Kentucky Election Results: Live Updates

Republicans are in power of most of Kentucky, and this Election Day is unlikely to bring many political earthquakes to the state.

Kentucky will take a larger turn in the spotlight next year, when the Republican-controlled governor’s office will be on the ballot.

U.S. House
Dem. 1 won 0 lead
Rep. 5 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 1 won 0 lead
Rep. 5 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

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Rep. Lead Win Flip

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Key House Races

U.S. House District 6 ›

CandidatePartyVotesPct.
Barr* Andy Barr*Republican Rep.154,46851.0%
McGrath Amy McGrathDemocrat Dem.144,73647.8%
Harris Frank HarrisLibertarian Lib.2,1500.7%
Wallin Rikka WallinIndependent Ind.1,0110.3%
Germalic James GermalicIndependent Ind.5230.2%
Others Others 1,5340.5%

302,888 votes, 100% reporting (627 of 627 precincts)

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* Incumbent

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The Sixth District race was one of the most aggressively fought in the country. Representative Andy Barr, the Republican incumbent, turned back a challenge to his Lexington-area seat from Amy McGrath, a former Marine combat aviator who was competing her first run for public office.

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State Senate
Dem. 2 won 0 lead
Rep. 17 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 2 won 0 lead
Rep. 17 won 0 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead
District Dist.CandidateRpt.
2 63%Carroll* Rep. 37%Tennyson Dem.100%
4 51%Mills Rep. 49%Ridley* Dem.100%
6 67%Embry* Rep. 33%Chappell Dem.100%
8 58%Castlen Rep. 42%Glenn Dem.100%
10 0%Parrett* Dem.Uncontested
12 51%Kerr* Rep. 49%Setser-Kissick Dem.100%
14 65%Higdon* Rep. 35%Compton Dem.100%
16 0%Wise* Rep.Uncontested
18 58%Webb* Dem. 42%Sharp Rep.100%
20 57%Hornback* Rep. 44%Suetholz Dem.100%
22 66%Buford* Rep. 34%Dupont Dem.100%
24 57%Schroder* Rep. 43%Roberts Dem.100%
26 52%Harris* Rep. 46%Berg Dem.100%
28 53%Alvarado* Rep. 47%Gray Dem.100%
30 73%Smith* Rep. 27%Clemons-Combs Dem.100%
32 52%Wilson* Rep. 48%Smith Dem.100%
34 62%Carpenter* Rep. 38%Haddix Dem.100%
36 53%Adams* Rep. 47%Donahue Dem.100%
38 72%Seum* Rep. 28%Board Ind.100%
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* Incumbent 

State House
Dem. 35 won 4 lead
Rep. 59 won 2 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead

Dem. 35 won 4 lead
Rep. 59 won 2 lead
Ind. 0 won 0 lead
District Dist.CandidateRpt.
1 67%Rudy* Rep. 33%Owen Dem.100%
2 69%Heath* Rep. 31%Goddard Dem.100%
3 53%Bridges Rep. 47%Emmons Dem.100%
4 63%Bechler* Rep. 37%Barnes Dem.100%
5 58%Elkins Rep. 42%Ramey Dem.100%
6 65%Freeland Rep. 36%Edwards Dem.100%
7 62%Miles* Rep. 39%Gray Dem.100%
8 52%Thomas* Rep. 48%Taylor Dem.100%
9 70%Dossett* Rep. 30%Coleman Dem.100%
10 52%Schamore* Dem. 48%Calloway Rep.100%
11 54%Wiederstein Dem. 46%Buckmaster Rep.100%
12 64%Gooch* Rep. 36%Kunze Dem.100%
13 50%Glenn Dem. 50%Johnson* Rep.100%
14 71%Lewis Rep. 29%Belcher Dem.100%
15 54%Prunty* Rep. 47%Yonts Dem.100%
16 0%Petrie* Rep.Uncontested
17 69%Sheldon Rep. 31%Cherry Dem.100%
18 69%Moore* Rep. 31%Lovell Dem.100%
19 62%Meredith* Rep. 39%Fishback Dem.100%
20 54%Minter Dem. 47%Lawson Rep.100%
21 71%Rowland* Rep. 29%Cox Dem.100%
22 53%Stone* Dem. 47%Gann Rep.100%
23 72%Riley* Rep. 28%Drake Dem.100%
24 57%Reed* Rep. 43%Mills Dem.100%
25 59%DuPlessis* Rep. 41%Williamson Dem.100%
26 0%Webber* Rep.Uncontested
27 50%Tate Rep. 50%Greer* Dem.100%
28 0%Miller* Dem.Uncontested
29 53%Bratcher* Rep. 47%Brown Dem.100%
30 76%Burch* Dem. 25%O'Connor Rep.100%
31 60%Raymond Dem. 40%Jones Rep.100%
32 54%Bojanowski Dem. 46%Moffett* Rep.100%
33 51%Nemes* Rep. 49%Walker Dem.100%
34 75%Marzian* Dem. 25%Douglas Rep.100%
35 68%Willner Dem. 32%Lawlor Rep.100%
36 58%Miller* Rep. 42%Sweeney Dem.100%
37 59%Donohue* Dem. 41%Sweeton-Windsor Rep.100%
38 63%Cantrell* Dem. 37%Licht Rep.100%
39 0%Meyer* Dem.Uncontested
40 74%Kulkarni Dem. 26%Neubert Rep.100%
41 0%Scott* Dem.Uncontested
42 89%Meeks* Dem. 11%Stallard Rep.100%
43 77%Booker Dem. 21%Corley Rep.100%
44 69%Jenkins* Dem. 31%Adkins Rep.100%
45 51%Lee* Rep. 49%Hicks Dem.100%
46 62%Gentry* Dem. 39%Stansbury Rep.100%
47 55%Rand* Dem. 45%Gilkison Rep.100%
48 51%Sorolis Dem. 49%Fleming* Rep.100%
49 59%Huff Rep. 41%Belcher* Dem.100%
50 55%McCoy* Rep. 45%DeWeese Dem.100%
51 0%Carney* Rep.Uncontested
52 73%Upchurch* Rep. 27%Sumpter Dem.100%
53 71%Tipton* Rep. 29%Burley Dem.100%
54 0%Elliott* Rep.Uncontested
55 66%King* Rep. 34%Carter Dem.100%
56 58%Graviss Dem. 42%Fister Rep.100%
57 65%Graham* Dem. 35%Studler Rep.100%
58 64%Rothenburger* Rep. 36%Lacer Dem.100%
59 61%Osborne* Rep. 36%Seaman Dem.100%
60 66%Santoro* Rep. 34%Parks Dem.100%
61 68%Maddox Rep. 32%Link Dem.100%
62 58%Pratt* Rep. 42%Urie Dem.100%
63 60%St. Onge* Rep. 40%Blair Dem.100%
64 67%Moser* Rep. 33%Varney Dem.100%
65 59%Wheatley Dem. 37%Huizenga Rep.100%
66 55%Massey Rep. 27%Henriquez Dem.100%
67 60%Keene* Dem. 40%Schrage Rep.100%
68 61%Fischer* Rep. 39%Kilmer Dem.100%
69 55%Koenig* Rep. 45%Owens Dem.100%
70 0%Sims* Dem.Uncontested
71 79%Brenda Rep. 22%Renfro Dem.100%
72 51%Koch Rep. 47%Ferguson Dem.100%
73 64%Yates Rep. 36%Banks Dem.100%
74 51%Hale* Rep. 49%Davis Dem.100%
75 0%Flood* Dem.Uncontested
76 65%Palumbo* Dem. 35%Marrs Rep.100%
77 76%Brown* Dem. 24%Weiss Rep.100%
78 60%Hart* Rep. 41%Coulson Dem.100%
79 67%Westrom* Dem. 33%Irvin Rep.100%
80 0%Meade* Rep.Uncontested
81 50%Frazier Rep. 50%Eaves Dem.100%
82 76%Huff* Rep. 24%Kingsley Dem.100%
83 0%Hoover* Rep.Uncontested
84 56%Fugate* Rep. 44%Pope Dem.100%
85 0%Turner* Rep.Uncontested
86 80%Stewart* Rep. 21%Payne Dem.100%
87 75%Bowling Rep. 25%Allen Dem.100%
88 50%Stevenson Dem. 50%Farmer Rep.100%
89 76%Goforth* Rep. 24%Smith Dem.100%
90 0%Lewis Rep.Uncontested
91 50%Howard Dem. 50%Herald* Rep.100%
92 57%Blanton* Rep. 43%Mosley Dem.100%
93 61%Harris* Dem. 39%McCormick Rep.100%
94 0%Hatton* Dem.Uncontested
95 58%Laferty Dem. 42%Brown* Rep.100%
96 50%Hinkle Dem. 50%York* Rep.100%
97 58%McCool Rep. 42%Lindon Dem.100%
98 55%Bentley* Rep. 45%McKenzie Dem.100%
99 0%Adkins* Dem.Uncontested
100 54%Clark Dem. 46%Clark Rep.100%
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* Incumbent 

Ballot Measures

County Clerk Rowan

AnswerVotesPct.
Caudill Elwood Caudill4,21054.1%
Davis* Kim Davis*3,56645.9%

7,776 votes, 100% reporting (18 of 18 precincts)

* Incumbent

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Marsy's Law AmendmentRights for Crime Victims

AnswerVotesPct.
Yes Yes874,13663.1%
No No510,59436.9%

1,384,730 votes, 100% reporting (3,685 of 3,685 precincts)

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Mayor

RaceCandidateRpt.
Lexington 63%Gorton Nonpartisan 37%Bastin Nonpartisan100%
Louisville 61%Fischer* Dem. 37%Leet Rep.100%

* Incumbent 

Source: Election results and race calls from The Associated Press

By Sarah Almukhtar, Mike Andre, Wilson Andrews, Matthew Bloch, Jeremy Bowers, Larry Buchanan, Nate Cohn, Alastair Coote, Annie Daniel, Tiff Fehr, Samuel Jacoby, Josh Katz, Josh Keller, Aaron Krolik, Jasmine C. Lee, Rebecca Lieberman, Blacki Migliozzi, Paul Murray, Kevin Quealy, Jaymin Patel, Adam Pearce, Rachel Shorey, Michael Strickland, Rumsey Taylor, Isaac White, Maxine Whitely, and Josh Williams.

Alan Blinder, Lauretta Charlton, Emily Cochrane, Catie Edmondson, Elisabeth Goodridge, Pat Lyons, John Schwartz, Mitch Smith, Liam Stack and Jamie Stockwell contributed reporting.

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