Senate Members 
20 Republicans
17 Democrats
1 Independent

Kentucky State Senate Elections 2010 In 2010 voters will elect members of the State Senate.  Republicans currently hold the majority of 20-17, with 1 Independant.  The party breakdown of the Kentucky State Senate prior to the November elections is:

Democrats- 17

Republicans- 20

Independents - 1

Members of the Kentucky State Senate have a direct impact on Kentucky businesses, workers and consumers through their deliberations and enactment of the state’s multi-billion dollar budget, and through legislation on issues including taxes, workers’ compensation, the state education system and its publicly funded colleges and universities, public infrastructure planning and improvements, health care issues, local government guidelines and more.  In many ways, members of the General Assembly have the potential to have the most immediate impact on the daily lives of all Kentuckians.


The following is a list of candidates running in the November 2010 election for the Kentucky State Senate:

Candidate:                                                   District #

 

William East – R 2
Rex Smith – D 2
Robert Leeper – I 2
J. Ridley – D 4
Jerry Rhoads – D 6
Jack Whitfield – R 6
David Boswell – D 8
Joe Bowen -R 8
Dennis Parrett – D 10
Elizabeth Tori – R 10
Don Blevins - D 12
Alice Kerr - R 12
Jimmy Higdon – R 14
David Williams – R 16
RobinWebb – D 18
Jack Ditty – R 18
DavidEaton – D 20
Paul Hornback – R 20
Tom Buford – R 22
Julie Smith-Morrow – D 24
Katie Stine – R 24
Ernie Harris – R 26
John Black – D 26
Ralph Alvarado – R 28
R.J. Palmer – D 28
Johnnie Turner – D 30
Brandon Smith – R 30
Mike Reynolds – D 32
Mike Wilson – R 32
Donald VanWinkle - Evangelical Christian Party 34
Lee Murphy – D 34
Jared Carpenter – R 34
Rick Hiles – D 36
Julie Denton – R 36
Marty Meyer – D 38
Dan Seum – R 38