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Political party strength in Kentucky

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Political party strength in Kentucky
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kentucky:

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The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

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1792–1851

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1852–present

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Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
Know Nothing (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Covenant (Cov)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Democratic–NPL (D-NPL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Union (U)
Unconditional Union (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. Kentucky's representatives voted for President Washington and Secretary of State Jefferson in the electoral college.
  2. Resigned to take office as United States Attorney General.
  3. Died in office.
  4. As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  5. Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  6. Resigned to take office as Governor of Kentucky.
  7. With the Kentucky Constitution of 1850 taking effect, the elections of 1851 changed Senate elections from occurring every year with a quarter of the body up to every two years with half of the body up, and changed House terms from one year to two years.
  8. Resigned due to his disagreement with the state legislature over the American Civil War; he espoused neutrality.
  9. As president of the senate, filled unexpired term – at the time the previous governor resigned, as there was no lieutenant governor.
  10. As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  11. As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term because at the time the previous governor resigned, there was no lieutenant governor; was later elected in his own right.
  12. Resigned to accept the presidency of the State National Bank of Frankfort.
  13. Appointed to fill vacancy.
  14. Appointed to fill vacancy, subsequently elected to a full term.
  15. First elected Secretary of State.
  16. William S. Taylor was sworn in and assumed office, but the state legislature challenged the validity of his election, claiming ballot fraud. William Goebel, his challenger in the election, was shot on January 30, 1900. The next day, the legislature named Goebel governor. However, Goebel died from his wounds three days later. Taylor fled the state and never returned and was pardoned by Governor Augustus E. Willson in 1909.
  17. As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term until elected to fill it in a special election.
  18. As assistant state auditor, was appointed to fill vacancy.
  19. Resigned to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate.
  20. Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.
  21. Resigned to take a position in Washington, D.C.
  22. Elected to fill vacancy.
  23. Pursuant to Constitutional Amendment #2, passed in 1979, election dates for the Kentucky General Assembly were moved to even-numbered years. Only elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives were held in 1984 (having last been held in 1981), and Senators elected in the 1981 and 1983 elections served five-year terms in order to bring the dates of election into symmetry again.
  24. Resigned shortly before impeachment trial in the Kentucky Senate following criminal conviction for theft.
  25. A special election flipped one seat from Democratic to Republican following the resignation of John Arnold.
  26. A coalition of 5 Democrats and 18 Republicans formed to control the chamber.[13]
  27. A special election flipped one seat from Republican to Democratic.
  28. Senators Dan Seum and Bob Leeper switched parties from Democratic to Republican, giving the Republicans outright majority control.
  29. Resigned to accept a position at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
  30. Democratic representative Thomas Kerr switched parties.
  31. A Republican who won a Senate seat was denied the ability to take her seat over residency issues by court order; Senator Bob Leeper switched from being a Republican to an Independent, but continued to caucus with the GOP.
  32. After the Republican with residency issues resigned her seat, Perry B. Clark filled the vacancy left by her in a special election.
  33. Representative James R. Carr switched to the Republican party.
  34. A Republican, Brandon Smith, filled the vacancy left by Daniel Mongiardo when he became Lt. Governor.
  35. Two Republicans, Milward Dedman and Melvin Henley, switch parties to Democratic.[14]
  36. Mike Reynolds, a Democrat, filled the vacancy left by Brett Guthrie when he became a Congressman.
  37. Robin L. Webb, a Democrat, filled the vacancy left by Charlie Borders when he was appointed to the Kentucky Public Service Commission by governor Steve Beshear.
  38. Rep. Wade Hurt switched parties from Republican to Democratic on April 22, 2011.[15]
  39. Resigned to accept an appointed to the position of Deputy Assistant to the President and White House Director of Intergovernmental Affairs.
  40. Two Democratic representatives (Jim Gooch and Denver Butler) switched parties to Republican in late 2015/early 2016 and Democrats picked up one seat in a set of March 2016 special elections.[16]
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