| Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky Senate election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2012 Kentucky Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2012 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Kentucky Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | 19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| Leader1: | Robert Stivers |
| Party1: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
| Leaders Seat1: | 25th – Manchester |
| Leader Since1: | January 8, 2013 |
| Last Election1: | 23 |
| Seats1: | 26 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| 1Data1: | 13 |
| 2Data1: | 16 |
| Leader2: | R. J. Palmer II (lost reelection) |
| Party2: | Kentucky Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 28th – Winchester |
| Leader Since2: | January 4, 2011 |
| Last Election2: | 14 |
| Seats2: | 12 |
| Seat Change2: | 2 |
| 1Data2: | 5 |
| 2Data2: | 3 |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Robert Stivers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
| After Election: | Robert Stivers |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
The 2014 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 4, 2014. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20. Half of the senate (all even-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining three seats.
A numbered map of the senate districts at the time can be viewed here.
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposed | Unopposed | Before | Won | After | +/− | ||||||
| Republican | 9 | 8 | 444,656 | 70.06 | 23 | 16 | 26 | +3 | |||
| Democratic | 9 | 2 | 190,052 | 29.94 | 14 | 3 | 12 | style="text-align:right;" | -2 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | style="text-align:right;" | -1 | ||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 634,708 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | |||||||||||
A total of four senators (one Democrat, two Republicans, and one independent) retired, one of whom ran for another office.[1]
One incumbent lost renomination in the primary election, and one incumbent lost reelection in the general election.
One Republican lost renomination.
One Democrat lost reelection to a Republican.
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
Reggie Thomas was elected in December 2013 following the resignation of Kathy Stein.
Incumbent senator Robert J. "Bob" Leeper did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Danny Carroll.
Incumbent senator J. Dorsey Ridley won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Jerry P. Rhoads did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican C. B. Embry Jr.
Incumbent senator Joe Bowen won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Dennis L. Parrett won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Alice Forgy Kerr won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kathy Warnecke Ryan.
Incumbent senator Jimmy Higdon won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent Republican senator Sara Beth Gregory was defeated for renomination by George Maxwell "Max" Wise.
Incumbent senator Robin Webb won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Tony Downey.
Incumbent senator Paul R. Hornback won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Tony McCurdy.
Incumbent senator Tom Buford won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Katie Kratz Stine did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Wil Schroder.
Incumbent senator Ernie Harris won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator R. J. Palmer II was defeated for reelection by Republican Ralph Alvarado.
Incumbent senator Brandon D. Smith won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jordan Bowling Palmer.
Incumbent senator Mike Wilson won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Jared K. Carpenter won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Michael S. Pope.
Incumbent senator Julie Carman Denton did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Julie Raque Adams.
Incumbent senator Dan Malano Seum won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Brenda Sue "Susie" Board.