1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Kentucky election results
Every race on Kentucky's ballot in the 1986 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races128
Changed party5
Unopposed59%75 races
Incumbents defeated3
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Wendell Ford (D) | 48.8 |
U.S. House
D 4 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| KY-1 | Carroll Hubbard (D) | Unopposed | |
| KY-2 | William Natcher (D) | Unopposed | |
| KY-3 | Romano Mazzoli (D) | 46.9 | |
| KY-4 | Jim Bunning (R) | 11.2 | |
| KY-5 | Hal Rogers (R) | Unopposed | |
| KY-6 | Larry Hopkins (R) | 48.5 | |
| KY-7 | Carl Perkins (D) | 59.2 |
Kentucky State Senate
D 16 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Helen R. Garrett (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | John W. Hall (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | William T. Brinkley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Delbert S. Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Virgil Pearman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Jack Trevey (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Ed Odaniel (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | David L. Williams (R) | 11.3 | |
| SD-18 | Nelson Robert Allen (D) | 5.9 | |
| SD-20 | Fred F. Bradley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-22 | Bill Clouse (D) | 26.7 | |
| SD-24 | John Weaver (D) | 1.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-26 | Louis T. Peniston (D) | 40.7 | |
| SD-28 | John A. Rose (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Ed Ford (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-32 | Nicholas Z. Kafoglis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Landon C. Sexton (R) | 10.6 | |
| SD-36 | Eugene P. Stuart (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Larry Saunders (D) | 14.6 | |
| SD-38 | Daniel J. Meyer (D) | 45.5 |
Kentucky House of Representatives
D 73 · R 27 · 5 changed party
Kentucky
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab