2020 Kentucky Senate election

The 2020 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 3, 2020. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on June 23. Half of the senate seats (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining two seats.

A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.

Retiring incumbents
A total of three senators (two Democrats and one Republican) retired, none of whom ran for other offices.

Democratic

 * 1) 7th: Julian M. Carroll (Frankfort): Retired
 * 2) 37th: Perry B. Clark (Louisville): Retired

Republican

 * 1) 1st: Stan Humphries (Cadiz): Retired

Incumbents defeated
One incumbent lost renomination in the primary election, and one incumbent lost reelection in the general election.

Republicans
One Republican lost renomination.


 * 1) 21st: Albert Robinson (first elected in 1994) lost renomination to Brandon J. Storm, who won the general election.

Democrats
One Democrat lost reelection to a Republican.


 * 1) 29th: Johnny Ray Turner (first elected in 2000) lost to Johnnie L. Turner.

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

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

Democratic
Three districts voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but had Democratic incumbents:

Republican
None.

Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
 * 1) District 29, 6.80% (gain)
 * 2) District 7, 9.48% (gain)

District 31 special
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District 38 special
Mike Nemes was elected in January 2020 following the resignation of Dan Seum.

District 26 special
Karen Berg was elected in June 2020 following the resignation of Ernie Harris.

District 1
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Jason G. Howell.

Nominee

 * Jason G. Howell

District 3
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection, defeating Libertarian candidate Amanda Billings.

Nominee

 * Whitney H. Westerfield, incumbent senator

Libertarian party

 * Amanda Billings

District 5
Incumbent senator Stephen L. Meredith won reelection, defeating Independent and Libertarian candidates.

Nominee

 * Stephen L. Meredith, incumbent senator

Independent candidates

 * John Whipple

Libertarian party

 * Guy M. Miller

District 7
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Adrienne E. Southworth.

Nominee

 * Joe Graviss, representative from the 56th district (2019–2021)

Nominee

 * Adrienne E. Southworth

Eliminated in primary

 * Cleaver Kirk Crawford
 * Katie Howard
 * Calen Studler
 * Linda Thompson

Independent candidates

 * Ken Carroll

District 9
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Brian Pedigo.

Nominee

 * Brian Pedigo

Nominee

 * David P. Givens, incumbent senator

District 11
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate James Fiorelli.

Nominee

 * James Fiorelli

Nominee

 * John Schickel, incumbent senator

District 13
Incumbent senator Reginald Thomas won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Matt E. Miniard.

Nominee

 * Reginald Thomas, incumbent senator

District 15
Incumbent senator Rick Girdler won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Larry Sears Nichols.

Nominee

 * Rick Girdler, incumbent senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Larry Sears Nichols

District 17
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jason Stroude.

Nominee

 * Jason Stroude

Nominee

 * Damon Thayer, incumbent senator

District 19
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

 * Morgan McGarvey, incumbent senator

District 21
Incumbent Republican senator Albert Robinson was defeated for renomination by Brandon Jackson Storm.

Nominee

 * Walter Trebolo III

Nominee

 * Brandon Jackson Storm

Eliminated in primary

 * Kay Hensley
 * Albert Robinson, incumbent senator

District 23
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Ryan Olexia.

Nominee

 * Ryan Olexia

Nominee

 * Chris McDaniel, incumbent senator

District 25
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

 * Robert Stivers, incumbent senator

District 27
Incumbent senator Steve West won reelection, defeating Libertarian and write-in candidates.

Nominee

 * Steve West, incumbent senator

Libertarian party

 * Bryan Shumate Short

District 29
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner was defeated for reelection by Republican Johnnie L. Turner.

Nominee

 * Johnny Ray Turner, incumbent senator

Nominee

 * Johnnie L. Turner, representative from the 88th district (1999–2003)

Eliminated in primary

 * Matthew Wynn

District 31
Incumbent senator Phillip Wheeler won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Glenn Martin Hammond.

Nominee

 * Glenn Martin Hammond

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Sykes

Nominee

 * Phillip Wheeler, incumbent senator

District 33
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

 * Gerald A. Neal, incumbent senator

District 35
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.

Nominee

 * Denise Harper Angel, incumbent senator

District 37
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Democrat David Yates.

Nominee

 * David Yates

Eliminated in primary

 * Katie Brophy
 * Garrett A. Dean
 * Di Tran