2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for Kentucky Senate District 28
Kentucky State Senate · Kentucky
Ralph Alvarado (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating R. J. Palmer II (D) by 5.6 points.
Ralph AlvaradoRepublican · winner
52.8%18,636
R. J. Palmer IIDemocrat · incumbent
47.2%16,656
35,292 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET