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Election 1986 Results

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1986 US Senate election in Kentucky

Wendell H. Ford (Democrat) beat Jackson M. Andrews (Republican) in Kentucky in 1986, 74.4% to 25.6%, a margin of 48.8 points and 330,445 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1980, when Wendell H. Ford also won.

Democrats led in 120 of the 120 counties as they stood then. The largest, Jefferson, cast 155,126 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.1 points. The closest was Leslie, where 68 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
Wendell H. Ford won Democratic 503,775 74.4%
Jackson M. Andrews Republican 173,330 25.6%
All other candidates 175 0.0%
Total677,280

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 109,378 70.5% 45,604 29.4% 144 155,126 D+41.1
Fayette 32,678 72.3% 12,515 27.7% 1 45,194 D+44.6
Kenton 15,842 69.3% 7,031 30.7% 22,873 D+38.5
Daviess 14,521 76.1% 4,569 23.9% 3 19,093 D+52.1
Campbell 11,927 72.5% 4,526 27.5% 16,453 D+45.0
Pike 10,593 77.6% 3,065 22.4% 13,658 D+55.1
Boyd 9,004 74.9% 3,024 25.1% 12,028 D+49.7
Franklin 9,776 86.2% 1,559 13.8% 11,335 D+72.5
Hardin 8,788 79.5% 2,268 20.5% 2 11,058 D+59.0
McCracken 7,619 79.3% 1,984 20.7% 9,603 D+58.7
Greenup 6,710 72.8% 2,507 27.2% 9,217 D+45.6
Boone 6,619 73.4% 2,404 26.6% 9,023 D+46.7
Madison 6,581 73.6% 2,360 26.4% 8,941 D+47.2
Floyd 7,272 87.4% 1,047 12.6% 8,319 D+74.8
Warren 5,908 73.2% 2,161 26.8% 8,069 D+46.4
Muhlenberg 5,927 78.7% 1,603 21.3% 7,530 D+57.4
Perry 5,975 79.6% 1,531 20.4% 7,506 D+59.2
Bullitt 5,774 79.8% 1,460 20.2% 7,234 D+59.6
Pulaski 3,876 56.1% 3,028 43.9% 6,904 D+12.3
Henderson 5,632 82.3% 1,214 17.7% 6,846 D+64.5
Taylor 4,915 73.5% 1,770 26.5% 6,685 D+47.0
Harlan 5,000 79.5% 1,292 20.5% 6,292 D+58.9
Hopkins 4,978 80.6% 1,200 19.4% 6,178 D+61.2
Letcher 4,741 79.6% 1,216 20.4% 5,957 D+59.2
Marshall 4,804 84.2% 897 15.7% 2 5,703 D+68.5
Carter 4,068 71.5% 1,618 28.5% 5,686 D+43.1
Oldham 3,305 63.4% 1,912 36.6% 5,217 D+26.7
Graves 4,302 85.4% 735 14.6% 5,037 D+70.8
Calloway 4,062 80.9% 960 19.1% 5,022 D+61.8
Christian 3,712 74.1% 1,297 25.9% 5,009 D+48.2
Laurel 3,066 61.7% 1,902 38.3% 1 4,969 D+23.4
Shelby 3,569 82.4% 760 17.6% 4,329 D+64.9
Whitley 2,542 59.3% 1,743 40.7% 4,285 D+18.6
Jessamine 3,034 70.9% 1,246 29.1% 4,280 D+41.8
Ohio 3,004 70.2% 1,274 29.8% 4,278 D+40.4
Grayson 2,784 66.2% 1,422 33.8% 4,206 D+32.4
Clark 3,438 82.0% 754 18.0% 4,192 D+64.0
Boyle 3,226 77.4% 942 22.6% 1 4,169 D+54.8
Nelson 3,448 83.5% 682 16.5% 4,130 D+67.0
Barren 3,131 77.6% 902 22.4% 4,033 D+55.3
Breathitt 3,531 88.8% 447 11.2% 3,978 D+77.5
Knox 2,538 65.1% 1,361 34.9% 3,899 D+30.2
Meade 3,087 82.4% 658 17.6% 1 3,746 D+64.8
Adair 2,184 60.7% 1,416 39.3% 3,600 D+21.3
Mercer 2,855 79.6% 733 20.4% 3,588 D+59.1
Wayne 2,430 68.5% 1,117 31.5% 3,547 D+37.0
Bell 2,514 71.4% 1,007 28.6% 3,521 D+42.8
Green 2,106 61.3% 1,328 38.7% 3,434 D+22.7
Woodford 2,637 78.4% 725 21.6% 3,362 D+56.9
Johnson 2,385 71.5% 949 28.5% 3,334 D+43.1
