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The Kentucky Senate Election of 2008 will be held on November 4, 2008. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will seek re-election against Democrat Bruce Lunsford. In 2007 Kentucky's unpopular Republican Governor, Ernie Fletcher, lost his re-election bid. Unpopular Republican Junior Senator Jim Bunning may affect the election as well. The Democrats took control of both Houses of Congress in the 2006 mid-term elections and in October Chuck Schumer acknowledged they are aiming for McConnell's seat.[1] Seven candidates competed for the Democratic Primary nomination. The primaries for both parties took place on May 20, 2008.
[edit] Candidates
Unofficial Election Results as of Wednesday May 21, 2008 at 07:22:28 AM EDT [2]
[edit] Democratic
| Primary - May 20, 2008 |
| Candidate Name |
Vote Percent |
| Bruce Lunsford |
316,723 |
51.1% |
| Greg Fischer |
209,704 |
33.9% |
| David Williams |
34,328 |
5.5% |
| James Rice |
20,380 |
3.3% |
| Michael Cassaro |
17,343 |
2.8% |
| Kenneth Stepp |
13,438 |
2.2% |
| David Wylie |
7,514 |
1.2% |
[edit] Republican
[edit] General Election Polling
[edit] McConnell Approval Rating
| Source |
Date |
Approve |
Disapprove |
Undecided |
|
Rasmussen Reports
|
May 22, 2008 |
52% |
42% |
6% |
| Survey USA |
April 25, 2008 |
46% |
46% |
7% |
| NRSC |
January 9, 2008 |
61% |
29% |
10% |
| Survey USA |
December 23, 2007 |
51% |
42% |
7% |
| Research 2000 |
November 24, 2007 |
55% |
32% |
13% |
| Survey USA |
November 21, 2007 |
44% |
47% |
9% |
| CQ Politics |
November 18, 2007 |
56% |
44% |
-- |
| Human Events |
November 13, 2007 |
54% |
28% |
18% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
November 4, 2007 |
56% |
36% |
|
| Herald-Leader/Action News 36 |
October 28, 2007 |
45% |
46% |
|
| Survey USA |
October 19, 2007 |
49% |
45% |
7% |
| Survey USA |
October 7, 2007 |
45% |
43% |
12% |
| Survey USA |
August 21, 2007 |
50% |
43% |
7% |
[edit] Election Results
[edit] References
[edit] External links
