2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky
| country = Kentucky
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1996 United States Senate election in Kentucky
| previous_year = 1996
| next_election = 2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky
| next_year = 2008
| election_date = November 5, 2002
| image1 = File:Mitch-McConnell-110th.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Mitch McConnell
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 731,679
| percentage1 = 64.68%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Lois Combs Weinberg
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 399,634
| percentage2 = 35.32%
| map_image = 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption = County results
McConnell: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}
Weinberg: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Mitch McConnell
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = Mitch McConnell
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsKY}}
The 2002 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 2002. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell 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 Jefferson and Fayette counties. The latter two were the only Kentucky counties won by either Hillary Clinton in 2016 or Joe Biden in 2020, signifying their leftward drift.
Democratic primary
= Candidates =
- Lois Combs Weinberg, Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky
- Tom Barlow, former U.S. Representative from Paducah (1993{{en dash}}95)
= Results =
[[File:2002 United States Senate Democratic primary in Kentucky results map by county.svg|thumb|270px|center|Democratic primary results by county
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#7996e2|Combs Weinberg}}|{{legend|#7996e2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#6674de|60–70%}}|{{legend|#584cde|70–80%}}}}
{{collapsible list
| title = {{legend|#51C2C2|Barlow}}|{{legend|#51C2C2|50–60%}}|{{legend|#2AACAC|60–70%}}|{{legend|#009696|70–80%}}| {{legend|#008080|80–90%}}}}
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{{Election box begin no change
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Lois Combs Weinberg
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 231,013
| percentage = 50.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Tom Barlow
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 230,055
| percentage = 49.90%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 461,068
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
= Candidates =
- Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. Senator
= Results =
McConnell was unopposed.
General election
= Candidates =
- Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
- Lois Combs Weinberg (D), Vice Chair of the Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky
=Predictions=
=Polling=
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90% |
| valign=bottom
! Poll source ! Date(s) ! Sample ! Margin ! style="width:100px;"| Mitch ! style="width:100px;"| Lois ! Other / |
| SurveyUSA[https://www.surveyusa.com/2002Elec.html SurveyUSA]
| align=center| October 28–30, 2002 | align=center| 705 (LV) | align=center| ± 3.8% | {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 66% | align=center| 29% | align=center| 4% |
= Results =
{{Election box begin
| title = General election results{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2002/2002Stat.htm#17|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Mitch McConnell (incumbent)
| votes = 731,679
| percentage = 64.68%
| change = +9.22%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Lois Combs Weinberg
| votes = 399,634
| percentage = 35.32%
| change = -7.52%
}}
{{Election box majority
| votes = 332,045
| percentage = 29.35%
| change = +16.74%
}}
{{Election box total
| votes = 1,131,313
| percentage = 100.00%
| change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican==
- Magoffin (Largest city: Salyersville)
- Webster (Largest city: Providence)
- Morgan (Largest city: West Liberty)
- Henderson (Largest city: Henderson)
- Letcher (Largest city: Jenkins)
- Muhlenberg (Largest city: Central City)
- Fulton (Largest city: Fulton)
- Bath (Largest city: Owingsville)
- Marion (Largest city: Lebanon)
- Menifee (Largest city: Frenchburg)
- Rowan (Largest city: Morehead)
- Jefferson (Largest city: Louisville)
- Carlisle (Largest city: Bardwell)
- Livingston (Largest city: Salem)
- Hopkins (Largest city: Madisonville)
- Marshall (Largest city: Benton)
- Graves (Largest city: Mayfield)
- Hickman (Largest city: Clinton)
- Lyon (Largest city: Eddyville)
- Montgomery (Largest city: Mount Sterling)
- Union (Largest city: Morganfield)
- Perry (Largest city: Hazard)
- Ballard (Largest city: LaCenter)
- Boyd (Largest city: Ashland)
- Harlan (Largest city: Cumberland)
See also
Notes
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References
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{{2002 United States elections}}
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