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Election 1926 Results

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1926 US Senate election in Kentucky

Alben W. Barkley (Democrat) beat Richard P. Ernst (Republican) in Kentucky in 1926, 51.8% to 48.2%, a margin of 3.7 points and 20,340 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1920 it went Republican, for Richard P. Ernst.

Democrats led in 81 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 39. The largest, Jefferson, cast 95,762 votes and went to the Republican by 5.7 points. The closest was Pike, where 21 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
Alben W. Barkley won Democratic 286,997 51.8%
Richard P. Ernst Republican 266,657 48.2%
Total553,654

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 45,145 47.1% 50,617 52.9% 95,762 R+5.7
Kenton 8,760 42.7% 11,777 57.3% 20,537 R+14.7
Campbell 4,738 32.9% 9,663 67.1% 14,401 R+34.2
Fayette 6,237 50.6% 6,092 49.4% 12,329 D+1.2
Pike 4,897 50.1% 4,876 49.9% 9,773 D+0.2
Christian 4,327 48.1% 4,674 51.9% 9,001 R+3.9
Daviess 4,945 56.8% 3,762 43.2% 8,707 D+13.6
Harlan 1,848 22.0% 6,564 78.0% 8,412 R+56.1
Hopkins 4,920 60.5% 3,212 39.5% 8,132 D+21.0
Warren 5,241 64.7% 2,860 35.3% 8,101 D+29.4
Graves 5,880 78.7% 1,593 21.3% 7,473 D+57.4
Madison 3,494 49.0% 3,643 51.0% 7,137 R+2.1
McCracken 4,627 68.0% 2,176 32.0% 6,803 D+36.0
Pulaski 3,027 45.1% 3,690 54.9% 6,717 R+9.9
Breckinridge 3,327 52.0% 3,068 48.0% 6,395 D+4.1
Logan 4,019 63.4% 2,324 36.6% 6,343 D+26.7
Boyd 3,265 52.4% 2,969 47.6% 6,234 D+4.7
Muhlenberg 3,282 54.0% 2,792 46.0% 6,074 D+8.1
Barren 3,473 61.0% 2,219 39.0% 5,692 D+22.0
Floyd 3,118 57.1% 2,343 42.9% 5,461 D+14.2
Bell 1,370 25.5% 4,004 74.5% 5,374 R+49.0
Bourbon 2,818 52.7% 2,527 47.3% 5,345 D+5.4
Perry 1,675 31.9% 3,575 68.1% 5,250 R+36.2
Whitley 1,400 27.3% 3,736 72.7% 5,136 R+45.5
Henderson 2,269 44.2% 2,860 55.8% 5,129 R+11.5
Franklin 3,506 68.7% 1,594 31.3% 5,100 D+37.5
Ohio 2,576 51.4% 2,439 48.6% 5,015 D+2.7
Boyle 2,740 58.1% 1,978 41.9% 4,718 D+16.2
Shelby 3,041 64.5% 1,674 35.5% 4,715 D+29.0
Mason 2,428 52.8% 2,168 47.2% 4,596 D+5.7
Carter 1,984 43.7% 2,552 56.3% 4,536 R+12.5
Harrison 3,136 69.4% 1,382 30.6% 4,518 D+38.8
Hardin 2,766 62.0% 1,697 38.0% 4,463 D+24.0
Lincoln 2,405 54.6% 2,001 45.4% 4,406 D+9.2
Webster 2,510 57.2% 1,877 42.8% 4,387 D+14.4
Clark 2,691 61.8% 1,663 38.2% 4,354 D+23.6
Knox 1,258 29.0% 3,078 71.0% 4,336 R+42.0
Grayson 2,069 47.7% 2,266 52.3% 4,335 R+4.5
Scott 2,659 61.9% 1,637 38.1% 4,296 D+23.8
Letcher 1,112 27.2% 2,976 72.8% 4,088 R+45.6
Nelson 2,623 64.4% 1,451 35.6% 4,074 D+28.8
Mercer 2,447 60.6% 1,593 39.4% 4,040 D+21.1
Trigg 2,387 60.1% 1,584 39.9% 3,971 D+20.2
Calloway 3,164 80.8% 750 19.2% 3,914 D+61.7
Fleming 2,086 54.2% 1,765 45.8% 3,851 D+8.3
Henry 2,544 70.5% 1,065 29.5% 3,609 D+41.0
Marion 2,351 65.5% 1,241 34.5% 3,592 D+30.9
Allen 1,538 43.4% 2,003 56.6% 3,541 R+13.1
Todd 2,246 63.5% 1,290 36.5% 3,536 D+27.0
Greenup 1,881 54.1% 1,593 45.9% 3,474 D+8.3
Estill 1,750 50.7% 1,705 49.3% 3,455 D+1.3
