2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Kentucky Senate District 3
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Whitney H. Westerfield (R) won with 50.4% of the vote, defeating Joey Pendleton (D) by 0.8 points.
Whitney H. WesterfieldRepublican · winner
50.4%18,457
Joey PendletonDemocrat · incumbent
49.6%18,160
36,617 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET