The Republican candidate won Kentucky's Senate seat R+23.6.
Kentucky, 2022. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
akashicKentucky — 2022 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
564,311
38.2%
Republican (R)
913,326
61.8%
akashicCandidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2022 Senate returns.
akashic| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
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| Rand Paul | RRepublican | 913,326 | 61.8% |
| Charles Booker | DDemocrat | 564,311 | 38.2% |
| Other | OOther | 193 | 0.0% |
akashic2022 presidential election
Kentucky, 2022
RepublicanR+23.6
How it voted
Share of the 2022 vote
| Republican ✓Republican | 61.8% | 913,257 |
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| DemocraticDemocratic | 38.2% | 564,231 |
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| OtherAll other candidates | 0.0% | 134 |
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120 counties, each filled by 2022 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashicKentucky's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
Kentucky's Senate margins| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
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| 1978 | +24.1% |
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| 1980 | +30.3% |
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| 1984 | −0.4% |
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| 1986 | +48.8% |
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| 1990 | −4.4% |
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| 1992 | +27.1% |
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| 1996 | −12.6% |
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| 1998 | −0.6% |
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| 2002 | −29.4% |
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| 2004 | −1.3% |
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| 2008 | −5.9% |
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| 2010 | −11.5% |
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| 2014 | −15.5% |
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| 2016 | −14.5% |
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| 2020 | −19.5% |
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| 2022 | −23.6% |
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