| Election Name: | 2016 Kentucky Senate election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Kentucky Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Election: | 2018 Kentucky Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
| Seats For Election: | 19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 20 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2016 |
| 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: | 26 |
| Seats Before1: | 27 |
| Seats1: | 27 |
| 1Data1: | 11 |
| 2Data1: | 11 |
| Leader2: | Ray Jones |
| Party2: | Kentucky Democratic Party |
| Leaders Seat2: | 31st – Pikeville |
| Leader Since2: | January 6, 2015 |
| Last Election2: | 12 |
| Seats Before2: | 11 |
| Seats2: | 11 |
| 1Data2: | 8 |
| 2Data2: | 8 |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Robert Stivers |
| Before Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
| After Election: | Robert Stivers |
| After Party: | Republican Party of Kentucky |
The 2016 Kentucky Senate election was held on November 8, 2016. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) were up for election. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any 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 | 6 | 7 | 420,578 | 56.12 | 27 | 11 | 27 | style="text-align:center;" | - | ||
| Democratic | 6 | 6 | 328,915 | 43.88 | 11 | 8 | 11 | style="text-align:center;" | - | ||
| Total | 12 | 13 | 749,493 | 100.00 | 38 | 19 | 38 | ±0 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | |||||||||||
A total of two senators retired, neither of whom ran for other offices.
No incumbents lost renomination or reelection.
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
| District | Incumbent | Party | Elected | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stan Humphries | Rep | Stan Humphries | Rep | ||
| 3 | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | Whitney H. Westerfield | Rep | ||
| 5 | Carroll Gibson† | Rep | Stephen L. Meredith | Rep | ||
| 7 | Julian M. Carroll | Dem | Julian M. Carroll | Dem | ||
| 9 | David P. Givens | Rep | David P. Givens | Rep | ||
| 11 | John Schickel | Rep | John Schickel | Rep | ||
| 13 | Reggie Thomas | Dem | Reggie Thomas | Dem | ||
| 15 | Chris Girdler† | Rep | Rick Girdler | Rep | ||
| 17 | Damon Thayer | Rep | Damon Thayer | Rep | ||
| 19 | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | Morgan McGarvey | Dem | ||
| 21 | Albert Robinson | Rep | Albert Robinson | Rep | ||
| 23 | Chris McDaniel | Rep | Chris McDaniel | Rep | ||
| 25 | Robert Stivers | Rep | Robert Stivers | Rep | ||
| 27 | Stephen West | Rep | Stephen West | Rep | ||
| 29 | Johnny Ray Turner | Dem | Johnny Ray Turner | Dem | ||
| 31 | Ray Jones | Dem | Ray Jones | Dem | ||
| 33 | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | Gerald A. Neal | Dem | ||
| 35 | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | Denise Harper Angel | Dem | ||
| 37 | Perry B. Clark | Dem | Perry B. Clark | Dem | ||
There were no seats where the margin of victory was under 10%.
Steve West was elected in March 2015 following the resignation of Walter Blevins.
Incumbent senator Stan Humphries won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Whitney H. Westerfield won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Carroll Gibson did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Stephen L. Meredith.
Incumbent senator Julian M. Carroll won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator David P. Givens won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator John Schickel won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Josh L. Turner.
Incumbent senator Reggie Thomas won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Chris Girdler did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Rick Girdler.
Incumbent senator Damon Thayer won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charlie Hoffman.
Incumbent senator Morgan McGarvey won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Larry West.
Incumbent senator Albert Robinson won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Incumbent senator Chris McDaniel won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Robert Stivers won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Stephen West won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Charles L. Linville III.
Incumbent senator Johnny Ray Turner won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Ray Jones won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Glenn Martin Hammond.
Incumbent senator Gerald A. Neal won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent senator Perry B. Clark won reelection unopposed.