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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Kentucky

Jim Bunning (Republican) beat Scotty Baesler (Democrat) in Kentucky in 1998, 49.7% to 49.2%, a margin of 0.6 points and 6,766 votes.

Kentucky changed party: in 1992 it went Democratic, for Wendell H. Ford.

Democrats led in 72 of the 120 counties and Republicans in 48. The largest, Jefferson, cast 213,762 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.3 points. The closest was Todd, where 19 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jim Bunning won	Republican	569,817	49.7%
Scotty Baesler	Democratic	563,051	49.2%
All other candidates		12,546	1.1%
Total		1,145,414

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Jefferson	115,378 54.0%	95,441 44.6%	2,943	213,762	D+9.3
Fayette	39,231 53.6%	33,488 45.7%	510	73,229	D+7.8
Kenton	11,355 29.3%	27,158 70.0%	297	38,810	R+40.7
Daviess	13,948 52.0%	12,598 47.0%	286	26,832	D+5.0
Campbell	7,701 30.8%	17,130 68.5%	191	25,022	R+37.7
Hardin	10,313 47.1%	11,312 51.6%	279	21,904	R+4.6
Warren	9,063 42.7%	11,891 56.0%	283	21,237	R+13.3
Pike	12,418 60.6%	7,907 38.6%	153	20,478	D+22.0
Boone	5,223 26.0%	14,782 73.5%	120	20,125	R+47.5
McCracken	9,683 53.5%	8,215 45.4%	195	18,093	D+8.1
Pulaski	5,973 34.6%	11,118 64.4%	183	17,274	R+29.8
Franklin	10,502 63.1%	5,993 36.0%	159	16,654	D+27.1
Madison	8,635 53.9%	7,314 45.6%	76	16,025	D+8.2
Oldham	5,185 35.4%	9,170 62.6%	293	14,648	R+27.2
Boyd	7,732 53.4%	6,673 46.1%	77	14,482	D+7.3
Bullitt	6,967 48.4%	7,262 50.4%	174	14,403	R+2.0
Laurel	3,983 31.6%	8,409 66.6%	230	12,622	R+35.1
Christian	5,695 46.6%	6,467 53.0%	48	12,210	R+6.3
Hopkins	6,191 51.6%	5,741 47.9%	55	11,987	D+3.8
Greenup	6,182 52.9%	5,409 46.3%	97	11,688	D+6.6
Henderson	6,773 58.0%	4,767 40.8%	146	11,686	D+17.2
Floyd	7,652 67.3%	3,533 31.1%	191	11,376	D+36.2
Barren	5,431 50.2%	5,244 48.5%	139	10,814	D+1.7
Harlan	5,283 50.9%	4,986 48.0%	115	10,384	D+2.9
Graves	5,918 58.8%	4,023 40.0%	125	10,066	D+18.8
Perry	5,569 56.1%	4,267 43.0%	91	9,927	D+13.1
Nelson	5,272 53.4%	4,442 45.0%	166	9,880	D+8.4
Marshall	5,685 57.7%	4,100 41.6%	68	9,853	D+16.1
Jessamine	4,199 43.5%	5,387 55.8%	66	9,652	R+12.3
Clark	5,252 55.2%	4,199 44.2%	55	9,506	D+11.1
Muhlenberg	5,937 62.5%	3,488 36.7%	76	9,501	D+25.8
Knox	3,506 37.6%	5,590 60.0%	219	9,315	R+22.4
Whitley	3,244 36.2%	5,664 63.2%	61	8,969	R+27.0
Bell	3,711 42.6%	4,935 56.6%	75	8,721	R+14.0
Calloway	4,586 53.1%	3,928 45.5%	124	8,638	D+7.6
Shelby	4,087 48.0%	4,351 51.1%	80	8,518	R+3.1
Scott	4,507 53.3%	3,864 45.7%	88	8,459	D+7.6
Woodford	4,158 53.1%	3,593 45.9%	79	7,830	D+7.2
Letcher	3,980 52.7%	3,376 44.7%	193	7,549	D+8.0
Taylor	3,189 42.5%	4,233 56.4%	82	7,504	R+13.9
Carter	3,718 50.0%	3,657 49.2%	64	7,439	D+0.8
Grayson	2,746 38.1%	4,345 60.2%	125	7,216	R+22.2
Boyle	3,815 53.1%	3,308 46.1%	55	7,178	D+7.1
Ohio	3,195 46.0%	3,677 52.9%	78	6,950	R+6.9
Johnson	3,028 44.2%	3,709 54.1%	116	6,853	R+9.9
Montgomery	4,099 61.0%	2,596 38.6%	28	6,723	D+22.4
Wayne	2,595 41.1%	3,690 58.5%	27	6,312	R+17.3
Meade	3,357 53.2%	2,823 44.7%	131	6,311	D+8.5
Mercer	3,420 54.8%	2,791 44.7%	35	6,246	D+10.1
Russell	2,097 33.7%	4,058 65.2%	73	6,228	R+31.5
Logan	3,279 53.8%	2,765 45.3%	54	6,098	D+8.4
Anderson	3,262 54.8%	2,651 44.6%	35	5,948	D+10.3
Adair	2,110 35.7%	3,721 63.0%	72	5,903	R+27.3
Clay	1,811 31.3%	3,959 68.3%	24	5,794	R+37.1
Breckinridge	2,774 48.5%	2,859 49.9%	91	5,724	R+1.5
Lincoln	3,107 54.3%	2,520 44.1%	90	5,717	D+10.3
Knott	3,986 70.3%	1,573 27.8%	107	5,666	D+42.6
Rowan	3,165 56.0%	2,414 42.7%	68	5,647	D+13.3
Harrison	3,336 60.3%	2,142 38.7%	51	5,529	D+21.6
Magoffin	3,099 59.3%	2,108 40.3%	18	5,225	D+19.0
Allen	2,008 39.2%	3,042 59.4%	67	5,117	R+20.2
Lawrence	2,546 50.0%	2,519 49.5%	24	5,089	D+0.5
Monroe	1,104 22.0%	3,880 77.3%	36	5,020	R+55.3
Bourbon	2,916 58.4%	2,054 41.1%	26	4,996	D+17.3
Hart	2,542 51.5%	2,305 46.7%	89	4,936	D+4.8
Garrard	2,159 45.0%	2,612 54.4%	28	4,799	R+9.4
Fleming	2,486 52.0%	2,262 47.3%	34	4,782	D+4.7
Martin	1,929 40.4%	2,724 57.1%	120	4,773	R+16.7
Green	1,734 36.4%	2,974 62.5%	53	4,761	R+26.0
Grant	1,864 39.8%	2,778 59.4%	37	4,679	R+19.5
Marion	2,987 64.3%	1,586 34.1%	76	4,649	D+30.1
Casey	1,459 31.7%	3,112 67.6%	34	4,605	R+35.9
Estill	2,249 49.9%	2,212 49.1%	48	4,509	D+0.8
Caldwell	2,535 56.9%	1,871 42.0%	49	4,455	D+14.9
Lewis	1,518 34.4%	2,848 64.6%	42	4,408	R+30.2
Mason	2,154 49.0%	2,220 50.5%	26	4,400	R+1.5
Leslie	1,172 27.7%	2,953 69.8%	108	4,233	R+42.1
Clinton	1,022 24.2%	3,147 74.6%	47	4,216	R+50.4
McCreary	1,308 31.9%	2,758 67.3%	33	4,099	R+35.4
Simpson	2,058 50.3%	1,981 48.4%	53	4,092	D+1.9
Bath	2,894 71.4%	1,145 28.2%	17	4,056	D+43.1
Union	2,421 59.7%	1,582 39.0%	49	4,052	D+20.7
Trigg	2,088 52.1%	1,898 47.4%	20	4,006	D+4.7
Henry	2,277 56.9%	1,691 42.2%	36	4,004	D+14.6
Powell	2,442 61.1%	1,518 38.0%	34	3,994	D+23.1
Breathitt	2,584 64.9%	1,342 33.7%	58	3,984	D+31.2
Edmonson	1,428 36.3%	2,456 62.4%	49	3,933	R+26.1
Jackson	1,029 26.3%	2,823 72.1%	66	3,918	R+45.8
Butler	1,257 32.5%	2,595 67.1%	18	3,870	R+34.6
Webster	2,436 63.9%	1,352 35.5%	24	3,812	D+28.4
Washington	1,946 52.7%	1,691 45.8%	59	3,696	D+6.9
Rockcastle	1,256 35.1%	2,256 63.1%	64	3,576	R+28.0
Owen	1,881 53.1%	1,628 45.9%	36	3,545	D+7.1
Spencer	1,826 52.4%	1,606 46.1%	50	3,482	D+6.3
Larue	1,807 52.2%	1,588 45.9%	67	3,462	D+6.3
Metcalfe	1,654 48.8%	1,708 50.4%	27	3,389	R+1.6
Crittenden	1,484 45.8%	1,709 52.8%	45	3,238	R+6.9
Hancock	1,806 56.3%	1,377 42.9%	27	3,210	D+13.4
McLean	1,875 58.8%	1,276 40.0%	38	3,189	D+18.8
Pendleton	1,106 35.8%	1,955 63.3%	26	3,087	R+27.5
Lee	1,245 42.4%	1,680 57.2%	13	2,938	R+14.8
Livingston	1,800 61.9%	1,062 36.5%	46	2,908	D+25.4
Ballard	1,909 67.0%	898 31.5%	44	2,851	D+35.5
Carroll	1,543 54.3%	1,276 44.9%	23	2,842	D+9.4
Todd	1,394 49.9%	1,375 49.2%	26	2,795	D+0.7
Trimble	1,379 52.6%	1,193 45.5%	50	2,622	D+7.1
Morgan	1,648 63.3%	944 36.2%	13	2,605	D+27.0
Lyon	1,556 62.4%	917 36.8%	19	2,492	D+25.6
Cumberland	709 28.7%	1,741 70.4%	22	2,472	R+41.7
Bracken	945 38.5%	1,494 60.8%	18	2,457	R+22.3
Nicholas	1,408 64.1%	776 35.4%	11	2,195	D+28.8
Owsley	794 37.1%	1,314 61.4%	33	2,141	R+24.3
Fulton	1,235 58.3%	847 40.0%	35	2,117	D+18.3
Wolfe	1,402 67.7%	649 31.3%	21	2,072	D+36.3
Gallatin	822 42.3%	1,105 56.9%	16	1,943	R+14.6
Carlisle	1,213 62.5%	703 36.2%	25	1,941	D+26.3
Hickman	1,001 60.4%	630 38.0%	25	1,656	D+22.4
Menifee	1,022 62.5%	592 36.2%	22	1,636	D+26.3
Elliott	1,060 70.5%	433 28.8%	10	1,503	D+41.7
Robertson	423 55.1%	340 44.3%	4	767	D+10.8

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Kentucky Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
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

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