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1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Mitch McConnell Harvey Sloane
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 478,034 437,976
Percentage 52.19% 47.81%

County results
McConnell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Sloane:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Mitch McConnell
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Mitch McConnell
Republican

The 1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 6, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harvey I. Sloane 183,789 59.27%
Democratic John Brock 126,318 40.73%
Total votes 310,107 100.00%

Republican primary

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitch McConnell (incumbent) 64,063 88.52%
Republican Tommy Klein 8,310 11.48%
Total votes 72,373 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mitch McConnell (incumbent) 478,034 52.19% +2.28%
Democratic Harvey I. Sloane 437,976 47.81% −1.68%
Majority 40,058 4.37% +3.97%
Total votes 916,010 100.0%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Election info" (PDF). Clerk house. 1990. Retrieved October 25, 2019.