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1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky|
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County results Cooper: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% Brown: 50–60% 60–70% |
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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,[a] defeating Democrat John Y. Brown Sr. in a rematch of the 1946 special election.
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Results[edit]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- John Y. Brown Sr., former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946
- Jesse N.R. Cecil
- James Ward Lentz
- Gaines P. Wilson
Results[edit]
General election[edit]
Results[edit]
Results by county[edit]
County
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John Sherman Cooper Republican
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John Young Brown Sr. Democratic
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Margin
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Total votes cast[4]
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#
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%
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#
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%
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#
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%
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Adair
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3,003
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70.21%
|
1,274
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29.79%
|
1,729
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40.43%
|
4,277
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Allen
|
2,094
|
70.51%
|
876
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29.49%
|
1,218
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41.01%
|
2,970
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Anderson
|
1,799
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60.27%
|
1,186
|
39.73%
|
613
|
20.54%
|
2,985
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Ballard
|
1,347
|
54.73%
|
1,114
|
45.27%
|
233
|
9.47%
|
2,461
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Barren
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4,194
|
61.24%
|
2,655
|
38.76%
|
1,539
|
22.47%
|
6,849
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Bath
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1,591
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55.92%
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1,254
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44.08%
|
337
|
11.85%
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2,845
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Bell
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4,240
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61.28%
|
2,679
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38.72%
|
1,561
|
22.56%
|
6,919
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Boone
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3,692
|
63.57%
|
2,116
|
36.43%
|
1,576
|
27.13%
|
5,808
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Bourbon
|
2,051
|
60.01%
|
1,367
|
39.99%
|
684
|
20.01%
|
3,418
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Boyd
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8,462
|
62.95%
|
4,980
|
37.05%
|
3,482
|
25.90%
|
13,442
|
Boyle
|
3,368
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67.16%
|
1,647
|
32.84%
|
1,721
|
34.32%
|
5,015
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Bracken
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1,190
|
64.46%
|
656
|
35.54%
|
534
|
28.93%
|
1,846
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Breathitt
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1,195
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34.43%
|
2,276
|
65.57%
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-1,081
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-31.14%
|
3,471
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Breckinridge
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2,847
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60.65%
|
1,847
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39.35%
|
1,000
|
21.30%
|
4,694
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Bullitt
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2,399
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56.98%
|
1,811
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43.02%
|
588
|
13.97%
|
4,210
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Butler
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2,513
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81.70%
|
563
|
18.30%
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1,950
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63.39%
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3,076
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Caldwell
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2,752
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69.85%
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1,188
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30.15%
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1,564
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39.70%
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3,940
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Calloway
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3,244
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63.68%
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1,850
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36.32%
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1,394
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27.37%
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5,094
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Campbell
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12,128
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64.02%
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6,817
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35.98%
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5,311
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28.03%
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18,945
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Carlisle
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1,417
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61.08%
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903
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38.92%
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514
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22.16%
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2,320
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Carroll
|
940
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47.36%
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1,045
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52.64%
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-105
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-5.29%
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1,985
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Carter
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3,234
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66.65%
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1,618
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33.35%
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1,616
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33.31%
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4,852
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Casey
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3,299
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80.48%
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800
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19.52%
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2,499
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60.97%
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4,099
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Christian
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4,394
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58.96%
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3,058
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41.04%
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1,336
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17.93%
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7,452
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Clark
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2,850
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62.97%
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1,676
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37.03%
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1,174
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25.94%
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4,526
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Clay
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2,802
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76.68%
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852
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23.32%
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1,950
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53.37%
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3,654
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Clinton
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2,150
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84.41%
