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Election 1920 Results

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1920 US Senate election in Kentucky

Richard P. Ernst (Republican) beat John C.W. Beckham (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1920, 50.3% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.6 points and 4,982 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1914 it went Democratic, for John C.W. Beckham.

Democrats led in 66 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 54. The largest, Jefferson, cast 123,471 votes and went to the Republican by 11.4 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 57 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Richard P. Ernst won Republican 454,226 50.3%
John C.W. Beckham Democratic 449,244 49.7%
Total903,470

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 54,710 44.3% 68,761 55.7% 123,471 R+11.4
Kenton 13,398 48.0% 14,515 52.0% 27,913 R+4.0
Fayette 12,797 53.5% 11,129 46.5% 23,926 D+7.0
Campbell 9,927 43.5% 12,902 56.5% 22,829 R+13.0
Daviess 9,667 56.2% 7,544 43.8% 17,211 D+12.3
Christian 7,205 45.3% 8,712 54.7% 15,917 R+9.5
McCracken 8,405 58.0% 6,098 42.0% 14,503 D+15.9
Hopkins 7,785 53.9% 6,664 46.1% 14,449 D+7.8
Pike 5,520 41.6% 7,765 58.4% 13,285 R+16.9
Warren 7,261 57.2% 5,430 42.8% 12,691 D+14.4
Graves 8,963 73.6% 3,215 26.4% 12,178 D+47.2
Madison 5,629 48.5% 5,984 51.5% 11,613 R+3.1
Muhlenberg 4,775 42.0% 6,585 58.0% 11,360 R+15.9
Boyd 4,869 42.9% 6,481 57.1% 11,350 R+14.2
Henderson 7,167 63.3% 4,161 36.7% 11,328 D+26.5
Pulaski 3,713 34.0% 7,210 66.0% 10,923 R+32.0
Logan 6,086 60.7% 3,934 39.3% 10,020 D+21.5
Bourbon 5,416 57.3% 4,040 42.7% 9,456 D+14.6
Barren 5,482 58.1% 3,948 41.9% 9,430 D+16.3
Ohio 3,974 42.7% 5,322 57.3% 9,296 R+14.5
Harlan 1,798 19.5% 7,433 80.5% 9,231 R+61.0
Bell 2,273 25.5% 6,650 74.5% 8,923 R+49.1
Shelby 5,411 61.3% 3,412 38.7% 8,823 D+22.7
Whitley 1,550 17.8% 7,169 82.2% 8,719 R+64.4
Hardin 5,345 61.7% 3,324 38.3% 8,669 D+23.3
Franklin 5,821 68.0% 2,738 32.0% 8,559 D+36.0
Mason 4,663 55.4% 3,754 44.6% 8,417 D+10.8
Webster 4,812 57.8% 3,516 42.2% 8,328 D+15.6
Breckinridge 3,668 45.8% 4,333 54.2% 8,001 R+8.3
Nelson 5,051 63.4% 2,922 36.6% 7,973 D+26.7
Clark 4,779 60.7% 3,090 39.3% 7,869 D+21.5
Scott 4,958 65.3% 2,637 34.7% 7,595 D+30.6
Lincoln 3,772 50.4% 3,715 49.6% 7,487 D+0.8
Carter 2,749 37.6% 4,558 62.4% 7,307 R+24.8
Boyle 4,068 55.9% 3,214 44.1% 7,282 D+11.7
Harrison 4,760 66.7% 2,380 33.3% 7,140 D+33.3
Grayson 2,814 41.0% 4,056 59.0% 6,870 R+18.1
Henry 4,621 67.8% 2,192 32.2% 6,813 D+35.7
Union 4,880 71.7% 1,923 28.3% 6,803 D+43.5
Knox 1,520 22.8% 5,159 77.2% 6,679 R+54.5
Fleming 3,474 54.0% 2,956 46.0% 6,430 D+8.1
Mercer 3,610 56.6% 2,766 43.4% 6,376 D+13.2
Floyd 3,577 56.2% 2,792 43.8% 6,369 D+12.3
Perry 2,161 34.1% 4,180 65.9% 6,341 R+31.8
Adair 2,703 43.6% 3,499 56.4% 6,202 R+12.8
Letcher 1,923 31.2% 4,249 68.8% 6,172 R+37.7
Marion 3,750 60.8% 2,413 39.2% 6,163 D+21.7
Hart 2,932 47.7% 3,218 52.3% 6,150 R+4.7
Calloway 4,536 75.3% 1,489 24.7% 6,025 D+50.6
Johnson 1,677 28.0% 4,307 72.0% 5,984 R+44.0
Todd 3,278 55.3% 2,648 44.7% 5,926 D+10.6
Laurel 1,591 27.3% 4,232 72.7% 5,823 R+45.4
Greenup 2,724 46.8% 3,098 53.2% 5,822 R+6.4
Allen 2,244 39.4% 3,445 60.6% 5,689 R+21.1
Lewis 1,545 27.2% 4,129 72.8% 5,674 R+45.5
Caldwell 2,724 48.1% 2,937 51.9% 5,661 R+3.8
Owen 4,591 81.5% 1,040 18.5% 5,631 D+63.1
Jessamine 3,195 57.7% 2,338 42.3% 5,533 D+15.5
Woodford 3,278 59.8% 2,206 40.2% 5,484 D+19.5
Washington 2,592 47.4% 2,874 52.6% 5,466 R+5.2
Trigg 3,044 55.9% 2,398 44.1% 5,442 D+11.9
Casey 1,920 35.3% 3,519 64.7% 5,439 R+29.4
Butler 1,353 24.9% 4,084 75.1% 5,437 R+50.2
Garrard 2,432 44.9% 2,982 55.1% 5,414 R+10.2
Marshall 3,535 65.5% 1,865 34.5% 5,400 D+30.9
Lawrence 2,545 47.4% 2,820 52.6% 5,365 R+5.1
Breathitt 2,860 54.2% 2,416 45.8% 5,276 D+8.4
Crittenden 2,124 40.5% 3,116 59.5% 5,240 R+18.9
Montgomery 3,052 58.6% 2,157 41.4% 5,209 D+17.2
Fulton 3,816 73.7% 1,364 26.3% 5,180 D+47.3
McLean 2,752 53.4% 2,399 46.6% 5,151 D+6.9
Morgan 3,342 65.4% 1,770 34.6% 5,112 D+30.8
Ballard 3,945 78.3% 1,093 21.7% 5,038 D+56.6
Rockcastle 1,420 28.7% 3,526 71.3% 4,946 R+42.6
Clay 951 19.4% 3,959 80.6% 4,910 R+61.3
Simpson 3,198 65.7% 1,667 34.3% 4,865 D+31.5
Taylor 2,366 48.9% 2,475 51.1% 4,841 R+2.3
Wayne 1,819 38.1% 2,961 61.9% 4,780 R+23.9
Pendleton 2,587 55.1% 2,107 44.9% 4,694 D+10.2
Monroe 1,100 24.5% 3,386 75.5% 4,486 R+51.0
Boone 3,453 77.9% 982 22.1% 4,435 D+55.7
Nicholas 2,945 66.4% 1,488 33.6% 4,433 D+32.9
Bath 2,437 55.2% 1,975 44.8% 4,412 D+10.5
Bracken 2,571 58.6% 1,817 41.4% 4,388 D+17.2
Estill 1,811 41.7% 2,535 58.3% 4,346 R+16.7
Anderson 2,481 57.6% 1,824 42.4% 4,305 D+15.3
Grant 2,668 62.3% 1,612 37.7% 4,280 D+24.7
Larue 2,355 56.3% 1,826 43.7% 4,181 D+12.7
Carroll 3,208 78.4% 886 21.6% 4,094 D+56.7
Green 1,714 42.7% 2,299 57.3% 4,013 R+14.6
Bullitt 2,543 64.7% 1,385 35.3% 3,928 D+29.5
Hickman 3,045 78.1% 856 21.9% 3,901 D+56.1
Livingston 1,917 51.9% 1,778 48.1% 3,695 D+3.8
Russell 1,140 30.9% 2,554 69.1% 3,694 R+38.3
Oldham 2,634 72.3% 1,010 27.7% 3,644 D+44.6
Magoffin 1,331 36.6% 2,306 63.4% 3,637 R+26.8
Meade 2,185 60.1% 1,452 39.9% 3,637 D+20.2
Edmonson 1,165 33.3% 2,331 66.7% 3,496 R+33.4
Jackson 261 7.7% 3,143 92.3% 3,404 R+84.7
McCreary 513 15.3% 2,849 84.7% 3,362 R+69.5
Carlisle 2,673 79.7% 680 20.3% 3,353 D+59.4
Cumberland 923 28.3% 2,333 71.7% 3,256 R+43.3
Metcalfe 1,442 44.5% 1,802 55.5% 3,244 R+11.1
Spencer 2,131 65.9% 1,105 34.1% 3,236 D+31.7
Lyon 1,966 61.0% 1,257 39.0% 3,223 D+22.0
Lee 1,233 40.5% 1,812 59.5% 3,045 R+19.0
Knott 2,247 73.8% 797 26.2% 3,044 D+47.6
Hancock 1,381 48.9% 1,444 51.1% 2,825 R+2.2
Rowan 1,254 44.9% 1,538 55.1% 2,792 R+10.2
Clinton 429 15.6% 2,324 84.4% 2,753 R+68.8
Leslie 137 5.1% 2,532 94.9% 2,669 R+89.7
Elliott 1,748 67.6% 837 32.4% 2,585 D+35.2
Trimble 2,056 85.0% 363 15.0% 2,419 D+70.0
Wolfe 1,470 61.5% 920 38.5% 2,390 D+23.0
Gallatin 1,780 77.0% 532 23.0% 2,312 D+54.0
Owsley 254 11.8% 1,899 88.2% 2,153 R+76.4
Martin 322 16.1% 1,675 83.9% 1,997 R+67.8
Powell 1,025 55.4% 825 44.6% 1,850 D+10.8
Menifee 1,133 66.3% 575 33.7% 1,708 D+32.7
Robertson 935 60.4% 613 39.6% 1,548 D+20.8

