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KENTUCKYRace Summary
TOP RACESSENATE: (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.
back to top 1998 POLLSback to topPOLL HOURSMost open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998Gov. Paul E. Patton (D); first elected 1995; next election in 1999. VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTS
Tom Barlow (D); Edward Whitfield (inc.) (R) Bob Evans (D); Ron Lewis (inc.) (R) Chris Gorman (D); Anne M. Northup (inc.) (R) Ken Lucas (D); Gex "Jay" Williams (R) Sidney Jane Bailey-Bamer (D); Harold "Hal" Rogers (inc.) (R) Ernesto Scorsone (D); Ernie Fletcher (R) back to top PRIMARY DATEMay 26 Primary resultsFILING DEADLINEJanuary 27 back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 2 Governor: Democrat back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONSSenate: 19 seats up back to top PARTY REGISTRATIONState Projected Voting Age Population: 2,928,000 (1996) Democrats: 1,562,559 60.7% Republicans: 829,184 32.2% Other: 184,043 7.1% back to top ELECTORAL VOTES8 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYClinton 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: 1996PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:Clinton 46% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:Clinton 44.6% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988:Bush 56% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:Reagan 60% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:Reagan 49% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICSPopulation: 3,884,000 (1996) White: 92.3% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 0.8% of the voting population (from 1990 Census) back to top STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Frankfort 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. back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:Kentucky Secretary of State Home Page News Media:CNN Affiliates:WDRB(Louisville) State Newspapers:The Kentucky Post General Interest:The White Househttp://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/ Updated: October 25, 1998 |