1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky

The 1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 5, 1990. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a second term.

1990 United States Senate election in Kentucky

November 5, 1990

Nominee Mitch McConnell Harvey Sloane Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 478,034 437,976 Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

Country 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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harvey Sloane, former Mayor of Louisville
• John Brock, Kentucky Superintendent of Public Education

Results

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

Candidates

• Mitch McConnell, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Tommy Klein, perennial candidate

Results

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

Candidates

• Mitch McConnell (R), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Harvey Sloane (D), former Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky

Results

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

• 1990 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2011-04-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Election info" (PDF). Clerk house. 1990. Retrieved 2019-10-25.