| Election Name: | 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 4 |
| Seats1: | 5 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,027,582 |
| Percentage1: | 58.87% |
| Swing1: | 3.48% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 684,744 |
| Percentage2: | 39.23% |
| Swing2: | 1.84% |
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.[1]
| United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,027,582 | 58.87% | 5 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 684,744 | 39.23% | 1 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 4,914 | 0.28% | 0 | — | |
| Others | 28,137 | 1.61% | 0 | — | |
| Totals | 1,745,377 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012.[2]
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Ed Whitfield, 113th Congress, Official Photo.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Ed Whitfield |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 199,956 |
| Percentage1: | 69.6% |
| Nominee2: | Charles Hatchett |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 87,199 |
| Percentage2: | 30.4% |
| 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. Republican Ed Whitfield, who had represented the 1st district since 1995, ran for re-election.[3] In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Brett Guthrie, Official Photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Brett Guthrie |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 181,508 |
| Percentage1: | 64.3% |
| Nominee2: | David Williams |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 89,541 |
| Percentage2: | 31.7% |
| 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 Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favourable to Republicans.
Craig Astor ran as a Libertarian:[6]
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:John Yarmuth 113th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | John Yarmuth |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 206,385 |
| Percentage1: | 64.0% |
| Nominee2: | Brooks Wicker |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 111,452 |
| Percentage2: | 34.5% |
| 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. Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election.[7] The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 4th congressional district elections |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Thomas Massie, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Thomas Massie |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Nominee2: | Bill Adkins |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 1Blank: | General election popular vote |
| 2Blank: | Special election popular vote |
| 1Data1: | 186,036 62.1% |
| 2Data1: | 174,092 59.9% |
| 1Data2: | 104,734 35.0% |
| 2Data2: | 106,598 36.7% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Geoff Davis |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Thomas Massie |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: Kentucky's 4th congressional district. Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented 4th district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues. In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Hal Rogers, official portrait, 112th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Hal Rogers |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 195,408 |
| Percentage1: | 77.9% |
| Nominee2: | Kenneth Stepp |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 55,447 |
| Percentage2: | 22.1% |
| 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 Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.[10] The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.
| Election Name: | 2012 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election |
| Country: | Kentucky |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Image1: | File:Andy Barr, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Andy Barr |
| Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 153,222 |
| Percentage1: | 50.6% |
| Nominee2: | Ben Chandler |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 141,438 |
| Percentage2: | 46.7% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Ben Chandler |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
| After Election: | Andy Barr |
| After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: Kentucky's 6th congressional district. Democrat Ben Chandler, who had represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election.[10] In redistricting, the 6th district was modified with the effect that, had the 2008 presidential election been held under the new boundaries, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would have received a share of the vote 1.5 percentage points greater than that which he achieved under the former boundaries.[25]
Randolph S. Vance ran as a write-in candidate.[28]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ben Chandler (D) | Andy Barr (R) | Randolph Vance (I) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)[29] | September 30–October 1, 2012 | 400 | ± % | align=center | 49% | 46% | — | 5% | |
| Mellman (D-Chandler)[30] | September 10–13, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 51% | 37% | 3% | 9% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)[31] | June 24–26, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 47% | 42% | — | 13% | |
| Mellman (D-Chandler)[32] | March 26–28, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 54% | 30% | — | 16% | |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)[33] | February 20–21, 2012 | 400 | ± 4.9% | align=center | 49% | 42% | — | 9% |
| Source | Ranking | As of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | The Cook Political Report[34] | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Rothenberg[35] | November 2, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Roll Call[36] | November 4, 2012 | ||
| align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | November 5, 2012 | ||
| align=left | NY Times[38] | November 4, 2012 | ||
| RCP[39] | November 4, 2012 | |||
| align=left | The Hill[40] | November 4, 2012 |