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Political party strength in Kentucky

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Politics in the US state of Kentucky
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in theU.S. state ofKentucky:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which apresidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

1792–1851

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YearExecutive officesGeneral AssemblyUnited States CongressElectoral
votes
GovernorLt. GovernorSec. of StateAttorney
General		TreasurerState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator
(Class II)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S.
House
1792Isaac Shelby(DR)no such officeJames Brown(DR)George Nicholas(F)John LoganDR majorityDR majorityJohn Brown(AA)John Edwards(AA)2AAWashington/
Jefferson[a](I)Green tickY
1793John Breckinridge(DR)
1794
1795John Brown(DR)Humphrey Marshall(F)2DR
1796Jefferson/
Burr(DR)Red XN
1797James Garrard(DR)Harry Toulmin(DR)James Blair(DR)
1798
1799
1800Jefferson/
Burr(DR)Green tickY
1801Alexander Scott Bullitt(DR)John Breckinridge(DR)[b]
1802
18036DR
1804Jefferson/
Clinton(DR)Green tickY
1805Christopher Greenup(DR)John Caldwell(DR)[c]John Rowan(DR)Buckner Thruston(DR)
vacantJohn Adair(DR)
1806Thomas Posey(DR)
1807Henry Clay(DR)
Alfred W. GraysonDavid LoganJohn Pope(DR)
1808William C. GreenupMadison/
Clinton(DR)Green tickY
1809Charles Scott(DR)Gabriel Slaughter(DR)Jesse Bledsoe(DR)John P. Thomas
1810Henry Clay(DR)
1811George M. Bibb(DR)
1812Fielding WhitlockMadison/
Gerry(DR)Green tickY
Isaac Shelby(DR)Richard Hickman(DR)Martin D. Hardin(DR)
1813Christopher Greenup(DR)Jesse Bledsoe(DR)10DR
Martin D. Hardin(DR)
1814
George Walker(DR)
1815William T. Barry(DR)Isham Talbot(DR)
1816Monroe/
Tompkins(DR)Green tickY
George Madison(DR)[c]Gabriel Slaughter(DR)Charles Stewart Todd(DR)
Gabriel Slaughter(DR)[d]vacantJohn Pope(DR)Martin D. Hardin(DR)
1817John J. Crittenden(DR)
1818
1819Samuel SouthRichard Mentor Johnson(DR)William Logan(DR)
1820Oliver G. WaggenerJoseph M. White(DR)
Benjamin Hardin(DR)Isham Talbot(DR)
1821John Adair(DR)William T. Barry(DR)Cabell Breckinridge(DR)Solomon P. Sharp(DR)
1822
182312DR (8A-C, 4J)
1824Thomas Bell Monroe(DR)Clay/
Sanford(DR)Red XN
1825Joseph Desha(DR)Robert B. McAfee(DR)William T. Barry(DR)Frederick W. S. Grayson(J)James DavidsonRichard Mentor Johnson(J)John Rowan(J)7NR, 5J
James C. Pickett(DR)James W. Denny(J)
182621NC, 17OC62OC, 38NC8NR, 4J
182722OC, 16NC56OC, 44NC7J, 5NR
1828George Robertson(DR)20NR, 18D54NR, 46D8J, 4NRJackson/
Calhoun(D)Green tickY
1829Thomas Metcalfe(NR)John Breathitt(D)Thomas T. Crittenden22NR, 16D57D, 42NR, 1?George M. Bibb(J)10J, 2NR
183024NR, 14D64NR, 36D
183120NR, 18D55NR, 44D, 1 tieHenry Clay(NR)8J, 4NR
1832John F. McCurdy20D, 18NR52NR, 48DClay/
