2010 general · November 2, 2010
2010 Kentucky State Senate election results, district by district
Every Kentucky State Senate district in the 2010 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Republicans controlled the chamber · 38 seats
After the electionD 15 · R 22 · 1 other
Races19
Changed party5
Unopposed21%4 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 5 · R 13 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Robert J. Leeper (IND) | 2.5 | |
| SD-4 | J. Dorsey Ridley (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | Jerry P. Rhoads (D) | 5.2 | |
| SD-8 | Joe Bowen (R) | 3.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Dennis L. Parrett (D) | 3.3 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-12 | Alice Forgy Kerr (R) | 2.4 | |
| SD-14 | Jimmy Higdon (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | David L. Williams (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-18 | Robin Webb (D) | 6.6 | Flipped |
| SD-20 | Paul R. Hornback (R) | 20.9 | |
| SD-22 | Tom Buford (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-24 | Katie Kratz Stine (R) | 38.4 | |
| SD-26 | Ernie Harris (R) | 16.6 | |
| SD-28 | R. J. Palmer II (D) | 5.4 | |
| SD-30 | Brandon Smith (R) | 34.4 | Flipped |
| SD-32 | Mike Wilson (R) | 10.0 | |
| SD-34 | Jared Carpenter (R) | 32.6 | Flipped |
| SD-36 | Julie Carman Denton (R) | 33.7 | |
| SD-38 | Dan Seum (R) | 21.4 |
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