2012 Kentucky Senate election

none December 2025 ly 2012 Kentucky Senate election Kentucky legislative No 2010 Kentucky Senate election 2010 2014 Kentucky Senate election 2014 19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 November 6, 2012 Seats up Races won None Republican Party of Kentucky — — 22Leeper Independent senator Bob Leeper caucused with the Republicans. 23Leeper 1 9 10 R. J. Palmer Kentucky Democratic Party January 4, 2011 28th – Winchester 15 14 1 10 9 2012 Kentucky Senate election.svg 350px Results:#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold Senate President David L. Williams Republican Party of Kentucky Robert Stivers Republican Party of Kentucky The 2012 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 6, 2012. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 22. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) was up for election. Prior to the election 22 seats were held by Republicans and 15 were held by Democrats, while one was held by Independent senator Bob Leeper, who caucused with the Republicans. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber, gaining one seat.https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_State_Senate_elections,_2012 Kentucky State Senate elections, 2012 ballotpedia.org 2025-11-24 Predictions SourceRankingAs of GoverningDaigneau Elizabeth Jacobson Louis October 23, 2012 The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20210224195701/https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-latest-chamber-by-chamber-analysis-2012-state-legislative-elections.html 2021-02-24 2025-11-24 Governing en | Safe R October 24, 2012 Retirements 1st District: Kenneth W. Winters (R) retired. 15th District: Vernie McGaha (R) retired. 23rd District: Jack Westwood (R) retired. Incumbents defeated 3rd District: Joey Pendleton (D) lost re-election to Whitney Westerfield. Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 3, 0.82% (gain) red District 21, 7.64% Special elections District 19 special 2012 Kentucky Senate election Special election y District 16 special thumb|200px|Results by county: #E27F7F Gregory #D75D5D 60–70% #C21B18 80–90% Sara Beth Gregory was elected in December 2012 following the resignation of David L. Williams. 2012 Kentucky Senate 16th district special election Republican Party (United States) Sara Beth Gregory 6,244 81.3 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Conn 1,440 18.7 7,684 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 1 2012 Kentucky Senate 1st district election Republican Party of Kentucky Stanley H. Humphries 28,338 59.31 Kentucky Democratic Party Carroll Hubbard 19,445 40.69 47,783 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 3 2012 Kentucky Senate 3rd district election Republican Party of Kentucky Whitney Westerfield 18,457 50.41 Kentucky Democratic Party Joey Pendleton (incumbent) 18,160 49.59 36,617 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky Kentucky Democratic Party District 5 2012 Kentucky Senate 5th district election Republican Party of Kentucky Carroll Gibson (incumbent) 32,028 100.0 32,028 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 7 2012 Kentucky Senate 7th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Julian Carroll (incumbent) 33,404 59.00 Republican Party of Kentucky Frank Haynes 23,213 41.00 56,617 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 9 2012 Kentucky Senate 9th district election Republican Party of Kentucky David P. Givens (incumbent) 33,874 100.0 33,874 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 11 2012 Kentucky Senate 11th district election Republican Party of Kentucky John Schickel (incumbent) 46,962 100.0 46,962 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 13 2012 Kentucky Senate 13th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Kathy Stein (incumbent) 30,365 100.0 30,365 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 15 2012 Kentucky Senate 15th district election Republican Party of Kentucky Chris Girdler 36,946 100.0 36,946 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 17 2012 Kentucky Senate 17th district election Republican Party of Kentucky Damon Thayer (incumbent) 35,343 66.35 Kentucky Democratic Party David Holcomb 17,926 33.65 53,269 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 19 General election Results 2012 Kentucky Senate 19th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Morgan McGarvey (incumbent) 39,327 100.0 39,327 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party Special election Results 2012 Kentucky Senate 19th district special election Kentucky Democratic Party Morgan McGarvey 38,301 100.0 38,301 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 21 2012 Kentucky Senate 21st district election Republican Party of Kentucky Albert Robinson 20,490 53.82 Kentucky Democratic Party Amie Hacker 17,583 46.18 38,073 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 23 2012 Kentucky Senate 23rd district election Republican Party of Kentucky Christian McDaniel 23,993 59.98 Kentucky Democratic Party James Noll 16,010 40.02 40,003 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 25 2012 Kentucky Senate 25th district election Republican Party of Kentucky Robert Stivers (incumbent) 21,198 63.95 Kentucky Democratic Party Ralph Hoskins 11,949 36.05 33,147 100.0 Republican Party of Kentucky District 27 2012 Kentucky Senate 27th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Walter Blevins (incumbent) 24,977 63.51 Republican Party of Kentucky Tony Downey 14,350 36.49 39,327 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 29 2012 Kentucky Senate 29th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) 24,644 100.0 24,644 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 31 2012 Kentucky Senate 31st district election Kentucky Democratic Party Ray Jones II (incumbent) 25,303 100.0 25,303 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 33 2012 Kentucky Senate 33rd district election Kentucky Democratic Party Gerald Neal (incumbent) 33,986 93.68 Independent (United States) Norris Shelton 2,291 6.32 36,277 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 35 2012 Kentucky Senate 35th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Denise Harper Angel (incumbent) 32,126 100.0 32,126 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party District 37 2012 Kentucky Senate 37th district election Kentucky Democratic Party Perry B. Clark (incumbent) 24,806 58.58 Republican Party of Kentucky Chris Thieneman 17,536 41.42 42,342 100.0 Kentucky Democratic Party Notes References Category:2012 Kentucky elections Category:Kentucky Senate elections Category:November 2012 in the United States Category:2012 state legislature elections in the United States Category:Long stubs with short prose