|
397
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15.59%
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1,753
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68.83%
|
2,547
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Crittenden
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1,825
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70.30%
|
771
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29.70%
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1,054
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40.60%
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2,596
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Cumberland
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1,698
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80.13%
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421
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19.87%
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1,277
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60.26%
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2,119
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Daviess
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10,152
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59.62%
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6,877
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40.38%
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3,275
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19.23%
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17,029
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Edmonson
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1,878
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75.48%
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610
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24.52%
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1,268
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50.96%
|
2,488
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Elliott
|
846
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53.85%
|
725
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46.15%
|
121
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7.70%
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1,571
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Estill
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2,201
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67.66%
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1,052
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32.34%
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1,149
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35.32%
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3,253
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Fayette
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22,374
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66.27%
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11,390
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33.73%
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10,984
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32.53%
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33,764
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Fleming
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1,892
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63.81%
|
1,073
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36.19%
|
819
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27.62%
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2,965
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Floyd
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4,890
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55.98%
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3,846
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44.02%
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1,044
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11.95%
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8,736
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Franklin
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5,002
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47.91%
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5,439
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52.09%
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-437
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-4.19%
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10,441
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Fulton
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1,406
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65.49%
|
741
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34.51%
|
665
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30.97%
|
2,147
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Gallatin
|
529
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51.01%
|
508
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48.99%
|
21
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2.03%
|
1,037
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Garrard
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2,210
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67.92%
|
1,044
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32.08%
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1,166
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35.83%
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3,254
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Grant
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1,476
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61.89%
|
909
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38.11%
|
567
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23.77%
|
2,385
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Graves
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5,231
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61.82%
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3,230
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38.18%
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2,001
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23.65%
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8,461
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Grayson
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3,642
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72.94%
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1,351
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27.06%
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2,291
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45.88%
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4,993
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Green
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2,099
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67.06%
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1,031
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32.94%
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1,068
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34.12%
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3,130
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Greenup
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4,676
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61.02%
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2,987
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38.98%
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1,689
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22.04%
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7,663
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Hancock
|
980
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64.64%
|
536
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35.36%
|
444
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29.29%
|
1,516
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Hardin
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5,876
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64.69%
|
3,207
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35.31%
|
2,669
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29.38%
|
9,083
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Harlan
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6,056
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69.26%
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2,688
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30.74%
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3,368
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38.52%
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8,744
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Harrison
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1,905
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55.56%
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1,524
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44.44%
|
381
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11.11%
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3,429
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Hart
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2,730
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65.93%
|
1,411
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34.07%
|
1,319
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31.85%
|
4,141
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Henderson
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3,523
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54.85%
|
2,900
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45.15%
|
623
