hoffman 17,302 32.1
Total votes 53,958 100.0
Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.

Nominee
Nominee
  • Larry West

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 19th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) 39,026 61.7
Republican Larry West 24,214 38.3
Total votes 63,240 100.0
Democratic hold

District 21

Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Nominee
  • Janice Odom
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Michael Bryant

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Albert Robinson (incumbent) 5,005 55.4
Republican Michael Bryant 4,034 44.6
Total votes 9,039 100.0

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 21st district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Albert Robinson (incumbent) 33,770 75.1
Democratic Janice Odom 11,185 24.9
Total votes 44,955 100.0
Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 23rd district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris McDaniel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 37,409 100.0
Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 25th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Stivers (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 30,577 100.0
Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.

Nominee
  • Charles L. Linville III
Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 27th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen West (incumbent) 30,548 67.5
Democratic Charles L. Linville III 14,681 32.5
Total votes 45,229 100.0
Republican hold

District 29

Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 29th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 26,890 100.0
Democratic hold

District 31

Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Glenn Martin Hammond

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Jones (incumbent) 9,527 71.1
Democratic Glenn Martin Hammond 3,870 28.9
Total votes 13,397 100.0

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 31st district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ray Jones (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 26,598 100.0
Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Results
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) 9,013 48.4
Democratic Joan A. "Toni" Stringer 5,945 31.9
Democratic Charles Booker 3,681 19.7
Total votes 18,639 100.0
Nominee
  • Shenita Rickman
Eliminated in primary
  • John Yuen

Results
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shenita Rickman 537 51.8
Republican John Yuen 499 48.2
Total votes 1,036 100.0

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 33rd district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) 34,588 84.3
Republican Shenita Rickman 6,432 15.7
Total votes 41,020 100.0
Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 35th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 35,860 100.0
Democratic hold

District 37

Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

Results
2016 Kentucky Senate 37th district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Perry B. Clark (incumbent) Unopposed
Total votes 31,555 100.0
Democratic hold

Notes
  1. Republican Steve West was elected in March 2015 to fill the vacant seat of Democrat Walter Blevins.

References
  1. "Kentucky Senate - Republicans keep lopsided control of Kentucky Senate". The Lexington Herald-Leader. November 9, 2016. p. 5A. The seat was open because Republican Sen. Carroll Gibson, who had held it for more than a decade, did not seek re-election.
  2. "Primary - 15th district". The Lexington Herald-Leader. May 15, 2016. p. 3C. Four men are seeking the Republican nomination to replace Sen. Chris Girdler in the 15th District, ... Girdler did not seek re-election.

See also
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