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1944 US Senate election in Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley (Democrat) beat James Park (Republican) in Kentucky in 1944, 54.8% to 44.9%, a margin of 9.9 points and 83,628 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1938, when Alben W. Barkley also won.
Democrats led in 78 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 42. The largest, Jefferson, cast 139,904 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.5 points. The closest was Fleming, where 33 votes separated the two parties.
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
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alben W. Barkley won | Democratic | 464,053 | 54.8% |
| James Park | Republican | 380,425 | 44.9% |
| All other candidates | 2,148 | 0.3% | |
| Total | 846,626 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 79,855 57.1% | 59,619 42.6% | 430 | 139,904 | D+14.5 |
| Kenton | 17,965 60.2% | 11,874 39.8% | 24 | 29,863 | D+20.4 |
| Campbell | 12,940 49.3% | 13,274 50.6% | 40 | 26,254 | R+1.3 |
| Fayette | 13,155 53.8% | 11,160 45.7% | 127 | 24,442 | D+8.2 |
| Pike | 9,550 54.7% | 7,888 45.2% | 21 | 17,459 | D+9.5 |
| Boyd | 7,959 54.0% | 6,742 45.8% | 25 | 14,726 | D+8.3 |
| McCracken | 10,765 73.7% | 3,799 26.0% | 41 | 14,605 | D+47.7 |
| Daviess | 8,040 57.8% | 5,815 41.8% | 54 | 13,909 | D+16.0 |
| Harlan | 7,670 57.7% | 5,617 42.2% | 16 | 13,303 | D+15.4 |
| Warren | 7,391 60.6% | 4,769 39.1% | 41 | 12,201 | D+21.5 |
| Pulaski | 3,838 32.3% | 7,979 67.2% | 54 | 11,871 | R+34.9 |
| Madison | 5,597 50.4% | 5,457 49.2% | 45 | 11,099 | D+1.3 |
| Hopkins | 7,184 66.3% | 3,628 33.5% | 26 | 10,838 | D+32.8 |
| Christian | 6,214 58.4% | 4,396 41.3% | 25 | 10,635 | D+17.1 |
| Floyd | 7,455 71.0% | 3,042 29.0% | 1 | 10,498 | D+42.0 |
| Graves | 7,892 79.1% | 2,080 20.8% | 9 | 9,981 | D+58.2 |
| Perry | 5,273 55.5% | 4,221 44.5% | 9,494 | D+11.1 | |
| Bell | 4,388 48.5% | 4,627 51.1% | 40 | 9,055 | R+2.6 |
| Whitley | 2,323 27.0% | 6,296 73.0% | 8,619 | R+46.1 | |
| Franklin | 6,297 75.4% | 2,016 24.1% | 44 | 8,357 | D+51.2 |
| Letcher | 4,328 52.4% | 3,909 47.4% | 18 | 8,255 | D+5.1 |
| Henderson | 5,753 70.0% | 2,444 29.8% | 18 | 8,215 | D+40.3 |
| Muhlenberg | 3,623 44.5% | 4,493 55.2% | 18 | 8,134 | R+10.7 |
| Barren | 4,358 58.0% | 3,151 42.0% | 7,509 | D+16.1 | |
| Ohio | 3,080 41.2% | 4,383 58.6% | 13 | 7,476 | R+17.4 |
| Greenup | 3,776 51.0% | 3,628 49.0% | 2 | 7,406 | D+2.0 |
| Knox | 2,296 31.1% | 5,071 68.8% | 4 | 7,371 | R+37.6 |
| Logan | 5,056 70.0% | 2,163 29.9% | 9 | 7,228 | D+40.0 |
| Hardin | 4,355 61.3% | 2,737 38.5% | 9 | 7,101 | D+22.8 |
| Mason | 3,779 54.2% | 3,170 45.4% | 26 | 6,975 | D+8.7 |
| Laurel | 1,992 28.8% | 4,918 71.2% | 2 | 6,912 | R+42.3 |
