The 1978 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent U.S. Senator
Walter Dee Huddleston
Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Democrat from Kentucky who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re ...
was re-elected to a second term. , this was the last time the Democrats, or anyone other than
Mitch McConnell, won the Class 2 Senate seat in Kentucky.
Republican primary
Candidates
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Louie Guenthner Jr, Member of the
Kentucky House of Representatives
*Oline Carmical
*Thurman Jerome Hamlin
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Walter Huddleston
Walter Darlington "Dee" Huddleston (April 15, 1926 – October 16, 2018) was an American politician. He was a Democrat from Kentucky who represented the state in the United States Senate from 1973 until 1985. Huddleston lost his 1984 Senate re- ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
*Jack Watson
*William Taylor
*George Tolhurst
Results
General election
Results
See also
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1978 United States Senate elections
The 1978 United States Senate elections in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. Thirteen seats changed hands between parties, resulting in a net gain of three seats for the Republicans. Democrats nevertheless retained a 58&nd ...
References
{{United States elections, 1978
1978
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 ...
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 ...