Kentucky Senate District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Gary Boswell Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Gary BoswellRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first win on file

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Gary Boswell (R) 100.0

Vicki QuisenberryDemocratic

Last election: Gary Boswell (Republican) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Races won and lost: 1-0; None on file
Years since first win on file: 4; Not available

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Vicki QuisenberryDemocratic
Gary BoswellIncumbentRepublican

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History (14 elections for this seat)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanGary BoswellWon	Republican	29,630100.0%	100.0%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanMatt CastlenWon	Republican	25,10758.2%	58.2%
DemocraticBob Glenn	Democratic	18,01941.8%	41.8%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe BowenWon(incumbent)	Republican	29,140100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 34,977
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJoe BowenWon	Republican	18,07351.7%	51.7%
DemocraticDavid E. Boswell(incumbent)	Democratic	16,90448.3%	48.3%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid E. BoswellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	23,616100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 31,146
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2013)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid E. BoswellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,87154.2%	54.2%
RepublicanMark A. Treesh	Republican	14,27545.8%	45.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,869
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1996 to 2001)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid E. BoswellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,09762.7%	62.7%
RepublicanGerald S. Chapman	Republican	10,77237.3%	37.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,391
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 1995)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid E. BoswellWon(incumbent)	Democratic	15,41256.3%	56.3%
RepublicanStuart Augenstein	Republican	11,97943.7%	43.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,404
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1991)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDavid E. BoswellWon	Democratic	17,48959.5%	59.5%
RepublicanJohn F. Burns	Republican	11,91540.5%	40.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 13,808
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1983 to 1991)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDelbert S. MurphyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	13,807100.0%	100.0%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	10.0%	0.0%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1981, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDelbert S. MurphyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	12,065100.0%	100.0%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1977, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDelbert S. MurphyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	10,398100.0%	100.0%

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1973, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDelbert S. MurphyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	8,200100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 20,362
Election day: November 4, 1969
District map: Older district map (1963 to 1970)

Kentucky Senate District 8, 1969 to 2022, 1969, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticDelbert S. MurphyWon(incumbent)	Democratic	11,99458.9%	58.9%
RepublicanCasper Gardner	Republican	8,36841.1%	41.1%

1969 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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