Sergeant(NR)Red XN
1833John Breathitt(D)[c]James T. Morehead(NR)Lewis SandersCharles S. Morehead(NR)22NR, 16D60NR, 40D9NR, 4J
183420D, 18NR60NR, 40D
James T. Morehead(NR)[d]vacantJohn J. Crittenden(NR)[e]
1835William Owsley(NR)21W, 17D75W, 25DJohn J. Crittenden(NR)
1836Austin P. Cox23W, 15D63W, 37DHarrison/
Granger(W)Red XN
1837James Clark(W)[c]Charles A. Wickliffe(W)James M. Bullock24W, 14D58W, 42DJohn J. Crittenden(W)Henry Clay(W)12W, 1D
1838Owen G. Cotes(D)71W, 29D
183922W, 16D68W, 32D11W, 2D
Charles A. Wickliffe(W)[d]vacant
184060W, 38D, 2?Harrison/
Tyler(W)Green tickY
1841Robert P. Letcher(W)Manlius Valerius Thomson(W)James Harlan(W)24W, 14D76W, 24DJames T. Morehead(W)
184227W, 11D77W, 23D
John J. Crittenden(W)[f]
184329W, 9D57W, 43D5D, 5W
184426W, 12D62W, 38DClay/
Frelinghuysen(W)Red XN
1845William Owsley(W)Archibald Dixon(W)Benjamin Hardin(W)64W, 35D, 1?7W, 3D
184624W, 14D62W, 38D
1847George B. Kinkead(W)26W, 12D63W, 37DJoseph R. Underwood(W)6W, 4D
184827W, 11D59W, 41DTaylor/
Fillmore(W)Green tickY
William Decatur Reed(W)Thomas Metcalfe(W)
1849John J. Crittenden(W)[b]John L. Helm(W)Orlando Brown(W)M. Conyers Johnson(D)Richard Curd
Wintersmith		64W, 36DHenry Clay(W)[c]
1850Joshua Fry Bell(W)59W, 41D
John L. Helm(W)[d]vacantJohn William Finnell(W)
185123W, 15D57W, 43D5D, 5W

1852–present

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YearExecutive officesGeneral AssemblyUnited States CongressElectoral
votes
GovernorLt. GovernorSec. of StateAttorney
General		TreasurerAuditorAg. Comm.State SenateState HouseU.S. Senator
(Class II)		U.S. Senator
(Class III)		U.S.
House
1852Lazarus Powell(D)John Burton Thompson(W)[e]David Meriwether(D)James Harlan(W)Richard Curd WintersmithThomas Scudder Page(W)20W, 18D[g]55W, 45D[g]Joseph R. Underwood(W)Henry Clay(W)[c]5D, 5WScott/
Graham(W)Red XN
James P. Metcalfe(D)David Meriwether(D)
Archibald Dixon(W)
1853vacantJohn Burton Thompson(KN)
1854Grant Green(D)23W, 15D
1855John J. Crittenden(W)6KN, 4D
1856Charles S. Morehead(KN)James Greene Hardy(KN)[c]Mason Brown(KN)Thomas Scudder Page(KN)25KN, 13D61KN, 39DBuchanan/
Breckinridge(D)Green tickY
1857vacantJames H. GarrardJohn J. Crittenden(KN)8D, 2KN
185820KN, 18D62D, 38KN
1859Lazarus Powell(D)5D, 5O
Beriah Magoffin(D)[h]Linn Boyd(D)[c]Thomas Bell Monroe Jr.(D)Andrew J. James(D)Grant Green(D)
1860vacant24D, 14O59D, 41OBell/
Everett (CU)Red XN
1861John C. Breckinridge(D)9U, 1D
1862Nathaniel Gaither(D)27U, 11SR75U, 25SRGarrett Davis(U)10U
James Fisher Robinson(D)[i]Daniel C. Wickliffe(D)
18639U
1864Thomas E. Bramlette(D)Richard Taylor Jacob(D)Ephraim L. Van Winkle(W)John Marshall Harlan(U)A. T. Samuels36U, 2SR96U, 4SRMcClellan/
Pendleton(D)Red XN
1865James Guthrie(D)5D, 4U
1866John S. Van WinkleMason Brown(D)20O, 18UU58O, 42UU6D, 3U
1867Garrett Davis(D)[c]7D, 2 vac.
