Election Name: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Seats For Election: | All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Election Date: | November 4, 2014 |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 5 |
Seats1: | 5 |
Popular Vote1: | 887,157 |
Percentage1: | 63.58% |
Swing1: | 4.71% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 1 |
Seats2: | 1 |
Popular Vote2: | 508,151 |
Percentage2: | 36.42% |
Swing2: | 2.81% |
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.
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:[1]
scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
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scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
173,022 | 73.12% | 63,596 | 26.88% | 0 | 0.00% | 236,618 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
156,936 | 69.19% | 69,898 | 30.81% | 0 | 0.00% | 226,834 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
87,981 | 35.57% | 157,056 | 63.49% | 2,318 | 0.94% | 247,355 | 100.0% | Democratic hold | |||||||
150,464 | 67.73% | 71,694 | 32.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 222,158 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
171,350 | 78.25% | 47,617 | 21.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 218,967 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
147,404 | 59.99% | 98,290 | 40.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 245,694 | 100.0% | Republican hold | |||||||
Total | 887,157 | 63.48% | 508,151 | 36.36% | 2,318 | 0.16% | 1,397,626 | 100.0% |
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:Ed Whitfield, 113th Congress, Official Photo.jpg |
Nominee1: | Ed Whitfield |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 173,022 |
Percentage1: | 73.1% |
Nominee2: | Charles Hatchett |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 63,596 |
Percentage2: | 26.9% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Ed Whitfield |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Ed Whitfield |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 1st congressional district. Incumbent Republican Ed Whitfield, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:Brett Guthrie, Official Photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Brett Guthrie |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 156,936 |
Percentage1: | 69.2% |
Nominee2: | Ron Leach |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 69,898 |
Percentage2: | 30.8% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Brett Guthrie |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Brett Guthrie |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 2nd congressional district. Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:John Yarmuth official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | John Yarmuth |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 157,056 |
Percentage1: | 63.5% |
Nominee2: | Michael MacFarlane |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 87,981 |
Percentage2: | 35.6% |
Map Size: | 150px |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | John Yarmuth |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John Yarmuth |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. Incumbent Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:Thomas Massie, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Thomas Massie |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 150,464 |
Percentage1: | 67.7% |
Nominee2: | Peter Newberry |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 71,694 |
Percentage2: | 32.3% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Thomas Massie |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Thomas Massie |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 4th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Thomas Massie, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election.
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:Hal Rogers, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Hal Rogers |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 171,350 |
Percentage1: | 78.3% |
Nominee2: | Kenneth Stepp |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 47,617 |
Percentage2: | 21.7% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Hal Rogers |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hal Rogers |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 5th congressional district. Republican incumbent Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.
Election Name: | 2014 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election |
Country: | Kentucky |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 |
Previous Year: | 2012 |
Next Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 |
Next Year: | 2016 |
Image1: | File:Andy Barr, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Andy Barr |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 147,404 |
Percentage1: | 60.0% |
Nominee2: | Elisabeth Jensen |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 98,290 |
Percentage2: | 40.0% |
U.S. Representative | |
Before Election: | Andy Barr |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Andy Barr |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Andy Barr, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.[3]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Andy Barr (R) | Elisabeth Jensen (D) | Undecided | ||
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Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)[9] | September 17–18, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 55% | 36% | 9% | |
Lake Research Partners (D-Jensen)[10] | September 15–17, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 45% | 36% | 19% |