Kentucky's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It encompasses almost all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities exist within the county, such as Shively and St. Matthews. The far southeast reaches of Louisville Metro are part of the 4th congressional district.
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district | |||
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Interactive map of district boundaries, with Louisville's Jefferson County highlighted | |||
Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2019) | 742,543[2] | ||
Median household income | $57,546[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | D+8[4] |
The district is currently represented by Democrat John Yarmuth. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+8, it is the only Democratic district in Kentucky.[4]
CharacteristicsEdit
The district's character is very different from the rest of Kentucky. It is entirely contained within Jefferson County, and in contrast to the rest of the state, it is urban and leans Democratic. It has the highest percentage of African Americans in the state, who are concentrated in and near Louisville. It is a cosmopolitan, diverse district, with major businesses, health care organizations and universities.
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[5] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[6]
Voter registration statisticsEdit
Year (Sept.) | Democratic | Republican | Other | Independent | Libertarian | Green | Constitution | Reform | Socialist Worker's | Male | Female | Registered | ||||||||||||
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Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | Voters | % | |
2017 | 328,432 | 57.835 | 183,755 | 32.358 | 35,988 | 6.337 | 17,632 | 3.105 | 1,568 | 0.276 | 421 | 0.074 | 58 | 0.01 | 4 | 0.001 | 21 | 0.004 | 261,561 | 46.059 | 306,317 | 53.941 | 567,879 | 100 |
2018 | 335,172 | 57.984 | 185,426 | 32.078 | 36,011 | 6.23 | 19,204 | 3.322 | 1,724 | 0.298 | 397 | 0.069 | 63 | 0.011 | 7 | 0.001 | 40 | 0.007 | 266,355 | 46.079 | 311,688 | 53.921 | 578,044 | 100 |
2019 | 343,512 | 58.24 | 187,470 | 31.784 | 36,222 | 6.141 | 20,313 | 3.444 | 1,832 | 0.311 | 347 | 0.059 | 78 | 0.013 | 6 | 0.001 | 38 | 0.006 | 272,144 | 46.14 | 317,525 | 53.834 | 589,818 | 100 |
2020 | 354,146 | 58.045 | 194,002 | 31.797 | 34,855 | 5.713 | 24,185 | 3.964 | 2,317 | 0.38 | 408 | 0.067 | 116 | 0.019 | 24 | 0.004 | 73 | 0.012 | 282,897 | 46.367 | 326,906 | 53.58 | 610,126 | 100 |
2021 | 352,605 | 57.916 | 192,258 | 31.579 | 35,335 | 5.804 | 25,549 | 4.196 | 2,407 | 0.395 | 437 | 0.072 | 122 | 0.02 | 26 | 0.004 | 82 | 0.013 | 282,681 | 46.431 | 325,822 | 53.517 | 608,821 | 100 |
2022 | 100 |
Historical District MapsEdit
Year | District 3 | All Districts |
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2003-2013 | ||
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Recent presidential electionsEdit
Election results from presidential races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Gore 50 - 48% |
2004 | President | Kerry 51 - 49% |
2008 | President | Obama 56 - 43% |
2012 | President | Obama 56 - 43% |
2016 | President | Clinton 55 - 40% |
2020 | President | Biden 60 - 38% |
List of members representing the districtEdit
Election resultsEdit
1930sEdit
1932Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fred M. Vinson (incumbent) | 575,191 | ||
Democratic | John Y. Brown Sr. | 574,270 | ||
Democratic | Andrew J. May (incumbent) | 574,189 | ||
Democratic | Brent Spence (incumbent) | 574,079 | ||
Democratic | Virgil Chapman (incumbent) | 573,750 | ||
Democratic | Glover H. Cary (incumbent) | 573,505 | ||
Democratic | William Voris Gregory (incumbent) | 573,269 | ||
Democratic | Cap R. Carden (incumbent) | 573,257 | ||
Democratic | Finley Hamilton | 573,024 | ||
Republican | Hillard H. Smith | 391,868 | ||
Republican | Robert E. Lee Blackburn | 391,674 | ||
Republican | William Lewis | 390,982 | ||
Republican | George P. Ellison | 390,739 | ||
Republican | D.E. McClure | 390,474 | ||
Republican | J.C. Speight | 390,370 | ||
Republican | Hugh H. Asher | 390,148 | ||
Republican | B.T. Rountree | 390,041 | ||
Republican | Frank B. Russell | 389,950 | ||
Socialist | John T. Scopes[7] | 3,273 | ||
Socialist | J.J. Thobe | 3,264 | ||
