# 2024 U.S. presidential election in Kentucky — what pundits predicted

Presidency · Election Day 2024-11-05 · certified.

## The ballot

- **Donald Trump (Republican) — won** · 64.5% · 8 electoral votes
- Kamala Harris (Democratic) · 33.9%
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Independent) · 0.8%
- Jill Stein (Green) · 0.4%
- Chase Oliver (Libertarian) · 0.3%
- Cornel West (Independent) · 0.0%

Result: Donald Trump by 30.5 points (general); held by the Republican party going in. Source: fec-2024-president.

## What the field called

- Donald Trump: 2 picks (won)

## Every claim about this race (2)

- **Erick-Woods Erickson** — Donald Trump wins KY's presidential vote (2024) (Race Winners, Oct 23, 2024) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/21b73dab-8f6d-4ab2-8a02-ce3f47eddd69)
- **Erick-Woods Erickson** — Donald Trump wins KY's presidential vote (2024) (Race Winners, Oct 22, 2024) — scored 100 · [the take](https://missedtakes.co/opinions/78684e3a-51ec-4977-86c5-fef9deaca0a7)