Counties as they stood in 1920; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Rand Paul (R) R+23.6
2020 Mitch McConnell (R) R+19.5
2016 Rand Paul (R) R+14.5
2014 Mich McConnell (R) R+15.5
2010 Rand Paul (R) R+11.5
2008 Mitch McConnell (R) R+5.9
2004 Jim Bunning (R) R+1.3
2002 Mitch McConnell (R) R+29.4
1998 Jim Bunning (R) R+0.6
1996 Mitch McConnell (R) R+12.6
1992 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+27.1
1990 Mitch McConnell (R) R+4.4
1986 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+48.8
1984 Mitch McConnell (R) R+0.4
1980 Wendell H. Ford (D) D+30.3
1978 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+24.1
1974 Wendell Ford (D) D+9.4
1972 Walter D. Huddleston (D) D+3.3
1968 Marlow W. Cook (R) R+3.7
1966 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+29.1
1962 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+5.5
1960 John Sherman Cooper (R) R+18.4
1956 Thruston B. Morton (R) R+0.7
1954 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+8.9
1950 Earle C. Clements (D) D+9.1
1948 Virgil Chapman (D) D+3.1
1944 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+9.9
1942 Happy Chandler (D) D+10.7
1938 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+24.1
1936 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+19.0
1932 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+18.6
1930 Marvel M. Logan (D) D+4.3
1926 Alben W. Barkley (D) D+3.7
1924 Frederic M. Sackett (R) R+3.1
1920 Richard P. Ernst (R) R+0.6
1918 Augustus Owsley Stanley (D) D+1.5
1914 John C.W. Beckham (D) D+9.4