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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in Kentucky

Happy Chandler (Democrat) beat Richard Colbert (Republican) in Kentucky in 1942, 55.3% to 44.7%, a margin of 10.7 points and 41,877 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Marvel M. Logan won.

Democrats led in 77 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 43. The largest, Jefferson, cast 72,734 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.4 points. The closest was Rowan, where 38 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
Happy Chandler won Democratic 216,958 55.3%
Richard Colbert Republican 175,081 44.7%
Total392,039

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 39,065 53.7% 33,669 46.3% 72,734 D+7.4
Campbell 6,624 46.3% 7,683 53.7% 14,307 R+7.4
Harlan 11,228 88.3% 1,485 11.7% 12,713 D+76.6
Pike 6,699 57.1% 5,028 42.9% 11,727 D+14.2
Kenton 6,337 57.2% 4,737 42.8% 11,074 D+14.4
Fayette 5,339 55.7% 4,252 44.3% 9,591 D+11.3
Floyd 4,755 65.7% 2,482 34.3% 7,237 D+31.4
Boyd 3,700 52.2% 3,387 47.8% 7,087 D+4.4
Perry 3,061 49.3% 3,145 50.7% 6,206 R+1.4
Pulaski 2,217 37.5% 3,688 62.5% 5,905 R+24.9
Letcher 2,710 48.4% 2,885 51.6% 5,595 R+3.1
Madison 2,878 54.7% 2,381 45.3% 5,259 D+9.5
Warren 3,276 71.7% 1,296 28.3% 4,572 D+43.3
Christian 2,374 53.9% 2,029 46.1% 4,403 D+7.8
Daviess 2,653 60.7% 1,717 39.3% 4,370 D+21.4
Johnson 1,382 32.0% 2,936 68.0% 4,318 R+36.0
Logan 3,622 87.3% 527 12.7% 4,149 D+74.6
Franklin 3,283 83.1% 669 16.9% 3,952 D+66.1
Greenup 2,108 54.3% 1,773 45.7% 3,881 D+8.6
Bell 2,058 57.9% 1,494 42.1% 3,552 D+15.9
Mason 1,652 46.7% 1,882 53.3% 3,534 R+6.5
Breckinridge 1,585 47.3% 1,767 52.7% 3,352 R+5.4
Fleming 1,963 59.3% 1,345 40.7% 3,308 D+18.7
McCracken 2,419 73.8% 861 26.3% 3,280 D+47.5
Grayson 1,268 39.0% 1,980 61.0% 3,248 R+21.9
Hopkins 2,270 70.1% 967 29.9% 3,237 D+40.3
Nelson 2,176 68.2% 1,015 31.8% 3,191 D+36.4
Graves 2,430 80.3% 597 19.7% 3,027 D+60.6
Magoffin 1,626 53.8% 1,396 46.2% 3,022 D+7.6
Laurel 1,057 35.0% 1,964 65.0% 3,021 R+30.0
Muhlenberg 1,208 40.6% 1,764 59.4% 2,972 R+18.7
Adair 1,134 38.6% 1,803 61.4% 2,937 R+22.8
Barren 1,688 58.1% 1,217 41.9% 2,905 D+16.2
Ohio 1,200 41.3% 1,705 58.7% 2,905 R+17.4
Hart 1,544 53.2% 1,359 46.8% 2,903 D+6.4
Taylor 1,470 50.9% 1,416 49.1% 2,886 D+1.9
Whitley 844 29.6% 2,006 70.4% 2,850 R+40.8
Shelby 2,083 74.7% 704 25.3% 2,787 D+49.5
Carter 1,120 41.0% 1,614 59.0% 2,734 R+18.1
Lincoln 1,340 49.0% 1,393 51.0% 2,733 R+1.9
Hardin 1,691 64.7% 923 35.3% 2,614 D+29.4
Knott 2,079 80.2% 514 19.8% 2,593 D+60.4
Henderson 2,001 77.3% 586 22.7% 2,587 D+54.7
Knox 826 32.7% 1,702 67.3% 2,528 R+34.7
Marion 1,369 54.3% 1,153 45.7% 2,522 D+8.6
Rockcastle 797 32.5% 1,659 67.5% 2,456 R+35.1
Mercer 1,296 53.3% 1,135 46.7% 2,431 D+6.6
Butler 617 25.8% 1,778 74.2% 2,395 R+48.5
Caldwell 1,075 46.3% 1,245 53.7% 2,320 R+7.3
Boyle 1,346 58.8% 944 41.2% 2,290 D+17.6
Morgan 1,655 73.0% 612 27.0% 2,267 D+46.0
Casey 670 29.7% 1,585 70.3% 2,255 R+40.6
Washington 1,010 46.0% 1,185 54.0% 2,195 R+8.0
Scott 1,407 64.4% 778 35.6% 2,185 D+28.8
Woodford 1,304 61.6% 814 38.4% 2,118 D+23.1
Bourbon 1,413 67.9% 669 32.1% 2,082 D+35.7
Henry 1,435 69.4% 632 30.6% 2,067 D+38.8
Larue 1,392 67.9% 659 32.1% 2,051 D+35.7
Clark 1,318 64.5% 726 35.5% 2,044 D+29.0
Harrison 1,409 69.0% 632 31.0% 2,041 D+38.1
Jessamine 1,126 55.7% 895 44.3% 2,021 D+11.4
Clay 540 26.9% 1,468 73.1% 2,008 R+46.2
Lewis 661 33.3% 1,325 66.7% 1,986 R+33.4
Green 812 41.5% 1,144 58.5% 1,956 R+17.0
Lawrence 942 48.5% 1,000 51.5% 1,942 R+3.0
Garrard 904 46.8% 1,029 53.2% 1,933 R+6.5
Jackson 296 15.6% 1,604 84.4% 1,900 R+68.8
Wayne 782 41.5% 1,101 58.5% 1,883 R+16.9
Estill 826 44.0% 1,052 56.0% 1,878 R+12.0
Crittenden 568 31.7% 1,226 68.3% 1,794 R+36.7
Martin 426 24.0% 1,347 76.0% 1,773 R+51.9
Metcalfe 721 41.1% 1,032 58.9% 1,753 R+17.7
Russell 591 35.0% 1,097 65.0% 1,688 R+30.0
Todd 1,089 65.6% 571 34.4% 1,660 D+31.2
Calloway 1,328 81.5% 301 18.5% 1,629 D+63.0
Breathitt 1,194 73.4% 432 26.6% 1,626 D+46.9
Montgomery 952 58.6% 673 41.4% 1,625 D+17.2
Trigg 967 61.4% 609 38.6% 1,576 D+22.7
Anderson 992 63.4% 572 36.6% 1,564 D+26.9
Pendleton 796 52.1% 733 47.9% 1,529 D+4.1
Monroe 435 28.6% 1,087 71.4% 1,522 R+42.8
Allen 513 33.7% 1,008 66.3% 1,521 R+32.5
Owen 1,206 79.7% 307 20.3% 1,513 D+59.4
Grant 919 61.8% 568 38.2% 1,487 D+23.6
Leslie 290 19.9% 1,169 80.1% 1,459 R+60.2
Edmonson 459 31.6% 994 68.4% 1,453 R+36.8
Ballard 1,215 84.5% 223 15.5% 1,438 D+69.0
Webster 964 67.5% 465 32.5% 1,429 D+34.9
Rowan 731 51.3% 693 48.7% 1,424 D+2.7
Clinton 371 26.2% 1,046 73.8% 1,417 R+47.6
Bath 820 57.9% 596 42.1% 1,416 D+15.8
McLean 807 58.6% 571 41.4% 1,378 D+17.1
Carroll 1,019 75.3% 334 24.7% 1,353 D+50.6
Owsley 256 19.5% 1,058 80.5% 1,314 R+61.0
Boone 920 70.2% 390 29.8% 1,310 D+40.5
Meade 881 67.3% 429 32.7% 1,310 D+34.5
Marshall 943 72.1% 364 27.9% 1,307 D+44.3
Wolfe 909 70.6% 379 29.4% 1,288 D+41.1
Lyon 841 65.4% 444 34.6% 1,285 D+30.9
Nicholas 808 63.1% 472 36.9% 1,280 D+26.3
Cumberland 343 27.2% 920 72.8% 1,263 R+45.7
McCreary 272 22.1% 960 77.9% 1,232 R+55.8
Oldham 856 70.0% 367 30.0% 1,223 D+40.0
Hancock 550 45.4% 661 54.6% 1,211 R+9.2
Lee 459 39.7% 698 60.3% 1,157 R+20.7
Bullitt 793 69.9% 342 30.1% 1,135 D+39.7
Livingston 680 62.2% 414 37.8% 1,094 D+24.3
Bracken 619 59.0% 430 41.0% 1,049 D+18.0
Spencer 703 67.6% 337 32.4% 1,040 D+35.2
Union 737 73.2% 270 26.8% 1,007 D+46.4
Fulton 819 85.1% 143 14.9% 962 D+70.3
Simpson 643 75.2% 212 24.8% 855 D+50.4
Hickman 695 82.4% 148 17.6% 843 D+64.9
Trimble 644 80.5% 156 19.5% 800 D+61.0
Carlisle 658 83.7% 128 16.3% 786 D+67.4
Powell 407 53.9% 348 46.1% 755 D+7.8
Gallatin 511 72.3% 196 27.7% 707 D+44.6
Robertson 401 57.5% 296 42.5% 697 D+15.1
Elliott 477 80.0% 119 20.0% 596 D+60.1
Menifee 315 63.8% 179 36.2% 494 D+27.5

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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