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9.70%
|
6,423
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Henry
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1,625
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52.30%
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1,482
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47.70%
|
143
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4.60%
|
3,107
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Hickman
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1,298
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69.30%
|
575
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30.70%
|
723
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38.60%
|
1,873
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Hopkins
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4,534
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56.85%
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3,442
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43.15%
|
1,092
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13.69%
|
7,976
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Jackson
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2,549
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87.53%
|
363
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12.47%
|
2,186
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75.07%
|
2,912
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Jefferson
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113,648
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66.48%
|
57,312
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33.52%
|
56,336
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32.95%
|
170,960
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Jessamine
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2,379
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68.76%
|
1,081
|
31.24%
|
1,298
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37.51%
|
3,460
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Johnson
|
3,623
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73.80%
|
1,286
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26.20%
|
2,337
|
47.61%
|
4,909
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Kenton
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16,115
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67.84%
|
7,638
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32.16%
|
8,477
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35.69%
|
23,753
|
Knott
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1,474
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43.49%
|
1,915
|
56.51%
|
-441
|
-13.01%
|
3,389
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Knox
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3,884
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74.35%
|
1,340
|
25.65%
|
2,544
|
48.70%
|
5,224
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Larue
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2,052
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69.16%
|
915
|
30.84%
|
1,137
|
38.32%
|
2,967
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Laurel
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4,988
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78.54%
|
1,363
|
21.46%
|
3,625
|
57.08%
|
6,351
|
Lawrence
|
1,961
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61.94%
|
1,205
|
38.06%
|
756
|
23.88%
|
3,166
|
Lee
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1,449
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68.71%
|
660
|
31.29%
|
789
|
37.41%
|
2,109
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Leslie
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2,049
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82.39%
|
438
|
17.61%
|
1,611
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64.78%
|
2,487
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Letcher
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3,528
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65.88%
|
1,827
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34.12%
|
1,701
|
31.76%
|
5,355
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Lewis
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2,327
|
75.65%
|
749
|
24.35%
|
1,578
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51.30%
|
3,076
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Lincoln
|
2,916
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66.00%
|
1,502
|
34.00%
|
1,414
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32.01%
|
4,418
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Livingston
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1,483
|
64.06%
|
832
|
35.94%
|
651
|
28.12%
|
2,315
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Logan
|
2,638
|
46.54%
|
3,030
|
53.46%
|
-392
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-6.92%
|
5,668
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Lyon
|
977
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62.91%
|
576
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37.09%
|
401
|
25.82%
|
1,553
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Madison
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5,329
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61.77%
|
3,298
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38.23%
|
2,031
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23.54%
|
8,627
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Magoffin
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1,605
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59.69%
|
1,084
|
40.31%
|
521
|
19.38%
|
2,689
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Marion
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1,927
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55.82%
|
1,525
|
44.18%
|
402
|
11.65%
|
3,452
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Marshall
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3,465
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64.75%
|
1,886
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35.25%
|
1,579
|
29.51%
|
5,351
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Martin
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1,446
|
76.11%
|
454
|
23.89%
|
992
|
52.21%
|
1,900
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Mason
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2,812
|
66.23%
|
1,434
|
33.77%
|
1,378
|
32.45%
|
4,246
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McCracken
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9,039
|
66.21%
|
4,612
|
33.79%
|
4,427
|
32.43%
|
13,651
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McCreary
|
2,460
|
86.86%
|
372
|
13.14%
|
2,088
|
73.73%
|
2,832
|
McLean
|
1,478
|
55.61%
|
1,180
|
44.39%
|
298
|
11.21%
|
2,658
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Meade
|
1,823
|
57.85%
|
1,328
|
42.15%
|
495
|
15.71%
|
3,151
|
Menifee
|
710
|
57.68%
|
521
|
42.32%
|
189
|
15.35%
|
1,231
|
Mercer
|
2,695
|
60.93%
|
1,728
|
39.07%
|
967
|
21.86%
|
4,423
|
Metcalfe
|
1,636
|
62.92%
|
964
|
37.08%
|
672
|
25.85%
|
2,600
|
Monroe
|
3,171
|
80.73%
|
757
|
19.27%
|
2,414
|
61.46%
|
3,928
|
Montgomery
|
2,053
|
65.72%
|
1,071
|
34.28%
|
982
|
31.43%
|
3,124
|
Morgan
|
1,254
|
50.38%
|
1,235
|
49.62%
|
19
|
0.76%
|
2,489
|
Muhlenberg
|
4,016
|
56.19%
|
3,131
|
43.81%
|
885
|
12.38%
|
7,147
|
Nelson
|
3,280
|
61.93%
|
2,016
|
38.07%
|
1,264
|
23.87%
|
5,296
|
Nicholas
|
886
|
61.49%
|
555
|
38.51%
|
331
|
22.97%
|
1,441
|
Ohio
|
3,279
|
68.10%
|
1,536
|
31.90%
|
1,743
|
36.20%
|
4,815
|
Oldham
|
1,727
|
60.68%
|
1,119
|
39.32%
|
608
|
21.36%
|
2,846
|
Owen
|
1,042
|
44.10%
|
1,321
|
55.90%
|
-279
|
-11.81%
|
2,363
|
Owsley
|
980
|
81.46%
|
223
|
18.54%
|
757
|
62.93%
|
1,203
|
Pendleton
|
1,548
|
58.28%
|
1,108
|
41.72%
|
440
|
16.57%
|
2,656
|
Perry
|
4,303
|
65.31%
|
2,286
|
34.69%
|
2,017
|
30.61%
|
6,589
|
Pike
|
8,495
|
52.96%
|
7,544
|
47.04%
|
951
|
5.93%
|
16,039
|
Powell
|
1,277
|
61.04%
|
815
|
38.96%
|
462
|
22.08%
|
2,092
|
Pulaski
|
8,364
|
80.91%
|
1,973
|
19.09%
|
6,391
|
61.83%
|
10,337
|
Robertson
|
394
|
65.89%
|
204
|
34.11%
|
190
|
31.77%
|
598
|
Rockcastle
|
2,841
|
75.80%
|
907
|
24.20%
|
1,934
|
51.60%
|
3,748
|
Rowan
|
2,054
|
64.41%
|
1,135
|
35.59%
|
919
|
28.82%
|
3,189
|
Russell
|
2,592
|
79.98%
|
649
|
20.02%
|
1,943
|
59.95%
|
3,241
|
Scott
|
1,932
|
55.84%
|
1,528
|
44.16%
|
404
|
11.68%
|
3,460
|
Shelby
|
2,504
|
56.63%
|
1,918
|
43.37%
|
586
|
13.25%
|
4,422
|
Simpson
|
1,419
|
61.64%
|
883
|
38.36%
|
536
|
23.28%
|
2,302
|
Spencer
|
849
|
60.08%
|
564
|
39.92%
|
285
|
20.17%
|
1,413
|
Taylor
|
2,563
|
69.74%
|
1,112
|
30.26%
|
1,451
|
39.48%
|
3,675
|
Todd
|
1,514
|
60.01%
|
1,009
|
39.99%
|
505
|
20.02%
|
2,523
|
Trigg
|
1,412
|
57.21%
|
1,056
|
42.79%
|
356
|
14.42%
|
2,468
|
Trimble
|
683
|
43.75%
|
878
|
56.25%
|
-195
|
-12.49%
|
1,561
|
Union
|
1,788
|
51.86%
|
1,660
|
48.14%
|
128
|
3.71%
|
3,448
|
Warren
|
6,570
|
62.99%
|
3,861
|
37.01%
|
2,709
|
25.97%
|
10,431
|
Washington
|
1,930
|
63.34%
|
1,117
|
36.66%
|
813
|
26.68%
|
3,047
|
Wayne
|
2,642
|
66.13%
|
1,353
|
33.87%
|
1,289
|
32.27%
|
3,995
|
Webster
|
1,801
|
53.46%
|
1,568
|
46.54%
|
233
|
6.92%
|
3,369
|
Whitley
|
5,023
|
77.68%
|
1,443
|
22.32%
|
3,580
|
55.37%
|
6,466
|
Wolfe
|
1,100
|
65.13%
|
589
|
34.87%
|
511
|
30.25%
|
1,689
|
Woodford
|
2,305
|
64.62%
|
1,262
|
35.38%
|
1,043
|
29.24%
|
3,567
|
Totals |
483,805 |
64.52% |
266,079 |
35.48% |
217,726 |
29.03% |
749,884
|
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Cooper had served three partial non-consecutive terms from 1946–1949, 1952–1955, and 1957–1961 and one full term beginning in 1961.
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