2006Final results
2006 election for Kentucky Senate District 16
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
David L. Williams (R) won with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Doug Shelton (D) by 43.6 points.
David L. WilliamsRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.8%21,578
Doug SheltonDemocrat
28.2%8,472
30,050 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET