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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in Kentucky

Mitch McConnell (Republican) beat Steven L. Beshear (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1996, 55.5% to 42.8%, a margin of 12.6 points and 164,782 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1990, when Mitch McConnell also won.

Republicans led in 88 of the 120 counties and Democrats in 32. The largest, Jefferson, cast 277,400 votes and went to the Republican by 5.0 points. The closest was McLean, 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
Mitch McConnell won Republican 724,794 55.5%
Steven L. Beshear Democratic 560,012 42.8%
All other candidates 22,240 1.7%
Total1,307,046

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 129,501 46.7% 143,434 51.7% 4,465 277,400 R+5.0
Fayette 40,321 45.5% 47,082 53.1% 1,207 88,610 R+7.6
Kenton 14,740 30.3% 32,871 67.6% 1,019 48,630 R+37.3
Daviess 13,062 40.9% 18,246 57.1% 622 31,930 R+16.2
Campbell 8,909 30.8% 19,346 67.0% 630 28,885 R+36.1
Warren 9,689 35.7% 17,043 62.7% 439 27,171 R+27.1
Hardin 9,317 37.2% 15,260 60.9% 492 25,069 R+23.7
Boone 6,605 27.3% 17,157 70.9% 453 24,215 R+43.6
McCracken 10,822 45.4% 12,720 53.3% 314 23,856 R+8.0
Pike 11,981 58.3% 8,300 40.4% 287 20,568 D+17.9
Franklin 10,594 55.0% 8,305 43.1% 361 19,260 D+11.9
Madison 7,603 41.9% 10,247 56.5% 289 18,139 R+14.6
Oldham 5,323 29.4% 12,239 67.7% 515 18,077 R+38.3
Boyd 8,801 49.4% 8,764 49.1% 267 17,832 D+0.2
Pulaski 5,184 29.6% 12,026 68.7% 283 17,493 R+39.1
Bullitt 7,065 40.6% 10,021 57.6% 312 17,398 R+17.0
Christian 5,864 39.3% 8,756 58.6% 319 14,939 R+19.4
Laurel 3,875 26.8% 10,338 71.6% 225 14,438 R+44.8
Hopkins 7,147 49.5% 7,123 49.4% 163 14,433 D+0.2
Henderson 6,921 50.2% 6,611 48.0% 248 13,780 D+2.2
Floyd 8,646 64.4% 4,532 33.7% 252 13,430 D+30.6
Greenup 6,235 47.6% 6,625 50.6% 225 13,085 R+3.0
Graves 6,263 49.5% 6,167 48.8% 215 12,645 D+0.8
Marshall 5,821 49.9% 5,719 49.0% 122 11,662 D+0.9
Jessamine 4,141 35.9% 7,217 62.6% 172 11,530 R+26.7
Calloway 4,651 42.2% 6,165 55.9% 203 11,019 R+13.7
Barren 4,277 39.3% 6,506 59.8% 103 10,886 R+20.5
Muhlenberg 6,078 57.3% 4,401 41.5% 127 10,606 D+15.8
Nelson 4,719 45.6% 5,492 53.1% 140 10,351 R+7.5
Clark 4,792 46.4% 5,353 51.9% 172 10,317 R+5.4
Shelby 3,907 38.3% 6,172 60.5% 115 10,194 R+22.2
Whitley 3,388 35.7% 5,856 61.6% 255 9,499 R+26.0
Scott 3,969 44.2% 4,874 54.3% 130 8,973 R+10.1
Perry 4,832 54.3% 3,947 44.4% 117 8,896 D+9.9
Harlan 4,833 55.1% 3,835 43.7% 110 8,778 D+11.4
Woodford 3,703 43.9% 4,598 54.5% 141 8,442 R+10.6
Boyle 3,455 42.3% 4,597 56.3% 116 8,168 R+14.0
Knox 3,004 37.1% 4,973 61.4% 121 8,098 R+24.3
Logan 3,293 41.5% 4,549 57.3% 100 7,942 R+15.8
Bell 3,365 42.6% 4,257 53.8% 286 7,908 R+11.3
Taylor 2,590 33.5% 5,036 65.2% 95 7,721 R+31.7
Ohio 3,213 42.3% 4,275 56.3% 110 7,598 R+14.0
Carter 3,363 46.7% 3,740 52.0% 94 7,197 R+5.2
Grayson 2,336 32.6% 4,691 65.4% 148 7,175 R+32.8
Johnson 2,791 39.4% 4,154 58.7% 136 7,081 R+19.2
Meade 3,130 44.9% 3,710 53.3% 127 6,967 R+8.3
Mercer 2,860 42.8% 3,649 54.7% 168 6,677 R+11.8
Letcher 3,736 56.6% 2,737 41.4% 132 6,605 D+15.1
Breckinridge 2,547 40.4% 3,694 58.6% 60 6,301 R+18.2
Anderson 2,699 42.9% 3,468 55.2% 118 6,285 R+12.2
Montgomery 3,059 49.4% 3,043 49.2% 85 6,187 D+0.3
