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2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Field	Value
election_name	2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky
country	Kentucky
type	presidential
ongoing	no
previous_election	2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky
previous_year	2008
next_election	2020 United States Senate election in Kentucky
next_year	2020
election_date	November 4, 2014
turnout	46.27%
image1	File:Mitch McConnell official portrait 112th Congress.jpg
image_size	150x150px
nominee1	Mitch McConnell
party1	Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1	806,787
percentage1	56.19%
image2	File:Alison Lundergan Grimes by Gage Skidmore (1).jpg
nominee2	Alison Lundergan Grimes
party2	Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2	584,698
percentage2	40.72%
map_image
map_caption	McConnell:
Grimes:
title	U.S. Senator
before_election	Mitch McConnell
before_party	Republican Party (United States)
after_election	Mitch McConnell
after_party	Republican Party (United States)

Grimes:
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.

Incumbent Republican Senator Mitch McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, ran for re-election to a sixth term. He faced Democratic nominee and Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes and Libertarian nominee David Patterson in the general election.

The race was initially seen as a possible pickup opportunity for Democrats, largely due to McConnell's unpopularity among Kentucky voters. By election day, however, both The Cook Political Report and the Rothenberg Political Report considered Republicans to be favored. McConnell ultimately defeated Grimes by a landslide margin of 56.2% to 40.7%.

Republican primary

Immediately after a secret recording of Mitch McConnell and his campaign staff was released to Mother Jones, McConnell expressed concerns about what he saw as a threat from the left. David Adams, a Kentucky Tea Party activist who was seeking a Republican opponent to McConnell, told The New York Times that McConnell's fears about "threats from the left" were misplaced. Adams said: "It's going to come from the right. The fact that he's coming unglued about this thing should make clear to observers that he may not be ready for the challenge that lies ahead."

McConnell won the primary with 60.2% of the vote. According to analysis by the University of Minnesota, this is the lowest voter support for a Kentucky U.S. senator in a primary by either party since 1938.

Candidates

Declared

Matt Bevin, businessman
Brad Copas, former National Guardsman
Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. senator
Chris Payne, party promoter
Shawna Sterling, doctoral student

Withdrew

Gurley L. Martin, World War II veteran and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010

Declined

Andy Barr, U.S. representative
Ernie Fletcher, former governor of Kentucky and former U.S. representative
Brett Guthrie, U.S. representative
John Kemper, candidate for state auditor in 2011
Thomas Massie, U.S. representative

Endorsements

Public figures

Wendy Caswell, founder and president of the Louisville Tea Party
Mandy Connell, conservative talk radio personality
Tom Dupree, WLAP Radio host
Larry Forgy, former Republican national committeeman and 1995 Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky
John Kemper, former Republican nominee for Kentucky State Auditor and conservative activist
Mark Levin, conservative talk radio host
Angela Minter, executive director of Sisters for Life

Organizations

FreedomWorks
Gun Owners of America
Louisville Tea Party
Madison Project PAC
Northern Kentucky Right to Life
Republican Liberty Caucus
Right Wing News
Senate Conservatives Fund
Take Back Kentucky
Tea Party Patriots
United Kentucky Tea Party Elected officials
James Comer, Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture
Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas and candidate for President of the United States in 2008
Anne Northup, former U.S. representative (R-KY)
Rand Paul, U.S. senator (R-KY)
Rick Perry, governor of Texas and 2012 presidential candidate
Pat Toomey, U.S. senator (R-PA)

