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2010 Kentucky Senate election

The 2010 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 2, 2010. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 18. Half of the senate (all even-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining two seats.

The 2010 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 2, 2010. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 18. Half of the senate (all even-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining two seats.

A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5Column 6Column 7Column 8Column 9Column 10
Republican153398,45857.88201322+2
Democratic151271,35039.4217515-2
Independent1017,6062.56111-
Evangelical Christian101,0040.15000-
Total324688,418100.00381938±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

A total of two senators (one Democrat and one Republican) retired, neither of which ran for other offices.

  1. 34th: Ed Worley (Richmond): Retired.

  2. 20th: Gary Tapp (Shelbyville): Retired.

Three incumbents (two Democrats and one Republican) were defeated for reelection.

  1. 8th: David Boswell (first elected in 1990) lost to Joseph R. Bowen.

  2. 32nd: Mike Reynolds (elected in February 2009) lost to Mike Wilson.

  3. 10th: Elizabeth Tori (first elected in 1994) lost to Dennis Parrett.

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

DistrictIncumbentPartyElectedParty
2Bob LeeperIndBob LeeperInd
4Dorsey RidleyDemDorsey RidleyDem
6Jerry RhoadsDemJerry RhoadsDem
8David BoswellDemJoseph R. BowenRep
10Elizabeth ToriRepDennis ParrettDem
12Alice Forgy KerrRepAlice Forgy KerrRep
14Jimmy HigdonRepJimmy HigdonRep
16David WilliamsRepDavid WilliamsRep
18Robin L. WebbDemRobin L. WebbDem
20Gary TappRepPaul HornbackRep
22Tom BufordRepTom BufordRep
24Katie Kratz StineRepKatie Kratz StineRep
26Ernie HarrisRepErnie HarrisRep
28R. J. PalmerDemR. J. PalmerDem
30Brandon SmithRepBrandon SmithRep
32Mike ReynoldsDemMike WilsonRep
34Ed WorleyDemJared CarpenterRep
36Julie DentonRepJulie DentonRep
38Dan SeumRepDan SeumRep

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 12, 2.38%
  2. District 2, 2.49%
  3. District 10, 3.30% (gain)
  4. District 8, 3.34% (gain)
  5. District 6, 5.19%
  6. District 28, 5.41%
  7. District 18, 6.62%
SourceRankingAs of
GoverningLikely RNovember 1, 2010

Mike Reynolds was elected in February 2009 following the resignation of Brett Guthrie.

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic8,28354.7
Republican6,85845.3
15,141100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

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Robin L. Webb was elected in August 2009 following the resignation of Charlie Borders.

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic8,68448.1
Republican8,40246.6
Independent9535.3
18,039100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Results by county:   Higdon   50–60%   60–70%   Haydon   50–60%

Jimmy Higdon was elected in December 2009 following the resignation of Dan Kelly.

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican11,32756.1
Democratic8,88143.9
20,208100.0

Incumbent senator Bob Leeper won reelection, defeating Democratic and Republican challengers.

  • Rex Smith, representative from the 4th district (1987–1995)

  • William Michael East

  • Bob Leeper, incumbent senator

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent17,60646.3
Democratic16,65743.8
Republican3,79010.0
38,053100.0

Incumbent senator Dorsey Ridley won reelection unopposed.

  • Dorsey Ridley, incumbent senator
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticUnopposed
26,304100.0

Incumbent senator Jerry Rhoads won reelection, defeating Republican Jack Whitfield.

  • Jerry Rhoads, incumbent senator

  • Jack Whitfield

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic17,47352.6
Republican15,75047.4
33,223100.0

Incumbent senator David Boswell was defeated for reelection by Republican Joseph R. Bowen.

  • David Boswell, incumbent senator

  • Joseph R. Bowen

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican18,07351.7
Democratic16,90448.3
34,977100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Incumbent senator Elizabeth Tori was defeated for reelection by Democrat Dennis Parrett.

  • Dennis Parrett

  • Elizabeth Tori, incumbent senator

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic16,29151.7
Republican15,25048.3
31,541100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

Incumbent senator Alice Forgy Kerr won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

  • Don Blevins, County Clerk of Fayette County (1982–2008)

  • Alice Forgy Kerr, incumbent senator

  • Andrew Roberts

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican6,80571.3
Republican2,73828.7
9,543100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican20,34151.2
Democratic19,39748.8
39,738100.0

Incumbent senator Jimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.

  • Jimmy Higdon, incumbent senator
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanUnopposed
30,360100.0

Incumbent senator David Williams won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Denver Capps.

  • David Williams, incumbent senator

  • Denver Capps

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican18,40781.6
Republican4,14318.4
22,550100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanUnopposed
24,484100.0

Incumbent senator Robin L. Webb won reelection, defeating Republican Jack Ditty.

  • Robin L. Webb, incumbent senator

  • Jack Ditty, Republican candidate for this district in August 2009

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic17,61753.3
Republican15,42846.7
33,045100.0

Incumbent senator Gary Tapp did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Paul Hornback.

  • David Eaton, candidate for the 58th house district in 2002 and 2004

  • John Spainhour

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic8,28155.6
Democratic6,61844.4
14,899100.0

  • Paul Hornback

  • David Glauber

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican5,32862.9
Republican3,14837.1
8,476100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican26,88360.5
Democratic17,58839.5
44,471100.0

Incumbent senator Tom Buford won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Chad Crouch.

  • Tom Buford, incumbent senator

  • Chad Crouch

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican6,23652.9
Republican5,54247.1
11,778100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanUnopposed
32,080100.0

Incumbent senator Katie Kratz Stine won reelection, defeating Democrat Julie Smith-Morrow.

  • Julie Smith-Morrow

  • Katie Kratz Stine, incumbent senator

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican22,39869.2
Democratic9,97830.8
32,376100.0

Incumbent senator Ernie Harris won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

  • John Black

  • Ernie Harris, incumbent senator

  • Don Godfrey

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican9,10971.5
Republican3,62628.5
12,735100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican30,30558.3
Democratic21,65641.7
51,961100.0

Incumbent senator R. J. Palmer won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

  • R. J. Palmer, incumbent senator

  • Bryan Lutz

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic14,57568.5
Democratic6,70531.5
21,280100.0

  • Ralph Alvarado, candidate for the 73rd house district in 2004 and 2006

  • Ryan Dotson

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican3,38665.5
Republican1,78034.5
5,166100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic18,87652.7
Republican16,94047.3
35,816100.0

Incumbent senator Brandon Smith won reelection, defeating Democrat Johnnie L. Turner.

  • Johnnie L. Turner, representative from the 88th district (1999–2003)

  • Brandon Smith, incumbent senator

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican20,87067.2
Democratic10,18032.8
31,050100.0

Incumbent senator Mike Reynolds was defeated for reelection by Republican Mike Wilson.

  • Mike Reynolds, incumbent senator

  • Mike Wilson

  • Ed Mills

  • Regina Webb

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican5,02551.5
Republican3,07731.5
Republican1,65617.0
9,758100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican18,93555.0
Democratic15,49045.0
34,425100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Incumbent senator Ed Worley did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Jared Carpenter.

  • Lee Murphy

  • Michael Cope

  • Landra Lewis

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic4,45235.5
Democratic4,10632.8
Democratic3,96631.7
12,524100.0

  • Jared Carpenter

  • Kent Kessler

  • Barry Metcalf, senator from the 34th district (1994–1999) and candidate in 2002 and 2006

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican4,40537.9
Republican4,26436.7
Republican2,95525.4
11,624100.0
  • Donald VanWinkle
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican23,55364.9
Democratic11,71932.3
Evangelical ChristianDonald VanWinkle1,0042.8
36,276100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Incumbent senator Julie Denton won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

  • Rick Hiles

  • Julie Denton, incumbent senator

  • Shawn Slone

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican10,13571.7
Republican4,00028.3
14,135100.0
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican36,86466.8
Democratic18,29133.2
55,155100.0

Incumbent senator Dan Seum won reelection, defeating Democrat Marty Meyer.

  • Marty Meyer

  • Dan Seum, incumbent senator

PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican26,15460.7
Democratic16,92939.3
43,083100.0
  • 2010 Kentucky elections
    • 2010 Kentucky House of Representatives election
    • 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky
    • 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
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