The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent
Republican U.S. Senator
Mitch McConnell
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won re-election to a fourth term. This election was McConnell's biggest margin of victory to date. It is the only election in which he won
Franklin County, and the most recent in which he won urban
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and
Fayette counties. The latter two were the only Kentucky counties won by either
Hillary Clinton in
2016
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or
Joe Biden in
2020
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, signifying their leftward drift.
Democratic primary
Candidates
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Lois Combs Weinberg
Lois Ann Combs Weinberg (born December 18, 1943) is a politician and an advocate for improvements in public education in Kentucky. A native of the eastern region of Kentucky, Weinberg has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, th ...
, Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky
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Tom Barlow, former U.S. Representative
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
McConnell was unopposed.
General election
Candidates
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Mitch McConnell
Addison Mitchell McConnell III (born February 20, 1942) is an American politician and retired attorney serving as the senior United States senator from Kentucky and the Senate minority leader since 2021. Currently in his seventh term, McConne ...
(R), incumbent U.S. Senator
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Lois Combs Weinberg
Lois Ann Combs Weinberg (born December 18, 1943) is a politician and an advocate for improvements in public education in Kentucky. A native of the eastern region of Kentucky, Weinberg has served on the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees, th ...
(D), Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky
Predictions
Polling
Results
See also
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2002 United States Senate election
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2002 Kentucky elections
Kentucky
2002
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