Organizations

American Chemistry Council
NRA Political Victory Fund
TheTeaParty.net

Elected officials

Ernie Fletcher, former governor of Kentucky and former U.S. representative

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell	Matt
Bevin	Brad
Copas	Chris
Payne	Shawna
Sterling	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies	July 23–24, 2013	302	± 5.6%	58.9%	19.9%	—	—	—	21.2%
Voter/Consumer Research ^	August 18–20, 2013	600	± 4%	68%	21%	—	—	—	8%
Lake Research Partners	October 24–29, 2013	603	± 4%	50%	17%	—	—	—	33%
Public Policy Polling	December 12–15, 2013	540	± 4.2%	53%	26%	—	—	—	21%
Gravis Marketing	January 2, 2014	683	± 4%	53%	31%	—	—	—	16%
Bluegrass Poll	January 30 – February 4, 2014	404	± 4.9%	55%	29%	—	—	—	15%
Wenzel Strategies	February 8–11, 2014	377	± 5.03%	58.5%	17.4%	—	—	—	24.1%
Public Opinion Strategies	February 24–26, 2014	400	± 4.9%	61%	23%	—	—	—	16%
Gravis Marketing	April 15–17, 2014	638	± 4%	51%	34%	—	—	—	15%
NBC News/Marist	April 30 – May 6, 2014	760	± 3.6%	55%	22%	1%	3%	2%	17%
Gravis Marketing	May 12, 2014	629	± 4%	48%	34%	—	—	—	18%
Bluegrass Poll	May 14–16, 2014	605	± 4%	55%	35%	1%	1%	3%	5%

^ Internal poll for Mitch McConnell campaign

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell	Someone more
conservative	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	395	± 4.9%		50%	35%	15%
Public Policy Polling	April 5–7, 2013	320	± 5.5%		46%	32%	22%
Public Policy Polling	December 12–15, 2013	540	± 4.2%	39%		42%	19%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell	John
Calipari	Undecided
Gravis Marketing	January 2, 2014	683	± 4%	59%	26%	15%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell	Thomas
Massie	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	395	± 4.9%	66%	18%	16%
Public Policy Polling	April 5–7, 2013	320	± 5.5%	56%	18%	27%

Results

Results by county

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Democratic primary

In late 2012 and early 2013, media speculation focused on the possibility of a challenge to incumbent Mitch McConnell from actress and Tennessee resident Ashley Judd, who was raised in Kentucky. Judd later announced that she would not seek the Democratic nomination. On April 9, Mother Jones magazine released a tape of a private meeting between McConnell and, allegedly, his aides reviewing opposition research and tactics to use against Judd. At the February strategy session, McConnell referred to the early stages of his re-election bid as the "Whac-A-Mole period of the campaign," and he and aides discussed attacking Judd's religious views as well as her struggle with depression.

Alison Lundergan Grimes, the sitting secretary of state, entered the primary race with the encouragement of former president Bill Clinton, a friend of Grimes's father, former Kentucky politician Jerry Lundergan. On May 20, 2014, she won the Democratic primary with 77% of the vote. Her father's involvement in the campaign was noted as a factor in the race because of his personal political history and fundraising connections.

Candidates

Declared

Burrel Farnsley, perennial candidate
Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky
Greg Leichty, professor at the University of Louisville
Tom Recktenwald, former Catholic school teacher

Withdrew

Ed Marksberry, contractor and nominee for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district in 2010 (ran as an independent before dropping out entirely)

Declined

Jerry Abramson, lieutenant governor of Kentucky and former mayor of Louisville
Matthew Barzun, United States ambassador to the United Kingdom and former United States ambassador to Sweden
Steve Beshear, Governor of Kentucky
John Young Brown III, former secretary of state of Kentucky and candidate for lieutenant governor of Kentucky in 2007
Ben Chandler, former U.S. representative
Jack Conway, attorney general of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Adam Edelen, state auditor of Kentucky
Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville
Tom FitzGerald, executive director of the Kentucky Resources Council
Heather French Henry, former Miss America
Bill Garmer, attorney, former chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party
Gill Holland, film producer and environmental activist
Ashley Judd, actress and political activist
Crit Luallen, former state auditor
Daniel Mongiardo, former lieutenant governor of Kentucky and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2004
Dennis Parrett, state senator
Greg Stumbo, speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and former attorney general of Kentucky
John Yarmuth, U.S. representative

Endorsements

Elected officials

Jerry Abramson, lieutenant governor of Kentucky and former mayor of Louisville
Steve Beshear, governor of Kentucky
Julian Carroll, state senator and former governor of Kentucky
Bill Clinton, former president of the United States
Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state
Martha Layne Collins, former governor of Kentucky
Jack Conway, former attorney general of Kentucky
Greg Fischer, mayor of Louisville
Wendell Ford, former U.S. senator and former governor of Kentucky
Terry McAuliffe, governor of Virginia
Paul E. Patton, former governor of Kentucky
Jody Richards, state representative and former speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Debbie Stabenow, U.S. senator from Michigan
Greg Stumbo, speaker of the Kentucky House of Representatives and former attorney general of Kentucky
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts
John Yarmuth, U.S. representative

Newspapers

The Courier-Journal
The Lexington Herald-Leader

Public figures

Madeleine Albright, former United States secretary of state and former United States ambassador to the United Nations
James Carville, political commentator and media personality
Heather French Henry, former Miss America
Ashley Judd, actress and political activist
Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation
Lilly Ledbetter, activist and namesake of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
will.i.am, hip-hop artist

Organizations

American Sunrise PAC
Council for a Livable World
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
EMILY's List
Kentucky Education Association
Kentucky Professional Firefighters Association
Kentucky State AFL-CIO
National Education Association
United Mine Workers of America

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Jerry
Abramson	Matthew
Barzun	Jack
Conway	Adam
Edelen	Greg
Fischer	Alison Lundergan
Grimes	Ashley
Judd	John
Yarmuth	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	585	± 4.1%	16%	1%	15%	2%	5%	9%	29%	9%	—	15%

Results

Results by county

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Libertarian primary

Candidates

Declared

David Patterson, police officer

Results

Patterson won the Libertarian primary on March 1, 2014. While he ran unopposed, all Libertarian Party candidates must defeat "none of the above" (NOTA) in the primary operated by the Libertarian Party of Kentucky. He became an official ballot-listed candidate on August 11 after submitting over 9,100 signatures.

Independents

Candidates

Declared

Mike Maggard (write-in)
Robert Ransdell (write-in), white supremacist and Neo-Nazi campaigner
Shawna Sterling (write-in), unsuccessful Republican candidate for the seat

Withdrew

Ed Marksberry, contractor and Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district in 2010

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate, October 13, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report		November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball		November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report		November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics		November 3, 2014

