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2008Final results

2008 election for Kentucky Senate District 9

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

David Givens (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Steve Newberry (D) by 10.7 points.

David GivensRepublican · winner
55.4%24,775
44.6%19,967
44,742 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 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+4.01983R+44.21988R+21.21996R+10.72008R+57.12020R+50.72024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET