2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky

none 2016 Kentucky Senate election January 2026 January 2018 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky Kentucky presidential no 2010 United States Senate election in Kentucky 2010 2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky 2022 November 8, 2016 150x150px File:Rand Paul, official portrait, 112th Congress alternate (cropped).jpg Rand Paul Republican Party (United States) 1,090,177 57.27% File: Mayor Jim Gray.jpg Jim Gray Democratic Party (United States) 813,246 42.73% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 300px Precinct results 1 Paul: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Gray: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes U.S. Senator Rand Paul Republican Party (United States) Rand Paul Republican Party (United States) The 2016 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held November 8, 2016 to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Kentucky, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held May 17. Incumbent Republican Senator Rand Paul filed for re-election in December 2015, and Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington filed to run against Paul for the Senate in late January 2016. In the general election, Paul defeated Gray by 14.5 points. Background If Paul had become the Republican presidential (or vice-presidential) nominee, state law would have prohibited him from simultaneously running for re-election.Shafer Jack https://www.politico.com/story/2013/05/rand-paul-marco-rubio-2016-bind-90987.html Paul, Rubio face 2016 bind Politico March 14, 2013 December 5, 2016 In March 2014, the Republican-controlled Kentucky Senate passed a bill that would allow Paul to run for both offices, but the Democratic-controlled Kentucky House of Representatives declined to take it up.Berman Matt Marco Rubio Won't Run for Senate in 2016 if He Runs for President http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/marco-rubio-won-t-run-for-senate-in-2016-if-he-runs-for-president-20140402 April 2, 2014 National Journal April 2, 2014http://www.kentucky.com/2014/03/18/3147299/kentucky-senate-passes-bill-to.html Kentucky Senate passes bill to let Rand Paul run for re-election and president in 2016 Youngman Sam March 18, 2014 www.kentucky.com Kentucky.com April 18, 2014http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/dead-for-now-kentucky-bill-allowing-twin-paul-2016-runs Dead for now: Kentucky bill allowing twin Paul 2016 runs Silverleib Alan April 17, 2014 www.cnn.com CNN April 17, 2014 April 18, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140418233718/http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2014/04/17/dead-for-now-kentucky-bill-allowing-twin-paul-2016-runs/ dead Paul spent his own campaign money in the 2014 legislative elections, helping Republican candidates for the State House in the hopes of flipping the chamber, thus allowing the legislature to pass the bill (Democratic governor Steve Beshear's veto could have been overridden with a simple majority).http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/the-obscure-kentucky-contests-that-could-alter-rand-paul-s-2016-plans-20140814 The Obscure Kentucky Contests That Could Alter Rand Paul's 2016 Plans National Journal August 14, 2014 October 27, 2014http://reason.com/blog/2014/09/02/will-rand-paul-have-to-risk-his-senate-s Will Rand Paul Have to Risk His Senate Seat for the Presidency? Reason.com September 2, 2014 October 27, 2014 However, the Democrats retained their 54–46 majority in the State House.http://www.kentucky.com/2014/11/04/3520134_palumbo-westrom-and-benvenuti.html Democrats maintain control of Kentucky House of Representatives Lexington Herald-Leader November 4, 2014 November 6, 2014https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/11/04/democrats-hold-kentucky-house-a-minor-blow-to-rand-pauls-presidential-hopes Democrats hold Kentucky House, a minor blow to Rand Paul's presidential hopes The Washington Post November 6, 2014 November 4, 2014https://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/2016-elections-rand-paul-112629.html Kentucky looks at primary change that would help Rand Paul Politico November 5, 2014 November 6, 2014 Paul was running for both president and re-election, and considered several options to get around the law preventing him from appearing twice on the ballot, but he dropped his presidential bid to focus on re-election to the Senate on February 3, 2016.King John http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/03/politics/rand-paul-dropping-out-of-presidential-race/index.html