Kentucky's at-large congressional district explained

State:Kentucky
District Number:AL
Obsolete:yes
Created:1930
Eliminated:1935
Years:1933–1935 (5 years)
Population Year:1930

For the 73rd Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935), Kentucky did not use a district election format, but instead, elected all representatives in a statewide, at-large manner. The district format was returned during the 74th Congress and has been used in all congressional sessions thereafter. On September 3, 1932 United States District Judge Andrew M. J. Cochran of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled in favor of the plaintiff in Hume v. Mahan, 1 F. Supp. 142 – Dist. Court, ED Kentucky 1932, striking down the "Kentucky Redistricting Act of 1932" passed by the Kentucky General Assembly that had established at-large congressional elections for the 1932 general election.[1]

List of members representing the district

All served March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935.

MemberPartyYearsCong
ress
Electoral history
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John Y. Brown Sr.
Democraticnowrap rowspan=9 March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
Elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
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Cap R. Carden
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
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Glover H. Cary
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
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Virgil Chapman
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
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W. Voris Gregory
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
align=left Finley Hamilton
DemocraticElected in 1932.
Retired.
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Andrew J. May
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
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Brent Spence
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .
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Fred M. Vinson
DemocraticRedistricted from the and re-elected in 1932.
Redistricted to the .

References

Notes and References

  1. Hume v. Mahan, 1 F. Supp. 142 (E.D. Ky. 1932)