The 2022 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate (all even-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining one seat.
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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% >90% 60–70% >90% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A numbered map of the senate districts can be viewed here.
Overview
editParty | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
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Opposed | Unopposed | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||||||
Republican | 10 | 8 | 500,535 | 75.48 | 30 | 17 | 31 | +1 | |||
Democratic | 8 | 1 | 160,236 | 24.16 | 8 | 2 | 7 | -1 | |||
Write-in | 2 | 0 | 2,348 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
Total | 20 | 9 | 663,119 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State |
Retiring incumbents
editA total of five senators (one Democrat and four Republicans) retired, none of whom ran for other offices.[1] Additionally, C. B. Embry resigned from the chamber in September 2022.
Democratic
edit- 10th: Dennis Parrett (Elizabethtown): Retired.
Republican
edit- 8th: Matt Castlen (Owensboro): Retired.
- 12th: Alice Forgy Kerr (Lexington): Retired.
- 20th: Paul Hornback (Shelbyville): Retired.
- 24th: Wil Schroder (Wilder): Retired.
Defeated incumbents
editNo incumbents lost renomination or reelection.
Summary by district
editCertified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | ||
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2 | Danny Carroll | Rep | Danny Carroll | Rep | ||
4 | Robby Mills | Rep | Robby Mills | Rep | ||
6 | Vacant | Lindsey Tichenor | Rep | |||
8 | Matt Castlen | Rep | Gary Boswell | Rep | ||
10 | Dennis Parrett | Dem | Matthew Deneen | Rep | ||
12 | Alice Forgy Kerr | Rep | Amanda Mays Bledsoe | Rep | ||
14 | Jimmy Higdon | Rep | Jimmy Higdon | Rep | ||
16 | Max Wise | Rep | Max Wise | Rep | ||
18 | Robin L. Webb | Dem | Robin L. Webb | Dem | ||
20 | Paul Hornback | Rep | Gex Williams | Rep | ||
22 | Donald Douglas | Rep | Donald Douglas | Rep | ||
24 | Wil Schroder | Rep | Shelley Funke Frommeyer | Rep | ||
26 | Karen Berg | Dem | Karen Berg | Dem | ||
28 | Ralph Alvarado | Rep | Ralph Alvarado | Rep | ||
30 | Brandon Smith | Rep | Brandon Smith | Rep | ||
32 | Mike Wilson | Rep | Mike Wilson | Rep | ||
34 | Jared Carpenter | Rep | Jared Carpenter | Rep | ||
36 | Julie Raque Adams | Rep | Julie Raque Adams | Rep | ||
38 | Mike Nemes | Rep | Mike Nemes | Rep |
Crossover seats
editDemocratic
editTwo districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:
District | Incumbent | |||
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# | Trump margin of victory in 2020 |
Member | Party | Incumbent margin of victory in 2018 |
10 | R+24.20 | Dennis Parrett | Democratic | Unopposed |
18 | R+44.78 | Robin L. Webb | Democratic | D+15.54 |
Republican
editNone.
Closest races
editThere were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Predictions
editSource | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Special elections
editDistrict 22 special
editDouglas 70–80%
Bukulmez 50–60%
Donald Douglas was elected in November 2021 following the death of Tom Buford.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Donald Douglas | 9,733 | 71.5 | ||
Democratic | Helen Bukulmez | 3,725 | 27.4 | ||
Write-in | Sindicat Dunn | 150 | 1.1 | ||
Total votes | 13,608 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 2
editIncumbent senator Danny Carroll won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Danny Carroll, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Danny Carroll | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 34,951 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 4
editIncumbent senator Robby Mills won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Bruce Pritchett
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Robby Mills, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
edit- Roxan Lynn Ashby
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robby Mills | 4,007 | 78.0 | |
Republican | Roxan Lynn Ashby | 1,132 | 22.0 | |
Total votes | 5,139 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Robby Mills | 25,141 | 66.6 | |
Democratic | Bruce Pritchett | 12,585 | 33.4 | |
Total votes | 37,726 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
editIncumbent senator C. B. Embry resigned from the senate in September 2022. He was succeeded by Republican Lindsey Tichenor.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editEliminated in primary
edit- Bill Ferko
Results
edit- 50–60%
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- 60–70%
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lindsey Tichenor | 6,601 | 54.0 | |
Republican | Bill Ferko | 5,616 | 46.0 | |
Total votes | 12,217 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lindsey Tichenor | 31,111 | 94.5 | |
Write-in | Brian J. Easley | 1,797 | 5.5 | |
Total votes | 32,908 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 8
editIncumbent senator Matt Castlen did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Gary Boswell.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editGeneral election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Gary Boswell | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 29,630 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 10
editIncumbent Democratic senator Dennis Parrett did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Matthew Deneen. This was the only seat to change parties in 2022.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editGeneral election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Matthew Deneen | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 23,606 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 12
editIncumbent senator Alice Forgy Kerr did not seek reelection.[1] She was succeeded by Republican Amanda Mays Bledsoe.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Bill O’Brien
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editGeneral election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Amanda Mays Bledsoe | 29,181 | 60.5 | |
Democratic | Bill O’Brien | 19,046 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 48,227 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 14
editIncumbent senator Jimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Jimmy Higdon, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jimmy Higdon | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 33,142 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 16
editIncumbent senator Max Wise won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Max Wise, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Max Wise | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 31,887 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 18
editIncumbent senator Robin L. Webb won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Robin L. Webb, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robin L. Webb | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 23,308 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 20
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Precinct results Williams: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Barton: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent senator Paul Hornback did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Gex Williams.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Teresa Azbill Barton
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editEliminated in primary
edit- Phyllis Sparks
- Calen Studler
- Mike Templeman
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gex Williams | 3,332 | 42.3 | |
Republican | Phyllis Sparks | 1,836 | 23.3 | |
Republican | Calen Studler | 1,452 | 18.4 | |
Republican | Mike Templeman | 1,263 | 16.0 | |
Total votes | 7,883 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Gex Williams | 22,166 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | Teresa Azbill Barton | 17,206 | 43.7 | |
Total votes | 39,372 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 22
editIncumbent senator Donald Douglas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Chuck Eddy
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Donald Douglas, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
edit- Andrew Cooperrider
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald Douglas | 6,114 | 55.8 | |
Republican | Andrew Cooperrider | 4,840 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 10,954 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Donald Douglas | 23,486 | 59.7 | |
Democratic | Chuck Eddy | 15,843 | 40.3 | |
Total votes | 39,329 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 24
editIncumbent senator Wil Schroder did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Shelley Funke Frommeyer.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Rene Heinrich
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
editEliminated in primary
edit- Jessica Neal
- Chris Robinson
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shelley Funke Frommeyer | 4,094 | 38.6 | |
Republican | Jessica Neal | 3,787 | 35.7 | |
Republican | Chris Robinson | 2,731 | 25.7 | |
Total votes | 10,612 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Shelley Funke Frommeyer | 27,346 | 61.7 | |
Democratic | Rene Heinrich | 16,960 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 44,306 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 26
editIncumbent senator Karen Berg won reelection, defeating Republican James Peden.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Karen Berg, incumbent senator
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- James Peden
Eliminated in primary
edit- Everett Corley
- Mark Hignite Downer
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Peden | 2,774 | 42.6 | |
Republican | Mark Hignite Downer | 2,368 | 36.4 | |
Republican | Everett Corley | 1,370 | 21.0 | |
Total votes | 6,512 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Karen Berg | 28,850 | 60.5 | |
Republican | James Peden | 18,859 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 47,709 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 28
editIncumbent senator Ralph Alvarado won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Joshua D. Buckman.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Ralph Alvarado, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph Alvarado | 27,097 | 98.0 | |
Write-in | Joshua D. Buckman | 551 | 2.0 | |
Total votes | 27,648 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 30
editIncumbent senator Brandon Smith won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Sid Allen.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Sid Allen
Eliminated in primary
edit- Terry V. Salyer
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sid Allen | 7,148 | 56.7 | |
Democratic | Terry V. Salyer | 5,468 | 43.3 | |
Total votes | 12,616 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Brandon Smith, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brandon Smith | 25,581 | 73.7 | |
Democratic | Sid Allen | 9,116 | 26.3 | |
Total votes | 34,697 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 32
editIncumbent senator Mike Wilson won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Mike Wilson, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Wilson | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 28,682 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 34
editIncumbent senator Jared Carpenter won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Susan Cintra
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Jared Carpenter, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
edit- Rhonda Goode
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jared Carpenter | 6,086 | 75.6 | |
Republican | Rhonda Goode | 1,964 | 24.4 | |
Total votes | 8,050 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jared Carpenter | 25,049 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Susan Cintra | 17,322 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 42,371 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 36
editIncumbent senator Julie Raque Adams won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Julie Raque Adams, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Julie Raque Adams | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 36,851 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 38
editIncumbent senator Mike Nemes won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editNominee
edit- Mike Nemes, incumbent senator
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mike Nemes | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 26,769 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Clark, Jess (April 15, 2022). "Here are the 20 lawmakers retiring from the Ky. General Assembly". The Courier Journal. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.