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2012 US House elections in Kentucky
Kentucky elected 6 members of the House in 2012: Democrats won 1 seats and Republicans 5.
The closest was the 6th district, decided by 3.9 points: Garland "Andy" Barr (Republican) beat Ben Chandler (Democrat), 50.6% to 46.7%, a margin of 3.9 points and 11,784 votes.
In the House vote by county, Republicans led in 114 of the 120 counties and Democrats in 6. The largest, Jefferson, cast 333,288 votes and went to the Democrat by 27.1 points. The closest was Carroll, where 22 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Every district
| District | Democrat | Votes | Republican | Votes | Others | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Kendall Hatchett | 87,199 (30.4%) | Ed Whitfield | 199,956 (69.6%) | R+39.3 | |
| 2 | David Lynn Williams | 89,541 (31.7%) | Brett Guthrie | 181,508 (64.3%) | 11,218 | R+32.6 |
| 3 | John A. Yarmuth | 206,385 (64.0%) | Brooks Wicker | 111,452 (34.5%) | 4,819 | D+29.4 |
| 4 | William R. "Bill" Adkins | 104,734 (35.0%) | Thomas Massie | 186,036 (62.1%) | 8,674 | R+27.2 |
| 5 | Kenneth S. Stepp | 55,447 (22.1%) | Harold Rogers | 195,408 (77.9%) | R+55.8 | |
| 6 | Ben Chandler | 141,438 (46.7%) | Garland "Andy" Barr | 153,222 (50.6%) | 8,340 | R+3.9 |
The House vote in every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | 209,354 62.8% | 118,920 35.7% | 5,014 | 333,288 | D+27.1 |
| Fayette | 64,449 51.6% | 56,905 45.6% | 3,512 | 124,866 | D+6.0 |
| Kenton | 22,922 34.9% | 40,687 62.0% | 1,986 | 65,595 | R+27.1 |
| Boone | 14,163 27.7% | 35,487 69.5% | 1,410 | 51,060 | R+41.8 |
| Warren | 12,737 29.7% | 28,894 67.4% | 1,259 | 42,890 | R+37.7 |
| Daviess | 14,425 35.6% | 24,642 60.8% | 1,456 | 40,523 | R+25.2 |
| Campbell | 14,044 36.1% | 23,764 61.0% | 1,127 | 38,935 | R+25.0 |
| Hardin | 13,193 34.6% | 23,207 60.8% | 1,778 | 38,178 | R+26.2 |
| Madison | 13,237 39.9% | 19,065 57.4% | 911 | 33,213 | R+17.5 |
| Bullitt | 9,429 30.9% | 19,682 64.6% | 1,379 | 30,490 | R+33.6 |
| McCracken | 9,255 31.0% | 20,645 69.0% | 29,900 | R+38.1 | |
| Oldham | 8,637 29.9% | 19,404 67.2% | 843 | 28,884 | R+37.3 |
| Pulaski | 4,309 17.0% | 21,014 83.0% | 25,323 | R+66.0 | |
| Franklin | 12,812 55.4% | 9,503 41.1% | 815 | 23,130 | D+14.3 |
| Pike | 5,464 23.9% | 17,384 76.1% | 22,848 | R+52.2 | |
| Laurel | 3,696 17.0% | 18,010 83.0% | 21,706 | R+65.9 | |
| Christian | 6,764 31.3% | 14,821 68.7% | 21,585 | R+37.3 | |
| Scott | 8,520 41.6% | 11,285 55.2% | 652 | 20,457 | R+13.5 |
| Jessamine | 6,659 33.0% | 12,841 63.7% | 650 | 20,150 | R+30.7 |
