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      Home/Elections/2016/US Senate/Kentucky
      2016·US Senate·Kentucky

      Kentucky US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      Rand Paul
      57.3%1,090,177 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Jim Gray
      42.7%813,246 votes
      Margin
      R+14.6
      1,903,465 total votes
      3 candidates1,903,465 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Rand PaulREP✓
      		REP1,090,17757.3%
      Jim GrayDEM
      		DEM813,24642.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH42---

      Seat History

      US Senate in Kentucky(Class I)

      2022
      Rand PaulREP
      R+23.6
      2020
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+19.5
      2014
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+15.5
      2010
      Rand PaulREP
      R+11.5
      2008
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+5.9
      2004
      James P BunningREP
      R+1.3
      2002
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+29.4
      1998
      James P BunningREP
      R+0.6
      1996
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+12.6
      1992
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+27.1
      1990
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+4.4
      1986
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+48.8
      1984
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+0.4
      1980
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+30.3
      View all US Senate history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      Jim GrayDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginR+14.6
      Career2016-2016
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Rand PaulREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg MarginR+13.0
      Career2010-2022
      US Senate
      Full profile →

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