May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17) 2020 → 212,534 210,623 | 28 27 46.76% 46.33% | |
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← 2012 May 17, 2016 (2016-05-17) | ||
The 2016 Kentucky Democratic primary was held on May 17 in the U.S. state of Kentucky as one of the Democratic Party's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election.
On the same day, the Democratic Party held their Oregon primary. The Republican Party held their Kentucky caucuses in early March.
Analysis
Clinton's strength with conservative white voters in the Appalachia region, including Coal Country, had clearly regressed since 2008; she had beaten Barack Obama 65-29 in Kentucky eight years earlier, and only beat rival Bernie Sanders 47-46 in 2016. She ran strongly in Louisville, where the African American population is highest, but lost many of the eastern counties in the state to Bernie Sanders, who had won a large victory in neighboring West Virginia the week prior.