United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2014
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Elections in Kentucky |
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.
District 1
Ed Whitfield (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Charles Kendall Hatchett | 38,055 | 55.49 | |
Democratic | Wesley Seaton Bolin | 30,528 | 44.51 | |
Total votes | 68,583 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield (Incumbent) | 173,022 | 73.1 | |
Democratic | Charles Kendall Hatchett | 63,596 | 26.9 | |
Total votes | 236,618 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 2
There were no primary challenges. Brett Guthrie is the Republican nominee and Incumbent. Ron Leach is the Democratic challenger.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 156,936 | 69.2 | |
Democratic | Ron Leach | 69,898 | 30.8 | |
Total votes | 226,834 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Michael Macfarlane (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Yarmuth | 52,026 | 87.04 | |
Democratic | E. Ray Pierce | 7,747 | 12.96 | |
Total votes | 59,773 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
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 | ||||
District 4
There were no primary challenges. Thomas Massie is the Republican nominee and Incumbent. Peter Newberry is the Democratic challenger.
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Massie (Incumbent) | 150,464 | 67.7 | |
Democratic | Peter Newberry | 71,694 | 32.3 | |
Total votes | 222,158 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 5
Hal Rogers (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Kenneth Stepp | 38,949 | 58.84 | |
Democratic | Billy Ray Wilson | 27,246 | 41.16 | |
Total votes | 66,195 | 100 | ||
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers (Incumbent) | 171,350 | 78.3 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Stepp | 47,617 | 21.7 | |
Total votes | 218,967 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Republican Andy Barr has represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district since January 2013, having defeated Democratic incumbent Ben Chandler in the 2012 election.
Elisabeth Jensen, an education advocate, and Geoff Young, a former contractor who previously ran for the Kentucky House of Representatives 45th District on the Kentucky Green Party ticket, filed to run in the Democratic primary. Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.[3][4][5] Jensen won the Democratic nomination in the primary with 61% of the vote.[6][7]
Primary results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Elisabeth Jensen | 46,727 | 60.87 | |
Democratic | Geoff Young | 30,035 | 39.13 | |
Total votes | 76,762 | 100 | ||
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Andy Barr (R) |
Elizabeth Jensen (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Public Opinion Strategies^ | September 17–18, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 55% | 36% | — | 9% |
Lake Research Partners* | September 15–17, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 36% | — | 19% |
- ^ Internal poll for the Andy Barr campaign
- * Internal poll for the Elizabeth Jensen campaign
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andy Barr (Incumbent) | 147,404 | 60.0 | |
Democratic | Elisabeth Jensen | 98,290 | 40.0 | |
Total votes | 245,694 | 100 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Unofficial Kentucky State Board of Elections Results".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "General Elections Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
- ↑ Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Mitchell, Wendy (January 28, 2014). "Candidates meet filing deadline throughout region". Maysville Online. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Democrats, Knowledge (January 19, 2014). "KY-06: Campaign Kickoff Rally for Elisabeth Jensen -Dem Challenger to Rep. Barr- Jan 25 in Lexington". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ↑ Cheves, John (May 20, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen to square off against U.S. Rep Andy Barr in the fall". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
- ↑ Politics, Pure (May 20, 2014). "U.S. House primaries: Jensen to face Barr in 6th District; Rematches elsewhere". cn 2. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
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United States House elections in Kentucky 2014 |
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