United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 728 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
PollingForecast.com United States
Closest results
United States · Election results history · 1966 Senate · Kentucky
Election 1966 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1966 US Senate election in Kentucky

John Sherman Cooper (Republican) beat John Young Brown (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1966, 64.5% to 35.5%, a margin of 29.1 points and 217,826 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1960, when John Sherman Cooper also won.

Republicans led in 113 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 7. The largest, Jefferson, cast 170,960 votes and went to the Republican by 33.0 points. The closest was Morgan, where 19 votes separated the two parties.

United States
Results
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

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
John Sherman Cooper won Republican 483,805 64.5%
John Young Brown Democratic 265,979 35.5%
Total749,784

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 57,312 33.5% 113,648 66.5% 170,960 R+33.0
Fayette 11,390 33.7% 22,374 66.3% 33,764 R+32.5
Kenton 7,638 32.2% 16,115 67.8% 23,753 R+35.7
Campbell 6,817 36.0% 12,128 64.0% 18,945 R+28.0
Daviess 6,877 40.4% 10,152 59.6% 17,029 R+19.2
Pike 7,544 47.0% 8,495 53.0% 16,039 R+5.9
McCracken 4,612 33.8% 9,039 66.2% 13,651 R+32.4
Boyd 4,980 37.0% 8,462 63.0% 13,442 R+25.9
Franklin 5,439 52.1% 5,002 47.9% 10,441 D+4.2
Warren 3,861 37.0% 6,570 63.0% 10,431 R+26.0
Pulaski 1,973 19.1% 8,364 80.9% 10,337 R+61.8
Hardin 3,207 35.3% 5,876 64.7% 9,083 R+29.4
Harlan 2,688 30.7% 6,056 69.3% 8,744 R+38.5
Floyd 3,846 44.0% 4,890 56.0% 8,736 R+12.0
Madison 3,298 38.2% 5,329 61.8% 8,627 R+23.5
Graves 3,230 38.2% 5,231 61.8% 8,461 R+23.6
Hopkins 3,342 42.4% 4,534 57.6% 7,876 R+15.1
Greenup 2,987 39.0% 4,676 61.0% 7,663 R+22.0
Christian 3,058 41.0% 4,394 59.0% 7,452 R+17.9
Muhlenberg 3,131 43.8% 4,016 56.2% 7,147 R+12.4
Bell 2,679 38.7% 4,240 61.3% 6,919 R+22.6
Barren 2,655 38.8% 4,194 61.2% 6,849 R+22.5
Perry 2,286 34.7% 4,303 65.3% 6,589 R+30.6
Whitley 1,443 22.3% 5,023 77.7% 6,466 R+55.4
Henderson 2,900 45.2% 3,523 54.8% 6,423 R+9.7
Laurel 1,363 21.5% 4,988 78.5% 6,351 R+57.1
Boone 2,116 36.4% 3,692 63.6% 5,808 R+27.1
Logan 3,030 53.5% 2,638 46.5% 5,668 D+6.9
Letcher 1,827 34.1% 3,528 65.9% 5,355 R+31.8
Marshall 1,886 35.2% 3,465 64.8% 5,351 R+29.5
Nelson 2,016 38.1% 3,280 61.9% 5,296 R+23.9
Knox 1,340 25.7% 3,884 74.3% 5,224 R+48.7
Calloway 1,850 36.3% 3,244 63.7% 5,094 R+27.4
Boyle 1,647 32.8% 3,368 67.2% 5,015 R+34.3
Grayson 1,351 27.1% 3,642 72.9% 4,993 R+45.9
Johnson 1,286 26.2% 3,623 73.8% 4,909 R+47.6
Carter 1,618 33.3% 3,234 66.7% 4,852 R+33.3
Ohio 1,536 31.9% 3,279 68.1% 4,815 R+36.2
Breckinridge 1,847 39.3% 2,847 60.7% 4,694 R+21.3
Clark 1,676 37.0% 2,850 63.0% 4,526 R+25.9
Mercer 1,728 39.1% 2,695 60.9% 4,423 R+21.9
Shelby 1,918 43.4% 2,504 56.6% 4,422 R+13.3
Lincoln 1,502 34.0% 2,916 66.0% 4,418 R+32.0
Adair 1,274 29.8% 3,003 70.2% 4,277 R+40.4
Mason 1,434 33.8% 2,812 66.2% 4,246 R+32.5
Bullitt 1,811 43.0% 2,399 57.0% 4,210 R+14.0
Hart 1,411 34.1% 2,730 65.9% 4,141 R+31.9
Casey 800 19.5% 3,299 80.5% 4,099 R+61.0
Wayne 1,353 33.9% 2,642 66.1% 3,995 R+32.3
Caldwell 1,188 30.2% 2,752 69.8% 3,940 R+39.7
Monroe 757 19.3% 3,171 80.7% 3,928 R+61.5
Rockcastle 907 24.2% 2,841 75.8% 3,748 R+51.6
Taylor 1,112 30.3% 2,563 69.7% 3,675 R+39.5
Clay 852 23.3% 2,802 76.7% 3,654 R+53.4
Woodford 1,262 35.4% 2,305 64.6% 3,567 R+29.2
Breathitt 2,276 65.6% 1,195 34.4% 3,471 D+31.1
Jessamine 1,081 31.2% 2,379 68.8% 3,460 R+37.5
Scott 1,528 44.2% 1,932 55.8% 3,460 R+11.7
Marion 1,525 44.2% 1,927 55.8% 3,452 R+11.6
Union 1,660 48.1% 1,788 51.9% 3,448 R+3.7
Harrison 1,524 44.4% 1,905 55.6% 3,429 R+11.1
Bourbon 1,367 40.0% 2,051 60.0% 3,418 R+20.0
Knott 1,915 56.5% 1,474 43.5% 3,389 D+13.0
Webster 1,568 46.5% 1,801 53.5% 3,369 R+6.9
Garrard 1,044 32.1% 2,210 67.9% 3,254 R+35.8
Estill 1,052 32.3% 2,201 67.7% 3,253 R+35.3
Russell 649 20.0% 2,592 80.0% 3,241 R+60.0
Rowan 1,135 35.6% 2,054 64.4% 3,189 R+28.8
Lawrence 1,205 38.1% 1,961 61.9% 3,166 R+23.9
Meade 1,328 42.1% 1,823 57.9% 3,151 R+15.7
Green 1,031 32.9% 2,099 67.1% 3,130 R+34.1
Montgomery 1,071 34.3% 2,053 65.7% 3,124 R+31.4
Henry 1,482 47.7% 1,625 52.3% 3,107 R+4.6
Butler 563 18.3% 2,513 81.7% 3,076 R+63.4
Lewis 749 24.3% 2,327 75.7% 3,076 R+51.3
Washington 1,117 36.7% 1,930 63.3% 3,047 R+26.7
Anderson 1,186 39.7% 1,799 60.3% 2,985 R+20.5
Allen 876 29.5% 2,094 70.5% 2,970 R+41.0
Larue 915 30.8% 2,052 69.2% 2,967 R+38.3
Fleming 1,073 36.2% 1,892 63.8% 2,965 R+27.6
Jackson 363 12.5% 2,549 87.5% 2,912 R+75.1
Oldham 1,119 39.3% 1,727 60.7% 2,846 R+21.4
Bath 1,254 44.1% 1,591 55.9% 2,845 R+11.8
McCreary 372 13.1% 2,460 86.9% 2,832 R+73.7
Magoffin 1,084 40.3% 1,605 59.7% 2,689 R+19.4
McLean 1,180 44.4% 1,478 55.6% 2,658 R+11.2
Pendleton 1,108 41.7% 1,548 58.3% 2,656 R+16.6
Metcalfe 964 37.1% 1,636 62.9% 2,600 R+25.8
Crittenden 771 29.7% 1,825 70.3% 2,596 R+40.6
Clinton 397 15.6% 2,150 84.4% 2,547 R+68.8
Todd 1,009 40.0% 1,514 60.0% 2,523 R+20.0
Morgan 1,235 49.6% 1,254 50.4% 2,489 R+0.8
Edmonson 610 24.5% 1,878 75.5% 2,488 R+51.0
Leslie 438 17.6% 2,049 82.4% 2,487 R+64.8
Trigg 1,056 42.8% 1,412 57.2% 2,468 R+14.4
Ballard 1,114 45.3% 1,347 54.7% 2,461 R+9.5
Grant 909 38.1% 1,476 61.9% 2,385 R+23.8
Owen 1,321 55.9% 1,042 44.1% 2,363 D+11.8
Carlisle 903 38.9% 1,417 61.1% 2,320 R+22.2
Livingston 832 35.9% 1,483 64.1% 2,315 R+28.1
Simpson 883 38.4% 1,419 61.6% 2,302 R+23.3
Fulton 741 34.5% 1,406 65.5% 2,147 R+31.0
Cumberland 421 19.9% 1,698 80.1% 2,119 R+60.3
Lee 660 31.3% 1,449 68.7% 2,109 R+37.4
Powell 815 39.0% 1,277 61.0% 2,092 R+22.1
Carroll 1,045 52.6% 940 47.4% 1,985 D+5.3
Martin 454 23.9% 1,446 76.1% 1,900 R+52.2
Hickman 575 30.7% 1,298 69.3% 1,873 R+38.6
Bracken 656 35.5% 1,190 64.5% 1,846 R+28.9
Wolfe 589 34.9% 1,100 65.1% 1,689 R+30.3
Elliott 725 46.1% 846 53.9% 1,571 R+7.7
Trimble 878 56.2% 683 43.8% 1,561 D+12.5
Lyon 576 37.1% 977 62.9% 1,553 R+25.8
Hancock 536 35.4% 980 64.6% 1,516 R+29.3
Nicholas 555 38.5% 886 61.5% 1,441 R+23.0
Spencer 564 39.9% 849 60.1% 1,413 R+20.2
Menifee 521 42.3% 710 57.7% 1,231 R+15.4
Owsley 223 18.5% 980 81.5% 1,203 R+62.9
Gallatin 508 49.0% 529 51.0% 1,037 R+2.0
Robertson 204 34.1% 394 65.9% 598 R+31.8

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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