2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 2002 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 17 · R 21
Races19
Changed party0
Unopposed37%7 races
Incumbents defeated0
Every district
D 6 · R 13
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Robert J. Leeper (R) | 1.1 | |
| SD-4 | Paul Herron Jr. (D) | 11.4 | |
| SD-6 | Jerry P. Rhoads (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-8 | David E. Boswell (D) | 8.3 | |
| SD-10 | Elizabeth Tori (R) | 27.9 | |
| SD-12 | Alice Forgy Kerr (R) | 14.6 | |
| SD-14 | Dan Kelly (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | David L. Williams (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Charles Borders (R) | 23.8 | |
| SD-20 | Gary Tapp (R) | 12.9 | |
| SD-22 | Tom Buford (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Katie Kratz Stine (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Ernie Harris (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | R. J. Palmer II (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Daniel Mongiardo (D) | 31.3 | |
| SD-32 | Brett Guthrie (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-34 | Ed Worley (D) | 7.8 | |
| SD-36 | Julie Carman Denton (R) | 15.7 | |
| SD-38 | Dan Seum (R) | 15.3 |
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