1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky explained

Kentucky elected its members August 7, 1820.

DistrictIncumbentThis race
MemberPartyFirst electedResultsCandidates
David TrimbleDemocratic-Republican1816Incumbent re-elected.nowrap David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 68.5%
William P. Fleming 31.5%
Henry ClayDemocratic-Republican1810
1814 (Resigned)
1814
1815 (Seat declared vacant)
1815 (Special)
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Samuel H. Woodson (Democratic-Republican) 59.4%
John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 37.8%
Thomas T. Barr 2.8%
William BrownDemocratic-Republican1818Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap John T. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 98.6%
Thomas A. Grimes 1.4%
Thomas MetcalfeDemocratic-Republican1818Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Thomas Metcalfe (Democratic-Republican)
Alney McLeanDemocratic-Republican1814
1816 (Retired)
1818
Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
nowrap Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)
John Daviess
Dickson Gwen
David WalkerDemocratic-Republican1816Incumbent died March 1, 1820.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the term.
nowrap Francis Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 57.2%
John Breathitt 41.8%
Willis Wills 1.0%
George RobertsonDemocratic-Republican1816Incumbent re-elected.
Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress, leading to an August 6, 1821 special election.
nowrap George Robertson (Democratic-Republican)
Richard C. Anderson, Jr.Democratic-Republican1816Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor died October 13, 1821, leading to a November 22, 1821 special election.
nowrap Wingfield Bullock (Democratic-Republican)
Norborne B. Beall
Samuel Churchill
John Logan
Tunstall QuarlesDemocratic-Republican1816Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820.
New member elected.
Democratic-Republican hold.
Successor also elected to finish the term.
nowrap Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican)
Benjamin HardinDemocratic-Republican1814
1816 (Retired)
1818
Incumbent re-elected.nowrap Benjamin Hardin (Democratic-Republican)
Richard Rudd
John Hays

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