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2004 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 2004 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2004 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election?

Jim Bunning won the 2004 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election. Jim Bunning received 873,507 popular votes (50.66%). The main challenger was Daniel Mongiardo (49.34%).

See the full head-to-head between Bunning and Mongiardo

Bunning +1.3 pts · won by 22,652 votes
Jim BunningRepublicanWINNER50.66%
873,507 votes
Daniel MongiardoDemocratic49.34%
850,855 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.