John L. Helm(D)[c]John W. Stevenson(D)Samuel B. Churchill(D)John Rodman(D)[1]James Tate(D)D. Howard Smith(D)
1868John W. Stevenson(D)[j][e]vacant27D, 7R, 4UD86D, 10R, 4UDThomas C. McCreery(D)7D, 1R, 1 vac.Seymour/
Blair(D)Red XN
18699D
187036D, 2R92D, 8R
1871
Preston Leslie(D)[k]John W. Stevenson(D)
John G. Carlisle(D)Andrew J. James(D)
187235D, 3R88D, 12R
George Washington Craddock(D)Willis B. Machen(D)Hendricks/
Brown(D)Red XN
1873Thomas C. McCreery(D)10D
187431D, 7R79D, 21R
18759D, 1R
1876James B. McCreary(D)John C. Underwood(D)J. Stoddard Johnston(D)Thomas Edward Moss(D)[2]Winston Jones Davie(D)32D, 6R89D, 11RTilden/
Hendricks(D)Red XN
1877James B. Beck(D)[c]10D
187837D, 1R87D, 13R
1879John Stuart Williams(D)9D, 1ID
1880Luke P. Blackburn(D)James E. Cantrill(D)Samuel B. Churchill(D)Parker Watkins Hardin(D)Fayette Hewitt(D)[l]34D, 4R80D, 17R, 3GHancock/
English(D)Red XN
1881James W. Blackburn(D)8D, 1R, 1ID
188229D, 9R73D, 21R, 4G, 2I
18838D, 2R, 1ID
1884J. Proctor Knott(D)James R. Hindman(D)James A. McKenzie(D)33D, 5R90D, 10RCleveland/
Hendricks(D)Green tickY
1885J. C. S. Blackburn(D)10D, 1R
188634D, 4R80D, 20R
18878D, 3R
1888Simon Bolivar Buckner(D)James William Bryan(D)George Madison Adams(D)31D, 7R70D, 26R, 2Proh, 2LabCleveland/
Thurman(D)Red XN
1889Stephen G. Sharpe(D)[m]9D, 2R
1890William J. Hendrick(D)[3]L. C. Norman85D, 15R
Henry S. Hale(D)[n]John G. Carlisle(D)
1891Charles Y. Wilson10D, 1R
Willis Lunsford Ringo(D)
1892John Y. Brown(D)Mitchell Cary Alford(D)John W. Headley(D)Nicholas McDowell28D, 9R, 1Pop70D, 16R, 10Pop, 4IDCleveland/
Stevenson(D)Green tickY
1893William Lindsay(D)
189427D, 11R76D, 22R, 2Pop
18956R, 5D
1896William O'Connell Bradley(R)William Jackson Worthington(R)Charles Finley(R)[o]William S. Taylor(R)George W. Long(R)Samuel H. Stone(R)Lucas Moore22D, 16R52R, 46D, 2Pop12 –McKinley/
Hobart(R)Green tickY
1 –Bryan/
Sewall(D)Red XN
189754R, 44D, 2PopWilliam J. Deboe(R)7D, 4R
189827D, 11R72D, 26R, 2Pop
18999D, 2R
1900William S. Taylor(R)[p]John Marshall(R)Caleb Powers(R)R. J. Breckinridge(D)[4]Walter R. Day(R)John S. SweenyIon B. Nall26D, 12R60D, 40RBryan/
Stevenson(D)Red XN
William Goebel(D)[p]J. C. W. Beckham(D)Caleb Breckinridge Hill(D)Samuel W. Hager(D)Gus G. Coulter(D)
J. C. W. Beckham(D)[q]vacant
1901J. C. S. Blackburn(D)8D, 3R
1902C. J. Pratt25D, 13R73D, 26R, 1ID
1903James B. McCreary(D)10D, 1R
1904William P. Thorne(D)Harry V. McChesney(D)N. B. Hays(D)[5]Henry M. Bosworth(D)Samuel W. Hager(D)Hubert Vreeland31D, 7R77D, 23RParker/
Davis(D)Red XN
19059D, 2R
190673D, 27R
1907Thomas H. Paynter(D)7D, 4R
1908Augustus E. Willson(R)William Hopkinson Cox(R)Ben L. Bruner(R)James Breathitt(R)Edwin Farley(R)Frank P. James(R)[6][7]M. C. Rankin(R)22D, 16R51D, 49RBryan/
Kern(D)Red XN
1909William O'Connell Bradley(R)[c]8D, 3R
191026D, 12R73D, 27R
19119D, 2R
1912James B. McCreary(D)Edward J. McDermott(D)Carl F. Crecelius(D)James Garnett(D)[8]Thomas Rhea(D)Henry M. Bosworth(D)J. W. Newman32D, 6R76D, 24RWilson/
