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1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky
County resultsCooper : 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90%Brown : 50–60% 60–70%
The 1966 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper was elected to a second consecutive term in office,[ a] defeating Democrat John Y. Brown Sr. in a rematch of the 1946 special election .
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
John Y. Brown Sr. , former U.S. Representative at-large and nominee for Senate in 1946
Jesse N.R. Cecil
James Ward Lentz
Gaines P. Wilson
Results
General election
Results
Results by county
County
John Sherman Cooper Republican
John Young Brown, Sr. Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast[ 4]
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
3,003
70.21%
1,274
29.79%
1,729
40.43%
4,277
Allen
2,094
70.51%
876
29.49%
1,218
41.01%
2,970
Anderson
1,799
60.27%
1,186
39.73%
613
20.54%
2,985
Ballard
1,347
54.73%
1,114
45.27%
233
9.47%
2,461
Barren
4,194
61.24%
2,655
38.76%
1,539
22.47%
6,849
Bath
1,591
55.92%
1,254
44.08%
337
11.85%
2,845
Bell
4,240
61.28%
2,679
38.72%
1,561
22.56%
6,919
Boone
3,692
63.57%
2,116
36.43%
1,576
27.13%
5,808
Bourbon
2,051
60.01%
1,367
39.99%
684
20.01%
3,418
Boyd
8,462
62.95%
4,980
37.05%
3,482
25.90%
13,442
Boyle
3,368
67.16%
1,647
32.84%
1,721
34.32%
5,015
Bracken
1,190
64.46%
656
35.54%
534
28.93%
1,846
Breathitt
1,195
34.43%
2,276
65.57%
-1,081
-31.14%
3,471
Breckinridge
2,847
60.65%
1,847
39.35%
1,000
21.30%
4,694
Bullitt
2,399
56.98%
1,811
43.02%
588
13.97%
4,210
Butler
2,513
81.70%
563
18.30%
1,950
63.39%
3,076
Caldwell
2,752
69.85%
1,188
30.15%
1,564
39.70%
3,940
Calloway
3,244
63.68%
1,850
36.32%
1,394
27.37%
5,094
Campbell
12,128
64.02%
6,817
35.98%
5,311
28.03%
18,945
Carlisle
1,417
61.08%
903
38.92%
514
22.16%
2,320
Carroll
940
47.36%
1,045
52.64%
-105
-5.29%
1,985
Carter
3,234
66.65%
1,618
33.35%
1,616
33.31%
4,852
Casey
3,299
80.48%
800
19.52%
2,499
60.97%
4,099
Christian
4,394
58.96%
3,058
41.04%
1,336
17.93%
7,452
Clark
2,850
62.97%
1,676
37.03%
1,174
25.94%
4,526
Clay
2,802
76.68%
852
23.32%
1,950
53.37%
3,654
Clinton
2,150
84.41%
397
15.59%
1,753
68.83%
2,547
Crittenden
1,825
70.30%
771
29.70%
1,054
40.60%
2,596
Cumberland
1,698
80.13%
421
19.87%
1,277
60.26%
2,119
Daviess
10,152
59.62%
6,877
40.38%
3,275
19.23%
17,029
Edmonson
1,878
75.48%
610
24.52%
1,268
50.96%
2,488
Elliott
846
53.85%
725
46.15%
121
7.70%
1,571
Estill
2,201
67.66%
1,052
32.34%
1,149
35.32%
3,253
Fayette
22,374
66.27%
11,390
33.73%
10,984
32.53%
33,764
Fleming
1,892
63.81%
1,073
36.19%
819
27.62%
2,965
Floyd
4,890
55.98%
3,846
44.02%
1,044
11.95%
8,736
Franklin
5,002
47.91%
5,439
52.09%
-437
-4.19%
10,441
Fulton
1,406
65.49%
741
34.51%
665
30.97%
2,147
Gallatin
529
51.01%
508
48.99%
21
2.03%
1,037
Garrard
2,210
67.92%
1,044
32.08%
1,166
35.83%
3,254
Grant
1,476
61.89%
909
38.11%
567
23.77%
2,385
Graves
5,231
61.82%
3,230
38.18%
2,001
23.65%
8,461
Grayson
3,642
72.94%
1,351
27.06%
2,291
45.88%
4,993
Green
2,099
67.06%
1,031
32.94%
1,068
34.12%
3,130
Greenup
4,676
61.02%
2,987
38.98%
1,689
22.04%
7,663
Hancock
980
64.64%
536
35.36%
444
29.29%
1,516
Hardin
5,876
64.69%
3,207
35.31%
2,669
29.38%
9,083
Harlan
6,056
69.26%
2,688
30.74%
3,368
38.52%
8,744
Harrison
1,905
55.56%
1,524
44.44%
381
11.11%
3,429
Hart
2,730
65.93%
1,411
34.07%
1,319
31.85%
4,141
Henderson
3,523
54.85%
2,900
45.15%
623
9.70%
6,423
Henry
1,625
52.30%
1,482
47.70%
143
4.60%
3,107
Hickman
1,298
69.30%
575
30.70%
723
38.60%
1,873
Hopkins
4,534
56.85%
3,442
43.15%
1,092
13.69%
7,976
Jackson
2,549
87.53%
363
12.47%
2,186
75.07%
2,912
Jefferson
113,648
66.48%
57,312
33.52%
56,336
32.95%
170,960
Jessamine
2,379
68.76%
1,081
31.24%
1,298
37.51%
3,460
Johnson
3,623
73.80%
1,286
26.20%
2,337
47.61%
4,909
Kenton
16,115
67.84%
7,638
32.16%
8,477
35.69%
23,753
Knott
1,474
43.49%
1,915
56.51%
-441
-13.01%
3,389
Knox
3,884
74.35%
1,340
25.65%
2,544
48.70%
5,224
Larue
2,052
69.16%
915
30.84%
1,137
38.32%
2,967
Laurel
4,988
78.54%
1,363
21.46%
3,625
57.08%
6,351
Lawrence
1,961
61.94%
1,205
38.06%
756
23.88%
3,166
Lee
1,449
68.71%
660
31.29%
789
37.41%
2,109
Leslie
2,049
82.39%
438
17.61%
1,611
64.78%
2,487
Letcher
3,528
65.88%
1,827
34.12%
1,701
31.76%
5,355
Lewis
2,327
75.65%
749
24.35%
1,578
51.30%
3,076
Lincoln
2,916
66.00%
1,502
34.00%
1,414
32.01%
4,418
Livingston
1,483
64.06%
832
35.94%
651
28.12%
2,315
Logan
2,638
46.54%
3,030
53.46%
-392
-6.92%
5,668
Lyon
977
62.91%
576
37.09%
401
25.82%
1,553
Madison
5,329
61.77%
3,298
38.23%
2,031
23.54%
8,627
Magoffin
1,605
59.69%
1,084
40.31%
521
19.38%
2,689
Marion
1,927
55.82%
1,525
44.18%
402
11.65%
3,452
Marshall
3,465
64.75%
1,886
35.25%
1,579
29.51%
5,351
Martin
1,446
76.11%
454
23.89%
992
52.21%
1,900
Mason
2,812
66.23%
1,434
33.77%
1,378
32.45%
4,246
McCracken
9,039
66.21%
4,612
33.79%
4,427
32.43%
13,651
McCreary
2,460
86.86%
372
13.14%
2,088
73.73%
2,832
McLean
1,478
55.61%
1,180
44.39%
298
11.21%
2,658
Meade
1,823
57.85%
1,328
42.15%
495
15.71%
3,151
Menifee
710
57.68%
521
42.32%
189
15.35%
1,231
Mercer
2,695
60.93%
1,728
39.07%
967
21.86%
4,423
Metcalfe
1,636
62.92%
964
37.08%
672
25.85%
2,600
Monroe
3,171
80.73%
757
19.27%
2,414
61.46%
3,928
Montgomery
2,053
65.72%
1,071
34.28%
982
31.43%
3,124
Morgan
1,254
50.38%
1,235
49.62%
19
0.76%
2,489
Muhlenberg
4,016
56.19%
3,131
43.81%
885
12.38%
7,147
Nelson
3,280
61.93%
2,016
38.07%
1,264
23.87%
5,296
Nicholas
886
61.49%
555
38.51%
331
22.97%
1,441
Ohio
3,279
68.10%
1,536
31.90%
1,743
36.20%
4,815
Oldham
1,727
60.68%
1,119
39.32%
608
21.36%
2,846
Owen
1,042
44.10%
1,321
55.90%
-279
-11.81%
2,363
Owsley
980
81.46%
223
18.54%
757
62.93%
1,203
Pendleton
1,548
58.28%
1,108
41.72%
440
16.57%
2,656
Perry
4,303
65.31%
2,286
34.69%
2,017
30.61%
6,589
Pike
8,495
52.96%
7,544
47.04%
951
5.93%
16,039
Powell
1,277
61.04%
815
38.96%
462
22.08%
2,092
Pulaski
8,364
80.91%
1,973
19.09%
6,391
61.83%
10,337
Robertson
394
65.89%
204
34.11%
190
31.77%
598
Rockcastle
2,841
75.80%
907
24.20%
1,934
51.60%
3,748
Rowan
2,054
64.41%
1,135
35.59%
919
28.82%
3,189
Russell
2,592
79.98%
649
20.02%
1,943
59.95%
3,241
Scott
1,932
55.84%
1,528
44.16%
404
11.68%
3,460
Shelby
2,504
56.63%
1,918
43.37%
586
13.25%
4,422
Simpson
1,419
61.64%
883
38.36%
536
23.28%
2,302
Spencer
849
60.08%
564
39.92%
285
20.17%
1,413
Taylor
2,563
69.74%
1,112
30.26%
1,451
39.48%
3,675
Todd
1,514
60.01%
1,009
39.99%
505
20.02%
2,523
Trigg
1,412
57.21%
1,056
42.79%
356
14.42%
2,468
Trimble
683
43.75%
878
56.25%
-195
-12.49%
1,561
Union
1,788
51.86%
1,660
48.14%
128
3.71%
3,448
Warren
6,570
62.99%
3,861
37.01%
2,709
25.97%
10,431
Washington
1,930
63.34%
1,117
36.66%
813
26.68%
3,047
Wayne
2,642
66.13%
1,353
33.87%
1,289
32.27%
3,995
Webster
1,801
53.46%
1,568
46.54%
233
6.92%
3,369
Whitley
5,023
77.68%
1,443
22.32%
3,580
55.37%
6,466
Wolfe
1,100
65.13%
589
34.87%
511
30.25%
1,689
Woodford
2,305
64.62%
1,262
35.38%
1,043
29.24%
3,567
Totals
483,805
64.52%
266,079
35.48%
217,726
29.03%
749,884
See also
Notes
^ a b Cooper had served three partial non-consecutive terms from 1946–49, 1952–55, and 1957–61 and one full term beginning in 1961.
References