1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 9
Races20
Changed party0
Unopposed60%12 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
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 State Senate
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