Kentucky's 6th congressional district

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Kentucky's 6th congressional district
Kentucky's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Andy Barr (R–Lexington)
Cook PVI R+9[1]

Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington (including its suburbs), Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital.

The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Barr.

Characteristics

As of September 2013, there were 507,252 registered voters: 293,915 (57.94%) Democrats, 171,722 (33.85%) Republicans, and 41,615 (8.20%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 29,934 (5.90%) unclassified Others, 10,760 (2.12%) Independents, 684 (0.13%) Libertarians, 166 (0.03%) Greens, 44 (0.0087%) Constitutionalists, 16 (0.0032%) Reforms, and 11 (0.0022%) Socialist Workers.[2][3]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[4] 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.[5]

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District Residence Notes
District created
 March 4, 1803
George M. Bedinger March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
Joseph Desha March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 Redistricted to the 4th district
Solomon P. Sharp March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
David Walker March 4, 1817 – March 1, 1820 Died
Francis Johnson November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1823 Redistricted to the 10th district
David White March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Joseph Lecompte March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833
Thomas Chilton March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
John Calhoon March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Willis Green March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 Redistricted to the 2nd district
John White March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 Redistricted from the 9th district
John P. Martin March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Green Adams March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Daniel Breck March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Addison White March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
John M. Elliott March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Green Adams March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
George W. Dunlap March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Green C. Smith March 4, 1863 – July, 1866 Resigned after being appointed Governor of Montana Territory
Andrew H. Ward December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Thomas L. Jones March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
William E. Arthur March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Thomas L. Jones March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
John G. Carlisle March 4, 1877 – May 26, 1890 Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate
William W. Dickerson June 21, 1890 – March 3, 1893
Albert S. Berry March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901
Daniel Linn Gooch March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905
Joseph L. Rhinock March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Arthur B. Rouse March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1927
Orie S. Ware March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
J. Lincoln Newhall March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Brent Spence March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the at-large district
District redistricted to at-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established from at-large district January 3, 1935
Virgil Chapman January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 Redistricted from the At-large district
Thomas R. Underwood January 3, 1949 – March 17, 1951 Resigned
John C. Watts April 4, 1951 – September 24, 1971 Died
William P. Curlin, Jr. December 4, 1971 – January 3, 1973
John B. Breckinridge January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Larry Hopkins January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Scotty Baesler January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Ernie Fletcher January 3, 1999 – December 8, 2003 Resigned after being elected Governor of Kentucky
Ben Chandler February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013 Defeated for re-election
Andy Barr January 3, 2013 – Present Incumbent

Recent election results

2002

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernie Fletcher* 115,622 71.95
Independent Gatewood Galbraith 41,753 25.98
Libertarian Mark Gailey 3,313 2.06
Total votes 160,688 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Special Election (February 17, 2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Chandler 84,168 55.16
Republican Alice Forgy Kerr 65,474 42.91
Libertarian Mark Gailey 2,952 1.94
Total votes 152,594 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic gain from Republican
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District General Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Chandler* 175,355 58.61
Republican Tom Buford 119,716 40.01
Independent Stacy Abner 2,388 0.80
Libertarian Mark Gailey 1,758 0.59
Total votes 299,217 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2006

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Chandler* 158,869 85.46
Libertarian Paul Ard 27,024 14.54
Total votes 185,893 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2008

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Chandler* 203,764 64.66
Republican Jon Larson 111,378 35.34
Total votes 315,142 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2010

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Chandler* 119,812 50.08
Republican Andy Barr 119,165 49.81
No party C. Wes Collins 225 0.09%
No party Randolph S. Vance 22 0.01%
Total votes 239,224 100.00
Voter turnout %
Democratic hold

2012

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Barr 153,222 50.57
Democratic Ben Chandler* 141,438 46.70
No party Randolph S. Vance 8,340 2.75%
Total votes 303,000 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Andy Barr* 147,404 59.99
Democratic Elisabeth Jensen 98,290 40.00
Total votes 245,694 100.00
Voter turnout %
Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  3. ↑ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  5. ↑ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by
Ohio's 8th congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker of the House
December 3, 1883 – March 4, 1889 		Succeeded by
Maine's 1st congressional district

Coordinates: 38°03′12″N 84°09′17″W / 38.05333°N 84.15472°W / 38.05333; -84.15472

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