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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in Kentucky

Walter D. Huddleston (Democrat) beat Louie Guenthner Jr. (Republican) in Kentucky in 1978, 61.0% to 36.9%, a margin of 24.1 points and 114,964 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Walter D. Huddleston also won.

Democrats led in 100 of the 120 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 20. The largest, Jefferson, cast 103,806 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.0 points. The closest was Lewis, where 2 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
Walter D. Huddleston won Democratic 290,730 61.0%
Louie Guenthner Jr. Republican 175,766 36.9%
All other candidates 10,287 2.2%
Total476,783

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 55,290 53.3% 46,967 45.2% 1,549 103,806 D+8.0
Fayette 19,592 58.8% 12,172 36.5% 1,561 33,325 D+22.3
Kenton 16,340 69.1% 6,886 29.1% 413 23,639 D+40.0
Campbell 11,672 65.7% 5,505 31.0% 580 17,757 D+34.7
Franklin 7,804 79.3% 1,848 18.8% 194 9,846 D+60.5
Daviess 4,796 51.1% 4,358 46.5% 226 9,380 D+4.7
Hardin 5,165 62.5% 2,927 35.4% 176 8,268 D+27.1
Boyd 4,284 53.5% 3,600 45.0% 124 8,008 D+8.5
Pike 4,746 64.0% 2,522 34.0% 145 7,413 D+30.0
Pulaski 3,463 50.5% 3,290 48.0% 98 6,851 D+2.5
McCracken 4,766 71.6% 1,694 25.4% 201 6,661 D+46.1
Boone 4,134 65.4% 2,046 32.4% 142 6,322 D+33.0
Harlan 3,586 58.4% 2,396 39.0% 161 6,143 D+19.4
Greenup 3,448 58.3% 2,353 39.8% 118 5,919 D+18.5
Warren 3,288 56.3% 2,469 42.3% 81 5,838 D+14.0
Madison 3,305 61.5% 1,985 36.9% 84 5,374 D+24.6
Graves 2,437 53.5% 1,977 43.4% 143 4,557 D+10.1
Muhlenberg 2,721 61.4% 1,614 36.4% 99 4,434 D+25.0
Nelson 3,387 77.8% 819 18.8% 146 4,352 D+59.0
Hopkins 2,647 65.5% 1,342 33.2% 52 4,041 D+32.3
Floyd 3,222 80.0% 727 18.1% 78 4,027 D+62.0
Christian 2,566 64.5% 1,343 33.8% 70 3,979 D+30.7
Barren 2,772 71.7% 1,044 27.0% 50 3,866 D+44.7
Clark 2,581 68.6% 1,097 29.1% 87 3,765 D+39.4
Laurel 1,716 45.6% 1,978 52.6% 68 3,762 R+7.0
Shelby 2,627 72.4% 947 26.1% 54 3,628 D+46.3
Boyle 2,477 68.7% 1,061 29.4% 65 3,603 D+39.3
Henderson 2,575 76.4% 712 21.1% 82 3,369 D+55.3
Whitley 1,561 47.7% 1,646 50.3% 64 3,271 R+2.6
Mercer 2,058 63.8% 1,084 33.6% 83 3,225 D+30.2
Bell 1,887 59.0% 1,230 38.4% 84 3,201 D+20.5
Union 2,518 79.0% 584 18.3% 86 3,188 D+60.7
Jessamine 1,893 60.0% 1,130 35.8% 133 3,156 D+24.2
Ohio 1,462 47.0% 1,581 50.9% 66 3,109 R+3.8
Woodford 1,977 65.5% 922 30.6% 119 3,018 D+35.0
Bullitt 1,905 63.8% 1,012 33.9% 69 2,986 D+29.9
Perry 2,085 70.2% 822 27.7% 64 2,971 D+42.5
Carter 1,716 58.5% 1,136 38.7% 82 2,934 D+19.8
Oldham 1,367 47.0% 1,506 51.7% 38 2,911 R+4.8
Grayson 1,184 41.1% 1,632 56.7% 64 2,880 R+15.6
Bourbon 2,105 73.2% 692 24.1% 79 2,876 D+49.1
Scott 1,857 68.4% 747 27.5% 111 2,715 D+40.9
Marshall 1,760 66.9% 796 30.3% 75 2,631 D+36.6
Taylor 1,525 58.1% 1,078 41.1% 23 2,626 D+17.0
Adair 1,622 61.9% 952 36.3% 48 2,622 D+25.6
Johnson 1,571 60.3% 931 35.7% 103 2,605 D+24.6
Breckinridge 1,531 59.2% 1,021 39.5% 33 2,585 D+19.7
Clay 1,712 67.8% 799 31.7% 13 2,524 D+36.2
Wayne 1,053 42.2% 1,429 57.2% 15 2,497 R+15.1
Harrison 1,910 77.3% 500 20.2% 62 2,472 D+57.0
Cumberland 1,169 49.8% 1,151 49.0% 29 2,349 D+0.8
Knott 2,016 86.0% 258 11.0% 69 2,343 D+75.0
Letcher 1,555 67.1% 705 30.4% 58 2,318 D+36.7
Monroe 1,196 53.2% 994 44.2% 57 2,247 D+9.0
Henry 1,732 78.0% 466 21.0% 22 2,220 D+57.0
Hart 1,472 67.6% 670 30.8% 34 2,176 D+36.9
Metcalfe 1,630 75.1% 515 23.7% 26 2,171 D+51.4
Green 1,079 51.0% 1,015 48.0% 22 2,116 D+3.0
Marion 1,632 79.6% 384 18.7% 35 2,051 D+60.8
Breathitt 1,718 85.9% 262 13.1% 20 2,000 D+72.8
Logan 1,398 70.7% 551 27.9% 28 1,977 D+42.8
Magoffin 1,096 56.2% 827 42.4% 28 1,951 D+13.8
Mason 1,211 63.8% 664 35.0% 22 1,897 D+28.8
Lincoln 1,189 63.2% 673 35.8% 19 1,881 D+27.4
Rockcastle 789 42.3% 1,057 56.6% 20 1,866 R+14.4
Meade 1,270 68.9% 545 29.6% 28 1,843 D+39.3
Calloway 1,293 70.8% 501 27.5% 31 1,825 D+43.4
Knox 904 50.2% 855 47.4% 43 1,802 D+2.7
Lawrence 824 46.0% 911 50.9% 56 1,791 R+4.9
Casey 590 33.0% 1,161 64.9% 38 1,789 R+31.9
Leslie 1,066 61.4% 634 36.5% 37 1,737 D+24.9
Powell 1,234 71.3% 450 26.0% 47 1,731 D+45.3
Pendleton 1,252 72.6% 436 25.3% 36 1,724 D+47.3
Grant 1,341 78.6% 322 18.9% 44 1,707 D+59.7
Clinton 803 47.1% 875 51.3% 27 1,705 R+4.2
Caldwell 1,150 67.5% 508 29.8% 45 1,703 D+37.7
Rowan 1,095 64.3% 577 33.9% 31 1,703 D+30.4
Butler 618 36.4% 1,075 63.3% 4 1,697 R+26.9
Estill 750 44.3% 927 54.8% 16 1,693 R+10.5
Simpson 1,251 73.9% 421 24.9% 21 1,693 D+49.0
Webster 1,234 73.7% 416 24.9% 24 1,674 D+48.9
Montgomery 1,124 69.1% 468 28.8% 34 1,626 D+40.3
Anderson 1,174 73.5% 392 24.5% 31 1,597 D+49.0
Fleming 1,079 67.6% 471 29.5% 47 1,597 D+38.1
McCreary 746 47.9% 759 48.8% 51 1,556 R+0.8
Owen 1,271 82.4% 247 16.0% 25 1,543 D+66.4
McLean 991 66.9% 475 32.1% 16 1,482 D+34.8
Trigg 1,118 75.6% 327 22.1% 33 1,478 D+53.5
Allen 692 47.5% 745 51.1% 21 1,458 R+3.6
Livingston 1,090 76.6% 306 21.5% 27 1,423 D+55.1
Larue 977 69.4% 411 29.2% 20 1,408 D+40.2
Jackson 535 38.4% 826 59.2% 34 1,395 R+20.9
Russell 660 48.6% 683 50.3% 16 1,359 R+1.7
Garrard 653 49.1% 648 48.7% 29 1,330 D+0.4
Carroll 971 76.9% 273 21.6% 19 1,263 D+55.3
Morgan 972 78.3% 241 19.4% 29 1,242 D+58.9
Washington 856 69.9% 342 27.9% 27 1,225 D+42.0
Crittenden 549 45.6% 641 53.2% 14 1,204 R+7.6
Martin 498 42.1% 628 53.0% 58 1,184 R+11.0
Fulton 799 68.1% 356 30.3% 19 1,174 D+37.7
Ballard 873 81.3% 190 17.7% 11 1,074 D+63.6
Bath 831 82.0% 172 17.0% 10 1,013 D+65.1
Lewis 491 49.5% 489 49.3% 11 991 D+0.2
Edmonson 386 39.0% 576 58.2% 27 989 R+19.2
Hickman 658 67.1% 291 29.7% 32 981 D+37.4
Carlisle 747 77.8% 185 19.3% 28 960 D+58.5
Hancock 553 58.8% 360 38.3% 27 940 D+20.5
Bracken 692 76.1% 197 21.7% 20 909 D+54.5
Trimble 636 70.7% 241 26.8% 22 899 D+43.9
Todd 589 69.7% 237 28.0% 19 845 D+41.7
Lee 385 45.9% 438 52.2% 16 839 R+6.3
Gallatin 636 78.1% 163 20.0% 15 814 D+58.1
Spencer 562 77.8% 139 19.3% 21 722 D+58.6
Nicholas 511 72.2% 179 25.3% 18 708 D+46.9
Lyon 461 70.3% 176 26.8% 19 656 D+43.4
Owsley 320 51.0% 284 45.3% 23 627 D+5.7
Elliott 501 82.8% 90 14.9% 14 605 D+67.9
Wolfe 430 72.5% 153 25.8% 10 593 D+46.7
Robertson 278 72.6% 99 25.8% 6 383 D+46.7
Menifee 212 56.5% 153 40.8% 10 375 D+15.7

Counties as they stood in 1978; 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