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The 2020 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 3, 2020. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on June 23. Half of the senate seats (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining two seats.
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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold No election Popular vote: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.
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| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposed | Unopposed | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||||||
| Republican | 11 | 3 | 532,205 | 59.01 | 28 | 14 | 30 | +2 | |||
| Democratic | 9 | 4 | 340,042 | 37.70 | 10 | 5 | 8 | -2 | |||
| Libertarian | 3 | 0 | 20,927 | 2.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Independent | 2 | 0 | 8,423 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Write-in | 3 | 0 | 268 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Total | 28 | 7 | 901,865 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | |||||||||||
A total of three senators (two Democrats and one Republican) retired, none of whom ran for other offices.
One incumbent lost renomination in the primary election, and one incumbent lost reelection in the general election.
One Republican lost renomination.
One Democrat lost reelection to a Republican.
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Humphries† | Rep | Jason G. Howell | Rep | ||
| 3 | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | ||
| 5 | Stephen L. Meredith | Rep | Stephen L. Meredith | Rep | ||
| 7 | Julian M. Carroll† | Dem | Adrienne E. Southworth | Rep | ||
| 9 | David P. Givens | Rep | David P. Givens | Rep | ||
| 11 | John Schickel | Rep | John Schickel | Rep | ||
| 13 | Reginald Thomas | Dem | Reginald Thomas | Dem | ||
| 15 | Rick Girdler | Rep | Rick Girdler | Rep | ||
| 17 | Damon Thayer | Rep | Damon Thayer | Rep | ||
| 19 | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | ||
| 21 | Albert Robinson | Rep | Brandon Jackson Storm | Rep | ||
| 23 | Chris McDaniel | Rep | Chris McDaniel | Rep | ||
| 25 | Robert Stivers | Rep | Robert Stivers | Rep | ||
| 27 | Steve West | Rep | Steve West | Rep | ||
| 29 | Johnny Ray Turner | Dem | Johnnie L. Turner | Rep | ||
| 31 | Phillip Wheeler | Rep | Phillip Wheeler | Rep | ||
| 33 | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | ||
| 35 | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | ||
| 37 | Perry B. Clark† | Dem | David Yates | Dem | ||
Three districts voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but had Democratic incumbents:
| District | Incumbent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Trump margin of victory in 2016 |
Member | Party | Incumbent margin of victory in 2016 |
| 7 | R+24.18 | Julian M. Carroll | Democratic | Unopposed |
| 29 | R+58.30 | Johnny Ray Turner | Democratic | Unopposed |
| 37 | R+5.54 | Perry B. Clark | Democratic | Unopposed |
None.
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[1] | Solid R | October 21, 2020 |
Phillip Wheeler was elected in March 2019 following the resignation of Ray Jones II.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phillip Wheeler | 6,188 | 52.3 | ||
| Democratic | Darrell Pugh | 5,649 | 47.7 | ||
| Total votes | 11,837 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
Mike Nemes was elected in January 2020 following the resignation of Dan Seum.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Nemes | 8,637 | 63.6 | ||
| Democratic | Andrew Bailey | 4,943 | 36.4 | ||
| Total votes | 13,580 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Karen Berg was elected in June 2020 following the resignation of Ernie Harris.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Karen Berg | 24,771 | 57.0 | ||
| Republican | Bill Ferko | 18,705 | 43.0 | ||
| Total votes | 43,476 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | |||||
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Jason G. Howell.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jason G. Howell | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 40,128 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection, defeating Libertarian candidate Amanda Billings.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Whitney H. Westerfield (incumbent) | 29,640 | 78.4 | |
| Libertarian | Amanda Billings | 8,157 | 21.6 | |
| Total votes | 37,797 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Stephen L. Meredith won reelection, defeating Independent and Libertarian candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Stephen L. Meredith (incumbent) | 43,385 | 82.0 | |
| Independent | John Whipple | 5,724 | 10.8 | |
| Libertarian | Guy M. Miller | 3,781 | 7.1 | |
| Total votes | 52,890 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Adrienne E. Southworth.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adrienne E. Southworth | 3,701 | 31.1 | |
| Republican | Katie Howard | 3,157 | 26.5 | |
| Republican | Calen Studler | 2,697 | 22.7 | |
| Republican | Linda Thompson | 1,952 | 16.4 | |
| Republican | Cleaver Kirk Crawford | 390 | 3.3 | |
| Total votes | 11,897 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adrienne E. Southworth | 33,187 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Joe Graviss | 27,205 | 43.1 | |
| Independent | Ken Carroll | 2,699 | 4.3 | |
| Total votes | 63,091 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| County | Adrienne E. Southworth | Joe Graviss | Ken Carroll | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Anderson | 8,862 | 68.20 | 3,744 | 28.81 | 388 | 2.99 | 5,118 | 39.39 | 12,994 |
| Franklin | 10,731 | 41.45 | 13,562 | 52.39 | 1,594 | 6.16 | -2,831 | -10.94 | 25,887 |
| Gallatin | 2,650 | 70.27 | 931 | 24.69 | 190 | 5.04 | 1,719 | 45.58 | 3,771 |
| Owen | 3,994 | 74.72 | 1,163 | 21.76 | 188 | 3.52 | 2,831 | 52.97 | 5,345 |
| Woodford | 6,950 | 46.04 | 7,805 | 51.71 | 339 | 2.25 | -855 | -5.66 | 15,094 |
| Total | 33,187 | 52.60 | 27,205 | 43.12 | 2,699 | 4.28 | 5,982 | 9.48 | 63,091 |
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Brian Pedigo.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David P. Givens (incumbent) | 41,555 | 78.5 | |
| Democratic | Brian Pedigo | 11,356 | 21.5 | |
| Total votes | 52,911 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate James Fiorelli.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Schickel (incumbent) | 46,463 | 70.4 | |
| Democratic | James Fiorelli | 19,496 | 29.6 | |
| Total votes | 65,959 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Reginald Thomas won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Matt E. Miniard.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Reginald Thomas (incumbent) | 36,345 | 99.8 | |
| Write-in | Matt E. Miniard | 55 | 0.2 | |
| Total votes | 36,400 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Rick Girdler won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Larry Sears Nichols.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Girdler (incumbent) | 14,140 | 78.3 | |
| Republican | Larry Sears Nichols | 3,923 | 21.7 | |
| Total votes | 18,063 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick Girdler (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 47,098 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jason Stroude.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Damon Thayer (incumbent) | 44,772 | 69.3 | |
| Democratic | Jason Stroude | 19,852 | 30.7 | |
| Total votes | 64,624 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 50,867 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent Republican senator Albert Robinson was defeated for renomination by Brandon Jackson Storm.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Jackson Storm | 6,875 | 38.7 | |
| Republican | Albert Robinson (incumbent) | 6,131 | 34.5 | |
| Republican | Kay Hensley | 4,756 | 26.8 | |
| Total votes | 17,762 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Jackson Storm | 44,099 | 82.4 | |
| Democratic | Walter Trebolo III | 9,447 | 17.6 | |
| Total votes | 53,546 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Ryan Olexia.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Chris McDaniel (incumbent) | 32,188 | 57.7 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Olexia | 23,623 | 42.3 | |
| Total votes | 55,811 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Stivers (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 37,141 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Incumbent senator Steve West won reelection, defeating Libertarian and write-in candidates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve West (incumbent) | 38,370 | 80.7 | |
| Libertarian | Bryan Shumate Short | 8,989 | 18.9 | |
| Write-in | Yvonne Baldwin | 166 | 0.3 | |
| Write-in | Gene Barry Detherage Jr. | 47 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 47,572 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner was defeated for reelection by Republican Johnnie L. Turner.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Johnnie L. Turner | 3,552 | 69.9 | |
| Republican | Matthew Wynn | 1,527 | 30.1 | |
| Total votes | 5,079 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Johnnie L. Turner | 22,475 | 53.4 | |
| Democratic | Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) | 19,612 | 46.6 | |
| Total votes | 42,087 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| County | Johnnie L. Turner | Johnny Ray Turner | Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Floyd | 6,097 | 37.50 | 10,161 | 62.50 | -4,064 | -25.00 | 16,258 |
| Harlan | 8,431 | 78.49 | 2,310 | 21.51 | 6,121 | 56.99 | 10,741 |
| Knott | 3,047 | 49.62 | 3,094 | 50.38 | -47 | -0.77 | 6,141 |
| Letcher | 4,900 | 54.77 | 4,047 | 45.23 | 853 | 9.53 | 8,947 |
| Total | 22,475 | 53.40 | 19,612 | 46.60 | 2,863 | 6.80 | 42,087 |
Incumbent senator Phillip Wheeler won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Glenn Martin Hammond.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Glenn Martin Hammond | 5,559 | 59.2 | |
| Democratic | Scott Sykes | 3,836 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 9,395 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phillip Wheeler (incumbent) | 31,704 | 72.2 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Martin Hammond | 12,196 | 27.8 | |
| Total votes | 43,900 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 38,520 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 37,358 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Democrat David Yates.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Yates | 10,946 | 67.0 | |
| Democratic | Katie Brophy | 2,708 | 16.6 | |
| Democratic | Garrett A. Dean | 1,345 | 8.2 | |
| Democratic | Di Tran | 1,343 | 8.2 | |
| Total votes | 16,342 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | David Yates | Unopposed | |||
| Total votes | 34,165 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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