| Election Name: | 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2004 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 5 |
| Seats Before1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,017,379 |
| Percentage1: | 62.22% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 1 |
| Seats Before2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 602,085 |
| Percentage2: | 36.82% |
The 2004 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 2, 2004, to elect the members of the State of Kentucky's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky had six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census.
These elections occurred simultaneously with the United States Senate elections of 2004 (including one in Kentucky), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Though Democrats picked up a seat via a special election in the 6th congressional district in February of that year, this was later cancelled out by a victory for Republicans in the Fourth district.
| United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2004[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,017,379 | 62.22% | 5 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 602,085 | 36.82% | 1 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 8,121 | 0.50% | 0 | - | |
| Independents | 5,270 | 0.32% | 0 | — | |
| Constitution | 2,388 | 0.15% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 1,635,243 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Wayne Edward Whitfield.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ed Whitfield |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,972 |
| Percentage1: | 67.3% |
| Nominee2: | Billy Cartwright |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 85,229 |
| Percentage2: | 32.6% |
| 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 Congressman Ed Whitfield defeated Democratic challenger Billy Cartwright by a solid margin in this solidly-conservative west Kentucky-based district.
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Ron Lewis, official 109th Congressional photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ron Lewis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 185,394 |
| Percentage1: | 68.0% |
| Nominee2: | Adam Smith |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,585 |
| Percentage2: | 32.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ron Lewis |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ron Lewis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 2nd congressional district.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis faced no difficulty seeking a fifth term in his conservative district based in west-central Kentucky, riding the coattails of President Bush's re-election in Kentucky over Democratic nominee Adam Smith.
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Anne Northup, official 109th Congress photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Anne Northup |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 197,736 |
| Percentage1: | 60.3% |
| Nominee2: | Tony Miller |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 124,040 |
| Percentage2: | 37.8% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Anne Northup |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Anne Northup |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup was used to facing tough elections in this swing district based in Louisville, but this election proved different. Despite the fact that John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for president, won Northup's district, her Democratic opponent, Tony Miller, the Circuit Court Clerk for Jefferson County was unable to defeat Northup and his campaign crumbled in a landslide.
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Geoff Davis, official 109th Congressional photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Geoff Davis |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 160,982 |
| Percentage1: | 54.4% |
| Nominee2: | Nick Clooney |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 129,876 |
| Percentage2: | 43.9% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ken Lucas |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Geoff Davis |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 4th congressional district.
When incumbent Congressman Ken Lucas, a Democrat, declined to seek re-election as part of a campaign pledge to only serve three terms, an intense battle emerged in this conservative district based in northern Kentucky. Reporter Nick Clooney, the father of renowned actor George Clooney, became the Democratic nominee; Geoff Davis, Lucas's opponent in 2002, became the Republican nominee. In what some dubbed "Heartland vs. Hollywood," Davis rode a Republican tidal wave to victory, defeating Clooney by a fair margin. Michael E. Slider, a High School teacher from Oldham County, also ran in the race as an Independent.
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:Hal rogers.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hal Rogers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 177,579 |
| Percentage1: | 100.0% |
| 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.
Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers was unopposed for another term in this strongly conservative district based in East Kentucky.
| Election Name: | 2004 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 Kentucky's 6th congressional district special election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 (special) |
| Next Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Image1: | File:A.B. Chandler.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ben Chandler |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 175,355 |
| Percentage1: | 58.6% |
| Nominee2: | Tom Buford |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 119,716 |
| Percentage2: | 40.0% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ben Chandler |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Ben Chandler |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
See also: Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
Emerging from a successful special election earlier in the year, freshman incumbent Congressman Ben Chandler faced off against the Republican nominee, Kentucky State Senator Tom Buford. Chandler won a second term with relative ease in this conservative Central Kentucky district.