Rowan 2,960 49.4% 2,934 49.0% 99 5,993 D+0.4
Lincoln 2,480 41.9% 3,365 56.8% 77 5,922 R+14.9
Harrison 2,784 47.5% 2,984 50.9% 89 5,857 R+3.4
Bourbon 2,626 45.3% 3,068 53.0% 98 5,792 R+7.6
Russell 1,583 27.4% 4,054 70.1% 149 5,786 R+42.7
Adair 1,671 29.7% 3,833 68.2% 118 5,622 R+38.5
Clay 1,600 28.7% 3,858 69.3% 110 5,568 R+40.6
Knott 3,924 71.2% 1,430 26.0% 154 5,508 D+45.3
Grant 2,040 37.5% 3,301 60.6% 106 5,447 R+23.2
Wayne 2,116 38.9% 3,221 59.3% 98 5,435 R+20.3
Hart 2,208 40.8% 3,128 57.8% 77 5,413 R+17.0
Marion 2,671 51.5% 2,436 47.0% 76 5,183 D+4.5
Mason 1,989 39.3% 3,010 59.5% 63 5,062 R+20.2
Allen 1,512 30.2% 3,399 67.9% 94 5,005 R+37.7
Caldwell 2,312 46.7% 2,569 51.9% 71 4,952 R+5.2
Henry 2,161 43.8% 2,658 53.8% 117 4,936 R+10.1
Simpson 2,315 47.1% 2,539 51.6% 66 4,920 R+4.6
Webster 2,682 56.5% 1,962 41.3% 104 4,748 D+15.2
Union 2,674 58.2% 1,897 41.3% 20 4,591 D+16.9
Casey 1,086 24.0% 3,333 73.6% 108 4,527 R+49.6
Fleming 1,778 39.6% 2,659 59.2% 58 4,495 R+19.6
Breathitt 2,986 66.9% 1,416 31.7% 59 4,461 D+35.2
Rockcastle 1,179 26.5% 3,190 71.7% 78 4,447 R+45.2
Monroe 857 19.6% 3,437 78.7% 72 4,366 R+59.1
Estill 1,790 41.9% 2,405 56.3% 77 4,272 R+14.4
Larue 1,723 40.4% 2,490 58.4% 51 4,264 R+18.0
Green 1,156 27.3% 3,034 71.7% 44 4,234 R+44.4
Trigg 1,973 46.8% 2,186 51.8% 61 4,220 R+5.0
Lawrence 2,053 49.0% 2,083 49.7% 51 4,187 R+0.7
Pendleton 1,580 37.9% 2,494 59.8% 94 4,168 R+21.9
Edmonson 1,120 27.0% 2,980 72.0% 41 4,141 R+44.9
Garrard 1,418 34.2% 2,692 65.0% 31 4,141 R+30.8
McCreary 1,251 30.8% 2,609 64.3% 198 4,058 R+33.5
Lewis 1,158 28.7% 2,778 68.9% 96 4,032 R+40.2
Butler 1,058 27.0% 2,829 72.1% 37 3,924 R+45.1
Washington 1,556 40.3% 2,242 58.1% 59 3,857 R+17.8
Powell 1,996 52.3% 1,729 45.3% 89 3,814 D+7.0
Livingston 2,051 54.3% 1,649 43.7% 75 3,775 D+10.6
Jackson 704 18.7% 2,928 77.9% 127 3,759 R+59.2
Leslie 1,105 30.2% 2,494 68.2% 57 3,656 R+38.0
Clinton 882 24.2% 2,708 74.3% 56 3,646 R+50.1
Magoffin 1,979 54.7% 1,535 42.4% 107 3,621 D+12.3
Ballard 2,002 55.4% 1,609 44.6% 3,611 D+10.9
Martin 1,257 35.9% 2,165 61.8% 79 3,501 R+25.9
Owen 1,379 39.9% 2,020 58.5% 55 3,454 R+18.6
McLean 1,700 49.6% 1,703 49.7% 23 3,426 R+0.1
Todd 1,343 39.4% 1,913 56.1% 154 3,410 R+16.7
Crittenden 1,397 42.6% 1,783 54.4% 99 3,279 R+11.8
Morgan 1,703 52.0% 1,474 45.0% 98 3,275 D+7.0
Bath 1,665 51.8% 1,487 46.3% 61 3,213 D+5.5
Metcalfe 1,181 37.1% 1,949 61.2% 53 3,183 R+24.1
Spencer 1,231 38.8% 1,905 60.0% 37 3,173 R+21.2
Hancock 1,316 42.8% 1,715 55.8% 42 3,073 R+13.0
Carroll 1,404 47.4% 1,484 50.1% 76 2,964 R+2.7
Lyon 1,529 54.1% 1,261 44.6% 35 2,825 D+9.5
Bracken 798 31.5% 1,693 66.8% 43 2,534 R+35.3
Trimble 1,220 49.0% 1,239 49.7% 33 2,492 R+0.8
Fulton 1,262 50.9% 1,195 48.2% 23 2,480 D+2.7
Cumberland 623 26.3% 1,701 71.7% 48 2,372 R+45.4
Lee 901 38.3% 1,416 60.2% 35 2,352 R+21.9
Carlisle 1,139 51.2% 1,059 47.6% 25 2,223 D+3.6
Nicholas 977 47.0% 1,071 51.5% 31 2,079 R+4.5
Wolfe 1,209 58.3% 801 38.7% 62 2,072 D+19.7
Hickman 1,062 51.6% 978 47.5% 17 2,057 D+4.1
Gallatin 885 45.4% 1,007 51.6% 59 1,951 R+6.3
Elliott 1,277 67.7% 572 30.3% 36 1,885 D+37.4
Menifee 972 57.3% 692 40.8% 32 1,696 D+16.5
Owsley 472 30.9% 1,003 65.7% 52 1,527 R+34.8
Robertson 341 43.3% 432 54.8% 15 788 R+11.5

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