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Election 1954 Results

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1954 US Senate election in Kentucky

Alben W. Barkley (Democrat) beat John Sherman Cooper (Republican) in Kentucky in 1954, 54.5% to 45.5%, a margin of 8.9 points and 71,161 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Virgil Chapman won.

Democrats led in 80 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 40. The largest, Jefferson, cast 146,454 votes and went to the Republican by 1.2 points. The closest was Magoffin, where 15 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 434,109 54.5%
John Sherman Cooper Republican 362,948 45.5%
Total797,057

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 72,375 49.4% 74,079 50.6% 146,454 R+1.2
Kenton 14,676 54.9% 12,045 45.1% 26,721 D+9.8
Fayette 11,294 46.3% 13,075 53.7% 24,369 R+7.3
Campbell 9,787 47.0% 11,041 53.0% 20,828 R+6.0
Pike 10,802 58.9% 7,551 41.1% 18,353 D+17.7
McCracken 12,371 73.7% 4,410 26.3% 16,781 D+47.4
Boyd 8,580 53.0% 7,623 47.0% 16,203 D+5.9
Harlan 7,586 59.1% 5,259 40.9% 12,845 D+18.1
Daviess 6,316 49.2% 6,517 50.8% 12,833 R+1.6
Graves 10,115 81.8% 2,244 18.2% 12,359 D+63.7
Pulaski 3,438 29.1% 8,395 70.9% 11,833 R+41.9
Floyd 6,769 61.4% 4,250 38.6% 11,019 D+22.9
Warren 5,976 56.8% 4,551 43.2% 10,527 D+13.5
Madison 5,132 54.7% 4,255 45.3% 9,387 D+9.3
Bell 4,491 48.6% 4,751 51.4% 9,242 R+2.8
Hopkins 6,199 68.0% 2,922 32.0% 9,121 D+35.9
Franklin 6,961 76.4% 2,147 23.6% 9,108 D+52.9
Muhlenberg 4,875 57.7% 3,578 42.3% 8,453 D+15.3
Christian 5,266 63.9% 2,973 36.1% 8,239 D+27.8
Henderson 5,338 66.2% 2,723 33.8% 8,061 D+32.4
Perry 3,878 48.4% 4,134 51.6% 8,012 R+3.2
Letcher 4,150 51.8% 3,858 48.2% 8,008 D+3.6
Greenup 4,366 56.1% 3,416 43.9% 7,782 D+12.2
Whitley 2,646 35.1% 4,886 64.9% 7,532 R+29.7
Barren 4,511 60.0% 3,012 40.0% 7,523 D+19.9
Hardin 3,973 57.9% 2,883 42.1% 6,856 D+15.9
Calloway 5,431 80.4% 1,323 19.6% 6,754 D+60.8
Logan 5,119 77.0% 1,530 23.0% 6,649 D+54.0
Knox 2,754 42.3% 3,763 57.7% 6,517 R+15.5
Laurel 2,068 32.0% 4,391 68.0% 6,459 R+36.0
Ohio 2,638 43.2% 3,473 56.8% 6,111 R+13.7
Johnson 2,392 39.3% 3,690 60.7% 6,082 R+21.3
Carter 2,495 43.4% 3,259 56.6% 5,754 R+13.3
Mason 2,881 52.9% 2,561 47.1% 5,442 D+5.9
Boyle 3,141 58.0% 2,278 42.0% 5,419 D+15.9
Shelby 3,545 65.6% 1,856 34.4% 5,401 D+31.3
Adair 2,208 41.0% 3,177 59.0% 5,385 R+18.0
Nelson 3,154 59.0% 2,195 41.0% 5,349 D+17.9
Grayson 2,116 39.8% 3,207 60.2% 5,323 R+20.5
Breckinridge 2,675 51.8% 2,486 48.2% 5,161 D+3.7
Taylor 2,378 47.1% 2,671 52.9% 5,049 R+5.8
Hart 2,634 53.8% 2,265 46.2% 4,899 D+7.5
Casey 1,446 29.9% 3,387 70.1% 4,833 R+40.2
Marshall 3,671 76.5% 1,130 23.5% 4,801 D+52.9
Clark 2,838 59.2% 1,957 40.8% 4,795 D+18.4
Lincoln 2,460 52.3% 2,242 47.7% 4,702 D+4.6
Mercer 2,571 55.4% 2,066 44.6% 4,637 D+10.9
Bourbon 2,821 62.3% 1,709 37.7% 4,530 D+24.5
Wayne 2,078 46.0% 2,444 54.0% 4,522 R+8.1
Webster 3,269 72.7% 1,226 27.3% 4,495 D+45.5
Knott 3,415 76.1% 1,074 23.9% 4,489 D+52.1
Harrison 3,000 67.8% 1,425 32.2% 4,425 D+35.6
Union 3,142 71.6% 1,246 28.4% 4,388 D+43.2
Marion 2,762 63.0% 1,621 37.0% 4,383 D+26.0
Lawrence 2,151 51.0% 2,065 49.0% 4,216 D+2.0
Henry 3,053 72.9% 1,136 27.1% 4,189 D+45.8
Clay 1,105 26.8% 3,018 73.2% 4,123 R+46.4
Breathitt 2,956 72.3% 1,133 27.7% 4,089 D+44.6
Caldwell 2,323 56.9% 1,760 43.1% 4,083 D+13.8
Fleming 2,225 54.9% 1,825 45.1% 4,050 D+9.9
Green 1,715 43.8% 2,203 56.2% 3,918 R+12.5
Lewis 1,263 32.3% 2,651 67.7% 3,914 R+35.5
Scott 2,582 66.0% 1,332 34.0% 3,914 D+31.9
Allen 1,685 43.2% 2,216 56.8% 3,901 R+13.6
Boone 2,285 60.1% 1,519 39.9% 3,804 D+20.1
Monroe 1,193 31.5% 2,600 68.5% 3,793 R+37.1
Jessamine 2,200 58.1% 1,585 41.9% 3,785 D+16.2
Rowan 2,047 54.7% 1,698 45.3% 3,745 D+9.3
Todd 2,817 77.0% 842 23.0% 3,659 D+54.0
Metcalfe 1,793 49.2% 1,849 50.8% 3,642 R+1.5
Rockcastle 1,142 31.4% 2,493 68.6% 3,635 R+37.2
Magoffin 1,797 49.8% 1,812 50.2% 3,609 R+0.4
Ballard 3,041 84.7% 548 15.3% 3,589 D+69.5
Butler 1,302 36.3% 2,282 63.7% 3,584 R+27.3
Russell 1,144 32.1% 2,421 67.9% 3,565 R+35.8
Estill 1,666 46.8% 1,897 53.2% 3,563 R+6.5
Garrard 1,732 48.7% 1,823 51.3% 3,555 R+2.6
Crittenden 1,605 45.5% 1,925 54.5% 3,530 R+9.1
Morgan 2,564 72.7% 965 27.3% 3,529 D+45.3
Washington 1,818 51.6% 1,708 48.4% 3,526 D+3.1
Larue 1,906 56.4% 1,474 43.6% 3,380 D+12.8
Montgomery 2,049 61.1% 1,304 38.9% 3,353 D+22.2
Owen 2,724 81.8% 606 18.2% 3,330 D+63.6
Trigg 2,329 72.1% 900 27.9% 3,229 D+44.3
Bath 1,938 60.1% 1,287 39.9% 3,225 D+20.2
Fulton 2,477 77.8% 705 22.2% 3,182 D+55.7
Woodford 1,854 58.5% 1,314 41.5% 3,168 D+17.0
Grant 2,047 65.3% 1,087 34.7% 3,134 D+30.6
Oldham 1,722 55.2% 1,398 44.8% 3,120 D+10.4
Anderson 2,031 65.2% 1,082 34.8% 3,113 D+30.5
Pendleton 1,724 55.5% 1,382 44.5% 3,106 D+11.0
Simpson 2,294 73.9% 810 26.1% 3,104 D+47.8
Cumberland 935 30.3% 2,152 69.7% 3,087 R+39.4
McLean 1,765 57.8% 1,290 42.2% 3,055 D+15.5
McCreary 764 25.1% 2,280 74.9% 3,044 R+49.8
Jackson 518 17.2% 2,489 82.8% 3,007 R+65.5
Carroll 2,253 75.9% 717 24.1% 2,970 D+51.7
Clinton 760 25.6% 2,205 74.4% 2,965 R+48.7
Edmonson 1,032 35.1% 1,905 64.9% 2,937 R+29.7
Martin 976 33.7% 1,917 66.3% 2,893 R+32.5
Meade 1,824 65.4% 964 34.6% 2,788 D+30.8
Bullitt 1,774 65.9% 916 34.1% 2,690 D+31.9
Hickman 2,119 79.8% 535 20.2% 2,654 D+59.7
Leslie 512 20.0% 2,044 80.0% 2,556 R+59.9
Livingston 1,776 72.2% 685 27.8% 2,461 D+44.3
Bracken 1,291 56.3% 1,003 43.7% 2,294 D+12.6
Nicholas 1,546 68.3% 718 31.7% 2,264 D+36.6
Carlisle 1,800 81.2% 417 18.8% 2,217 D+62.4
Elliott 1,649 74.4% 567 25.6% 2,216 D+48.8
Lee 988 46.8% 1,123 53.2% 2,111 R+6.4
Powell 1,177 58.8% 825 41.2% 2,002 D+17.6
Lyon 1,458 73.1% 537 26.9% 1,995 D+46.2
Trimble 1,657 84.9% 295 15.1% 1,952 D+69.8
Hancock 973 52.0% 899 48.0% 1,872 D+4.0
Owsley 345 21.0% 1,299 79.0% 1,644 R+58.0
Wolfe 1,125 69.3% 498 30.7% 1,623 D+38.6
Spencer 1,030 65.8% 536 34.2% 1,566 D+31.5
Menifee 1,003 66.3% 510 33.7% 1,513 D+32.6
Gallatin 1,107 75.6% 358 24.4% 1,465 D+51.1
Robertson 680 64.2% 379 35.8% 1,059 D+28.4

Counties as they stood in 1954; 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