The2010 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.[ 1]
A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewedhere .
Retiring incumbents [ edit ] A total of two senators (one Democrat and one Republican) retired, neither of which ran for other offices.[ 2]
34th:Ed Worley (Richmond ): Retired. 20th:Gary Tapp (Shelbyville ): Retired. Defeated incumbents [ edit ] Three incumbents (two Democrats and one Republican) were defeated for reelection.
8th:David Boswell (first elected in 1990) lost toJoseph R. Bowen . 32nd:Mike Reynolds (elected inFebruary 2009 ) lost toMike Wilson . 10th:Elizabeth Tori (first elected in 1994) lost toDennis Parrett . Summary by district [ edit ] Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for theprimary election andgeneral election .
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 12, 2.38% District 2, 2.49% District 10, 3.30% (gain)District 8, 3.34% (gain)District 6, 5.19% District 28, 5.41% District 18, 6.62% District 32 special [ edit ] Mike Reynolds was elected in February 2009 following the resignation ofBrett Guthrie .
District 18 special [ edit ] Results by county: Robin L. Webb was elected in August 2009 following the resignation ofCharlie Borders .
District 14 special [ edit ] Results by county: Jimmy Higdon was elected in December 2009 following the resignation ofDan Kelly .
Incumbent senatorBob Leeper won reelection, defeating Democratic and Republican challengers.
Rex Smith , representative from the 4th district (1987–1995)Independent candidates [ edit ] Incumbent senatorDorsey Ridley won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senatorJerry Rhoads won reelection, defeating Republican Jack Whitfield.
Incumbent senatorDavid Boswell was defeated for reelection by RepublicanJoseph R. Bowen .
Incumbent senatorElizabeth Tori was defeated for reelection by DemocratDennis Parrett .
Incumbent senatorAlice Forgy Kerr won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorJimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senatorDavid Williams won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Denver Capps.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorRobin L. Webb won reelection, defeating Republican Jack Ditty.
Jack Ditty, Republican candidate for this district inAugust 2009 Incumbent senatorGary Tapp did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by RepublicanPaul Hornback .
David Eaton, candidate for the 58th house district in 2002 and2004 Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic David Eaton 8,281 55.6 Democratic John Spainhour 6,618 44.4 Total votes 14,899 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorTom Buford won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Chad Crouch.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorKatie Kratz Stine won reelection, defeating Democrat Julie Smith-Morrow.
Incumbent senatorErnie Harris won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorR. J. Palmer won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorBrandon Smith won reelection, defeating DemocratJohnnie L. Turner .
Incumbent senatorMike Reynolds was defeated for reelection by RepublicanMike Wilson .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorEd Worley did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by RepublicanJared Carpenter .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Lee Murphy 4,452 35.5 Democratic Landra Lewis 4,106 32.8 Democratic Michael Cope 3,966 31.7 Total votes 12,524 100.0
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Kent Kessler Barry Metcalf , senator from the 34th district (1994–1999) and candidate in 2002 and 2006Third-party candidates [ edit ] Evangelical Christian [ edit ] Incumbent senatorJulie Denton won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Incumbent senatorDan Seum won reelection, defeating Democrat Marty Meyer.
^ "Kerr narrowly defeats Blevins".TheLexington Herald-Leader . November 3, 2010. p. A6. ^ "Legislative races draw 232 candidates - district Voters will get to decide 61 House, 19 Senate contests".TheLexington Herald-Leader . January 27, 2010. p. A1. ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 1, 2010)."Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats" .Governing . Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2010. RetrievedJuly 14, 2024 . ^a b c "2009 Special Elections" (PDF) .Kentucky State Board of Elections .Archived (PDF) from the original on March 7, 2023. RetrievedMarch 31, 2024 .^ "Blevins for Senate".TheLexington Herald-Leader . October 12, 2010. p. A10.
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