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2016 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election

Kentucky · 2 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2016 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election?

Rand Paul won the 2016 Kentucky U.S. Senate Election. Rand Paul received 1,090,177 popular votes (57.27%). The main challenger was Jim Gray (42.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Paul and Gray

Paul +14.6 pts · won by 276,931 votes
Rand PaulRepublicanWINNER57.27%
1,090,177 votes
Jim GrayDemocratic42.72%
813,246 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.