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2010Final results

2010 election for U.S. Senate in Kentucky

U.S. Senate · Kentucky

Rand Paul (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Conway (D) by 11.5 points.

Rand PaulRepublican · winner
55.7%755,706
Jack ConwayDemocrat
44.2%600,052
1,356,096 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+27.11992R+0.61998R+1.32004R+11.52010R+14.52016R+23.62022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jack ConwayRand Paul
$6.1M
Raised by the campaign
$7.9M
$6.1M
Spent by the campaign
$7.7M
$19.5K
Cash on hand
$174.3K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010