Union 2,865 91.2% 276 8.8% 3,141 D+82.4
Magoffin 2,207 70.8% 912 29.2% 3,119 D+41.5
Marion 2,719 87.6% 386 12.4% 3,105 D+75.1
Rowan 2,322 76.3% 721 23.7% 3,043 D+52.6
Garrard 1,872 62.9% 1,102 37.1% 2,974 D+25.9
Knott 2,698 90.8% 274 9.2% 2,972 D+81.6
Mason 2,341 81.1% 547 18.9% 2,888 D+62.1
Scott 2,433 84.7% 441 15.3% 2,874 D+69.3
Webster 2,531 88.3% 336 11.7% 2,867 D+76.6
Russell 1,736 60.9% 1,113 39.1% 2,849 D+21.9
Larue 2,317 81.9% 512 18.1% 2,829 D+63.8
Hart 2,232 79.0% 592 21.0% 2,824 D+58.1
Bourbon 2,378 85.4% 406 14.6% 2,784 D+70.8
Henry 2,450 88.0% 334 12.0% 2,784 D+76.0
Clay 1,827 65.7% 954 34.3% 2,781 D+31.4
Lawrence 2,027 73.1% 745 26.9% 2,772 D+46.2
Montgomery 2,302 83.5% 455 16.5% 2,757 D+67.0
Logan 2,275 84.3% 424 15.7% 2,699 D+68.6
Metcalfe 2,001 74.7% 678 25.3% 2,679 D+49.4
Allen 1,774 66.4% 896 33.5% 1 2,671 D+32.9
Lewis 1,438 55.8% 1,140 44.2% 2,578 D+11.6
McLean 2,128 83.5% 420 16.5% 2,548 D+67.0
Harrison 2,176 85.9% 358 14.1% 2,534 D+71.7
Breckinridge 1,909 75.7% 614 24.3% 2,523 D+51.3
Lincoln 1,950 77.5% 567 22.5% 2,517 D+54.9
Monroe 1,425 56.7% 1,088 43.3% 2,513 D+13.4
Powell 1,938 78.1% 545 21.9% 2,483 D+56.1
Anderson 2,001 84.1% 378 15.9% 2,379 D+68.2
Morgan 1,996 86.2% 319 13.8% 2,315 D+72.4
Casey 1,354 59.1% 936 40.9% 2,290 D+18.3
Jackson 1,147 54.0% 978 46.0% 2,125 D+8.0
Estill 1,424 67.4% 690 32.6% 2,114 D+34.7
Rockcastle 1,165 55.6% 932 44.4% 2,097 D+11.1
Pendleton 1,687 81.0% 395 19.0% 2,082 D+62.1
Grant 1,712 82.3% 368 17.7% 2,080 D+64.6
Caldwell 1,660 81.1% 388 18.9% 2,048 D+62.1
Fleming 1,578 77.9% 448 22.1% 2,026 D+55.8
Elliott 1,858 92.5% 151 7.5% 2,009 D+85.0
McCreary 1,101 54.9% 906 45.1% 2,007 D+9.7
Trigg 1,530 79.9% 386 20.1% 1,916 D+59.7
Clinton 989 52.1% 909 47.9% 1,898 D+4.2
Bath 1,600 85.8% 264 14.2% 1,864 D+71.7
Bracken 1,622 87.3% 235 12.7% 1,857 D+74.7
Owen 1,648 90.5% 173 9.5% 1,821 D+81.0
Livingston 1,502 83.4% 298 16.6% 1,800 D+66.9
Martin 1,061 60.5% 692 39.5% 1,753 D+21.0
Lee 1,081 64.0% 609 36.0% 1,690 D+27.9
Simpson 1,405 84.3% 261 15.7% 1,666 D+68.7
Ballard 1,460 88.5% 189 11.5% 1,649 D+77.1
Carroll 1,391 85.8% 230 14.2% 1,621 D+71.6
Washington 1,583 98.1% 31 1.9% 1,614 D+96.2
Wolfe 1,295 80.7% 309 19.3% 1,604 D+61.5
Cumberland 958 60.7% 620 39.3% 1,578 D+21.4
Leslie 798 52.2% 730 47.8% 1,528 D+4.5
Crittenden 1,108 72.6% 418 27.4% 1,526 D+45.2
Fulton 1,267 87.5% 181 12.5% 1,448 D+75.0
Butler 910 63.7% 518 36.3% 1,428 D+27.5
Edmonson 781 54.8% 644 45.2% 1,425 D+9.6
Hickman 1,194 87.0% 159 11.6% 19 1,372 D+75.4
Hancock 949 70.0% 406 30.0% 1,355 D+40.1
Todd 1,074 80.3% 264 19.7% 1,338 D+60.5
Carlisle 1,177 89.6% 136 10.4% 1,313 D+79.3
Nicholas 1,087 88.8% 137 11.2% 1,224 D+77.6
Trimble 1,016 86.0% 165 14.0% 1,181 D+72.1
Lyon 912 84.4% 168 15.6% 1,080 D+68.9
Spencer 911 86.3% 145 13.7% 1,056 D+72.5
Owsley 781 76.6% 239 23.4% 1,020 D+53.1
Gallatin 850 84.5% 156 15.5% 1,006 D+69.0
Menifee 648 84.6% 118 15.4% 766 D+69.2
Robertson 437 82.9% 90 17.1% 527 D+65.8

Counties as they stood in 1986; 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