Socialist | C.E. Trimble | 3,260 | ||
Socialist | W.G. Haag | 3,259 | ||
Socialist | E. L. Nance | 3,256 | ||
Socialist | E.C. Schulz | 3,256 | ||
Socialist | J.M. Woodward | 3,255 | ||
Socialist | H.L. Harwood | 3,254 | ||
Socialist | D.S. Bennett | 3,252 | ||
Communist | Frank Reynolds | 241 | ||
Communist | George N. Conway | 236 | ||
Total votes | ||||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1934Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emmet O'Neal | 48,664 | 56.20 | |
Republican | Frank M. Drake | 36,922 | 42.64 | |
Independent | Peter J. Gnau | 414 | 0.48 | |
Socialist | Clell G. Fowler | 395 | 0.46 | |
Socialist Labor | William H. Brann | 165 | 0.19 | |
Communist | J. Stuart McIntyre | 38 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 86,598 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1936Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emmet O'Neal (incumbent) | 85,034 | 60.30 | |
Republican | W. A. Armstrong | 52,600 | 37.30 | |
Union | Jerry V. Spencer | 3,206 | 2.27 | |
Socialist | Sara Kasdan | 170 | 0.12 | |
Total votes | 93,588 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1938Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emmet O'Neal (incumbent) | 57,227 | 61.15 | |
Republican | Frank A. Ropke | 36,361 | 38.85 | |
Total votes | 93,588 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1940sEdit
1940Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emmet O'Neal (incumbent) | 96,253 | 60.00 | |
Republican | Ben. J. Brumleve | 64,053 | 40.00 | |
Total votes | 160,306 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1942Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Emmet O'Neal (incumbent) | 39,866 | 55.16 | |
Republican | Joett Ross Todd | 32,404 | 44.84 | |
Total votes | 72,270 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1944Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Garland R. Hubbard | 79,922 | 62.00 | |||
Prohibition | Bessie Graham | 308 | 0.24 | |||
Democratic | Frank L. Chelf | 48,671 | 37.76 | |||
Total votes | 128,901 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1946Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thurston Ballard Morton | 61,899 | 58.12 | |
Democratic | Emmet O'Neil | 44,599 | 41.88 | |
Total votes | 106,498 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1948Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thruston Ballard Morton (incumbent) | 74,168 | 52.96 | |
Democratic | Ralph H. Logan | 64,877 | 46.33 | |
Progressive | Alfred M. Carroll | 686 | 0.49 | |
Prohibition | Robert Jack Garrison | 315 | 0.22 | |
Total votes | 140,046 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1950sEdit
1950Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thruston Ballard Morton (incumbent) | 62,363 | 55.53 | |
Democratic | Alex P. Humphrey | 49,935 | 44.47 | |
Total votes | 112,298 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1952Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John M Robsion, Jr | 95,041 | 54.01 | |
Democratic | Boman L. Shamburger | 80,347 | 45.66 | |
Independent | H. A. I. Rosenberg | 573 | 0.33 | |
Total votes | 175,961 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1954Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John M Robsion, Jr (incumbent) | 72,073 | 50.20 | |
Democratic | Harrison M Robertson | 71,500 | 49.80 | |
Total votes | 143,573 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1956Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Phillip Ardery | 84,912 | 43.21 | |
Republican | John M Robsion, Jr (incumbent) | 111,598 | 56.79 | |
Total votes | 196,510 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1958Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Frank W Burke | 73,121 | 52.16 | |||
Republican | John M Robsion (incumbent) | 67,059 | 47.84 | |||
Total votes | 140,180 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1960sEdit
1960Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Frank W. Burke (incumbent) | 115,421 | 50.25 | |
Republican | Henry R. Heyburn | 114,263 | 49.75 | |
Total votes | 229,684 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1962Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Frank W. Burke (incumbent) | 91,544 | 49.18 | |||
Republican | M. G. "Gene" Snyder | 94,579 | 50.82 | |||