| Carter | 2,625 39.4% | 4,035 60.5% | 4 | 6,664 | R+21.2 |
| Johnson | 2,113 32.2% | 4,434 67.7% | 6 | 6,553 | R+35.4 |
| Shelby | 4,302 68.7% | 1,928 30.8% | 29 | 6,259 | D+37.9 |
| Breckinridge | 2,817 46.7% | 3,186 52.8% | 31 | 6,034 | R+6.1 |
| Hart | 3,070 51.0% | 2,951 49.0% | 4 | 6,025 | D+2.0 |
| Grayson | 2,349 39.8% | 3,536 59.9% | 14 | 5,899 | R+20.1 |
| Calloway | 4,741 81.6% | 1,048 18.0% | 18 | 5,807 | D+63.6 |
| Lincoln | 3,014 52.0% | 2,746 47.4% | 38 | 5,798 | D+4.6 |
| Bourbon | 3,768 66.2% | 1,917 33.7% | 7 | 5,692 | D+32.5 |
| Adair | 2,361 41.6% | 3,293 58.1% | 17 | 5,671 | R+16.4 |
| Nelson | 3,668 64.8% | 1,971 34.8% | 21 | 5,660 | D+30.0 |
| Boyle | 3,436 61.4% | 2,143 38.3% | 19 | 5,598 | D+23.1 |
| Clark | 3,556 65.5% | 1,852 34.1% | 23 | 5,431 | D+31.4 |
| Casey | 1,494 28.2% | 3,778 71.4% | 18 | 5,290 | R+43.2 |
| Clay | 1,125 21.3% | 4,139 78.5% | 6 | 5,270 | R+57.2 |
| Fleming | 2,583 49.6% | 2,616 50.2% | 12 | 5,211 | R+0.6 |
| Scott | 3,539 68.7% | 1,575 30.6% | 36 | 5,150 | D+38.1 |
| Harrison | 3,657 71.4% | 1,465 28.6% | 5,122 | D+42.8 | |
| Webster | 3,297 64.9% | 1,765 34.8% | 16 | 5,078 | D+30.2 |
| Taylor | 2,425 48.5% | 2,538 50.8% | 37 | 5,000 | R+2.3 |
| Rockcastle | 1,285 25.9% | 3,684 74.1% | 4,969 | R+48.3 | |
| Mercer | 2,943 59.3% | 2,007 40.4% | 15 | 4,965 | D+18.9 |
| Lawrence | 2,340 47.2% | 2,606 52.6% | 10 | 4,956 | R+5.4 |
| Henry | 3,423 69.9% | 1,462 29.8% | 13 | 4,898 | D+40.0 |
| Wayne | 2,078 42.6% | 2,797 57.4% | 4,875 | R+14.7 | |
| Allen | 1,717 35.9% | 3,033 63.4% | 35 | 4,785 | R+27.5 |
| Monroe | 1,081 22.7% | 3,671 77.3% | 4,752 | R+54.5 | |
| Caldwell | 2,420 52.6% | 2,178 47.3% | 5 | 4,603 | D+5.3 |
| Washington | 2,256 49.2% | 2,320 50.6% | 11 | 4,587 | R+1.4 |
| Lewis | 1,361 30.2% | 3,148 69.8% | 3 | 4,512 | R+39.6 |
| Marion | 2,939 65.2% | 1,555 34.5% | 16 | 4,510 | D+30.7 |
| Estill | 1,961 44.0% | 2,490 55.8% | 9 | 4,460 | R+11.9 |
| Knott | 3,690 83.6% | 726 16.4% | 4,416 | D+67.1 | |
| Morgan | 3,154 73.0% | 1,165 26.9% | 4 | 4,323 | D+46.0 |
| Butler | 1,105 25.7% | 3,197 74.2% | 5 | 4,307 | R+48.6 |
| Union | 3,430 80.7% | 817 19.2% | 4 | 4,251 | D+61.5 |
| Todd | 2,861 68.6% | 1,292 31.0% | 16 | 4,169 | D+37.6 |
| Crittenden | 1,533 36.9% | 2,601 62.7% | 16 | 4,150 | R+25.7 |
| Jessamine | 2,347 56.6% | 1,773 42.8% | 24 | 4,144 | D+13.9 |
| Green | 1,782 43.1% | 2,321 56.2% | 30 | 4,133 | R+13.0 |
| Marshall | 2,879 69.7% | 1,240 30.0% | 10 | 4,129 | D+39.7 |
| Magoffin | 2,004 48.8% | 2,100 51.2% | 4,104 | R+2.3 | |
| Breathitt | 2,865 70.3% | 1,186 29.1% | 22 | 4,073 | D+41.2 |
| Russell | 1,148 28.5% | 2,873 71.3% | 10 | 4,031 | R+42.8 |
| Pendleton | 2,079 52.0% | 1,904 47.6% | 15 | 3,998 | D+4.4 |
