A general election was held in the U.S. state of

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on November 3, 2020. To

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, registered Kentucky voters must request a paper ballot by October 27, 2020. Submitted ballots will begin to be processed on the morning of November 3rd.

State offices

Kentucky Senate

19 out of 38 seats in the

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, the odd-numbered districts, were up for election. Out of the contested seats, the

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won 15 while the

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won 4. The resulting composition was 30 Republicans and 8 Democrats. Republicans gained 2 seats, Districts 7 and 29.

Kentucky House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the

Kentucky House of Representatives The Kentucky House of Representatives is the lower house of the Kentucky General Assembly. It is composed of 100 Representatives elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. Not more than two counties can be joined to form ...

were up for election. Republicans won 75 seats while Democrats won 25 seats. Republicans gained 14 seats.

Kentucky Supreme Court

The seat for the 7th District in the Kentucky Supreme Court was up for election.

Kentucky Court of Appeals (special)

A special election was held for the Kentucky Court of Appeals 1st District, 1st Division. The seat was vacated by Christopher S. Nickell who was elected to the Kentucky Supreme Court in 2019. The position was filled in by Chris McNeill who was appointed by

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Andy Beshear on April 22, 2020.

Federal offices

United States President

Kentucky had 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican

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won all of them with 62% of the popular vote.

United States Senate

One out of two of Kentucky's

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was up for election.

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Republican

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won re-election with 58% of the votes.

United States House of Representatives

All 6 of Kentucky's seats in the

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were up for election. 5 Republicans and 1

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were returned. No seats changed hands.

Ballot measures

Constitutional Amendment 1

Constitutional Amendment 2

References

External links

Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections
* (State affiliate of the U.S.

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