Jessamine 1,934 56.0% 1,521 44.0% 3,455 D+12.0
Garrard 1,605 46.6% 1,839 53.4% 3,444 R+6.8
Laurel 1,076 31.7% 2,321 68.3% 3,397 R+36.6
Simpson 2,286 70.1% 977 29.9% 3,263 D+40.1
Morgan 2,102 64.5% 1,158 35.5% 3,260 D+29.0
Caldwell 1,686 52.8% 1,506 47.2% 3,192 D+5.6
Hart 1,854 58.2% 1,333 41.8% 3,187 D+16.3
Butler 1,113 35.7% 2,002 64.3% 3,115 R+28.5
Union 2,299 74.0% 806 26.0% 3,105 D+48.1
Montgomery 1,797 59.0% 1,247 41.0% 3,044 D+18.1
Taylor 1,528 51.4% 1,445 48.6% 2,973 D+2.8
Owen 2,402 81.1% 559 18.9% 2,961 D+62.2
Woodford 1,532 53.0% 1,361 47.0% 2,893 D+5.9
Lewis 1,024 35.4% 1,867 64.6% 2,891 R+29.2
Carroll 2,154 74.7% 731 25.3% 2,885 D+49.3
Casey 981 34.3% 1,880 65.7% 2,861 R+31.4
Pendleton 1,732 61.1% 1,101 38.9% 2,833 D+22.3
Ballard 2,321 82.2% 501 17.8% 2,822 D+64.5
Adair 1,387 49.2% 1,432 50.8% 2,819 R+1.6
Lawrence 1,500 53.4% 1,307 46.6% 2,807 D+6.9
Marshall 2,211 79.0% 586 21.0% 2,797 D+58.1
Crittenden 1,207 43.3% 1,579 56.7% 2,786 R+13.4
Rockcastle 1,050 37.8% 1,728 62.2% 2,778 R+24.4
Nicholas 1,751 63.3% 1,014 36.7% 2,765 D+26.7
Magoffin 1,297 47.6% 1,426 52.4% 2,723 R+4.7
Fulton 2,349 86.3% 373 13.7% 2,722 D+72.6
Wayne 1,013 37.9% 1,661 62.1% 2,674 R+24.2
Edmonson 942 35.7% 1,698 64.3% 2,640 R+28.6
Washington 1,308 50.6% 1,275 49.4% 2,583 D+1.3
Monroe 791 30.8% 1,777 69.2% 2,568 R+38.4
Green 1,163 45.6% 1,389 54.4% 2,552 R+8.9
Anderson 1,611 63.4% 930 36.6% 2,541 D+26.8
McLean 1,619 63.7% 921 36.3% 2,540 D+27.5
Bath 1,484 58.9% 1,037 41.1% 2,521 D+17.7
Breathitt 1,718 68.4% 794 31.6% 2,512 D+36.8
Russell 708 28.8% 1,749 71.2% 2,457 R+42.4
Clay 578 23.6% 1,875 76.4% 2,453 R+52.9
Larue 1,428 59.3% 980 40.7% 2,408 D+18.6
Lyon 1,601 67.8% 761 32.2% 2,362 D+35.6
Boone 1,749 74.8% 590 25.2% 2,339 D+49.6
Johnson 926 39.7% 1,407 60.3% 2,333 R+20.6
Grant 1,427 61.6% 888 38.4% 2,315 D+23.3
Hickman 1,989 88.8% 252 11.2% 2,241 D+77.5
Knott 1,775 80.3% 435 19.7% 2,210 D+60.6
McCreary 411 19.3% 1,722 80.7% 2,133 R+61.5
Carlisle 1,864 87.7% 262 12.3% 2,126 D+75.4
Cumberland 504 24.7% 1,537 75.3% 2,041 R+50.6
Leslie 190 9.5% 1,817 90.5% 2,007 R+81.1
Meade 1,154 61.8% 712 38.2% 1,866 D+23.7
Livingston 1,195 64.8% 648 35.2% 1,843 D+29.7
Jackson 208 11.5% 1,599 88.5% 1,807 R+77.0
Clinton 365 20.4% 1,422 79.6% 1,787 R+59.1
Bracken 1,006 59.2% 692 40.8% 1,698 D+18.5
Lee 910 54.8% 751 45.2% 1,661 D+9.6
Metcalfe 883 53.5% 768 46.5% 1,651 D+7.0
Hancock 870 52.8% 779 47.2% 1,649 D+5.5
Bullitt 1,110 71.5% 442 28.5% 1,552 D+43.0
Oldham 1,106 71.8% 434 28.2% 1,540 D+43.6
Wolfe 1,007 70.2% 428 29.8% 1,435 D+40.3
Rowan 662 53.1% 584 46.9% 1,246 D+6.3
Gallatin 879 70.9% 360 29.1% 1,239 D+41.9
Powell 711 58.0% 515 42.0% 1,226 D+16.0
Trimble 1,016 88.1% 137 11.9% 1,153 D+76.2
Spencer 746 65.3% 396 34.7% 1,142 D+30.6
Elliott 846 77.8% 241 22.2% 1,087 D+55.7
Owsley 192 20.1% 762 79.9% 954 R+59.7
Menifee 529 66.0% 273 34.0% 802 D+31.9
Martin 174 24.6% 532 75.4% 706 R+50.7
Robertson 451 70.7% 187 29.3% 638 D+41.4

Counties as they stood in 1926; 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