DemocratNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1986
Louis T. Peniston
Last held office: Kentucky State Senate, District 26 (1986–1990). Ran in 7 elections between 1969 and 1986, winning 5.
- Last margin
- +40.7
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 7
- 1969–1986
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Peniston was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Kentucky House of Representatives, District 58Kentucky State Senate, District 26Kentucky State Senate, District 26
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Peniston has run
Margin: how far Peniston finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | General | Won | Paul W. Alexander (R) | 70.3% | D+40.7 |
| 1981 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | General | Won | Glenn P. Swindler (R) | 73.9% | D+47.8 |
| 1981 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Primary | Won | John L. Ackman Jr. (D), C. Michael Fisher (D), Henry Beach (D) | 27.4% | +2.7 |
| 1973 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Primary | Lost | John M. Berry Jr. (D) | 42.9% | −14.2 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 58 | General | Won | John Kalmey (R) | 58.8% | D+17.6 |
| 1971 | Kentucky House of Representatives, District 58 | Primary | Won | David G. Mason (D) | 51.6% | +3.3 |
| 1969 | Kentucky State Senate, District 26 | Primary | Lost | Thomas O. Harris (D) | 42.5% | −14.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Peniston has held
- Kentucky State Senate, District 26 · 1986–1990
- Kentucky State Senate, District 26 · 1981–1985
- Kentucky House of Representatives, District 58 · 1971–1973
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Peniston has run against
- Paul W. Alexander (R) · 1986 election, won
- Glenn P. Swindler (R) · 1981 election, won
- John Kalmey (R) · 1971 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive