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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Kentucky

Thruston B. Morton (Republican) beat Earle C. Clements (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1956, 50.3% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.7 points and 6,981 votes.

John Sherman Cooper (Republican) beat Lawrence W. Wetherby (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1956, 53.2% to 46.8%, a margin of 6.5 points and 65,365 votes. (This was a special election.)

Kentucky changed party: in 1950 it went Democratic, for Earle C. Clements.

Democrats led in 74 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 46. The largest, Jefferson, cast 198,207 votes and went to the Republican by 13.4 points. The closest was Oldham, where 7 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
Thruston B. Morton won Republican 506,903 50.3%
Earle C. Clements Democratic 499,922 49.7%
Total1,006,825

Special election

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John Sherman Cooper won Republican 538,505 53.2%
Lawrence W. Wetherby Democratic 473,140 46.8%
Total1,011,645

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 85,779 43.3% 112,428 56.7% 198,207 R+13.4
Fayette 14,803 42.6% 19,956 57.4% 34,759 R+14.8
Kenton 17,877 52.9% 15,913 47.1% 33,790 D+5.8
Campbell 12,290 44.8% 15,122 55.2% 27,412 R+10.3
Pike 12,038 53.4% 10,484 46.6% 22,522 D+6.9
McCracken 14,461 71.6% 5,747 28.4% 20,208 D+43.1
Boyd 8,964 46.5% 10,325 53.5% 19,289 R+7.1
Daviess 7,751 44.1% 9,829 55.9% 17,580 R+11.8
Harlan 7,079 48.5% 7,517 51.5% 14,596 R+3.0
Warren 7,714 52.9% 6,878 47.1% 14,592 D+5.7
Pulaski 3,994 29.2% 9,696 70.8% 13,690 R+41.7
Floyd 8,254 61.5% 5,177 38.5% 13,431 D+22.9
Graves 10,228 77.2% 3,015 22.8% 13,243 D+54.5
Hopkins 7,136 62.1% 4,348 37.9% 11,484 D+24.3
Madison 5,848 51.4% 5,533 48.6% 11,381 D+2.8
Christian 6,678 60.1% 4,427 39.9% 11,105 D+20.3
Bell 4,679 43.3% 6,125 56.7% 10,804 R+13.4
Perry 4,853 45.7% 5,766 54.3% 10,619 R+8.6
Greenup 5,122 50.1% 5,094 49.9% 10,216 D+0.3
Henderson 6,123 60.7% 3,963 39.3% 10,086 D+21.4
Whitley 2,733 27.5% 7,195 72.5% 9,928 R+44.9
Franklin 6,562 67.0% 3,226 33.0% 9,788 D+34.1
Muhlenberg 5,008 52.2% 4,587 47.8% 9,595 D+4.4
Letcher 4,396 47.5% 4,859 52.5% 9,255 R+5.0
Hardin 4,767 51.8% 4,427 48.2% 9,194 D+3.7
Barren 5,208 58.0% 3,777 42.0% 8,985 D+15.9
Laurel 2,377 27.9% 6,132 72.1% 8,509 R+44.1
Knox 2,601 30.8% 5,856 69.2% 8,457 R+38.5
Calloway 6,292 78.1% 1,765 21.9% 8,057 D+56.2
Carter 3,148 39.9% 4,736 60.1% 7,884 R+20.1
Johnson 2,486 31.9% 5,312 68.1% 7,798 R+36.2
Logan 5,343 69.0% 2,401 31.0% 7,744 D+38.0
Ohio 2,932 39.5% 4,498 60.5% 7,430 R+21.1
Mason 3,836 53.4% 3,342 46.6% 7,178 D+6.9
Nelson 3,829 55.3% 3,097 44.7% 6,926 D+10.6
Boyle 3,517 53.4% 3,073 46.6% 6,590 D+6.7
Shelby 4,089 62.6% 2,440 37.4% 6,529 D+25.3
Breckinridge 3,067 47.2% 3,427 52.8% 6,494 R+5.5
Grayson 2,099 32.4% 4,378 67.6% 6,477 R+35.2
Adair 2,631 41.2% 3,751 58.8% 6,382 R+17.5
Hart 3,355 52.8% 2,994 47.2% 6,349 D+5.7
Clark 3,737 59.3% 2,570 40.7% 6,307 D+18.5
Lincoln 3,008 48.7% 3,164 51.3% 6,172 R+2.5
Marshall 4,501 73.1% 1,659 26.9% 6,160 D+46.1
Taylor 2,679 43.6% 3,469 56.4% 6,148 R+12.8
Boone 3,259 55.7% 2,593 44.3% 5,852 D+11.4
Mercer 2,929 51.6% 2,744 48.4% 5,673 D+3.3
Wayne 2,265 40.1% 3,377 59.9% 5,642 R+19.7
Marion 3,268 58.7% 2,295 41.3% 5,563 D+17.5
Clay 1,039 18.7% 4,514 81.3% 5,553 R+62.6
Casey 1,596 29.0% 3,915 71.0% 5,511 R+42.1
Bourbon 3,340 61.5% 2,094 38.5% 5,434 D+22.9
Knott 4,027 75.1% 1,335 24.9% 5,362 D+50.2
Harrison 3,582 66.8% 1,777 33.2% 5,359 D+33.7
Lawrence 2,535 48.2% 2,725 51.8% 5,260 R+3.6
Breathitt 3,230 62.0% 1,978 38.0% 5,208 D+24.0
Fleming 2,663 53.1% 2,353 46.9% 5,016 D+6.2
Allen 1,991 40.1% 2,969 59.9% 4,960 R+19.7
Caldwell 2,616 53.1% 2,313 46.9% 4,929 D+6.1
Rockcastle 1,328 27.0% 3,583 73.0% 4,911 R+45.9
Webster 3,278 67.9% 1,550 32.1% 4,828 D+35.8
Morgan 3,176 66.3% 1,613 33.7% 4,789 D+32.6
Rowan 2,594 54.6% 2,155 45.4% 4,749 D+9.2
Estill 1,974 41.9% 2,734 58.1% 4,708 R+16.1
Union 3,474 73.8% 1,231 26.2% 4,705 D+47.7
Lewis 1,563 33.2% 3,141 66.8% 4,704 R+33.5
Monroe 1,278 27.2% 3,414 72.8% 4,692 R+45.5
Henry 3,207 69.0% 1,444 31.0% 4,651 D+37.9
Scott 2,932 63.3% 1,703 36.7% 4,635 D+26.5
Green 1,761 38.6% 2,796 61.4% 4,557 R+22.7
Montgomery 2,713 60.1% 1,804 39.9% 4,517 D+20.1
Washington 2,263 50.1% 2,253 49.9% 4,516 D+0.2
Magoffin 2,298 52.6% 2,071 47.4% 4,369 D+5.2
Butler 1,277 29.5% 3,054 70.5% 4,331 R+41.0
McCreary 852 19.9% 3,440 80.1% 4,292 R+60.3
Todd 3,023 70.5% 1,265 29.5% 4,288 D+41.0
Metcalfe 2,058 48.3% 2,205 51.7% 4,263 R+3.4
Russell 1,325 32.0% 2,820 68.0% 4,145 R+36.1
Jackson 513 12.4% 3,628 87.6% 4,141 R+75.2
Bullitt 2,406 58.2% 1,727 41.8% 4,133 D+16.4
Simpson 2,910 70.6% 1,210 29.4% 4,120 D+41.3
Jessamine 2,165 53.3% 1,896 46.7% 4,061 D+6.6
Garrard 1,844 45.7% 2,191 54.3% 4,035 R+8.6
Leslie 549 13.7% 3,448 86.3% 3,997 R+72.5
Pendleton 2,106 52.9% 1,874 47.1% 3,980 D+5.8
Crittenden 1,610 40.8% 2,335 59.2% 3,945 R+18.4
Woodford 1,998 50.7% 1,945 49.3% 3,943 D+1.3
Clinton 772 19.7% 3,145 80.3% 3,917 R+60.6
Bath 2,224 57.2% 1,666 42.8% 3,890 D+14.3
Larue 1,969 50.8% 1,905 49.2% 3,874 D+1.7
Anderson 2,168 56.8% 1,652 43.2% 3,820 D+13.5
Fulton 3,058 80.5% 739 19.5% 3,797 D+61.1
Oldham 1,887 50.1% 1,880 49.9% 3,767 D+0.2
Ballard 3,088 82.5% 655 17.5% 3,743 D+65.0
McLean 2,090 55.9% 1,649 44.1% 3,739 D+11.8
Edmonson 1,136 30.7% 2,561 69.3% 3,697 R+38.5
Grant 2,285 62.4% 1,378 37.6% 3,663 D+24.8
Owen 2,896 80.1% 720 19.9% 3,616 D+60.2
Trigg 2,488 69.7% 1,082 30.3% 3,570 D+39.4
Meade 2,124 60.6% 1,379 39.4% 3,503 D+21.3
Martin 746 21.6% 2,707 78.4% 3,453 R+56.8
Cumberland 1,000 29.6% 2,374 70.4% 3,374 R+40.7
Carroll 2,251 71.1% 913 28.9% 3,164 D+42.3
Bracken 1,709 55.4% 1,378 44.6% 3,087 D+10.7
Elliott 2,065 69.3% 914 30.7% 2,979 D+38.6
Hickman 2,358 80.0% 590 20.0% 2,948 D+60.0
Livingston 1,917 65.6% 1,007 34.4% 2,924 D+31.1
Powell 1,363 53.0% 1,208 47.0% 2,571 D+6.0
Lee 1,012 39.4% 1,558 60.6% 2,570 R+21.2
Wolfe 1,651 64.8% 898 35.2% 2,549 D+29.5
Nicholas 1,671 66.2% 854 33.8% 2,525 D+32.4
Carlisle 2,060 81.7% 461 18.3% 2,521 D+63.4
Lyon 1,568 65.6% 822 34.4% 2,390 D+31.2
Hancock 1,101 47.9% 1,199 52.1% 2,300 R+4.3
Trimble 1,813 82.5% 385 17.5% 2,198 D+65.0
Owsley 322 14.9% 1,834 85.1% 2,156 R+70.1
Spencer 1,254 62.2% 762 37.8% 2,016 D+24.4
Menifee 1,151 63.0% 677 37.0% 1,828 D+25.9
Gallatin 1,233 74.4% 424 25.6% 1,657 D+48.8
Robertson 805 60.0% 537 40.0% 1,342 D+20.0

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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