2016 Kentucky Senate election
The 2016 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate 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 .
Retiring incumbents
A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.Republican
- 5th: Carroll Gibson : Retired.
- 15th: Chris Girdler : Retired.
Incumbents defeated
No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.Summary by district
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the and .† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
Closest races
There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.Special elections
District 27 special
Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.District 1
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Stan Humphries, incumbent senator
District 3
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Whitney H. Westerfield, incumbent senator
District 5
Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Leslie J. Stith
Eliminated in primary
- Ricky Alvey
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
District 7
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Julian M. Carroll, incumbent senator
District 9
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- David P. Givens, incumbent senator
District 11
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Schickel, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
- Josh L. Turner
District 13
Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Reggie Thomas, incumbent senator
District 15
Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Rick Girdler
Eliminated in primary
- Michael Keck
- Don Moss
- Joshua Nichols
District 17
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Damon Thayer, incumbent senator
District 19
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Morgan McGarvey, incumbent senator
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Larry West
District 21
Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Janice Odom
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Albert Robinson, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
- Michael Bryant
District 23
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Chris McDaniel, incumbent senator
District 25
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Robert Stivers, incumbent senator
District 27
Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Charles L. Linville III
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Stephen West, incumbent senator
District 29
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Johnny Ray Turner, incumbent senator
District 31
Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
District 33
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Gerald A. Neal, incumbent senator
Eliminated in primary
- Charles Booker
- Joan A. "Toni" Stringer
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Shenita Rickman
Eliminated in primary
- John Yuen
District 35
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Denise Harper Angel, incumbent senator
District 37
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Perry B. Clark, incumbent senator