Rand Paul dropping out of presidential race - CNNPolitics.com Cnn.com February 3, 2016 December 5, 2016 His supporters said the law does not apply to federal offices and suggested changing the May Kentucky presidential primaries to March caucuses would allow Paul to run for re-election and continue to seek the presidential nomination.https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/224444-rand-paul-close-to-announcing-senate-reelection-bid/ Paul close to announcing reelection bid The Hill November 18, 2014 November 19, 2014 However, this option would have only worked until the presidential primaries were over, as he would still have had to appear on the ballot twice in November if he had won the Republican presidential nomination. Other options that were open to him included running for both offices and leaving it to Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes to remove him from the ballot; attempting to replace Grimes in the 2015 elections with a Republican secretary of state who would not enforce the law; filing a lawsuit against the law; and running for president in every state except for Kentucky, where he could have run for re-election and hoped to win the presidency without Kentucky's electoral college votes.http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/inside-rand-paul-s-plan-to-run-for-senate-and-president-at-the-same-time-20141201 Inside Rand Paul's Plan to Run for Senate and President at the Same Time The National Journal December 2, 2014 December 3, 2014 In a letter to Kentucky Republicans in February 2015, Paul asked them to allow him the same option afforded to Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan, who ran for re-election at the same time as vice president on Mitt Romney's ticket.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/18/us/politics/rand-paul-is-looking-to-april-to-announce-plan-to-run-for-president-associates-say.html Rand Paul Is Looking to April to Announce Plan to Run for President, Associates Say The New York Times February 17, 2015 April 18, 2015 David M. Drucker of The Washington Examiner reported in the same month that Kentucky Republican leaders were concerned that Paul's actions could mean that if he wins the Republican presidential nomination and is renominated for the Senate, he could either be disqualified from the Senate ballot and the state party blocked from replacing him, which would hand the seat to the Democrats, or he could be disqualified from the presidential ballot, which would see the Democratic presidential nominee pick up Kentucky's 8 electoral college votes.http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/rand-pauls-hazardous-kentucky-plan/article/2560456 Rand Paul's hazardous Kentucky plan The Washington Examiner February 20, 2015 April 18, 2015 In August 2015, the central committee of the Kentucky Republican Party voted to hold a caucus in 2016, allowing Paul to simultaneously run for re-nomination for his seat and the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.Meyer Theodoric Kentucky GOP greenlights joint Senate, presidential run for Rand Paul https://www.politico.com/story/2015/08/state-gop-greenlights-joint-senate-presidential-run-for-rand-paul-121634.html August 23, 2015 Politico August 22, 2015 State law would still bar Paul from appearing twice on the ballot in the general election. However, on February 3, 2016, Rand Paul dropped out of the 2016 presidential campaign, allowing him to focus on his reelection bid. Republican primary Candidates Declared James Gould, financial analyst and Navy veteranhttp://www.themoreheadnews.com/news/former-moreheadian-running-for-u-s-senate/article_7fe51b9c-adad-11e5-bd7e-973811c1d90b.html Former Moreheadian running for U.S. Senate The Morehead News DeHart Larry December 28, 2015 January 21, 2016 November 16, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181116085252/https://www.themoreheadnews.com/news/former-moreheadian-running-for-u-s-senate/article_7fe51b9c-adad-11e5-bd7e-973811c1d90b.html dead Rand Paul, incumbent U.S. SenatorCandidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State http://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/default.aspx?id=3 December 4, 2015 Secretary of State of Kentucky dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151122002230/http://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/default.aspx?id=3 November 22, 2015 Rand Paul files for reelection race five years away http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53404.