Marshall(D)Green tickY
1913Ollie Murray James(D)[c]
191425D, 13R79D, 20R, 1Fus
Johnson N. Camden Jr.(D)
1915J. C. W. Beckham(D)
1916Augustus Owsley Stanley(D)[e]James D. Black(D)James P. Lewis(R)M. M. Logan(D)Sherman Goodpaster(D)Robert L. Greene(D)Mat S. Cohen(D)28D, 10R64D, 36R
1917
1918Charles H. Morris24D, 14R60D, 40R
George B. Martin(D)
19197D, 4R
James D. Black(D)[d]vacantT. M. Jones[r]Augustus Owsley Stanley(D)
1920Edwin P. Morrow(R)S. Thruston Ballard(R)Fred A. Vaughn(R)Charles I. Dawson(R)James A. Wallace(R)John J. Craig(R)William C. Hanna(R)20D, 18R55R, 45DCox/
Roosevelt(D)Red XN
1921Richard P. Ernst(R)8D, 3R
192268D, 32R
1923T.B. McGregor(R)
1924William J. Fields(D)Henry Denhardt(D)Emma Guy Cromwell(D)Frank E. Daugherty(D)[9]Edward B. Dishman(D)William H. Shanks(D)Clell Coleman(D)25D, 13R67D, 32R, 1ICoolidge/
Dawes(R)Green tickY
1925Frederic M. Sackett(R)
192626D, 12R65D, 35R
1927Alben W. Barkley(D)
1928Flem D. Sampson(R)James Breathitt Jr.(D)Ella Lewis(D)James W. Cammack(D)[10]Emma Guy Cromwell(D)Clell Coleman(D)Newton Bright(D)24D, 14R62D, 38RHoover/
Curtis(R)Green tickY
19299R, 2D
8R, 3D
193066D, 34RJohn M. Robsion(R)
Ben M. Williamson(D)
1931M. M. Logan(D)[c]9D, 2R
1932Ruby Laffoon(D)Happy Chandler(D)Sara W. Mahan(D)Bailey P. Wootton(D)Elam Huddleston(D)J. Dan Talbott(D)Eugene Flowers26D, 12R74D, 26RRoosevelt/
Garner(D)Green tickY
19339D
193470D, 30R
19358D, 1R
1936Happy Chandler(D)[s]Keen Johnson(D)Charles D. Arnett(D)Beverly M. Vincent(D)[t]John E. BuckinghamErnest E. Shannon(D)Garth Ferguson(D)66D, 34R
1937Hubert Meredith(D)
193828D, 10R76D, 24R
1939
Keen Johnson(D)[j]vacantHappy Chandler(D)
1940Rodes K. Myers(D)George G. Hatcher(D)Ernest E. Shannon(D)David A. Logan[c]William H. May(D)29D, 9R73D, 27RRoosevelt/
Wallace(D)Green tickY
1941
194275D, 25R
1943B.L. Sparks
1944Simeon Willis(R)Kenneth H. Tuggle(R)Charles K. O'Connell(D)Eldon S. Dummit(R)Thomas W. Vinson(R)Charles I. Ross(R)[11]Elliott Robertson(R)23D, 15R57D, 43R7D, 2RRoosevelt/
Truman(D)Green tickY
19458D, 1R
194621D, 17R69D, 31RWilliam A. Stanfill(R)
1947W. D. BratcherJohn Sherman Cooper(R)6D, 3R
1948Earle Clements(D)Lawrence Wetherby(D)[e]George G. Hatcher(D)Alvarado E. Funk(D)Edward F. Seiller(D)[u]Harry Newman Jones(D)Harry F. Walters(D)29D, 9R75D, 25RTruman/
Barkley(D)Green tickY
1949Virgil Chapman(D)[c]Garrett Withers(D)7D, 2R
1950Pearl Frances Runyon(D)[n]76D, 24R
1951Lawrence Wetherby(D)[j]vacantThomas R. Underwood(D)Earle Clements(D)
1952Emerson Beauchamp(D)Charles K. O'Connell(D)J. D. Buckman Jr.(D)T. Herbert Tinsley(D)Ben S. Adams(D)28D, 10R73D, 27RStevenson/
Sparkman(D)Red XN
1953John Sherman Cooper(R)6D, 2R
195429D, 9R79D, 21R
1955Alben W. Barkley(D)[c]
1956Happy Chandler(D)Harry Lee Waterfield(D)Thelma Stovall(D)Jo M. Ferguson(D)Henry H. Carter(D)Mary Louise Foust(D)Ben J. Butler(D)30D, 8R77D, 23RRobert Humphreys(D)Eisenhower/
Nixon(R)Green tickY
1957John Sherman Cooper(R)Thruston Ballard Morton(R)
195829D, 9R75D, 25R
19597D, 1R
1960Bert Combs(D)Wilson W. Wyatt(D)Henry H. Carter(D)John B. Breckinridge(D)Thelma Stovall(D)Joseph W. Schneider(D)Emerson Beauchamp(D)30D, 8R80D, 20RNixon/
Lodge(R)Red XN
1961
196229D, 9R74D, 26R
19635D, 2R
1964Ned Breathitt(D)Harry Lee Waterfield(D)Thelma Stovall(D)Robert F. Matthews Jr.(D)Emerson Beauchamp(D)Henry H. Carter(D)Wendell P. Butler(D)25D, 13R63D, 37RJohnson/
Humphrey(D)Green tickY
19656D, 1R
196626D, 12R64D, 36R
19674D, 3R
1968Louie Nunn(R)Wendell Ford(D)Elmer Begley(R)[c]John B. Breckinridge(D)Thelma Stovall(D)Clyde Conley(R)[c]J. Robert Miller(R)24D, 14R59D, 41RMarlow Cook(R)Nixon/
Agnew(R)Green tickY
1969
1970James Thompson(R)[m]71D, 29R
Leila Feltner Begley(R)[m]
1971Kenneth F. Harper(R)[m]Mary Louise Foust(D)[v]5D, 2R
1972Wendell Ford(D)[e]Julian Carroll(D)Thelma Stovall(D)Ed W. Hancock(D)Drexell R. Davis(D)Wendell P. Butler(D)27D, 11R73D, 27R
1973Walter Dee Huddleston(D)
197429D, 9R80D, 20R
1975Julian Carroll(D)[j]vacantWendell Ford(D)
1976Thelma Stovall(D)Drexell R. Davis(D)Robert F. Stephens(D)Frances Jones Mills(D)George L. Atkins(D)Thomas O. Harris(D)30D, 8R79D, 21RCarter/
Mondale(D)Green tickY
1977
197878D, 22R
19794D, 3R
1980John Y. Brown Jr.(D)Martha Layne Collins(D)Frances Jones Mills(D)Steve Beshear(D)Drexell R. Davis(D)James B. Graham(D)Alben W. Barkley II(D)29D, 9R75D, 25RReagan/
Bush(R)Green tickY
1981
198276D, 24R
1983
1984Martha Layne Collins(D)Steve Beshear(D)Drexell R. Davis(D)David L. Armstrong(D)Frances Jones Mills(D)Mary Ann Tobin(D)David Boswell(D)28D, 10R
198574D, 26R[w]Mitch McConnell(R)
1986
198729D, 9R[w]73D, 27R
1988Wallace Wilkinson(D)Brereton C. Jones(D)Bremer Ehrler(D)Fred Cowan(D)Bob Mead(D)Bob Babbage(D)Ward Burnette(D)[x]Bush/
Quayle(R)Green tickY
198930D, 8R71D, 29R
1990
1991Charles Hamilton(D)[m]27D, 11R68D, 32R
1992Brereton Jones(D)Paul E. Patton(D)Bob Babbage(D)Chris Gorman(D)Frances Jones Mills(D)Ben Chandler(D)Ed Logsdon(D)Clinton/
Gore(D)Green tickY
199325D, 13R72D, 28R4D, 2R
199424D, 14R[y][12]71D, 29R[y][12]3D, 3R
199521D, 17R63D, 37R4R, 2D
1996Paul E. Patton(D)Steve Henry(D)John Young Brown III(D)Ben Chandler(D)John Kennedy Hamilton(D)Ed Hatchett(D)Billy Ray Smith(D)
199723 Coal., 15D[z]64D, 36R5R, 1D
199865D, 35R[aa]
199966D, 34RJim Bunning(R)
2000Jonathan Miller(D)20R, 18D[ab]65D, 35R[y]Bush/
Cheney(R)Green tickY
200166D, 34R
2002
200322R, 16D65D, 35R
2004Ernie Fletcher(R)Steve Pence(R)Trey Grayson(R)[ac]Greg Stumbo(D)Crit Luallen(D)Richie Farmer(R)64D, 36R[ad]4R, 2D
200521R, 15D, 1I, 1 vac.[ae]57D, 43R5R, 1D
200621R, 16D, 1I[af]56D, 44R[ag]
200761D, 39R4R, 2D
2008Steve Beshear(D)Daniel Mongiardo(D)Jack Conway(D)Todd Hollenbach(D)22R, 15D, 1I[ah]63D, 37R[ai]McCain/
Palin(R)Red XN
200921R, 16D, 1I[aj]65D, 35R
201020R, 17D, 1I[ak]
2011Elaine Walker(D)[m]22R, 15D, 1I59D, 41R[al]Rand Paul(R)
2012Jerry Abramson(D)[am]Alison Lundergan Grimes(D)Adam Edelen(D)James Comer(R)Romney/
Ryan(R)Red XN
201323R, 14D, 1I55D, 45R5R, 1D
201454D, 46R[y]
2015Crit Luallen(D)[m]26R, 12D
27R, 11D[y]
2016Matt Bevin(R)Jenean Hampton(R)Andy Beshear(D)Allison Ball(R)Mike Harmon(R)Ryan Quarles(R)53D, 47R[an]Trump/
Pence(R)Green tickY
201764R, 36D
201863R, 37D[aa][17]
201929R, 9D[y][18]61R, 39D
2020Andy Beshear(D)Jacqueline Coleman(D)Michael Adams(R)Daniel Cameron(R)28R, 10D[aa][19]62R, 38D[y]Trump/
Pence(R)Red XN
202130R, 8D75R, 25D
2022
202331R, 7D80R, 20D
2024Russell Coleman(R)Mark Metcalf(R)Allison Ball(R)Jonathan Shell(R)Trump/
Vance(R)Green tickY
202532R, 6D
Key to partycolors andabbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^Kentucky's representatives voted for President Washington and Secretary of State Jefferson in the electoral college.
  2. ^abResigned to take office asUnited States Attorney General.
  3. ^abcdefghijklmnopqrsDied in office.
  4. ^abcdeAs lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  5. ^abcdefResigned to take an elected seat in theUnited States Senate.
  6. ^Resigned to take office asGovernor of Kentucky.
  7. ^abWith theKentucky Constitution of 1850 taking effect, the elections of 1851 changed Senate elections from occurring every year with a quarter of the body up to every two years with half of the body up, and changed House terms from one year to two years.
  8. ^Resigned due to his disagreement with the state legislature over theAmerican Civil War; he espoused neutrality.
  9. ^As president of the senate, filled unexpired term – at the time the previous governor resigned, as there was no lieutenant governor.
  10. ^abcdAs lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  11. ^As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term because at the time the previous governor resigned, there was no lieutenant governor; was later elected in his own right.
  12. ^Resigned to accept the presidency of the State National Bank of Frankfort.
  13. ^abcdefgAppointed to fill vacancy.
  14. ^abAppointed to fill vacancy, subsequently elected to a full term.
  15. ^First elected Secretary of State.
  16. ^abWilliam S. Taylor was sworn in and assumed office, but the state legislature challenged the validity of his election, claiming ballot fraud.William Goebel, his challenger in the election, was shot on January 30, 1900. The next day, the legislature named Goebel governor. However, Goebel died from his wounds three days later. Taylor fled the state and never returned and was pardoned by GovernorAugustus E. Willson in 1909.
  17. ^As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term until elected to fill it in a special election.
  18. ^As assistant state auditor, was appointed to fill vacancy.
  19. ^Resigned to take an appointed seat in theUnited States Senate.
  20. ^Resigned to take an elected seat in theUnited States House of Representatives.
