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1990 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election?

Mitch McConnell won the 1990 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election. Mitch McConnell received 478,034 popular votes (52.19%). The main challenger was G. Harvey Sloane (47.81%).

See the full head-to-head between McConnell and Sloane

McConnell +4.4 pts · won by 40,058 votes
Mitch McConnellRepublicanWINNER52.19%
478,034 votes
G. Harvey SloaneDemocratic47.81%
437,976 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.