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110426134445/http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53404.html dead April 26, 2011 Politico April 19, 2011 Jennifer Epstein Stephen Slaughter, engineerhttp://wkyufm.org/post/challengers-line-rand-pauls-senate-seat#stream/0 Challengers Line Up for Rand Paul's Senate Seat WKU Public Radio Autry Lisa January 18, 2016 January 21, 2016 Declined Catherine Todd Bailey, businesswoman and former United States Ambassador to LatviaPreviewing Kentucky's 2016 U.S. Senate Race http://www.wdrb.com/story/25276018/dyche-previewing-kentuckys November 7, 2014 WDRB April 18, 2014 November 7, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141107052826/http://www.wdrb.com/story/25276018/dyche-previewing-kentuckys dead Andy Barr, U.S. RepresentativePaul Rand Rand Paul to Seek Re-Election to the U.S. Senate http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=79c6a792072d95d71b29913dc&id=b4895893a6 December 2, 2012 Rand Paul for Senate July 17, 2013 James Comer, former Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 (running for KY-01) Mike Duncan, former chairman of the Republican National CommitteeLivingston Abby Grimes Is Key to Kentucky Democrats' Posterity Farm Team http://www.rollcall.com/news/grimes_is_key_to_kentucky_democrats_posterity_farm_team-226449-1.html?pg=2 August 14, 2013 Roll Call July 17, 2013 Trey Grayson, former director of the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, former Secretary of State of Kentucky and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010 Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative Hal Heiner, Kentucky Secretary of Education and Workforce Development, former Louisville Metro Council member and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2015Ditto Jessica Governor-Elect Bevin Names Hal Heiner Education and Workforce Development Cabinet Secretary https://www.bevintransition.com/news/governor-elect-bevin-names-hal-heiner-education-and-workforce-development-cabinet-secretary December 4, 2015 December 4, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208062349/https://www.bevintransition.com/news/governor-elect-bevin-names-hal-heiner-education-and-workforce-development-cabinet-secretary December 8, 2015 dead Thomas Massie, U.S. RepresentativeJaffe Alexandra Rep. Massie says no to Kentucky Senate bid https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/145459-rep-massie-says-no-to-kentucky-senate-bid/ October 27, 2014 The Hill March 21, 2013 Hal Rogers, U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield, U.S. Representative Endorsements Rand Paul Governors Matt Bevin, Governor of Kentuckyhttp://rpk.org/blog/sen-rand-paul-releases-endorsements-kentucky-statewide-elected-officials-leadership Republican Party of Kentucky December 22, 2015 Sen. Rand Paul Releases Endorsements from Kentucky Statewide Elected Officials and Leadership February 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160208011509/http://rpk.org/blog/sen-rand-paul-releases-endorsements-kentucky-statewide-elected-officials-leadership/ February 8, 2016 dead Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and former 2016 presidential candidatehttp://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/02/christie_id_be_happy_to_campaign_for_paul_in_kentu.html Christie says he'll gladly campaign for nemesis Rand Paul's Senate bid February 3, 2016 NJ.com Matt Arco John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and former 2016 presidential candidatehttp://www.wrex.com/story/31131590/2016/02/03/kasich-id-campaign-for-rand-in-ky-senate-race February 3, 2016 Associated Press Kasich: I'd campaign for Rand in KY Senate race February 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160205181414/http://www.wrex.com/story/31131590/2016/02/03/kasich-id-campaign-for-rand-in-ky-senate-race February 5, 2016 dead Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and 2008 vice-presidential nomineehttps://www.facebook.com/sarahpalin/photos/a.10150723283643588.424640.24718773587/10153929303393588 Facebook Sarah Palin I was proud to be an early supporter of Sen. Paul's first campaign for US Senate in 2010 and today am pledging to do all I can to make sure this strong leader returns to the Senate in 2016. U.S. Senators Mitch McConnell, Kentucky and Senate Majority Leader Marco Rubio, Florida and former 2016 presidential candidatehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL1g_oDaaNs Marco Rubio: He's probably going to focus on his Senate re-election in Kentucky and we have to make sure that he's re-elected. YouTube February 3, 2016 U.S. Representatives Andy Barr, U.S. Representative from Kentucky Brett Guthrie, U.S. Representative from Kentucky Thomas Massie, U.S. Representative from Kentucky Ron Paul, former U.S. Representative from Texas, 1988/2008/2012 presidential candidate,https://www.facebook.com/RandPaul/videos/10153745062966107 Rand Paul - A message from Ron Paul: One of the keys for... Facebook March 30, 2016 December 5, 2016 and Rand Paul's father Hal Rogers, U.S. Representative from Kentucky Ed Whitfield, U.S. Representative from Kentucky Statewide politicians Allison Ball, Kentucky State Treasurer James Comer, former Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky and candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 Jenean Hampton, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Mike Harmon, Kentucky State Auditor Jeff Hoover, Minority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives Ryan Quarles, Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky Robert Stivers, President of the Kentucky Senate Individuals Ben Carson, neurosurgeon and former 2016 presidential candidatehttps://www.facebook.com/RandPaul/photos/a.405114511106.184842.54172246106/10153749338336107/?type=3 Facebook Rand Paul A message from Dr. Ben Carson: I've had the pleasure of knowing Rand and his character, and it is in knowing him that I fully support his re-election to the United States Senate. March 31, 2016 Carly Fiorina, businesswoman, former 2016 presidential candidate and former 2016 vice presidential candidate https://web.archive.org/web/20160916013355/https://morningconsult.com/alert/fiorina-campaign-rand-paul-kentucky/ September 16, 2016 Austin Petersen, commentator, 2016 Libertarian presidential candidate and 2018 US Senate candidate in Missouri as a Republicanhttps://www.facebook.com/ProducerPetersen/videos/1032090173516629/?permPage=1 Austin Petersen - A Message to Rand Paul from Austin Petersen Facebook February 3, 2016 December 5, 2016 Organizations Club for Growthhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/nov/12/club-for-growth-endorses-six-gop-senators-for-re-e Club for Growth endorses six GOP senators for re-election in 2016 The Washington Times Sherfinski David November 12, 2014 November 12, 2014 FreedomWorkshttps://www.freedomworkspac.org/news/freedomworks-pac-endorses-sen-rand-paul-for-re-election FreedomWorks PAC Endorses Sen. Rand Paul for Re-Election February 3, 2016 FreedomWorks February 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160510205347/http://www.freedomworkspac.org/news/freedomworks-pac-endorses-sen-rand-paul-for-re-election/ May 10, 2016 dead Results thumb|300px|Results by county #e27f7f Paul #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 90–100% Republican primary resultshttp://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/61323/168222/Web01/en/summary.html Unofficial Results Kentucky Secretary of State May 18, 2016 Rand Paul (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 169,180 84.79% James Gould Republican Party (United States) 16,611 8.33% Stephen Slaughter Republican Party (United States) 13,728 6.88% 199,519 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Declared Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexingtonhttp://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article56605288.html Lexington Mayor Jim Gray running against U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Lexington Herald-Leader Youngman Sam January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016 Rory Houlihan Jeff Kender, steelworkerhttp://hazard-herald.com/news/1848/kender-runs-for-senate Kender runs for Senate The Hazard Herald Caudill TJ January 12, 2016 January 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160128003637/http://hazard-herald.com/news/1848/kender-runs-for-senate January 28, 2016 dead Ron Leach, physician assistant, U.S. Army veteran, and nominee for KY-02 in 2014http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/ron-leach-planning-drive-us-senate Ron Leach planning drive for U.S. Senate The News-Enterprise Sheroan Ben January 14, 2016 January 21, 2016 January 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160127144219/http://www.thenewsenterprise.com/content/ron-leach-planning-drive-us-senate dead Tom Recktenwald, retired technology teacher and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014 Grant Short, pilot and businessmanhttp://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/owensboro-man-files-to-run-for-u-s-senate/article_d736ddcb-6709-5403-9636-08b39414a7ad.html Owensboro man files to run for U.S. Senate Messenger-Inquirer Mayse James January 19, 2016 January 21, 2016 January 23, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123034953/http://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/local/owensboro-man-files-to-run-for-u-s-senate/article_d736ddcb-6709-5403-9636-08b39414a7ad.html dead Sellus Wilder, former Frankfort City CommissionerWillis/Autry Kevin/Lisa http://wkyufm.org/post/former-kentucky-house-speaker-democrats-senate-candidate-should-harp-pauls-white-house-run#stream/0 Former Kentucky House Speaker: Democrat's Senate Candidate Should Harp on Paul's White House Run WKU January 28, 2016 Kocher Greg http://www.kentucky.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article44601495.html Frankfort filmmaker tells the story of people he thinks helped to kill proposed Bluegrass Pipeline Kentucky.com May 25, 2015 McKenzie Elijah http://brokensidewalk.com/2016/sellus-wilder-interview Interview: Sellus Wilder on how grassroots activism helped stop the Bluegrass Pipeline Broken Sidewalk March 18, 2016 Declined Rocky Adkins, Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives (running for reelection)http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/2016-senate-races-113837_Page2.html https://archive.today/20141230000806/http://www.politico.com/story/2014/12/2016-senate-races-113837_Page2.html dead December 30, 2014 16 in '16: The new battle for the Senate December 29, 2014 December 29, 2014 Politico Cheney Kylehttp://www.dailyindependent.com/news/adkins-files-for-re-election-in-th-house-district/article_0857b60c-bbc2-11e5-be7b-175042222322.html Adkins files for re-election in 99th House District The Independent January 15, 2016 January 15, 2016 Steve Beshear, former Governor of Kentucky and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1996 Ben Chandler, former U.S. Representativehttp://mycn2.com/politics/the-list-adam-edelen-leads-demcoratic-chatter-for-2016-us-senate-candidates The list: Adam Edelen leads Democratic chatter for 2016 U.S. Senate candidates CN2 Pure Politics Storm Nick April 11, 2015 April 14, 2015 Jack Conway, former Attorney General of Kentucky, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 2015 Adam Edelen, former state auditor of Kentuckyhttp://insiderlouisville.com/metro/state-auditor-adam-edelen-shares-thoughts-election-loss-democratic-partys-decline-move-forward State Auditor Adam Edelen shares thoughts on his election loss, the Democratic Party's decline, and how to move forward Insider Louisville November 5, 2015 November 5, 2015 November 27, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151127072442/http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/state-auditor-adam-edelen-shares-thoughts-election-loss-democratic-partys-decline-move-forward/ usurped Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008http://mycn2.com/politics/greg-fischer-says-focus-is-on-work-to-do-in-louisville-mum-on-us-senate-race-in-16 Greg Fischer says focus is on work to do in Louisville; Mum on U.S. Senate race in '16 CN2 August 17, 2014 November 7, 2014TEGNA http://www.whas11.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/03/fischer-no-intention-to-enter-2016-us-senate-race/24306119 Fischer: 'No intention' to enter 2016 U.S. Senate race WHAS11.com March 3, 2015 December 5, 2016 Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014David Weigel The Seven Senate Races Democrats Should Be Optimistic About in 2016 http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2014/07/03/the_seven_senate_races_democrats_should_be_optimistic_about_in_2016.html July 17, 2013 Slate July 13, 2014 Heather French Henry, former Commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs and former Miss America Andrew Horne, attorney, retired United States Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and candidate for KY-03 in 2006http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/louisville-attorney-and-retired-marine-andrew-horne-consider-senate-run-against-rand-paul Louisville attorney and retired Marine Andrew Horne considering Senate run against Rand Paul Insider Louisville Sonka Joe January 6, 2016 January 7, 2016 January 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160106225530/http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/louisville-attorney-and-retired-marine-andrew-horne-consider-senate-run-against-rand-paul/ usurped http://atr.rollcall.com/kentucky-democrats-week-sign-rand-paul-challenger/?dcz= January 19, 2016 January 19, 2016 Kentucky Democrats Running out of Time to Challenge Paul Roll Call Eli Yokley January 2022 InternetArchiveBot yes Ashley Judd, actress and political activist Crit Luallen, former Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky and former Kentucky Auditor of Public Accountshttp://wfpl.org/post/its-still-possible-kentucky-lt-gov-crit-luallen-might-run-office-again-someday