2022 Kentucky Senate election

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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate 20 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Stivers Morgan McGarvey Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2013 January 8, 2019 Leader's seat 25th – Manchester 19th – Louisville Last election 30 8 Seats won 31 7 Seat change 1 1 Seats up 16 3 Races won 17 2
Results Popular vote Results:      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold      No election Popular vote:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%      60–70%      >90%
Senate President before election Robert Stivers Republican Elected Senate President Robert Stivers Republican

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The 2022 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate (all even-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining one seat.

Overview

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Seats
		Opposed	Unopposed			Before	Won	After	+/−
	Republican	10	8	500,535	75.48	30	17	31	+1
	Democratic	8	1	160,236	24.16	8	2	7	-1
	Write-in	2	0	2,348	0.35	0	0	0	-
Total		20	9	663,119	100.00	38	19	38	±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Retiring incumbents

A total of five senators (one Democrat and four Republicans) retired, none of whom ran for other offices.^[1] Additionally, C. B. Embry resigned from the chamber in September 2022.

Democratic

1. 10th: Dennis Parrett (Elizabethtown): Retired.

Republican

1. 8th: Matt Castlen (Owensboro): Retired.
2. 12th: Alice Forgy Kerr (Lexington): Retired.
3. 20th: Paul Hornback (Shelbyville): Retired.
4. 24th: Wil Schroder (Wilder): Retired.

Defeated incumbents

No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.

Summary by district

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

Crossover seats

Democratic

Two districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:

Republican

None.

Closest races

There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.

Predictions

Special elections

District 22

Donald Douglas was elected in November 2021 following the death of Tom Buford.

District 2

Incumbent senator Danny Carroll won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny Carroll, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 4

Incumbent senator Robby Mills won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Pritchett

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robby Mills, incumbent senator

Eliminated in primary

• Roxan Lynn Ashby

Results

General election

Results

District 6

Incumbent senator C. B. Embry resigned from the senate in September 2022. He was succeeded by Republican Lindsey Tichenor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lindsey Tichenor

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Ferko

Results

General election

Results

District 8

Incumbent senator Matt Castlen did not seek reelection.^[1] He was succeeded by Republican Gary Boswell.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gary Boswell

General election

Results

District 10

Incumbent Democratic senator Dennis Parrett did not seek reelection.^[1] He was succeeded by Republican Matthew Deneen. This was the only seat to change parties in 2022.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Deneen

General election

Results

District 12

Incumbent senator Alice Forgy Kerr did not seek reelection.^[1] She was succeeded by Republican Amanda Mays Bledsoe.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill O’Brien

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amanda Mays Bledsoe

General election

Results

District 14

Incumbent senator Jimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jimmy Higdon, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 16

Incumbent senator Max Wise won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Max Wise, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 18

Incumbent senator Robin L. Webb won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robin L. Webb, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 20

Incumbent senator Paul Hornback did not seek reelection.^[1] He was succeeded by Republican Gex Williams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Teresa Azbill Barton

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gex Williams

Eliminated in primary

• Phyllis Sparks
• Calen Studler
• Mike Templeman

Results

General election

Results

District 22

Incumbent senator Donald Douglas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuck Eddy

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Donald Douglas, incumbent senator

Eliminated in primary

• Andrew Cooperrider

Results

General election

Results

District 24

Incumbent senator Wil Schroder did not seek reelection.^[1] He was succeeded by Republican Shelley Funke Frommeyer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rene Heinrich

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shelley Funke Frommeyer

Eliminated in primary

• Jessica Neal
• Chris Robinson

Results

General election

Results

District 26

Incumbent senator Karen Berg won reelection, defeating Republican James Peden.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Karen Berg, incumbent senator

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Peden

Eliminated in primary

• Everett Corley
• Mark Hignite Downer

Results

General election

Results

District 28

Incumbent senator Ralph Alvarado won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Joshua D. Buckman.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ralph Alvarado, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 30

Incumbent senator Brandon Smith won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Sid Allen.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sid Allen

Eliminated in primary

• Terry V. Salyer

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Smith, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 32

Incumbent senator Mike Wilson won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Wilson, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 34

Incumbent senator Jared Carpenter won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Cintra

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared Carpenter, incumbent senator

Eliminated in primary

• Rhonda Goode

Results

General election

Results

District 36

Incumbent senator Julie Raque Adams won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Julie Raque Adams, incumbent senator

General election

Results

District 38

Incumbent senator Mike Nemes won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Nemes, incumbent senator

General election

Results