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The2008 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 4, 2008. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) was up for election. Prior to the election 22 seats were held byRepublicans and 15 were held byDemocrats, while one was held byIndependent senatorBob Leeper, whocaucused with the Republicans. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber, without gaining or losing any seats.[1]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Governing[2] | Likely R | October 15, 2008 |
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Brandon Smith | 10,409 | 51.0 | ||
| Democratic | Scott Alexander | 10,008 | 49.0 | ||
| Total votes | 20,417 | 100.0 | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kenneth W. Winters (incumbent) | 26,430 | 53.85 | |
| Democratic | Carroll Hubbard | 22,650 | 46.15 | |
| Total votes | 49,080 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joey Pendleton (incumbent) | 21,410 | 56.51 | |
| Republican | Tom Jones | 16,479 | 43.49 | |
| Total votes | 37,889 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carroll Gibson (incumbent) | 31,634 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 31,634 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Julian Carroll (incumbent) | 44,692 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 44,692 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David P. Givens | 24,775 | 55.37 | |
| Democratic | Steve Newberry | 19,967 | 44.63 | |
| Total votes | 44,742 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Schickel | 45,047 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 45,047 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kathy Stein | 26,593 | 65.81 | |
| Republican | Chuck Ellinger II | 13,815 | 34.19 | |
| Total votes | 40,408 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Vernie McGaha (incumbent) | 36,212 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 36,212 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Damon Thayer (incumbent) | 31,835 | 61.63 | |
| Democratic | Robert Powell | 18,342 | 35.51 | |
| Constitution | Micah L. Ingram | 1,478 | 2.86 | |
| Total votes | 51,655 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 36,199 | 59.52 | |
| Republican | Bob Heleringer | 24,615 | 40.48 | |
| Total votes | 60,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Jensen (incumbent) | 29,471 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 29,471 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jack Westwood (incumbent) | 21,057 | 50.98 | |
| Democratic | Kathy Groob | 20,250 | 49.02 | |
| Total votes | 41,307 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Robert Stivers (incumbent) | 21,459 | 65.21 | |
| Democratic | Michael Adkins | 11,450 | 34.79 | |
| Total votes | 32,909 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Walter Blevins (incumbent) | 27,202 | 64.89 | |
| Republican | Richard White | 14,717 | 35.11 | |
| Total votes | 41,919 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) | 26,389 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 26,389 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ray Jones II (incumbent) | 24,814 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 24,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gerald Neal (incumbent) | 36,700 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 36,700 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) | 32,022 | 83.68 | |
| Republican | John Albers | 6,246 | 16.32 | |
| Total votes | 38,268 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Perry B. Clark (incumbent) | 25,739 | 56.58 | |
| Republican | Doug Hawkins | 19,749 | 43.42 | |
| Total votes | 45,488 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratichold | ||||
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