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 edit
Party | 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 edit
A 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 edit
No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.
Summary by district edit
Certified 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 edit
Democratic edit
Two 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 edit
None.
Closest races edit
There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Predictions edit
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball[2] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
Special elections edit
District 22 special edit
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 edit
Incumbent senator Danny Carroll won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Danny Carroll, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Danny Carroll | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 34,951 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 4 edit
Incumbent senator Robby Mills won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Bruce Pritchett
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Robby Mills, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Roxan Lynn Ashby
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator C. B. Embry resigned from the senate in September 2022. He was succeeded by Republican Lindsey Tichenor.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
- Bill Ferko
Results edit
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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Matt Castlen did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Gary Boswell.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Gary Boswell | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 29,630 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 10 edit
Incumbent 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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Matthew Deneen | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 23,606 | 100.0 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
District 12 edit
Incumbent senator Alice Forgy Kerr did not seek reelection.[1] She was succeeded by Republican Amanda Mays Bledsoe.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Bill O’Brien
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 edit
Incumbent senator Jimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Jimmy Higdon, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jimmy Higdon | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 33,142 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 16 edit
Incumbent senator Max Wise won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Max Wise, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Max Wise | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 31,887 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 18 edit
Incumbent senator Robin L. Webb won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Robin L. Webb, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Robin L. Webb | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 23,308 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 20 edit
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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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Teresa Azbill Barton
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
- Phyllis Sparks
- Calen Studler
- Mike Templeman
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Donald Douglas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Chuck Eddy
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Donald Douglas, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Andrew Cooperrider
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Wil Schroder did not seek reelection.[1] He was succeeded by Republican Shelley Funke Frommeyer.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Rene Heinrich
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
Eliminated in primary edit
- Jessica Neal
- Chris Robinson
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Karen Berg won reelection, defeating Republican James Peden.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Karen Berg, incumbent senator
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- James Peden
Eliminated in primary edit
- Everett Corley
- Mark Hignite Downer
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Ralph Alvarado won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Joshua D. Buckman.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Ralph Alvarado, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Brandon Smith won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Sid Allen.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Sid Allen
Eliminated in primary edit
- Terry V. Salyer
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Brandon Smith, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | 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 edit
Incumbent senator Mike Wilson won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Mike Wilson, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Mike Wilson | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 28,682 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 34 edit
Incumbent senator Jared Carpenter won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Susan Cintra
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Jared Carpenter, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary edit
- Rhonda Goode
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jared Carpenter | 6,086 | 75.6 | |
Republican | Rhonda Goode | 1,964 | 24.4 | |
Total votes | 8,050 | 100.0 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jared Carpenter | 25,049 | 59.1 | |
Democratic | Susan Cintra | 17,322 | 40.9 | |
Total votes | 42,371 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 36 edit
Incumbent senator Julie Raque Adams won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Julie Raque Adams, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Julie Raque Adams | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 36,851 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 38 edit
Incumbent senator Mike Nemes won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
Nominee edit
- Mike Nemes, incumbent senator
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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.