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Electoral Votes
100%
Precincts Reporting

Kentucky Popular Vote

Candidate Name Percentage of Popular Votes Number of Popular Votes for
WMcCain
57%
 1,050,599
Obama
41%
 751,515
Nader
1%
 15,402
Barr
0%
 5,960
Other Kentucky Races
US House
R 4 D 2 I 0
US Senate 100% Reporting
R McConnell 53% D Lunsford 47%
Governor
No Race

Kentucky / Presidential Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  John McCain

WINNERJohn
McCain GOP

 57%
  1,050,599
  Barack Obama, Dem 41%
  751,515
  Ralph Nader, Ind 1%
  15,402
  Bob Barr, Lib 0%
  5,960
  Chuck Baldwin, CST 0%
  4,621

Kentucky / Senate Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Mitch McConnell

WINNERMitch
McConnell GOP (i)

 53%
  952,623
  Bruce Lunsford, Dem 47%
  846,221
Kentucky / Governor Results - No Race

Kentucky / House District 1 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Ed Whitfield

WINNEREd
Whitfield GOP (i)

 64%
  177,975
  Heather Ryan, Dem 36%
  98,646

Kentucky / House District 2 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Brett Guthrie

WINNERBrett
Guthrie GOP

 53%
  158,398
  David Boswell, Dem 47%
  142,563

Kentucky / House District 3 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  John Yarmuth

WINNERJohn
Yarmuth Dem (i)

 59%
  203,673
  Anne Northup, GOP 41%
  139,446
  Edward Martin, Lib 0%
  0

Kentucky / House District 4 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Geoff Davis

WINNERGeoff
Davis GOP (i)

 63%
  190,194
  Michael Kelley, Dem 37%
  111,556

Kentucky / House District 5 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Hal Rogers

WINNERHal
Rogers GOP (i)

 82%
  177,571
  Jim Holbert, Ind 18%
  38,505

Kentucky / House District 6 Results 100% Precincts Reporting Updated 03:24:00 PM EST

  Candidate Vote%     Total Votes
  Ben Chandler

WINNERBen
Chandler Dem (i)

 65%
  203,756
  Jon Larson, GOP 35%
  111,375

Kentucky State Facts

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  • Capital:

     Frankfort

  • Nickname:

     Bluegrass State

  • Population:

     4041769

  • Electoral Votes:

     8

  • Governor:


    Steve Beshear (D) re-election in 2011

  • U.S. Senators:


    Mitch McConnell (R) re-election 2008
    Jim Bunning (R) re-election 2010

  • U.S. House:


    2 D, 4 R

  • Note: 

    Seat information as of Nov. 3, 2008, and does not reflect Election Day changes.
, W = Race Winner R = Runoff Winners (i) = Incumbent Candidate
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