2014 Senate elections · Kentucky history
Kentucky U.S. Senate election 2014
Mitch McConnell REP +15.5 · Class II seat · held 11/4/14
- Votes counted
- 1,435,868
- Margin
- 15.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
General election 11/4/14
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch McConnell Won | REP | 806,787 | 56.19% | |
| Alison Lundergan Grimes | DEM | 584,698 | 40.72% | |
| David Patterson | LIB | 44,240 | 3.08% | |
| Gregory D. Welch | W | 64 | 0.00% | |
| Robert Edward Ransdell | W | 53 | 0.00% | |
| Mike Maggard | W | 17 | 0.00% | |
| Shawna Sterling | W | 9 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 1,435,868 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
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 2014 Kentucky Senate race?
Mitch McConnell (REP) won with 56.2% of the vote, ahead of Alison Lundergan Grimes (40.7%), a margin of 15.5 points.
Did the Kentucky Senate seat change party in 2014?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2014 Kentucky Senate race?
1,435,868 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.