Total votes | 229,684 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1964Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Charles P. Farnsley | 117,892 | 53.82 | |||
Republican | M.G. "Gene" Snyder (incumbent) | 101,168 | 46.18 | |||
Total votes | 219,060 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1966Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Norbert Blume | 46,240 | 40.99 | |||
Republican | William O. Cowger | 66,577 | 59.01 | |||
Total votes | 112,817 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1968Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William O. Cowger (incumbent) | 70,318 | 55.95 | |
Democratic | Tom Ray | 55,366 | 44.05 | |
Total votes | 125,684 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
1970sEdit
1970Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | William O. Cowger (incumbent) | 49,891 | 48.32 | |||
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli | 50,102 | 48.52 | |||
American | Ronald W. Watson | 3,265 | 3.16 | |||
Total votes | 103,258 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
1972Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 86,810 | 62.15 | |
Republican | Phil Kaelin, Jr | 51,634 | 36.97 | |
American | William P. Chambers | 1,227 | 0.88 | |
Total votes | 139,671 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1974Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Vincent N. Barclay | 28,813 | 26.56 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 37,346 | 69.67 | |
American | William P. Chambers | 3,383 | 3.12 | |
Independent | Luther J. Wilson | 708 | 0.65 | |
Total votes | 108,475 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1976Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Denzil J. Ramsey | 58,019 | 41.22 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 80,496 | 57.19 | |
American | William P. Chambers | 2,229 | 1.58 | |
Total votes | 140,744 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1978Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 37,346 | 65.67 | |
Republican | Norbert D. Leveronne | 17,785 | 31.27 | |
Independent | Tom Beckham | 1,312 | 2.31 | |
Socialist Workers | John Cumbler | 428 | 0.75 | |
Total votes | 56,871 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1980sEdit
1980Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 85,873 | 63.74 | |
Republican | Richard Cesler | 46,681 | 34.65 | |
American | Robert D. Vessels | 468 | 0.35 | |
Citizens | John Cumbler | 1,272 | 0.94 | |
Libertarian | Henry G. Logsdon | 430 | 0.32 | |
Total votes | 134,724 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1982Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Carl Brown | 45,900 | 32.19 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 92,849 | 65.11 | |
Independent | Norbert D. Leveronne | 2,840 | 1.99 | |
Libertarian | Dan Murray | 608 | 0.43 | |
Socialist Workers | Craig Honts | 400 | 0.28 | |
Total votes | 142,597 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1984Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Suzanne M. Warner | 68,185 | 31.67 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 145,680 | 67.67 | |
Independent | Peggy Kreiner | 1,273 | 0.59 | |
Write-In | 139 | 0.06 | ||
Total votes | 215,277 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1986Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Lee Holmes | 29,348 | 26.15 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 81,943 | 73.01 | |
Socialist Workers | Estelle Debates | 899 | 0.80 | |
Write-In | 43 | 0.04 | ||
Total votes | 112,233 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1988Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Philip Dunnagan | 57,387 | 30.30 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 131,981 | 69.70 | |
Total votes | 189,368 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1990sEdit
1990Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Al Brown | 55,188 | 39.44 | |
Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli | 84,750 | 60.56 | |
Total votes | 139,938 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1992Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Romano L. Mazzoli (incumbent) | 148,066 | 52.74 | |
Republican | Susan B. Stokes | 132,689 | 47.26 | |
Write-In | Patricia Metten | 15 | 0.005 | |
