1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none March 2026 September 2023 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky 1956 Presidential no 1962 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1962 1974 United States Senate election in Kentucky 1974 November 5, 1968 File:Marlow Cook.jpg 150x150px Marlow Cook Republican Party (United States) 484,260 51.36% File:Katie Peden 1968 (cropped).png Katherine Peden Democratic Party (United States) 448,960 47.62% 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg 300px County resultsCook: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Peden: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% U.S. Senator Thruston Morton Republican Party (US) Marlow Cook Republican Party (US) The 1968 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thruston Morton retired from office. Jefferson County Judge (the equivalent of a County Executive) Marlow Cook won the open seat. Republican primary Candidates Marlow Cook, Jefferson County Judge Eugene Siler, former U.S. Representative Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate E. W. Kemp Results Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=403516 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - R Primary Race - May 28, 1968 Republican Party (United States) Marlow Cook 73,171 61.99% Republican Party (United States) Eugene Siler 39,743 33.67% Republican Party (United States) E.W. Kemp 3,104 2.63% Republican Party (United States) Thurman Jerome Hamlin 2,015 1.71% 118,033 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Katherine Peden, Commissioner of Commerce John Y. Brown Sr., former U.S. Representative Foster Ockerman, former State RepresentativeInterview with Edwin Foster Ockerman Sr., January 21, 2004 https://kentuckyoralhistory.org/ark:/16417/xt7qrf5kb22c Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History 20 August 2020 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Ted Osborn, State RepresentativeEastern University Status becomes effectives after four months of waiting https://encompass.eku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1031&context=progress_1965-66 Eastern Progress (Eastern Kentucky University) July 1, 1966 1 Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=403517 Our Campaigns - KY US Senate - D Primary Race - May 28, 1968 Democratic Party (United States) Katherine Peden 86,317 42.51% Democratic Party (United States) John Y. Brown 51,509 25.37% Democratic Party (United States) Foster Ockerman 25,602 12.61% Democratic Party (United States) Ted R. Osborn 20,049 9.88% Democratic Party (United States) Others 19,560 9.63% 203,037 100.00% General election Results 1968 U.S. Senate election in Kentuckyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1968election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives March 31, 2019 Republican Party (US) Marlow Cook 484,260 51.36% Democratic Party (US) Katherine Peden 448,960 47.62% American Independent Party Duane F. Olsen 9,645 1.02% 35,300 3.74% 942,865 Republican Party (US) See also 1968 United States Senate elections References 1 1968 Kentucky United States Senate