Sign up for our newsletter to track money’s influence on U.S. elections and public policy. There is also a time lag in posting the information. The remaining figures - based on detailed contribution data - is updated Feel free to distribute or cite this material, but please credit the days after the first of the month. 2008 Except for the Revolving Door section, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License by OpenSecrets.org. election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available [8][9], CQ Politics rated this race as 'Republican Favored',[10] but later rated it 'Leans Republican'. them by industry and interest group. RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA Comments Senator Mitch McConnell won re-election to a fifth term. This time, it was Senator Mitch McConnell, the minority leader, who survived, narrowly winning a fifth term against Bruce Lunsford, a Democratic businessman. The 2008 United States Senate elections were held on November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. [10] The Cook Political Report considered it 'Lean Republican'. The numbers don't add up..."). the first day of every month. See all candidates in this race NOTE: All the numbers on this page are for the 2003-2008 Senate election cycle and based on Federal Election Commission data available electronically on January 06, 2010. Although Barack Obama lost Kentucky by a 16.22% margin to John McCain in the presidential election which occurred simultaneously, McConnell more narrowly kept his seat with a 5.94% margin against businessman Bruce Lunsford. based on summary reports filed by the candidates with the Federal Election Commission. In a much-anticipated rematch of a close 2006 race, former Representative Anne Northup, a Republican, lost decisively against the Democrat, John Yarmuth. ("Help! [2] Lunsford was asked to run by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear. 1300 L St NW, Suite 200 The primaries for both parties took place on May 20, 2008 in which Lunsford took more than 50%. McConnell Still Up by Seven in Kentucky. McConnell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%. Larry Sabato, director of the University of Virginia Center for Politics, said "If Lunsford is actually doing this well, its got to be because the public is so upset by the economic meltdown and may be blaming the legislative leaders. This gives us time to analyze the contributions and categorize Despite such close calls and the loss of the governor's office to a Democrat last year, the state's long-term trend in the Republican direction remains evident. Washington, date (see the note above about lag times for data entry). Election 2008: Kentucky Senate. For that reason, summary numbers are usually higher (and more current) than the numbers based The Democrats took control of both Houses of Congress in the 2006 mid-term elections and in October Chuck Schumer acknowledged they were aiming for McConnell's seat.[1]. The Rothenberg Political Report once considered it a 'Clear Advantage for Incumbent Party'[12] but later called the race 'Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party'. The Center updates figures for "Total Raised and Spent" and for "PAC/Individual Split" a few electronically on January 06, 2010. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_Kentucky,_2008 In a much-anticipated rematch of a close 2006 race, former Representative Anne Northup, a Republican, lost decisively against the Democrat, John Yarmuth. Here's why: Summary numbers - specifically "Total Raised and Spent" and "PAC/Individual Split" - are [3] Seven candidates competed for the Democratic Primary nomination. [13], CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (, United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2008, University of Virginia Center for Politics, "Schumer Takes Aim At Senate's Top Republican", Daily Kos: KY-Sen: Schumer says Crit is in, "Lunsford to challenge McConnell; Lewis is out", "2008 Kentucky Statewide Election Results by Office", "McConnell Outing Controversy Breaks Into National Mainstream Media", "Democratic Gay-Baiting? reports that itemize all contributions of $200 or more. RICHARD PÃREZ-PEÃA, No Democratic candidate running for seat 5. The figures in these profiles are taken from databases uploaded by the FEC to the internet on such as textbooks, contact the Center: info[at]crp.org. [11] Thirty-three seats were up for regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2015, as members of Class 2. The partisan lineup of House seats did not change, as a Republican, Brett Guthrie, won a Republican open seat that ranked high on the Democratic target list. Those databases are only as current as the FEC has been able to compile by that on detailed records. 2020 by the Center after the 20th of every month. The 2008 United States Senate election in Kentucky was held on November 4, 2008. Select cycle: To request permission for commercial use, please contact us. In October Lunsford and McConnell were statistically tied in the polls. [7], On November 2, 2008, media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal noted that the website of The New Republic had reported that anti-McConnell flyers questioning the senator's sexuality as well as the reasons for his 1967 military discharge were being distributed in Kentucky. Minority Leader and incumbent Republican U.S.
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