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Election 1950 Results

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1950 US Senate election in Kentucky

Earle C. Clements (Democrat) beat Charles I. Dawson (Republican) in Kentucky in 1950, 54.2% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.1 points and 55,881 votes.

Earle Clements (Democrat) beat Charles I. Dawson (Republican) in Kentucky in 1950, 54.4% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.8 points and 51,326 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1944, when Alben W. Barkley won.

Democrats led in 85 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 35. The largest, Jefferson, cast 112,734 votes and went to the Democrat by 0.8 points. The closest was Hancock, where 19 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Earle C. Clements won	Democratic	334,249	54.2%
Charles I. Dawson	Republican	278,368	45.1%
All other candidates		4,496	0.7%
Total		617,113

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Earle Clements won	Democratic	317,320	54.4%
Charles I. Dawson	Republican	265,994	45.6%
Total		583,314

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	56,268 49.9%	55,355 49.1%	1,111	112,734	D+0.8
Kenton	10,658 52.3%	9,250 45.4%	476	20,384	D+6.9
Campbell	8,248 42.5%	10,790 55.6%	365	19,403	R+13.1
Pike	9,471 55.7%	7,462 43.9%	63	16,996	D+11.8
Fayette	7,113 50.7%	6,692 47.7%	221	14,026	D+3.0
Floyd	7,723 70.4%	3,151 28.7%	97	10,971	D+41.7
Harlan	6,378 58.5%	4,447 40.8%	73	10,898	D+17.7
Boyd	5,373 49.5%	5,429 50.0%	60	10,862	R+0.5
Pulaski	3,292 34.3%	6,292 65.6%	8	9,592	R+31.3
Daviess	4,500 49.9%	4,462 49.5%	52	9,014	D+0.4
McCracken	5,859 66.5%	2,928 33.2%	24	8,811	D+33.3
Warren	4,852 58.1%	3,451 41.3%	52	8,355	D+16.8
Graves	6,325 80.0%	1,552 19.6%	30	7,907	D+60.4
Perry	4,325 55.4%	3,443 44.1%	38	7,806	D+11.3
Bell	3,600 51.7%	3,317 47.6%	48	6,965	D+4.1
Hopkins	4,724 68.3%	2,163 31.3%	27	6,914	D+37.0
Letcher	3,778 54.9%	3,068 44.6%	39	6,885	D+10.3
Franklin	5,403 78.7%	1,411 20.6%	50	6,864	D+58.2
Christian	3,960 58.7%	2,764 41.0%	18	6,742	D+17.7
Madison	3,400 51.7%	3,127 47.6%	48	6,575	D+4.2
Whitley	2,257 36.6%	3,893 63.1%	18	6,168	R+26.5
Henderson	4,003 65.2%	2,108 34.3%	28	6,139	D+30.9
Muhlenberg	3,204 55.4%	2,491 43.1%	86	5,781	D+12.3
Logan	4,584 80.8%	1,080 19.0%	12	5,676	D+61.7
Greenup	3,002 53.6%	2,569 45.9%	30	5,601	D+7.7
Laurel	1,746 31.5%	3,778 68.2%	18	5,542	R+36.7
Johnson	2,025 36.9%	3,450 62.9%	9	5,484	R+26.0
Knox	2,105 38.5%	3,306 60.5%	52	5,463	R+22.0
Barren	2,635 52.1%	2,393 47.3%	34	5,062	D+4.8
Ohio	2,046 41.5%	2,861 58.0%	23	4,930	R+16.5
Hardin	2,876 60.7%	1,838 38.8%	22	4,736	D+21.9
Knott	3,881 83.1%	769 16.5%	18	4,668	D+66.7
Adair	1,896 41.8%	2,632 58.0%	11	4,539	R+16.2
Nelson	2,926 64.5%	1,598 35.2%	13	4,537	D+29.3
Carter	1,884 42.8%	2,508 56.9%	12	4,404	R+14.2
Breckinridge	2,364 55.9%	1,847 43.7%	15	4,226	D+12.2
Lincoln	2,167 51.9%	1,976 47.3%	35	4,178	D+4.6
Wayne	2,075 50.6%	2,010 49.0%	14	4,099	D+1.6
Shelby	2,433 61.1%	1,523 38.3%	24	3,980	D+22.9
Grayson	1,737 43.7%	2,230 56.1%	6	3,973	R+12.4
Calloway	3,160 80.9%	734 18.8%	14	3,908	D+62.1
Mason	1,955 50.1%	1,920 49.2%	27	3,902	D+0.9
Boyle	2,285 58.8%	1,570 40.4%	30	3,885	D+18.4
Hart	2,097 54.1%	1,765 45.6%	12	3,874	D+8.6
Magoffin	2,035 54.9%	1,671 45.1%	1	3,707	D+9.8
Casey	1,096 29.7%	2,590 70.2%	6	3,692	R+40.5
Fleming	2,040 56.9%	1,533 42.7%	15	3,588	D+14.1
Green	1,542 44.0%	1,955 55.8%	7	3,504	R+11.8
Union	2,837 81.5%	639 18.4%	6	3,482	D+63.1
Clay	1,004 28.9%	2,459 70.8%	12	3,475	R+41.9
Lewis	1,171 33.7%	2,295 66.0%	9	3,475	R+32.3
Rockcastle	988 28.6%	2,454 70.9%	17	3,459	R+42.4
Marion	2,414 70.2%	1,007 29.3%	17	3,438	D+40.9
Taylor	1,814 52.9%	1,604 46.8%	10	3,428	D+6.1
Scott	2,272 66.4%	1,125 32.9%	27	3,424	D+33.5
Butler	1,168 34.4%	2,217 65.4%	7	3,392	R+30.9
Lawrence	1,780 52.9%	1,568 46.6%	19	3,367	D+6.3
Allen	1,396 42.1%	1,917 57.8%	5	3,318	R+15.7
Henry	2,315 70.4%	943 28.7%	32	3,290	D+41.7
Breathitt	2,589 79.7%	652 20.1%	6	3,247	D+59.7
Morgan	2,514 78.7%	678 21.2%	4	3,196	D+57.4
Estill	1,431 45.1%	1,736 54.7%	9	3,176	R+9.6
Metcalfe	1,457 47.1%	1,619 52.4%	15	3,091	R+5.2
Monroe	777 25.2%	2,301 74.7%	2	3,080	R+49.5
Jessamine	1,905 62.6%	1,120 36.8%	16	3,041	D+25.8
Webster	2,121 69.8%	909 29.9%	8	3,038	D+39.9
Caldwell	1,465 48.7%	1,530 50.8%	15	3,010	R+2.2
Harrison	2,195 73.1%	797 26.5%	10	3,002	D+46.6
Bourbon	1,876 63.1%	1,081 36.4%	15	2,972	D+26.7
Russell	1,123 37.9%	1,838 62.0%	4	2,965	R+24.1
Mercer	1,659 56.5%	1,265 43.1%	14	2,938	D+13.4
Rowan	1,602 54.8%	1,311 44.9%	10	2,923	D+10.0
Todd	2,107 73.0%	763 26.4%	15	2,885	D+46.6
Garrard	1,225 43.5%	1,586 56.3%	6	2,817	R+12.8
Clark	1,724 61.5%	1,064 37.9%	17	2,805	D+23.5
Washington	1,431 51.1%	1,363 48.7%	7	2,801	D+2.4
Montgomery	1,735 62.4%	1,032 37.1%	15	2,782	D+25.3
Cumberland	827 29.9%	1,934 69.8%	8	2,769	R+40.0
McCreary	720 26.6%	1,972 72.9%	14	2,706	R+46.3
Larue	1,696 63.0%	982 36.5%	16	2,694	D+26.5
Crittenden	1,106 41.8%	1,538 58.1%	5	2,649	R+16.3
Trigg	1,861 70.3%	784 29.6%	3	2,648	D+40.7
Woodford	1,421 53.7%	907 34.3%	316	2,644	D+19.4
Bath	1,631 61.9%	995 37.7%	11	2,637	D+24.1
Marshall	1,905 74.1%	653 25.4%	13	2,571	D+48.7
Clinton	521 21.2%	1,936 78.7%	4	2,461	R+57.5
Owen	2,041 83.5%	395 16.2%	8	2,444	D+67.3
Edmonson	892 36.5%	1,549 63.4%	2	2,443	R+26.9
Pendleton	1,242 51.9%	1,141 47.7%	10	2,393	D+4.2
Martin	695 29.5%	1,657 70.4%	3	2,355	R+40.8
Anderson	1,666 71.3%	664 28.4%	5	2,335	D+42.9
Ballard	1,926 84.4%	353 15.5%	2	2,281	D+69.0
Simpson	1,759 77.4%	508 22.4%	5	2,272	D+55.1
Leslie	443 20.1%	1,737 78.7%	28	2,208	R+58.6
Grant	1,390 63.2%	798 36.3%	13	2,201	D+26.9
Carroll	1,699 77.4%	487 22.2%	9	2,195	D+55.2
McLean	1,246 57.4%	915 42.2%	9	2,170	D+15.3
Boone	1,248 57.9%	879 40.8%	28	2,155	D+17.1
Oldham	1,221 58.0%	872 41.4%	13	2,106	D+16.6
Hancock	1,035 49.5%	1,054 50.4%	2	2,091	R+0.9
Jackson	328 16.7%	1,614 82.3%	20	1,962	R+65.5
Lee	814 41.9%	1,127 58.0%	3	1,944	R+16.1
Wolfe	1,323 68.4%	602 31.1%	9	1,934	D+37.3
Bracken	1,153 60.5%	743 39.0%	11	1,907	D+21.5
Nicholas	1,306 69.1%	576 30.5%	8	1,890	D+38.6
Meade	1,261 67.4%	606 32.4%	3	1,870	D+35.0
Elliott	1,561 83.9%	295 15.9%	4	1,860	D+68.1
Hickman	1,452 79.0%	384 20.9%	3	1,839	D+58.1
Fulton	1,410 76.9%	422 23.0%	1	1,833	D+53.9
Livingston	1,144 63.7%	651 36.2%	1	1,796	D+27.4
Bullitt	1,140 70.9%	464 28.9%	4	1,608	D+42.0
Carlisle	1,317 84.4%	242 15.5%	2	1,561	D+68.9
Owsley	279 18.7%	1,210 80.9%	6	1,495	R+62.3
Powell	806 56.8%	612 43.1%	2	1,420	D+13.7
Trimble	1,237 87.2%	156 11.0%	26	1,419	D+76.2
Lyon	963 68.6%	436 31.1%	4	1,403	D+37.6
Menifee	978 71.8%	377 27.7%	8	1,363	D+44.1
Spencer	850 63.6%	480 35.9%	6	1,336	D+27.7
Gallatin	767 75.1%	252 24.7%	2	1,021	D+50.4
Robertson	568 59.4%	384 40.1%	5	957	D+19.2

Counties as they stood in 1950; 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