| McCreary | 800 20.2% | 3,163 79.8% | 3,963 | R+59.6 | |
| Grant | 2,350 60.0% | 1,559 39.8% | 8 | 3,917 | D+20.2 |
| Metcalfe | 1,649 42.2% | 2,247 57.5% | 10 | 3,906 | R+15.3 |
| McLean | 2,154 56.0% | 1,671 43.4% | 22 | 3,847 | D+12.6 |
| Boone | 2,437 63.7% | 1,378 36.0% | 11 | 3,826 | D+27.7 |
| Garrard | 1,759 46.3% | 2,032 53.5% | 7 | 3,798 | R+7.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,310 61.3% | 1,456 38.6% | 3 | 3,769 | D+22.7 |
| Jackson | 309 8.3% | 3,424 91.7% | 1 | 3,734 | R+83.4 |
| Owen | 3,098 83.3% | 620 16.7% | 3,718 | D+66.6 | |
| Trigg | 2,424 65.2% | 1,284 34.6% | 7 | 3,715 | D+30.7 |
| Simpson | 2,727 73.6% | 963 26.0% | 14 | 3,704 | D+47.6 |
| Bath | 2,136 58.0% | 1,539 41.8% | 5 | 3,680 | D+16.2 |
| Rowan | 1,813 51.2% | 1,720 48.6% | 5 | 3,538 | D+2.6 |
| Fulton | 2,916 82.5% | 604 17.1% | 13 | 3,533 | D+65.4 |
| Anderson | 2,085 59.6% | 1,391 39.7% | 24 | 3,500 | D+19.8 |
| Woodford | 2,094 60.1% | 1,379 39.6% | 13 | 3,486 | D+20.5 |
| Larue | 2,011 57.9% | 1,446 41.6% | 17 | 3,474 | D+16.3 |
| Edmonson | 1,019 29.4% | 2,439 70.3% | 9 | 3,467 | R+41.0 |
| Ballard | 2,754 81.7% | 612 18.1% | 6 | 3,372 | D+63.5 |
| Carroll | 2,623 78.0% | 729 21.7% | 12 | 3,364 | D+56.3 |
| Bracken | 1,894 56.8% | 1,424 42.7% | 17 | 3,335 | D+14.1 |
| Cumberland | 698 21.7% | 2,507 78.0% | 8 | 3,213 | R+56.3 |
| Clinton | 558 18.1% | 2,525 81.8% | 3 | 3,086 | R+63.7 |
| Leslie | 457 15.1% | 2,574 84.9% | 3,031 | R+69.8 | |
| Oldham | 1,887 65.1% | 993 34.3% | 17 | 2,897 | D+30.9 |
| Bullitt | 2,047 70.7% | 843 29.1% | 4 | 2,894 | D+41.6 |
| Livingston | 1,668 58.8% | 1,163 41.0% | 4 | 2,835 | D+17.8 |
| Nicholas | 1,787 63.3% | 1,025 36.3% | 11 | 2,823 | D+27.0 |
| Meade | 1,791 64.0% | 1,009 36.0% | 2,800 | D+27.9 | |
| Lyon | 1,691 65.4% | 891 34.4% | 5 | 2,587 | D+30.9 |
| Martin | 557 22.1% | 1,961 77.9% | 2,518 | R+55.8 | |
| Hickman | 1,964 78.9% | 515 20.7% | 10 | 2,489 | D+58.2 |
| Carlisle | 1,981 80.0% | 489 19.8% | 5 | 2,475 | D+60.3 |
| Lee | 1,038 42.0% | 1,431 57.9% | 4 | 2,473 | R+15.9 |
| Hancock | 1,120 45.6% | 1,326 54.0% | 8 | 2,454 | R+8.4 |
| Owsley | 324 13.9% | 2,005 85.8% | 8 | 2,337 | R+71.9 |
| Wolfe | 1,410 62.5% | 847 37.5% | 2,257 | D+24.9 | |
| Trimble | 1,865 87.2% | 253 11.8% | 21 | 2,139 | D+75.4 |
| Elliott | 1,599 76.3% | 498 23.7% | 2,097 | D+52.5 | |
| Spencer | 1,410 69.1% | 628 30.8% | 3 | 2,041 | D+38.3 |
| Powell | 1,006 53.5% | 872 46.3% | 4 | 1,882 | D+7.1 |
| Gallatin | 1,329 72.9% | 483 26.5% | 11 | 1,823 | D+46.4 |
| Menifee | 915 63.1% | 532 36.7% | 2 | 1,449 | D+26.4 |
| Robertson | 821 59.8% | 547 39.8% | 5 | 1,373 | D+20.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1944; 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
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |