Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The district is in the western part of the state. The cities in the district are Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah and Murray. There are more people who like the Democratic Party than the Republican Party but the people who live in the district vote for more Republicans than Democrats. The district is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by James Comer.
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Kentucky's 1st congressional district |
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Representative | |
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Distribution | - 63.12% rural[1]
- 36.88% urban
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Population (2019) | 717,704[2] |
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Median household income | $46,999[3] |
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Ethnicity | |
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Cook PVI | R+23[4] |
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2000
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2000)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
132,115 |
58.00 |
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Democratic |
Brian Roy |
95,806 |
42.000 |
Total votes |
227,921 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2002
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
117,600 |
65.26 |
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Democratic |
Klint Alexander |
62,617 |
34.74 |
Total votes |
180,217 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2004
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
175,972 |
67.37 |
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Democratic |
Billy Cartwright |
85,229 |
32.63 |
Total votes |
261,201 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2006
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
123,618 |
59.58 |
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Democratic |
Tom Barlow |
83,865 |
40.42 |
Total votes |
207,483 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2008
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
178,107 |
64.35 |
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Democratic |
Heather Ryan |
98,674 |
35.65 |
Total votes |
276,781 |
100.00 |
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2010
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
153,519 |
71.25 |
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Democratic |
Charles K. Hatchett |
61,690 |
28.75 |
Total votes |
215,209 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2012
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Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2012)
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield* |
199,956 |
69.63 |
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Democratic |
Charles K. Hatchett |
87,199 |
30.37 |
Total votes |
287,155 |
100.00 |
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Republican hold |
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2014
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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
Ed Whitfield (incumbent) |
173,022 |
73.1 |
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Democratic |
Charles Kendall Hatchett |
63,596 |
26.9 |
Total votes |
236,618 |
100.0 |
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Republican hold |
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2016
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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
James Comer |
216,959 |
72.6 |
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Democratic |
Sam Gaskins |
81,710 |
27.3 |
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Independent |
Terry McIntosh (write-in) |
332 |
0.1 |
Total votes |
299,001 |
100.0 |
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Republican hold |
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2018
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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
James Comer (incumbent) |
172,167 |
68.6 |
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Democratic |
Paul Walker |
78,849 |
31.4 |
Total votes |
251,016 |
100.0 |
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Republican hold |
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2020
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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
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Republican |
James Comer (incumbent) |
246,329 |
75.0 |
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Democratic |
James Rhodes |
82,141 |
25.0 |
Total votes |
328,470 |
100.0 |
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Republican hold |
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