Special elections to the Kentucky Senate are held when a vacancy occurs in theKentucky Senate. Elections are called by thegovernor of Kentucky when theGeneral Assembly is not in session, and by thepresident of the Senate when it is in session.[1]
| District | Date | Predecessor | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | November 4, 1986 | Danny Yocom (D) | Larry Saunders (D) |
| 6 | May 23, 1989 | William T. Brinkley (D) | Kim L. Nelson (D) |
| 24 | May 23, 1989 | John Weaver (D) | Patti Weaver (D) |
| 27 | January 7, 1992 | Woody May (D) | Walter Blevins (D) |
| 1 | January 30, 1992 | Greg Higdon (D) | Jeff Green (D) |
| 24 | February 16, 1993 | Dick Roeding (R) | Gex Williams (R) |
| 25 | March 8, 1994 | David LeMaster (D) | John David Preston (R) |
| 34 | Landon Sexton (R) | Barry Metcalf (R) | |
| 21 | July 26, 1994 | Gene Huff (R) | Albert Robinson (R) |
| 15 | December 27, 1994 | John D. Rogers (R) | James Crase (R) |
| 9 | June 25, 1996 | Walter Arnold Baker (R) | Richie Sanders (R) |
| 13 | November 5, 1996 | Mike Moloney (D) | Ernesto Scorsone (D) |
| 1 | November 4, 1997 | Jeff Green (D) | Bob Jackson (D) |
| 28 | September 18, 2001 | Dale Shrout (D) | R. J. Palmer (D) |
| 17 | January 28, 2003 | Daniel Mongiardo (D) | Damon Thayer (R) |
| 4 | July 27, 2004 | Paul Herron (D) | Dorsey Ridley (D) |
| 37 | February 14, 2006 | Vacant | Perry B. Clark (D) |
| 30 | February 5, 2008 | Daniel Mongiardo (D) | Brandon Smith (R) |
| 32 | February 10, 2009 | Brett Guthrie (R) | Mike Reynolds (D) |
| 18 | August 25, 2009 | Charlie Borders (R) | Robin L. Webb (D) |
| 14 | December 8, 2009 | Dan Kelly (R) | Jimmy Higdon (R) |
| 19 | November 6, 2012 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | Morgan McGarvey (D) |
| 16 | December 18, 2012 | David Williams (R) | Sara Beth Gregory (R) |
| 13 | December 10, 2013 | Kathy Stein (D) | Reggie Thomas (D) |
| 27 | March 3, 2015 | Walter Blevins (D) | Steve West (R) |
| 31 | March 5, 2019 | Ray Jones II (D) | Phillip Wheeler (R) |
| 38 | January 14, 2020 | Dan Seum (R) | Michael J. Nemes (R) |
| 26 | June 23, 2020 | Ernie Harris (R) | Karen Berg (D) |
| 22 | November 2, 2021 | Tom Buford (R) | Donald Douglas (R) |
| 19 | February 21, 2023 | Morgan McGarvey (D) | Cassie Chambers Armstrong (D) |
| 28 | May 16, 2023 | Ralph Alvarado (R) | Greg Elkins (R) |
| 37 | December 16, 2025 | David Yates (D) | Gary Clemons (D) |
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