1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 20 · R 18
Races19
Changed party2
Unopposed16%3 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 8
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Jeff Green (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Joey Pendleton (D) | 11.2 | |
| SD-5 | Virgil Moore (R) | 2.5 | |
| SD-7 | Lindy Casebier (R) | 4.4 | |
| SD-9 | Richard A. Sanders (R) | 21.2 | |
| SD-11 | Richard L. Roeding (R) | 32.4 | |
| SD-13 | Ernesto Scorsone (D) | 22.1 | |
| SD-15 | Vernie McGaha (R) | 45.7 | |
| SD-17 | Glenn R. Freeman (D) | 5.9 | |
| SD-19 | Tim Shaughnessy (D) | 18.5 | |
| SD-21 | Albert Robinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jack Westwood (R) | 8.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-25 | Robert Stivers (R) | 5.4 | Flipped |
| SD-27 | Walter Blevins (D) | 20.1 | |
| SD-29 | Benny Ray Bailey (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-31 | Gary C. Johnson (D) | 28.3 | |
| SD-33 | Gerald Neal (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | David K. Karem (D) | 30.7 | |
| SD-37 | Larry Saunders (D) | 34.0 |
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