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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline March 01, 2008 - 05:00am Central
Polls Open May 20, 2008 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close May 20, 2008 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorJ.R.
Last ModifiedRBH June 17, 2010 09:49pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/2002
NameMitch McConnell Votes731,679 (64.68%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin332,045 (+29.35%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2008
NameMitch McConnell Votes953,816 (52.97%)
Term01/03/2009 - 01/03/2015 Margin106,811 (+5.93%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceKY US Senate 11/04/2008
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
02/11/2008 05/20/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
W. Bruce Lunsford 5 4 8 5
Greg Fischer 1 ------
Leaning Call: W. Bruce Lunsford (98.28%)
Weighted Call: W. Bruce Lunsford (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/28/2008 05/18/2008

CANDIDATES
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Name W. Bruce Lunsford Greg Fischer David Lynn Williams James E. Rice Mike Cassaro Kenneth Stepp David Wylie
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 316,992 (51.14%) 209,827 (33.85%) 34,363 (5.54%) 20,403 (3.29%) 17,340 (2.80%) 13,451 (2.17%) 7,528 (1.21%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -107,165 (-17.29%) -282,629 (-45.59%) -296,589 (-47.84%) -299,652 (-48.34%) -303,541 (-48.97%) -309,464 (-49.92%)
Predict Avg.45.00% 30.00% 10.00% 3.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/29/2008 01/28/2008 12/07/2007 01/29/2008 12/07/2007 01/22/2008 01/29/2008
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MATCHUP POLLS (8 from 3 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.16%-- 24.62%-- 4.46%-- 3.46%-- 3.92%-- 2.92%-- 2.00%--
Survey USA 
05/16/08-05/18/08		 47.00% 6.0 26.00% 3.0 4.00% 3.0 3.00% -- 3.00% -- 2.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
05/09/08-05/11/08		 41.00% -- 23.00% 1.0 7.00% 2.0 3.00% -- 3.00% 2.0 2.00% 2.0 3.00% --
Research 2000 
05/07/08-05/09/08		 43.00% -- 23.00% -- 5.00% -- 4.00% -- 5.00% -- 4.00% -- 2.00% --
Survey USA 
05/03/08-05/05/08		 41.00% 2.0 22.00% 4.0 5.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 5.00% 2.0 4.00% -- 3.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
04/26/08-04/28/08		 43.00% 4.0 18.00% 9.0 7.00% 1.0 4.00% 1.0 3.00% 2.0 4.00% 3.0 2.00% 1.0
Survey USA 
04/12/08-04/14/08		 47.00% 5.0 9.00% 3.0 8.00% 3.0 5.00% -- 5.00% 1.0 1.00% 2.0 3.00% 2.0
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
G BR_Green
D Julian M. Carroll 🔗
D John Y. Brown III 🔗
D Ken Lucas 🔗
D Mike Ward 🔗
D Andrew Horne 🔗
  AFL-CIO
  Teamsters, International Brotherhood of
  United Food and Commercial Workers
  United Steel Workers of America
  International Association of Machinists
  United Mine Workers of America
  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  Laborer's International Union of North America
  UNITE HERE
  Communications Workers of America
  United Transportation Union
  Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
  Kentucky Enquirer
  Louisville Courier Journal
D Ashley
D Walter "Dee" Huddleston 🔗
D Romano L. "Ron" Mazzoli 🔗
D David L. Armstrong 🔗
D David K. Karem 🔗
  United Auto Workers
  Winchester Sun
  Kentucky Standard
IND Monsieur
  Lexington Herald-Leader
D mtrz
Laf-W Craverguy


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Apr 29, 2008 08:00am News [KY] Fischer hopes to be the people’s candidate in Lunsford challenge  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 05, 2008 11:00pm News [KY] Fischer kicks in half-million, raises half-million more  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 12, 2008 06:00am News Democrat Andrew Horne drops out of U.S. Senate race (Kentucky)  Article New York Democrat 
Dec 13, 2007 09:00am Blog Entry [KY] Andrew Horne announces for US Senate  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 07, 2007 12:00pm News Senate race might need a candidate: Luallen, Stumbo unlikely to challenge McConnell  Article J.R. 
Aug 05, 2007 02:00pm News Stumbo dogs McConnell at picnic  Article RBH 

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