1980 Senate elections · Kentucky history
Kentucky U.S. Senate election 1980
Wendell H. Ford DEM +30.3 · Class III seat · held 11/4/80
- Votes counted
- 1,106,920
- Margin
- 30.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in KY
- R+1.5same year
General election 11/4/80
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell H. Ford Won | DEM | 720,891 | 65.13% | |
| Mary Louise Foust | REP | 386,029 | 34.87% | |
| Total | 1,106,920 | |||
Official source: data
Other Kentucky Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Rand Paul | 23.6 |
| 2020 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 19.5 |
| 2016 | Class III | Rand Paul | 14.6 |
| 2014 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 15.5 |
| 2010 | Class III | Rand Paul | 11.5 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 5.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 1.3 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 29.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Jim Bunning | 0.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 12.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Wendell H. Ford | 27.1 |
| 1990 | Class II | Mitch McConnell | 4.4 |
Full Kentucky Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1980 Kentucky Senate race?
Wendell H. Ford (DEM) won with 65.1% of the vote, ahead of Mary Louise Foust (34.9%), a margin of 30.3 points.
Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 1980?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1980 Kentucky Senate race?
1,106,920 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.