United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2016



The 2016 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Kentucky voters chose eight representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Kentucky was won by incumbent President William C. Rutherford (D-Texas) with 64.01% of the popular vote, against Senator Thomas P. Leach (R-Arizona), with 35.65% of the popular vote. This is the first election since 1964 in which Kenton County, Boone County, Campbell County, Oldham County, Jessamine County, Whitley County, Knox County, Wayne County, Estill County, Garrard County, Green County, and Lee County voted for the Democratic candidate. This is also the first election since 1964 in which a Democratic presidential candidate won the state by double digits.