Polling

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Alison
Lundergan
Grimes (D)	David
Patterson (L)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%		47%	40%	—	—	13%
Public Policy Polling	April 5–7, 2013	1,052	± 3%		45%	41%	—	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	May 23–24, 2013	556	± 4.2%	45%	45%	—	—	10%
Wenzel Strategies	June 1–2, 2013	623	± 3.9%		47%	40%	—	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	July 19–21, 2013	1,210	± 2.8%	44%		45%	—	—	11%
Wenzel Strategies	July 23–24, 2013	624	± 3.9%		48%	40%	—	—	12%
Lake Research Partners	August 5–15, 2013	5,000	± 1.4%	40%		46%	—	—	14%
Public Policy Polling	October 14–15, 2013	1,193	± 2.8%	43%		45%	—	—	12%
Lake Research Partners	October 24–29, 2013	603	± 4%	37%	37%	—	6%	19%
DFM Research	October 21–29, 2013	600	± 4%		41%	40%	—	—	19%
Public Policy Polling	December 12–15, 2013	1,509	± 2.5%		43%	42%	—	—	15%
Gravis Marketing	January 2, 2014	1,153	± 4%		42%	37%	—	8%	13%
Public Policy Polling	January 24–26, 2014	882	± ?%		45%	44%	—	—	11%
Rasmussen Reports	January 29–30, 2014	500	± 4.5%	42%	42%	—	6%	10%
Bluegrass Poll	January 30 – February 4, 2014	1,082	± 3%	42%		46%	—	—	12%
Wenzel Strategies	February 8–11, 2014	1,002	± 3.06%		43%	42%	—	—	15%
Public Policy Polling	April 1–2, 2014	663	± 4%	44%		45%	—	—	11%
New York Times/Kaiser Family	April 8–15, 2014	891	± ?		44%	43%	—	3%	11%
Gravis Marketing	April 15–17, 2014	1,359	± 3%		43%	36%	—	9%	12%
Hickman Analytics	April 24–30, 2014	500	± 4.4%		46%	45%	—	—	9%
NBC News/Marist	April 30 – May 6, 2014	2,353	± 2%		46%	45%	—	1%	8%
Bluegrass Poll	May 14–16, 2014	1,782	± 2.1%	42%		43%	4%	4%	7%
Wenzel Strategies	May 23–24, 2014	608	± 3.95%		47%	44%	—	—	8%
Rasmussen Reports	May 28–29, 2014	750	± 4%		48%	41%	—	5%	7%
Magellan Strategies	June 4–5, 2014	808	± 3.45%	46%		49%	—	—	5%
Public Policy Polling	June 20–22, 2014	682	± 3.8%	46%		48%	—	—	6%
Gravis Marketing	July 17–20, 2014	1,054	± 3%	45%	45%	—	—	10%
SurveyUSA	July 18–23, 2014	604	± 4.1%		41%	39%	7%	—	13%
	47%	45%	—	—	8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	1,546	± 4.2%		49%	45%	—	2%	4%
Wenzel Strategies	August 6, 2014	?	± ?		47%	44%	4%	—	5%
	48%	44%	—	—	8%
Public Policy Polling	August 7–10, 2014	991	± 3.1%		44%	40%	7%	—	9%
	47%	42%	—	—	11%
Bluegrass Poll	August 25–27, 2014	569	± 4.2%		46%	42%	5%	—	8%
CNN/ORC	August 28 – September 1, 2014	671	± 4%		50%	46%	—	1%	3%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	2,130	± 3%		47%	42%	—	2%	9%
Rasmussen Reports	September 1–2, 2014	750	± 4%		46%	41%	—	7%	6%
Public Opinion Strategies	September 1–3, 2014	600 LV	± 4%		47%	42%	4%	—	7%
NBC News/Marist	September 2–4, 2014	691 LV	± 3.7%		47%	39%	8%		6%
1,184 RV	± 2.8%		45%	38%	9%		8%
Magellan Strategies	September 4–7, 2014	742 LV	± 3.6%		50%	42%	6%	—	2%
Mellman Group*	September 4–7, 2014	800 LV	± 3.5%	42%		43%	—	—	15%
Ipsos	September 8–12, 2014	944 LV	± 3.6%		46%	42%	—	5%	6%
1,755 RV	± 2.7%	36%		38%	—	9%	17%
ccAdvertising	September 9–16, 2014	2,282	± ?		42%	33%	—	—	25%
Gravis Marketing	September 13–16, 2014	839	± 3%		51%	41%	—	—	8%
Mellman Group*	September 19–27, 2014	1,800	± 2.3%	40%		42%	3%	—	16%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,689	± 3%		47%	41%	2%	1%	9%
Bluegrass Poll	September 29 – October 2, 2014	632	± 4%	44%		46%	3%	—	7%
Fox News	October 4–7, 2014	706	3.5%		45%	41%	3%	3%	8%
Gravis Marketing	October 11–12, 2014	1,020	± 3%		50%	47%	—	—	3%
Rasmussen Reports	October 15–16, 2014	1,000	± 3%		52%	44%	2%	—	2%
WKU/Big Red Poll	October 6–19, 2014	? LV	± ?%		45%	42%	5%	—	8%
601 RV	± 4%		45%	40%	5%	—	9%
SurveyUSA/Bluegrass Poll	October 15–19, 2014	655	± 3.9%		44%	43%	5%	—	8%
Voter Consumer Research^	October 16–19, 2014	815	± 3.5%		49%	41%	3%	—	7%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,502	± 4%		45%	39%	2%	0%	14%
Public Opinion Strategies	October 25–27, 2014	600	± 4%		50%	43%	4%	0%	3%
SurveyUSA/Bluegrass Poll	October 26–30, 2014	597	± 4.1%		48%	43%	3%	—	6%
Public Policy Polling	October 26–30, 2014	556 LV	± 4.2%		50%	41%	5%		3%
894 RV	± 3.3%		49%	39%	6%		6%
NBC News/Marist	October 26–30, 2014	556	± 4.2%		50%	41%	5%		3%
894	± 3.3%		49%	39%	6%		6%
Public Policy Polling	October 30 – November 1, 2014	1,503	± 2.5%		50%	42%	3%	—	5%
	53%	44%	—	—	4%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Matt
Bevin (R)	Alison Lundergan
Grimes (D)	David
Patterson (L)	Other	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies	July 23–24, 2013	624	± 3.9%		35%	30%	—	—		36%
Lake Research Partners	October 24–29, 2013	603	± 4%	20%		38%	—	—		42%
Public Policy Polling	December 12–15, 2013	1,509	± 2.5%		39%	38%	—	—	24%
Bluegrass Poll	January 30 – February 4, 2014	1,082	± 3%	38%		43%	—	—	19%
Wenzel Strategies	February 8–11, 2014	1,002	± 3.06%	36%		39%	—	—	25%
New York Times/Kaiser Family	April 8–15, 2014	891	± ?	35%		41%	—	4%	19%
Gravis Marketing	April 15–17, 2014	1,359	± 3%	32%		37%	—	7%	25%
NBC News/Marist	April 30 – May 6, 2014	2,353	± 2%	37%		46%	—	1%	15%
Bluegrass Poll	May 14–16, 2014	1,782	± 2.1%	38%		41%	5%	4%	12%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Jerry
Abramson (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	47%	43%	10%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Matthew
Barzun (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	48%	37%	14%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Ben
Chandler (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 5–7, 2013	1,052	± 3%	46%	41%	13%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Jack
Conway (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	47%	43%	9%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Adam
Edelen (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	48%	36%	15%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Greg
Fischer (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	46%	41%	13%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Tom
FitzGerald (D)	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies	June 1–2, 2013	623	± 3.9%	47%	30%	24%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Heather
French
Henry (D)	Undecided
Wenzel Strategies	June 1–2, 2013	623	± 3.9%	46%	40%	14%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Ashley
Judd (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	47%	43%	10%
Harper Polling	February 11–12, 2013	850	±3.36%	49%	40%	11%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	Ed
Marksberry (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	April 5–7, 2013	1,052	± 3%	46%	35%	19%

Poll source	Date(s)
administered	Sample
size	Margin of
error	Mitch
McConnell (R)	John
Yarmuth (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	December 7–9, 2012	1,266	± 2.8%	48%	38%	14%

^ Internal poll for McConnell campaign
- Internal Poll for Grimes campaign

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Bourbon (largest city: Paris)
Carroll (largest city: Carrollton)
Breathitt (largest city: Jackson)
Carter (largest city: Grayson)
Hancock (largest city: Hawesville)
Magoffin (largest city: Salyersville)
Powell (largest city: Stanton)
Trimble (largest city: Bedford)
Webster (largest city: Providence)
McLean (largest city: Livermore)
Morgan (largest city: West Liberty)
Harrison (largest city: Cynthiana)
Knott (largest municipality: Hindman)
Pike (largest municipality: Pikeville)
Henderson (largest city: Henderson)
Letcher (largest city: Jenkins)
Muhlenberg (largest city: Central City)
Floyd (largest municipality: Prestonburg)
Greenup (largest city: Flatwoods)
Fulton (largest city: Fulton)
Fleming (largest city: Flemingsburg)
Lincoln (largest city: Stanford)

By congressional district

McConnell won five of six congressional districts.

District	McConnell	Representative
61.73%	35.14%	Ed Whitfield
58.83%	37.83%	Brett Guthrie
41.11%	56.94%	John Yarmuth
61.08%	35.6%	Thomas Massie
65.24%	31.42%	Hal Rogers
50.55%	46.0%	Andy Barr

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