The 1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator
John Sherman Cooper was elected to a second consecutive term in office, defeating Democrat
John Y. Brown Sr.
John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American attorney and politician. He was a state representative for nearly three decades, serving one term as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as majority floor lead ...
in a rematch of
the 1946 special election.
Republican primary
Candidates
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John Sherman Cooper, incumbent Senator since 1957
*Thurman Jerome Hamlin, perennial candidate from
London
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*Sam M. Ward
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
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John Y. Brown Sr.
John Young Brown (February 1, 1900 – June 16, 1985) was an American attorney and politician. He was a state representative for nearly three decades, serving one term as speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and as majority floor lead ...
, former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946
*Jesse N.R. Cecil
*James Ward Lentz
*Gaines P. Wilson
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
See also
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1966 United States Senate elections
The 1966 United States Senate elections were elections on November 8, 1966 for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the second (and only full) term of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The 33 seats of Class 2 were contested in regul ...
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References
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1966
Events January
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Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...