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ELECTION 98 MAIN | | REMOTE NAVIGATOR

KENTUCKY

Race Summary

Senate    (3304 of 3306 precincts reporting)
Baesler (D) 50%     Bunning (R) * 50%    
House 01    (563 of 563 precincts reporting)
Barlow (D) 45%     Whitfield (R) * 55%    
House 02    (511 of 513 precincts reporting)
Evans (D) 36%     Lewis (R) * 64%    
House 03    (453 of 453 precincts reporting)
Gorman (D) 48%     Northup (R) * 52%    
House 04    (538 of 538 precincts reporting)
Lucas (D) * 53%     Williams (R) 47%    
House 05    (670 of 670 precincts reporting)
Bailey-bamer (D) 22%     Rogers (R) * 78%    
House 06    (569 of 569 precincts reporting)
Scorsone (D) 46%     Fletcher (R) * 54%    
Updated November 04, 1998 03:39 P.M. EST

TOP RACES

SENATE: (OPEN) Sen. Wendell Ford (D), first elected in 1974, is retiring. Kentucky Reps. Scotty Baesler (D) of Lexington and Jim Bunning (R) of Southgate are running for the seat.
Stuart Rothenberg's Race at a Glance


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1998 POLLS

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POLL HOURS

Most open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET
Others open 7 a.m. ET (6 a.m. CT) to 7 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT)
(A change in state law says that if you are in line to vote by 6 p.m. local time, you can vote. Previous law permitted those in line by 6 p.m. local time only until 7 p.m. local time to vote.)


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SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998

Gov. Paul E. Patton (D); first elected 1995; next election in 1999.
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R); first elected 1984; next election in 2002.

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VACANCIES

1998 vacancies list


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HOUSE DISTRICTS

  • CD1 (West; Paducah):
    Tom Barlow (D); Edward Whitfield (inc.) (R)
  • CD2 (West Central; Owensboro):
    Bob Evans (D); Ron Lewis (inc.) (R)
  • CD3 (Louisville and suburbs):
    Chris Gorman (D); Anne M. Northup (inc.) (R)
  • CD4 (North and east; Covington; Ashland):
    Ken Lucas (D); Gex "Jay" Williams (R)
  • CD5 (Southeast; Middlesboro; Pikeville):
    Sidney Jane Bailey-Bamer (D); Harold "Hal" Rogers (inc.) (R)
  • CD6 (East Central; Lexington; Frankfort):
    Ernesto Scorsone (D); Ernie Fletcher (R)


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    PRIMARY DATE

    May 26

    Primary results


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    FILING DEADLINE

    January 27


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    STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURES

    Total Number: 2


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    PARTY CONTROL

    Governor: Democrat
    U.S. Senate: 1 Democrat, 1 Republican
    U.S. House of Representatives: 1 Democrat, 5 Republicans
    State Senate: 20 Democrats, 18 Republicans
    State House of Representatives: 65 Democrats, 34 Republicans (1 seat vacant)


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    STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS

    Senate: 19 seats up
    House: All 100 seats up


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    PARTY REGISTRATION

    State Projected Voting Age Population: 2,928,000 (1996)
    Registered Voters: 2,575,787 (9/98)

       Democrats:     1,562,559     60.7%
    
       Republicans:     829,184     32.2%
    
       Other:           184,043      7.1%

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    ELECTORAL VOTES

    8


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    PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORY

    Clinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Carter in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Nixon in 1968; Johnson in 1964; Nixon in 1960.

    LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:

    Clinton 46%
    Dole 45 %
    Perot 9%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:

    Clinton 44.6%
    Bush 41.3%
    Perot 13.7%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:

    Bush 56%
    Dukakis 44%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:

    Reagan 60%
    Mondale 39%

    PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:

    Reagan 49%
    Carter 48%
    Anderson 2%


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    PAST EXIT POLLS

    1992:

    1996:


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    TURNOUT

    Historical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960


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    DEMOGRAPHICS

    Population: 3,884,000 (1996)
    (% of voting age population)

    White: 92.3%
    African American: 6.9%
    Asian:
    Native American:
    Other/Undecided: 0.79%

    Persons of Hispanic origin account for 0.8% of the voting population (from 1990 Census)


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    STATE TIDBITS

    State Capital: Frankfort
    State Nickname: Bluegrass State

    At one time, Kentucky voted along geographic lines, with Democrats strong in the west and Republicans more dominant in the east. But in 1994 the GOP made big gains throughout the state, and President Bill Clinton only narrowly beat Bob Dole in 1996. Kentucky has changed less than some parts of the nation over the years; its population grew only by 1 percent between 1980 and 1990, with few outsiders moving in to upset traditional ways. More than three-quarters of Kentucky residents were born there. One of the state's best known officials is Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, a high-profile opponent of campaign finance overhaul measures stalled in Congress. Tobacco is the largest cash crop in Kentucky, and it was in Kentucky where Dole made his ill-fated comment in June 1996 that tobacco may not be addictive for all people.


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    RELATED SITES

    NOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window.

    Government:

    Kentucky Secretary of State Home Page
    http://www.sos.state.ky.us/
    Kentucky Sec. of State's Election Section
    http://www.sos.state.ky.us/elecfil/elecmain.htm
    Kentucky Gov. Paul Patton's Home Page
    http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/gov/govmenu6.htm
    Kentucky State Senate
    http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/lrcpubs/senadd.htm
    Kentucky State House of Representatives
    http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/lrcpubs/hseadd.htm

    News Media:

    CNN Affiliates:

    WDRB(Louisville)
    http://www.fox41.com/
    WKAG(Hopkinsville)
    http://www.wkag.com/

    State Newspapers:

    The Kentucky Post
    http://www.kypost.com
    Herald-Leader
    http://www.kentuckyconnect.com
    The Courier-Journal
    http://www.courier-journal.com

    General Interest:

    The White House
    http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html
    The House of Representatives
    http://www.house.gov/
    The Senate
    http://www.senate.gov/
    Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch
    http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html
    Congressional Quarterly's American Voter
    http://voter.cq.com/
    Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch
    http://pathfinder.com/CQ/
    THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
    http://thomas.loc.gov/
    Federal Election Commission
    http://www.fec.gov/
    Democratic National Committee
    http://www.democrats.org/
    Republican National Committee
    http://www.rnc.org/
    Project Vote Smart
    http://www.vote-smart.org
    Policy.com
    http://www.policy.com/


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    Updated: October 25, 1998



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