Kentucky State Profile
Election Schedule
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Election Vitals
Governor:Steve Beshear (D) re-election in 2011
Senator:Mitch McConnell (R) re-election 2014
Senator:Rand Paul (R) re-election 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 52.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 45.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 47.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 49.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 39.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 60.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 43.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 55.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 44.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 41.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 45.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 44.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 41.4% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 56.5% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 39.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 59.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 41.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 57.4% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | 724,794 | 55.5% |
| Steven Beshear | Democratic | 560,012 | 42.8% |
| Dennis Lacy | Libertarian | 8,595 | 0.7% |
| Patricia Metten | Natural law | 8,344 | 0.6% |
| Mac McElroy | Taxpayers | 5,284 | 0.4% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Steven Beshear | Democratic | 177,859 | 66.4% |
| Tom Barlow | Democratic | 64,235 | 24.0% |
| Shelby Lanier Jr. | Democratic | 25,856 | 9.6% |
| 1996 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | 88,620 | 88.6% |
| Tommy Klein | Republican | 11,410 | 11.4% |
| 1998 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Bunning | Republican | 569,817 | 49.7% |
| Scotty Baesler | Democratic | 563,051 | 49.2% |
| Charles Arbegust | Reform | 12,546 | 1.1% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Scotty Baesler | Democratic | 194,125 | 34.2% |
| Charlie Owen | Democratic | 166,472 | 29.3% |
| Steve Henry | Democratic | 156,576 | 27.6% |
| James Brown | Democratic | 19,975 | 3.5% |
| David Williams | Democratic | 16,366 | 2.9% |
| Ken Thompson | Democratic | 14,778 | 2.6% |
| 1998 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Bunning | Republican | 152,493 | 74.3% |
| Barry Metcalf | Republican | 52,798 | 25.7% |
| 1999 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Paul Patton | Democratic | 352,099 | 61.0% |
| Peppy Martin | Republican | 128,788 | 22.3% |
| Gatewood Galbraith | Reform | 88,930 | 15.4% |
| Nailah Jumoke-Yarbrough | Natural law | 6,934 | 1.2% |
| 1999 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Peppy Martin | Republican | 19,248 | 51.3% |
| David Williams | Republican | 18,295 | 48.7% |
| 2002 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | 731,679 | 64.7% |
| Lois Weinberg | Democratic | 399,634 | 35.3% |
| 2002 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Lois Weinberg | Democratic | 231,013 | 50.1% |
| Tom Barlow | Democratic | 230,055 | 49.9% |
| 2003 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ernie Fletcher | Republican | 596,284 | 55.0% |
| A.B. Chandler | Democratic | 487,159 | 45.0% |
| 2003 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| A.B. Chandler | Democratic | 143,150 | 50.2% |
| Jody Richards | Democratic | 132,627 | 46.5% |
| Otis Hensley | Democratic | 9,372 | 3.3% |
| 2003 Governor Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Ernie Fletcher | Republican | 90,912 | 57.3% |
| Others | Republican | 67,616 | 42.7% |
| 2004 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Bunning | Republican | 873,507 | 50.7% |
| Daniel Mongiardo | Democratic | 850,855 | 49.3% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Daniel Mongiardo | Democratic | 142,162 | 64.9% |
| David Williams | Democratic | 76,807 | 35.1% |
| 2004 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Bunning | Republican | 96,545 | 84.0% |
| Barry Metcalf | Republican | 18,395 | 16.0% |
| 2007 Governor General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Steven Beshear | Democratic | 619,552 | 58.7% |
| Ernie Fletcher | Republican | 435,773 | 41.3% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | 953,816 | 53.0% |
| Bruce Lunsford | Democratic | 847,005 | 47.0% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bruce Lunsford | Democratic | 316,992 | 51.1% |
| Greg Fischer | Democratic | 209,827 | 33.8% |
| David Williams | Democratic | 34,363 | 5.5% |
| James Rice | Democratic | 20,403 | 3.3% |
| Michael Cassaro | Democratic | 17,340 | 2.8% |
| Kenneth Stepp | Democratic | 13,451 | 2.2% |
| David Wylie | Democratic | 7,528 | 1.2% |
| 2008 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mitch McConnell | Republican | 168,127 | 86.1% |
| Daniel Essek | Republican | 27,170 | 13.9% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rand Paul | Republican | 755,411 | 55.7% |
| Jack Conway | Democratic | 599,843 | 44.3% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jack Conway | Democratic | 229,433 | 44.0% |
| Daniel Mongiardo | Democratic | 225,260 | 43.2% |
| Darlene Price | Democratic | 28,531 | 5.5% |
| James Buckmaster | Democratic | 20,561 | 3.9% |
| Maurice Sweeney | Democratic | 17,874 | 3.4% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Rand Paul | Republican | 206,986 | 58.8% |
| Trey Grayson | Republican | 124,864 | 35.4% |
| Bill Johnson | Republican | 7,861 | 2.2% |
| John Stephenson | Republican | 6,885 | 2.0% |
| Gurley Martin | Republican | 2,850 | 0.8% |
| Jon Scribner | Republican | 2,829 | 0.8% |
State Demographics
| Population | 4,346,266 |
| Percentage White | 87.7% |
| Percentage Black | 7.8% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.1% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 1.7% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.3% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 3.1% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 86.2% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 7.7% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 4.8% |
| Median Household Income | $40,062 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 35.8% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 19.0% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 46.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 48.6% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 38.1% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 1.2% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 13.3% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 41.8% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 21.0% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 32.4% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.4% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 16.2% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -0.3% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 48.5% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 18.4% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.2% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