Total votes | 280,770 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1994Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Ward | 67,663 | 44.36 | |
Republican | Susan B. Stokes | 67,238 | 44.08 | |
U.S. Taxpayers' Party (United States) | Richard Lewis | 17,591 | 11.53 | |
Write-In | Valerie Cohen | 31 | 0.02 | |
Total votes | 152,523 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
1996Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Anne Northup | 126,625 | 50.26 | |||
Democratic | Mike Ward (Incumbent) | 125,326 | 49.74 | |||
Total votes | 251,951 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
1998Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anne Northup (Incumbent) | 100,690 | 52.02 | |
Democratic | Chris Gorman | 92,865 | 47.98 | |
Total votes | 193,555 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2000sEdit
2000Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anne Northup (Incumbent) | 142,106 | 52.87 | |
Democratic | Eleanor Jordon | 118,875 | 44.23 | |
Libertarian | Donna Walker Mancini | 7,804 | 2.90 | |
Total votes | 268,785 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | 67.9 | |||
Republican hold |
2002Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anne Northup (Incumbent) | 118,228 | 51.61 | |
Democratic | Jack Conway | 110,846 | 48.39 | |
Total votes | 229,074 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2004Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Anne Northup (Incumbent) | 197,736 | 60.26 | |
Democratic | Tony Miller | 124,040 | 37.80 | |
Libertarian | George C. Dick | 6,363 | 1.94 | |
Total votes | 328,139 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold |
2006Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | John Yarmuth | 122,471 | 50.62 | |||
Republican | Anne Northup (Incumbent) | 116,555 | 48.18 | |||
Libertarian | Donna Walker Mancini | 2,134 | 0.88 | |||
Constitution | W. Ed Parker | 774 | 0.32 | |||
Total votes | 241,934 | 100.00 | ||||
Turnout | ||||||
Democratic gain from Republican |
2008Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 203,843 | 59.37 | |
Republican | Anne Northup | 139,527 | 40.64 | |
Libertarian | Ed Martin | Republican sued; votes not counted | 0.00 | |
Total votes | 343,370 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2010sEdit
2010Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 139,940 | 54.68 | |
Republican | Todd Lally | 112,627 | 44.01 | |
Libertarian | Ed Martin | 2,029 | 0.79 | |
Independent | Michael Hansen | 1,334 | 0.52 | |
Total votes | 255,930 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2012Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 206,385 | 63.96 | |
Republican | Brooks Wicker | 111,452 | 34.54 | |
Independent | Robert L. DeVore, Jr. | 4.819 | 1.49 | |
Total votes | 322,656 | 100.0 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Democratic hold |
2014Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 157,056 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Michael MacFarlane | 87,981 | 35.6 | |
Independent | Gregory Peter Puccetti | 2,318 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 247,355 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
2016Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 212,401 | 63.5 | |
Republican | Harold Bratcher | 122,093 | 36.5 | |
Total votes | 334,494 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2018Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 173,002 | 62.1 | |
Republican | Vickie Yates Glisson | 101,930 | 36.6 | |
Libertarian | Gregory Boles | 3,788 | 1.4 | |
Total votes | 278,720 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
2020sEdit
2020Edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth (Incumbent) | 230,672 | 62.7 | |
Republican | Rhonda Palazzo | 137,425 | 37.3 | |
Total votes | 368,097 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- Specific
- ^ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ a b "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
- ^ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ "August 12, 1932 (Page 1 of 24)." The Courier-Journal (1923-2001), Aug 12, 1932, pp. 1.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/
- ^ "General Elections Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- General
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present