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2010Final results

2010 election for Kentucky Senate District 28

Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky

R. J. Palmer II (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ralph Alvarado (R) by 5.4 points.

R. J. Palmer IIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%18,876
Ralph AlvaradoRepublican
47.3%16,940
35,816 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+26.21969D+38.11990D+9.51998D+5.42010R+5.62014R+6.72018

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