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Kentucky Election Re-Cap
The election results in Kentucky can best be summarized by one word: consistent. In the weeks preceding Election Day there was a feeling of anti-incumbent sentiment and a Democrat surge in Kentucky. However, neither would come to fruition and here are some examples.
- As in the past couple of Presidential elections, Kentucky was one of the first states called for the Republican Presidential candidate.
- U.S. Senate Minority Leader McConnell won re-election in a race that seemed to be a dead heat just a few weeks ago.
- In Kentucky's 6 congressional districts there were five incumbents and all of them won re-election. There was an open seat in the 2nd Congressional District and Republican State Senator Brett Guthrie beat Democrat State Senator David Boswell.
- In the Kentucky State Senate there were 11 contested races with two of those being open seats. None of the 9 incumbents lost and in the open seats Kathy Stein (D-Lexington) won the seat previously held by Democrat Ernesto Scorsone. In the other open seat Republican David Givens won the seat previously held by Republican Richie Sanders.
New Senate Members are:
David Givens - Won the Richie Sanders open seat. (Remains R)
Kathy Stein - Former Rep, won the Scorsone open seat (Remains D)
John Schickel - Won in primary for Roeding's open seat, no General election (Remains R)
The changes give the Republicans a 22-15-1 majority in the State Senate. However, there is a new vacancy in the Senate from Sen. Brett Guthrie's win in the 2nd Congressional district. It is probable that there will be a special election in January to fill the vacancy left by Sen. Guthrie.
- In the Kentucky House there were 26 seats contested on Election Night with eight of those being open seats. None of the 18 incumbents lost. The only change on Election Day was in the open seats where three of the eight open seats switched party control, two went Democrat and one went Republican.
The new House Members are:
Brent Housman - The Republican won in Rasche's seat (Switched from D to R)
Martha Jane King - The Democrat won in Baugh's seat (Switched from R to D)
Wilson Stone - Will replace Rep. Rob Wilkey. (Remains D)
John Bam Carney - Won Mobley's seat (Remains R)
Kent Stevens - Beat Rep. Dedman in the Primary (Remains D)
Kelly Flood - Replaces Rep. Kathy Stein (Remains D)
Kevin Sinnette - Won former Republican Rep. John Vincent's seat (Switched R to D)
Fitz Steele - Won in Primary. Replaces Scott Alexander who didn't file. (Remains D)
Linda Belcher - The widow of Rep. Belcher beat Trina Summers (Remains D)
These changes give the Democrats a 65-35 majority in the House
Election Articles:
For full Kentucky Legislative Elections results Click Here
McConnell wins in Kentucky
Rebecca Sinderbrand and Ted Barrett - CNN
CNN projects that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will hold on to his Senate seat and will look to retain his leadership position.
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Kentucky's congressional delegation stays constant
By John Cheves - Herald-Leader
Little will change in Kentucky's congressional delegation next year, with five U.S. House incumbents re-elected Tuesday and Republicans holding onto the sixth seat, vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Ron Lewis, R-Cecilia. The 2nd Congressional District in west-central Kentucky chose Brett Guthrie, 44, a Republican state senator from Bowling Green to succeed Lewis.
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Democrats hold off challengers in state Senate
By Beth Musgrave - Herald-Leader
Democratic incumbents held off Republican challengers, and Republicans were able to hold onto an open seat in state Senate races on Tuesday. Democrats maintained control of the Lexington Senate seat left vacant when longtime Sen. Ernesto Scorsone became a Fayette Circuit Court judge earlier this year.
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Abramson defeats Shake, retains Supreme Court seat
THE COURIER-JOURNAL
Kentucky Supreme Court Justice Lisabeth Hughes Abramson defeated Chief Jefferson Circuit Judge Jim Shake to retain her seat on the state's high court, in a battle of two candidates considered highly qualified.
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