1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 30 · R 8
Races19
Changed party1
Unopposed68%13 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 15 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Charles Gregory Higdon (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Pat M. McCuiston (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Joe Wright (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | W. L. Quinlan (D) | 14.4 | |
| SD-9 | Walter A. Baker (R) | 44.2 | |
| SD-11 | Arthur L. Schmidt (R) | 12.4 | |
| SD-13 | Michael Moloney (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | John Rogers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-17 | Charles W. Berger (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-19 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | 1.9 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-21 | Gene Huff (R) | 37.4 | |
| SD-23 | Joseph U. Meyer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | David Lemaster (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-27 | Woodford F. May (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-29 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-31 | Kelsey Friend (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-33 | Gerald Neal (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | David K. Karem (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Dan Seum (D) | 36.1 |
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