Kentucky Election Results

— -- Voters in the state of Kentucky are heading to the polls on Election Day 2016.

There are eight electoral votes at stake in Kentucky in the presidential race. The Bluegrass state is a solidly red state. Kentucky voters have a nearly perfect record backing the general election winner in eight of the last 10 presidential elections.

Voting History in the Past Five Presidential Elections:

• 2012: Mitt Romney
• 2008: John McCain
• 2004: George W. Bush
• 2000: George W. Bush
• 1996: Bill Clinton

Other Notable Races:

Voters will decide whether to send Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, who made an early run for the presidency, back to Washington for a second term. His Democratic opponent is Lexington Mayor Jim Gray. -The Associated Press

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