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Election 1968 Results

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1968 US Senate election in Kentucky

Marlow W. Cook (Republican) beat Katherine Peden (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1968, 51.4% to 47.6%, a margin of 3.7 points and 35,300 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1962, when Thruston B. Morton won.

Democrats led in 66 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 54. The largest, Jefferson, cast 208,159 votes and went to the Republican by 13.9 points. The closest was Grant, where 3 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
Marlow W. Cook won Republican 484,260 51.4%
Katherine Peden Democratic 448,960 47.6%
All other candidates 9,645 1.0%
Total942,865

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 87,879 42.2% 116,823 56.1% 3,457 208,159 R+13.9
Fayette 18,662 41.0% 26,292 57.8% 536 45,490 R+16.8
Kenton 15,091 44.1% 18,854 55.1% 247 34,192 R+11.0
Campbell 9,758 38.8% 15,199 60.5% 165 25,122 R+21.7
Daviess 11,341 52.0% 10,239 46.9% 235 21,815 D+5.1
Pike 11,919 57.4% 8,766 42.2% 90 20,775 D+15.2
McCracken 11,185 62.7% 6,282 35.2% 383 17,850 D+27.5
Boyd 8,420 50.0% 8,291 49.3% 115 16,826 D+0.8
Warren 7,716 51.0% 7,290 48.2% 116 15,122 D+2.8
Franklin 7,402 62.1% 4,437 37.2% 84 11,923 D+24.9
Floyd 8,354 70.7% 3,402 28.8% 66 11,822 D+41.9
Hardin 5,433 47.2% 6,019 52.3% 66 11,518 R+5.1
Pulaski 3,502 30.5% 7,905 68.8% 77 11,484 R+38.3
Christian 8,295 73.6% 2,873 25.5% 98 11,266 D+48.1
Harlan 6,830 62.0% 4,141 37.6% 52 11,023 D+24.4
Hopkins 6,955 64.6% 3,762 35.0% 44 10,761 D+29.7
Graves 6,379 63.3% 3,491 34.7% 202 10,072 D+28.7
Madison 4,664 46.4% 5,296 52.7% 95 10,055 R+6.3
Greenup 5,068 52.3% 4,534 46.8% 80 9,682 D+5.5
Henderson 5,924 62.3% 3,533 37.2% 51 9,508 D+25.1
Bell 4,232 47.1% 4,663 51.9% 84 8,979 R+4.8
Barren 4,417 51.9% 3,992 46.9% 104 8,513 D+5.0
Perry 4,682 55.3% 3,749 44.3% 36 8,467 D+11.0
Muhlenberg 4,525 53.8% 3,816 45.3% 77 8,418 D+8.4
Laurel 2,322 27.8% 5,999 71.9% 24 8,345 R+44.1
Boone 3,695 46.0% 4,270 53.2% 63 8,028 R+7.2
Whitley 2,666 33.8% 5,151 65.4% 64 7,881 R+31.5
Calloway 4,639 60.5% 2,954 38.5% 79 7,672 D+22.0
Logan 4,273 56.9% 3,145 41.9% 88 7,506 D+15.0
Marshall 4,098 58.4% 2,796 39.9% 118 7,012 D+18.6
Letcher 3,908 56.9% 2,932 42.7% 26 6,866 D+14.2
Knox 2,511 37.3% 4,182 62.1% 40 6,733 R+24.8
Nelson 3,408 53.7% 2,867 45.1% 77 6,352 D+8.5
Clark 3,214 53.0% 2,816 46.4% 38 6,068 D+6.6
Johnson 2,180 36.3% 3,808 63.4% 23 6,011 R+27.1
Mason 3,398 57.5% 2,484 42.0% 31 5,913 D+15.5
Clay 1,414 24.0% 4,446 75.6% 20 5,880 R+51.6
Ohio 2,371 40.3% 3,471 59.1% 36 5,878 R+18.7
Boyle 3,077 52.7% 2,737 46.8% 29 5,843 D+5.8
Carter 2,545 44.1% 3,207 55.5% 23 5,775 R+11.5
Bullitt 2,832 51.5% 2,442 44.4% 230 5,504 D+7.1
Grayson 1,857 33.9% 3,555 65.0% 60 5,472 R+31.0
Shelby 3,079 56.3% 2,344 42.8% 49 5,472 D+13.4
Breckinridge 2,410 44.5% 2,971 54.9% 32 5,413 R+10.4
Taylor 2,186 41.4% 3,035 57.5% 55 5,276 R+16.1
Hart 2,154 43.3% 2,774 55.8% 47 4,975 R+12.5
Mercer 2,411 49.5% 2,390 49.1% 69 4,870 D+0.4
Lincoln 2,231 46.0% 2,598 53.5% 26 4,855 R+7.6
Adair 1,643 33.9% 3,194 65.9% 13 4,850 R+32.0
Bourbon 2,796 58.7% 1,913 40.2% 52 4,761 D+18.5
Casey 1,168 25.3% 3,428 74.2% 26 4,622 R+48.9
Wayne 1,594 34.8% 2,980 65.0% 13 4,587 R+30.2
Harrison 2,916 65.0% 1,557 34.7% 15 4,488 D+30.3
Marion 2,490 55.9% 1,944 43.6% 23 4,457 D+12.3
Monroe 907 20.5% 3,496 79.2% 11 4,414 R+58.7
Union 2,605 59.0% 1,772 40.2% 35 4,412 D+18.9
Knott 3,280 75.4% 1,048 24.1% 20 4,348 D+51.3
Breathitt 3,060 70.7% 1,262 29.2% 7 4,329 D+41.5
Webster 2,605 60.4% 1,686 39.1% 20 4,311 D+21.3
Caldwell 2,093 49.0% 2,104 49.3% 74 4,271 R+0.3
Jessamine 1,956 45.9% 2,264 53.1% 43 4,263 R+7.2
Scott 2,419 57.1% 1,786 42.1% 33 4,238 D+14.9
Allen 1,309 31.4% 2,828 67.8% 33 4,170 R+36.4
Russell 1,097 26.5% 3,020 72.9% 26 4,143 R+46.4
Rowan 2,006 48.7% 2,094 50.8% 23 4,123 R+2.1
Rockcastle 1,164 28.4% 2,920 71.3% 14 4,098 R+42.9
Magoffin 1,989 50.6% 1,934 49.2% 6 3,929 D+1.4
Woodford 1,972 50.7% 1,872 48.2% 43 3,887 D+2.6
Lewis 1,160 29.9% 2,696 69.5% 24 3,880 R+39.6
Fleming 1,715 44.3% 2,148 55.5% 7 3,870 R+11.2
Lawrence 2,000 51.8% 1,852 47.9% 11 3,863 D+3.8
Meade 2,128 55.2% 1,695 44.0% 33 3,856 D+11.2
Green 1,250 33.1% 2,519 66.6% 13 3,782 R+33.6
Estill 1,490 39.5% 2,271 60.2% 14 3,775 R+20.7
Montgomery 1,669 44.4% 2,060 54.8% 30 3,759 R+10.4
Henry 2,410 65.0% 1,275 34.4% 21 3,706 D+30.6
Washington 1,637 44.7% 1,984 54.2% 38 3,659 R+9.5
Butler 1,056 29.0% 2,576 70.7% 14 3,646 R+41.7
Oldham 1,707 46.9% 1,883 51.7% 50 3,640 R+4.8
Garrard 1,297 36.2% 2,257 63.1% 25 3,579 R+26.8
Larue 1,616 45.2% 1,934 54.1% 26 3,576 R+8.9
Simpson 2,193 61.8% 1,330 37.5% 24 3,547 D+24.3
Morgan 2,266 64.4% 1,254 35.6% 3,520 D+28.8
Todd 1,923 55.2% 1,487 42.7% 72 3,482 D+12.5
Jackson 419 12.5% 2,937 87.3% 7 3,363 R+74.9
Leslie 850 25.8% 2,440 74.0% 6 3,296 R+48.2
McLean 1,839 56.5% 1,379 42.4% 36 3,254 D+14.1
Clinton 635 19.8% 2,570 80.0% 8 3,213 R+60.2
McCreary 798 25.0% 2,378 74.4% 20 3,196 R+49.4
Trigg 2,026 63.5% 1,136 35.6% 29 3,191 D+27.9
Anderson 1,502 47.2% 1,631 51.2% 50 3,183 R+4.1
Crittenden 1,153 37.3% 1,910 61.8% 27 3,090 R+24.5
Pendleton 1,446 48.2% 1,531 51.0% 26 3,003 R+2.8
Edmonson 874 29.4% 2,062 69.4% 34 2,970 R+40.0
Bath 1,612 54.6% 1,321 44.7% 21 2,954 D+9.9
Fulton 1,696 57.4% 1,196 40.5% 62 2,954 D+16.9
Ballard 2,239 76.3% 630 21.5% 64 2,933 D+54.9
Grant 1,435 49.4% 1,432 49.3% 39 2,906 D+0.1
Carroll 2,067 71.3% 818 28.2% 16 2,901 D+43.1
Livingston 1,660 58.5% 1,149 40.5% 30 2,839 D+18.0
Metcalfe 1,210 44.2% 1,519 55.4% 11 2,740 R+11.3
Owen 1,908 70.3% 791 29.1% 16 2,715 D+41.1
Martin 772 29.3% 1,860 70.5% 5 2,637 R+41.3
Cumberland 678 26.1% 1,909 73.6% 8 2,595 R+47.4
Bracken 1,389 57.2% 1,031 42.4% 10 2,430 D+14.7
Powell 1,180 50.3% 1,157 49.3% 9 2,346 D+1.0
Hickman 1,292 59.2% 834 38.2% 56 2,182 D+21.0
Lee 816 38.2% 1,313 61.5% 6 2,135 R+23.3
Hancock 1,059 49.8% 1,041 49.0% 25 2,125 D+0.8
Carlisle 1,316 66.1% 630 31.6% 45 1,991 D+34.5
Elliott 1,455 73.4% 517 26.1% 11 1,983 D+47.3
Wolfe 1,249 64.3% 682 35.1% 10 1,941 D+29.2
Nicholas 1,081 60.6% 694 38.9% 8 1,783 D+21.7
Trimble 1,202 70.3% 493 28.8% 16 1,711 D+41.4
Lyon 942 57.3% 668 40.6% 34 1,644 D+16.7
Owsley 358 22.2% 1,253 77.6% 3 1,614 R+55.5
Spencer 765 49.6% 738 47.9% 38 1,541 D+1.8
Gallatin 810 66.5% 401 32.9% 7 1,218 D+33.6
Menifee 621 55.6% 484 43.4% 11 1,116 D+12.3
Robertson 508 57.1% 379 42.6% 2 889 D+14.5

Counties as they stood in 1968; 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