DemocratNo state or federal office heldLost the 2014 general
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Ran in 1 election in 2014.
- Last margin
- −15.5
- Lost 2014
- Elections
- 1
- 2014
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Every race Grimes has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Grimes won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | U.S. Senate, Kentucky | General | Lost | Mich McConnell (R), David M. Patterson (L) | 40.7% | R+15.5 | $19M | R+23.1 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Money
Grimes’s campaign fundraising.
- Raised, 2013–14
- $19M
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2014Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM ET
In the polls
Included in 20 polls; Grimes’s best result was 47% (U.S. Senate in Kentucky, 2014).
Grimes’s polls in the database →Who Grimes has run against
- Mich McConnell (R) · 2014 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Grimes
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S4KY00091
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FEC