  21. ^Resigned to take a position inWashington, D.C.
  22. ^Elected to fill vacancy.
  23. ^abPursuant to Constitutional Amendment #2, passed in 1979, election dates for the Kentucky General Assembly were moved to even-numbered years. Only elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives were held in 1984 (having last been held in 1981), and Senators elected in the 1981 and 1983 elections served five-year terms in order to bring the dates of election into symmetry again.
  24. ^Resigned shortly before impeachment trial in the Kentucky Senate following criminal conviction for theft.
  25. ^abcdefgA special election flipped one seat from Democratic to Republican following the resignation ofJohn Arnold.
  26. ^A coalition of 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans formed to control the chamber.[13]
  27. ^abcA special election flipped one seat from Republican to Democratic.
  28. ^SenatorsDan Seum andBob Leeper switched parties from Democratic to Republican, giving the Republicans outright majority control.
  29. ^Resigned to accept a position at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
  30. ^Democratic representativeThomas Kerr switched parties.
  31. ^A Republican who won a Senate seat was denied the ability to take her seat over residency issues by court order; SenatorBob Leeper switched from being a Republican to an Independent, but continued to caucus with the GOP.
  32. ^After the Republican with residency issues resigned her seat,Perry B. Clark filled the vacancy left by her in a special election.
  33. ^RepresentativeJames R. Carr switched to the Republican party.
  34. ^A Republican,Brandon Smith, filled the vacancy left byDaniel Mongiardo when he became Lt. Governor.
  35. ^Two Republicans,Milward Dedman andMelvin Henley, switch parties to Democratic.[14]
  36. ^Mike Reynolds, a Democrat, filled the vacancy left byBrett Guthrie when he became a Congressman.
  37. ^Robin L. Webb, a Democrat, filled the vacancy left byCharlie Borders when he was appointed to the Kentucky Public Service Commission by governorSteve Beshear.
  38. ^Rep.Wade Hurt switched parties from Republican to Democratic on April 22, 2011.[15]
  39. ^Resigned to accept an appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.
  40. ^Two Democratic representatives (Jim Gooch andDenver Butler) switched parties to Republican in late 2015/early 2016 and Democrats picked up one seat in a set of March 2016 special elections.[16]

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References

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  1. ^The Hickman Courier (Ky.), May 27, 1871, p.4
  2. ^The Ohio County News (Ky.), June 23, 1875, p.2
  3. ^The Evening Bulletin (Ky.), August 1, 1891, p.2
  4. ^The Twice-A-Week Messenger (Ky.), Nov. 29, 1899, p.1
  5. ^The Courier Journal (Ky.), November 23, 1903, p.2
  6. ^genealogytrails.com/ken/mercer/bios_01.html
  7. ^Lexington Leader (Ky.), October 2, 1907, p. 4
  8. ^The Courier Journal (Ky.), November 2, 1911, p.2
  9. ^The Courier Journal (Ky.), Dec. 4, 1923, p.4
  10. ^The Lexington Herald (Ky.), Nov. 13, 1927, p.12
  11. ^The Owensboro Messenger (Ky.), Nov. 21, 1943, p.2
  12. ^ab"Incumbents on ballot fare well in legislative primaries across state".news.google.com. Harlan Daily Enterprise. 1994-05-25. Retrieved2021-06-21.
  13. ^Chellgren, Mark R. (January 30, 1997)."GOP exerts newfound influence in Kentucky Senate".Associated Press News. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019.
  14. ^"Political Switch Hitters". Archived fromthe original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved2015-12-13.
  15. ^Jefferson County GOP House member switching to Democrats[dead link]
  16. ^Loftus, Joseph Gerth, and Tom."Democrats retain control of Kentucky House".The Courier-Journal. Retrieved2021-06-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^"Linda Belcher wins special election to finish Dan Johnson's term in Bullitt County's 49th district".WDRB. February 20, 2018. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019.
  18. ^Wilson, Reid (March 6, 2019)."GOP wins special election in Kentucky, extending streak".The Hill. RetrievedNovember 7, 2019.
  19. ^"Democrat Karen Berg wins special election to succeed state Sen. Ernie Harris".WHAS-TV. June 30, 2020. RetrievedJune 30, 2020.
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