2004 Kentucky Senate election

none 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky August 2024 2004 Kentucky Senate election Kentucky legislative no 2002 Kentucky Senate election 2002 2006 Kentucky Senate election 2006 19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 November 2, 2004 Seats up Races won David Williams Republican Party of Kentucky 16th – Burkesville January 5, 1999 21 22 22 9 9 Ed Worley Kentucky Democratic Party 34th – Richmond January 6, 2003 16 16 15 1 10 9 350px Results 350px Popular vote Results:#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#808080 Election voided #d3d3d3 No electionPopular vote:#E27F7F 50–60% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #0D0596 >90% Senate President David Williams Republican Party of Kentucky David Williams Republican Party of Kentucky The 2004 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 2, 2004. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 18. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any seats. A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here. Republicans had initially flipped district 37, but the results were voided when the candidate who won the election was determined to be ineligible to serve. Democrats retained that seat in a February 2006 special election. 2 Overview File:Kentucky Senate diagram, 2004 election.svgPartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsOpposedUnopposedBeforeWonAfter+/−Republican124369,60250.3122922-Democratic113361,96349.2716915-1Constitution103,0460.41000-Total247734,611100.00381837-1Source: Kentucky Secretary of State Retiring incumbents A total of four senators retired, none of which ran for other offices.October 24, 2004 GOP hold on state senate at stake The Lexington Herald-Leader A1 Democratic 1st: Bob Jackson (Murray): Retired. 35th: David K. Karem (Louisville): Retired. 37th: Larry Saunders (Louisville): Retired. Republican 7th: Lindy Casebier (Louisville): Retired due to redistricting. Incumbents defeated Two incumbents lost renomination in the primary election.May 19, 2004 Most incumbents prevail, but some upsets occur The Lexington Herald-Leader A12 In the state Senate races, two Republican incumbents lost their seats last night ... In the primary election Democrats None. Republicans Two Republicans lost renomination. 5th: Virgil Moore (first elected in 1992) lost renomination to Carroll Gibson, who won the general election. 21st: Albert Robinson (first elected in 1994) lost renomination to Tom Jensen, who won the general election. In the general election None. Summary by district Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election. † – Incumbent not seeking re-election DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1 Bob Jackson† Dem Kenneth W. Winters Rep 3 Joey Pendleton Dem Joey Pendleton Dem 5 Virgil Moore Rep Carroll Gibson Rep 7 Lindy Casebier† Rep Julian M. Carroll Dem 9 Richard "Richie" Sanders Rep Richard "Richie" Sanders Rep 11 Richard L. "Dick" Roeding Rep Richard L. "Dick" Roeding Rep 13 Ernesto Scorsone Dem Ernesto Scorsone Dem 15 Vernie McGaha Rep Vernie McGaha Rep 17 Damon Thayer Rep Damon Thayer Rep 19 Tim Shaughnessy Dem Tim Shaughnessy Dem 21 Albert Robinson Rep Tom Jensen Rep 23 Jack Westwood Rep Jack Westwood Rep 25 Robert Stivers Rep Robert Stivers Rep 27 Walter "Doc" Blevins Dem Walter "Doc" Blevins Dem 29 Johnny Ray Turner Dem Johnny Ray Turner Dem 31 Ray S. Jones II Dem Ray S. Jones II Dem 33 Gerald A. Neal Dem Gerald A. Neal Dem 35 David K. Karem† Dem Denise Harper Angel Dem 37 Larry Saunders† Dem Vacant Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%: red District 37, 2.30% (election voided) red District 1, 2.37% (gain) red District 23, 6.60% blue District 3, 7.80% Predictions SourceRankingAs of RothenbergJacobson Louis October 1, 2004 Handicapping the State Legislatures: A 50-State Preview https://dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/EH6LU0 The Rothenberg Political Report 7–10 Harvard Dataverse | Likely R October 1, 2004 Special elections District 17 special The 17th district was vacant beginning January 1, 2003, following incumbent senator Daniel Mongiardo's election to the 30th district in November 2002. Damon Thayer was elected on January 28, 2003, for the remainder of the term. 2003 Kentucky Senate 17th district special election 2004 Special Senate https://elect.ky.gov/SiteCollectionDocuments/Election%20Results/Special%20Election/04specialsenate.pdf Kentucky State Board of Elections Republican Party (United States) Damon Thayer 4,913 55.6 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Britton Wells 3,920 44.4 8,833 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 4 special thumb|200px|Results by county: #7996E2 Ridley #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #E27F7F Thomason #E27F7F 50–60% J. Dorsey Ridley was elected in July 2004 following the death of Paul Herron. 2004 Kentucky Senate 4th district special election Democratic Party (United States) J. Dorsey Ridley 12,094 59.1 Republican Party (United States) David Thomason 8,362 40.9 20,456 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 1 Incumbent senator Bob Jackson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Kenneth W. Winters. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dennis L. Null Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kenneth W. Winters General election Results thumb|200px|Results by county: #E27F7F Winters #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #7996E2 Null #7996E2 50–60% 2004 Kentucky Senate 1st district election Kenneth W. Winters Republican Party (United States) 23,701 51.2 Dennis L. Null Democratic Party (United States) 22,603 48.8 46,304 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 3 Incumbent senator Joey Pendleton won reelection, defeating Republican Tracy Dean Hann. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Joey Pendleton, incumbent senator Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tracy Dean Hann General election Results thumb|200px|Results by county: #7996E2 Pendleton #7996E2 50–60% #E27F7F Hann #E27F7F 50–60% 2004 Kentucky Senate 3rd district election Joey Pendleton (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 18,189 53.9 Tracy Dean Hann Republican Party (United States) 15,557 46.1 33,746 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 5 Incumbent Republican senator Virgil Moore was defeated for renomination by Carroll Gibson. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Barry Cannon Eliminated in primary Richard Thornton Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Barry Cannon 3,641 68.1 Democratic Party (United States) Richard Thornton 1,703 31.9 5,344 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Carroll Gibson Eliminated in primary Virgil Moore, incumbent senator Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Carroll Gibson 2,842 63.4 Republican Party (United States) Virgil Moore (incumbent) 1,641 36.6 4,483 100.0 General election Results thumb|200px|Results by county: #E27F7F Gibson #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #7996E2 Cannon #7996E2 50–60% 2004 Kentucky Senate 5th district election Carroll Gibson Republican Party (United States) 23,717 55.2 Barry Cannon Democratic Party (United States) 19,233 44.8 42,950 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 7 The 2002 redistricting of the senate moved the 7th district from Louisville to part of Lexington, Frankfort, and surrounding counties. Incumbent senator Lindy Casebier did not seek reelection and was succeeded by Democrat Julian M. Carroll. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Julian M. Carroll, governor of Kentucky (1974–1979) Eliminated in primary Joe Graviss Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Julian M. Carroll 10,149 56.0 Democratic Party (United States) Joe Graviss 7,973 44.0 18,122 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Harold Fletcher Jr. General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 7th district election Julian M. Carroll Democratic Party (United States) 33,509 63.0 Harold Fletcher Jr. Republican Party (United States) 19,708 37.0 53,217 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) District 9 Incumbent senator Richard "Richie" Sanders won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard "Richie" Sanders, incumbent senator General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 9th district election Richard "Richie" Sanders (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 29,661 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 11 Incumbent senator Richard L. "Dick" Roeding won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Charlie Walton. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard L. "Dick" Roeding, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Charlie Walton, representative from the 66th district (1993–2005) Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Richard L. "Dick" Roeding (incumbent) 4,020 57.2 Republican Party (United States) Charlie Walton 3,013 42.8 7,033 100.0 General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 11th district election Richard L. "Dick" Roeding (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 39,618 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 13 Incumbent senator Ernesto Scorsone won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ernesto Scorsone, incumbent senator General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 13th district election Ernesto Scorsone (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 29,055 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 15 Incumbent senator Vernie McGaha won reelection, defeating primary election challenger David Carr. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Vernie McGaha, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary David Carr Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Vernie McGaha (incumbent) 6,692 71.5 Republican Party (United States) David Carr 2,673 28.5 9,365 100.0 General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 15th district election Vernie McGaha (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 34,131 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 17 Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democrat Cliff Wallace. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Cliff Wallace Republican primary Candidates Nominee Damon Thayer, incumbent senator General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 17th district election Damon Thayer (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 25,951 55.5 Cliff Wallace Democratic Party (United States) 20,826 44.5 46,777 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 19 Incumbent senator Tim Shaughnessy won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tim Shaughnessy, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Ched Jennings Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) 9,597 79.7 Democratic Party (United States) Ched Jennings 2,441 20.3 12,038 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Christopher M. Smrt General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 19th district election Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 36,749 61.5 Christopher M. Smrt Republican Party (United States) 22,964 38.5 59,713 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 21 Incumbent Republican senator Albert Robinson was defeated for renomination by Tom Jensen. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tom Jensen, representative from the 85th district (1985–1987, 1989–1997) Eliminated in primary Albert Robinson, incumbent senator Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) Tom Jensen 5,066 56.7 Republican Party (United States) Albert Robinson (incumbent) 3,870 43.3 8,936 100.0 General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 21st district election Tom Jensen Republican Party (United States) 27,386 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 23 Incumbent senator Jack Westwood won reelection, defeating Democrat Kathryn Groob. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Kathryn Groob Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jack Westwood, incumbent senator General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 23rd district election Jack Westwood (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 21,864 53.3 Kathryn Groob Democratic Party (United States) 19,158 46.7 41,022 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 25 Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection, defeating Constitution Party candidate Jeffrey L. Hillebrandt. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Robert Stivers, incumbent senator Third-party candidates Constitution Jeffrey L. Hillebrandt General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 25th district election Robert Stivers (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 20,928 87.3 Jeffrey L. Hillebrandt Constitution Party (United States) 3,046 12.7 23,974 100.0 Republican Party (US) District 27 Incumbent senator Walter "Doc" Blevins won reelection, defeating Republican Tim York. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Walter "Doc" Blevins, incumbent senator Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tim York General election Results thumb|200px|Results by county: #7996E2 Blevins #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #3933E5 80–90% #E27F7F York #E27F7F 50–60% 2004 Kentucky Senate 27th district election Walter "Doc" Blevins (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 25,339 58.4 Tim York Republican Party (United States) 18,043 41.6 43,382 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 29 Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Eric Shane Hamilton. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Johnny Ray Turner, incumbent senator Eliminated in primary Eric Shane Hamilton Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) 7,951 50.1 Democratic Party (United States) Eric Shane Hamilton 7,927 49.9 15,878 100.0 General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 29th district election Johnny Ray Turner (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 28,625 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 31 Incumbent senator Ray S. Jones II won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Chris Ratliff. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Ray S. Jones II, incumbent senator Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris Ratliff, representative from the 93rd district (1997–2001) General election Results thumb|200px|Results by county: #7996E2 Jones #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #E27F7F Ratliff #E27F7F 50–60% 2004 Kentucky Senate 31st district election Ray S. Jones II (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 23,952 61.2 Chris Ratliff Republican Party (United States) 15,187 38.8 39,139 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 33 Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection unopposed. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gerald A. Neal, incumbent senator General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 33rd district election Gerald A. Neal (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 33,552 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 35 Incumbent senator David K. Karem did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Democrat Denise Harper Angel. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Denise Harper Angel Eliminated in primary Ken Herndon David Kaplan Shelby Lanier Jr. Results Democratic primary results Democratic Party (United States) Denise Harper Angel 2,830 34.8 Democratic Party (United States) Ken Herndon 1,948 23.9 Democratic Party (United States) Shelby Lanier Jr. 1,682 20.7 Democratic Party (United States) David Kaplan 1,675 20.6 8,135 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ron Burrell General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 35th district election Denise Harper Angel Democratic Party (United States) 29,423 77.8 Ron Burrell Republican Party (United States) 8,414 22.2 37,837 100.0 Democratic Party (US) District 37 Incumbent senator Larry Saunders did not seek reelection. The winner of the general election, Republican candidate Dana Seum Stephenson, was later declared to be ineligible due to her failure to meet residency requirements outlined in the state constitution. The seat remained vacant for over a year before a special election was held in February 2006, won by Democrat Perry B. Clark.February 15, 2006 Democrats win two special elections in Louisville: vote fills senate seat vacant since disputed 2004 election The Lexington Herald-Leader B6 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Virginia L. Woodward Republican primary Candidates Nominee Dana Seum Stephenson General election Results 2004 Kentucky Senate 37th district election Dana Seum Stephenson Republican Party (United States) 22,772 51.1 Virginia L. Woodward Democratic Party (United States) 21,750 48.9 44,522 100.0 See also 2004 Kentucky elections 2004 Kentucky House of Representatives election 2004 United States Senate election in Kentucky 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky References Kentucky Senate Category:November 2004 in the United States Category:Kentucky Senate elections Senate