It's Still Possible Kentucky Lt. Gov. Crit Luallen Might Run For Office Again Someday WFPL News Lisa Autry December 4, 2014 December 5, 2014 December 9, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141209120604/http://wfpl.org/post/its-still-possible-kentucky-lt-gov-crit-luallen-might-run-office-again-someday dead Jennifer Moore, former Chairwoman of the Kentucky Democratic Partyhttp://mycn2.com/politics/louisville-lawyer-jennifer-moore-mulling-statewide-run-in-2015-or-2016 Louisville lawyer Jennifer Moore mulling statewide run in 2015 or 2016 CN2 Pure Politics Storm Nick August 9, 2013 November 21, 2014 Greg Stumbo, Speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and former Attorney General of Kentucky (running for reelection) David Tandy, President of the Louisville Metro Council Endorsements Jim Gray Organizations Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committeehttp://mycn2.com/politics/lexington-mayor-jim-gray-endorsed-by-dscc-in-democratic-primary-for-us-senate Lexington Mayor Jim Gray endorsed by DSCC in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate CN 2 Storm Nick March 19, 2016 April 20, 2016 Sellus Wilder Organizations Climate Hawks Votehttp://mycn2.com/politics/environmental-pac-endorses-sellus-wilder-in-democratic-us-senate-primary Environmental PAC endorses Sellus Wilder in Democratic U.S. Senate primary CN 2 Storm Nick April 8, 2016 April 20, 2016 Kentuckians for the Commonwealthhttp://insiderlouisville.com/metro/sellus-wilder-picks-up-kftc-endorsement-for-senate Democrat Sellus Wilder picks up KFTC endorsement for U.S. Senate, says he's 'credible contender' to Jim Gray in primary March 29, 2016 Insider Louisville April 20, 2016 April 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160428013646/http://insiderlouisville.com/metro/sellus-wilder-picks-up-kftc-endorsement-for-senate/ usurped Individuals Wendell Berryhttp://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/readers/2016/05/12/letter-silas-wilder-not-afraid-lose/84237006 Sellus Wilder not afraid to lose May 12, 2016 The Courier‑Journal December 5, 2016 Results thumb|300px|Results by county #7996E2 Gray #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Democratic primary results Jim Gray Democratic Party (United States) 240,613 58.73% Sellus Wilder Democratic Party (United States) 52,728 12.87% Ron Leach Democratic Party (United States) 39,026 9.53% Tom Recktenwald Democratic Party (United States) 21,910 5.35% Grant Short Democratic Party (United States) 21,558 5.26% Jeff Kender Democratic Party (United States) 20,239 4.94% Rory Houlihan Democratic Party (United States) 13,585 3.32% 409,659 100.00% General election Debates Dates Location Paul Gray LinkOctober 31, 2016Lexington, KentuckyParticipantParticipantFull debate Predictions Source Ranking As of The Cook Political Report2016 Senate Race Ratings for November 2, 2016 https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/senate-race-ratings/139360 The Cook Political Report March 26, 2021 Safe R November 2, 2016 Sabato's Crystal Ball2016 Senate http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2016-senate Sabato's Crystal Ball September 19, 2016 Safe R November 7, 2016 Rothenberg Political Report2016 Senate Ratings https://www.insideelections.com/ratings/senate/2016-senate-ratings-november-3-2016 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report November 3, 2016 Safe R November 3, 2016 Daily KosDaily Kos Election 2016 forecast: The final version https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2016/11/8/1593119/-Daily-Kos-Election-2016-forecast-The-final-version Daily Kos March 27, 2021 Safe R November 8, 2016 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the Senate 2016 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/senate/2016_elections_senate_map.html Real Clear Politics October 28, 2016 Likely R November 7, 2016 Polling Opinion polling for the 2016 US Senate election in Kentucky.chart Opinion polling for the 2016 US Senate election in Kentucky.tab 700px Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RandPaul (R) JimGray (D) UndecidedSurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey November 1–7, 2016 1,315 ± 4.6% 50% 46% 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 31–November 6, 2016 1,155 ± 4.6% 51% 46% 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 28–November 3, 2016 843 ± 4.6% 52% 45% 3%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 27–November 2, 2016 635 ± 4.6% 50% 46% 4%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 26–November 1, 2016 499 ± 4.6% 51% 44% 5%SurveyMonkeySurveyMonkey