Leadership: Majority Leader Political Highlights: Jefferson County judge-executive, 1978-85 Born: February 20, 1942; Sheffield, Ala. Residence: Louisville Religion: Baptist Family: Wife, Sec. Elaine L. Chao; three children Education: U. of Louisville, B.A. 1964; U. of Kentucky, J.D. 1967 Elected: 1984 Committee Assignments: Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry (Commodities, Risk Management & Trade; Nutrition, Agricultural Research & Specialty Crops; Rural Development & Energy); Appropriations (Agriculture; Defense; Energy-Water; Interior-Environment; Military Construction-VA; State-Foreign Operations); Rules & Administration Social Media:
Roll Call Vitals
District Rating: Safe Republican House Seniority: 4th ranked Senate Republican
Election History
Margin of Victory (% pts.)
Senate Race
1984 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Walter Huddleston (D)
Votes
644,990 639,721
%
50.0% 50.0%
1990 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Harvey Sloane (D)
Votes
478,034 437,976
%
52.0% 48.0%
1996 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Steven Beshear (D) Dennis Lacy (LIBERT) Patricia Metten (NL) Mac McElroy (USTAX) Richard Beilke
Votes
724,794 560,012 8,595 8,344 5,284 17
%
55.5% 42.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.4% 0.0%
2002 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Lois Weinberg (D)
Votes
731,679 399,634
%
64.7% 35.3%
2008 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Bruce Lunsford (D)
Votes
953,816 847,005
%
53.0% 47.0%
2014 Election Results
Candidate
Mitch McConnell (R) Alison Grimes (D) David Patterson (LIBERT)
