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2010 Senate elections · Kentucky history

Kentucky U.S. Senate election 2010

Rand Paul REP +11.5 · Class III seat · held 11/2/10

Votes counted
1,356,096
Margin
11.5 pts
Seat held by
Republicanheld

General election 11/2/10

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Rand Paul WonREP755,70655.73%
Jack ConwayDEM600,05244.25%
Billy Ray WilsonW3380.03%
Total1,356,096

Official source: Election-Statistics

Other Kentucky Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2022Class IIIRand Paul23.6
2020Class IIMitch McConnell19.5
2016Class IIIRand Paul14.6
2014Class IIMitch McConnell15.5
2010Class IIIRand Paul11.5
2008Class IIMitch McConnell5.9
2004Class IIIJim Bunning1.3
2002Class IIMitch McConnell29.4
1998Class IIIJim Bunning0.6
1996Class IIMitch McConnell12.6
1992Class IIIWendell H. Ford27.1
1990Class IIMitch McConnell4.4

Full Kentucky Senate history →

Questions and answers

Who won the 2010 Kentucky Senate race?

Rand Paul (REP) won with 55.7% of the vote, ahead of Jack Conway (44.2%), a margin of 11.5 points.

Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 2010?

No. The Republican Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2010 Kentucky Senate race?

1,356,096 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.