October 25–31, 2016 424 ± 4.6% 52% 46% 2%Western Kentucky UniversityWestern Kentucky University October 25–30, 2016 602 ± 4.0% 55% 39% 6%RunSwitch Public Relations (R)RunSwitch Public Relations (R) https://web.archive.org/web/20161101102554/https://morningconsult.com/alert/rand-paul-holds-big-lead-democratic-rival-gop-poll-finds/ November 1, 2016 October 26–28, 2016 811 ± 3.4% 52% 42% 6%Cofounder Pulse PollCofounder Pulse Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20170131001515/http://www.babbagecofounder.com/2016/11/01/paul-trump-lead-final-cofounder-pulse-poll/ January 31, 2017 October 26–28, 2016 1,016 ± 3.8% 35% 28% 38%Cofounder Pulse PollCofounder Pulse Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20161022010046/http://www.babbagecofounder.com/2016/10/18/paul-steady-trump-falls-maintain-leads-latest-poll/ October 22, 2016 October 12–15, 2016 816 ± 3.4% 33% 27% 40%Cofounder Pulse PollCofounder Pulse Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20161023164601/http://www.babbagecofounder.com/2016/09/21/new-kentucky-poll-trump-paul-continue-hold-leads/ October 23, 2016 September 14–16, 2016 834 ± 3.2% 33% 25% 42%Cofounder Pulse PollCofounder Pulse Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20160812183855/http://www.babbagecofounder.com/2016/08/08/cofounder-pulse-poll-presidential-and-senate-poll-kentucky/ August 12, 2016 August 2–4, 2016 508 ± 3.6% 59% 41% 0%Harper PollingHarper Polling July 31–August 1, 2016 500 ± 4.4% 50% 38% 13%Cofounder Pulse PollCofounder Pulse Poll https://web.archive.org/web/20160803113632/http://www.babbagecofounder.com/2016/04/15/cofounder-pulse-poll-paul-27-7-gray-25-8-undecided-46-6/ August 3, 2016 March 30–April 1, 2016 758 ± 3.0% 28% 26% 47% background:#cff Hypothetical polling border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:var(--background-color-base); color:var(--color-base); with Thomas Massie Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ThomasMassie (R) SteveBeshear (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling June 18–21, 2015 1,108 ± 2.9% 38% 43% — 19%Public Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling August 7–10, 2014 991 ± 3.1% 30% 45% — 24% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror ThomasMassie (R) CritLuallen (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling June 18–21, 2015 1,108 ± 2.9% 37% 35% — 28% with Rand Paul Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RandPaul (R) SteveBeshear (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling June 18–21, 2015 1,108 ± 2.9% 49% 39% — 12%Public Policy Polling August 7–10, 2014 991 ± 3.1% 50% 41% — 9% Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RandPaul (R) CritLuallen (D) Other UndecidedPublic Policy Polling June 18–21, 2015 1,108 ± 2.9% 51% 37% — 12% Results United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2016http://elect.ky.gov/results/2010-2019/Documents/2016%20General%20Election%20Results.pdf Official Results Kentucky Secretary of State December 20, 2016 Rand Paul (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,090,177 57.27% +1.58% Jim Gray Democratic Party (United States) 813,246 42.73% -1.53% 42 0.00% N/A 1,903,465 100.0% N/A Republican Party (United States) Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Carroll (largest city: Carrollton) Breathitt (largest city: Jackson) Carter (largest city: Grayson) Hancock (largest city: Hawesville) Magoffin (largest city: Salyersville) Powell (largest city: Stanton) McLean (largest city: Livermore) Morgan (largest city: West Liberty) Knott (largest municipality: Hindman) Henderson (largest city: Henderson) Muhlenberg (largest city: Central City) Floyd (largest municipality: Prestonburg) Fleming (largest city: Flemingsburg) Lincoln (largest city: Stanford) Bath (largest municipality: Owingsville) Menifee (largest municipality: Frenchburg) Wolfe (largest municipality: Campton) Robertson (largest municipality: Mount Olivet) (previously tied) By congressional district Paul won four of six congressional districts, with the remaining two going to Gray, including one that elected a Republican.DRA 2020 https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::4f9930e4-072e-452d-9b5f-12cab0427ece 2024-08-19 Daves Redistricting District Paul Gray RepresentativeKentucky 1 1st 66% 34%James ComerKentucky 2 2nd 61% 39%Brett GuthrieKentucky 3 3rd 40% 60%John YarmuthKentucky 4 4th 66% 34%Thomas MassieKentucky 5 5th 66% 34%Hal RogersKentucky 6 6th 48% 52%Andy Barr References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Rand Paul (R) for Senate Jim Gray (D) for Senate 2016 Kentucky United States Senate Category:Rand Paul