| Hopkins | 4,943 25.6% | 14,384 74.4% | 19,327 | R+48.8 | |
| Henderson | 7,121 39.1% | 11,095 60.9% | 18,216 | R+21.8 | |
| Boyd | 8,398 46.4% | 9,222 51.0% | 471 | 18,091 | R+4.6 |
| Shelby | 6,575 36.4% | 10,953 60.6% | 538 | 18,066 | R+24.2 |
| Nelson | 6,249 35.5% | 10,635 60.5% | 700 | 17,584 | R+24.9 |
| Barren | 4,145 26.4% | 11,019 70.2% | 524 | 15,688 | R+43.8 |
| Marshall | 5,141 33.3% | 10,279 66.7% | 15,420 | R+33.3 | |
| Clark | 6,076 39.6% | 8,931 58.2% | 350 | 15,357 | R+18.6 |
| Graves | 4,386 29.2% | 10,644 70.8% | 15,030 | R+41.6 | |
| Calloway | 4,669 31.7% | 10,072 68.3% | 14,741 | R+36.7 | |
| Greenup | 6,419 44.3% | 7,616 52.5% | 462 | 14,497 | R+8.3 |
| Floyd | 4,245 29.8% | 9,986 70.2% | 14,231 | R+40.3 | |
| Whitley | 2,052 16.1% | 10,686 83.9% | 12,738 | R+67.8 | |
| Woodford | 5,803 47.2% | 6,221 50.6% | 278 | 12,302 | R+3.4 |
| Muhlenberg | 4,624 37.7% | 7,651 62.3% | 12,275 | R+24.7 | |
| Boyle | 4,305 37.6% | 6,611 57.7% | 548 | 11,464 | R+20.1 |
| Meade | 3,768 35.9% | 6,261 59.7% | 462 | 10,491 | R+23.8 |
| Knox | 1,746 16.6% | 8,741 83.4% | 10,487 | R+66.7 | |
| Anderson | 4,203 40.9% | 5,787 56.3% | 288 | 10,278 | R+15.4 |
| Montgomery | 4,527 44.3% | 5,457 53.3% | 246 | 10,230 | R+9.1 |
| Logan | 3,246 31.9% | 6,928 68.1% | 10,174 | R+36.2 | |
| Taylor | 3,355 33.2% | 6,764 66.8% | 10,119 | R+33.7 | |
| Harlan | 1,872 18.8% | 8,082 81.2% | 9,954 | R+62.4 | |
| Perry | 2,183 22.2% | 7,647 77.8% | 9,830 | R+55.6 | |
| Ohio | 2,772 29.7% | 6,558 70.3% | 9,330 | R+40.6 | |
| Mercer | 2,963 32.2% | 5,854 63.7% | 380 | 9,197 | R+31.4 |
| Grayson | 2,337 26.3% | 6,280 70.6% | 276 | 8,893 | R+44.3 |
| Bell | 1,532 17.4% | 7,285 82.6% | 8,817 | R+65.2 | |
| Johnson | 1,542 17.6% | 7,233 82.4% | 8,775 | R+64.9 | |
| Lincoln | 2,277 26.0% | 6,469 74.0% | 8,746 | R+47.9 | |
| Carter | 3,557 42.3% | 4,844 57.7% | 8,401 | R+15.3 | |
| Letcher | 1,761 21.0% | 6,640 79.0% | 8,401 | R+58.1 | |
| Grant | 3,208 39.0% | 4,826 58.7% | 188 | 8,222 | R+19.7 |
| Spencer | 2,534 31.2% | 5,273 65.0% | 302 | 8,109 | R+33.8 |
| Bourbon | 3,538 44.9% | 4,150 52.7% | 193 | 7,881 | R+7.8 |
| Breckinridge | 2,452 31.8% | 5,021 65.0% | 246 | 7,719 | R+33.3 |
| Russell | 1,362 18.2% | 6,117 81.8% | 7,479 | R+63.6 | |
| Rowan | 2,918 39.8% | 4,405 60.2% | 7,323 | R+20.3 | |
| Adair | 1,453 20.3% | 5,703 79.7% | 7,156 | R+59.4 | |
| Wayne | 1,485 21.2% | 5,510 78.8% | 6,995 | R+57.5 | |
| Clay | 1,083 15.6% | 5,880 84.4% | 6,963 | R+68.9 | |
| Allen | 1,501 21.7% | 5,406 78.3% | 6,907 | R+56.5 | |
| Simpson | 2,309 33.9% | 4,497 66.1% | 6,806 | R+32.1 | |
| Harrison | 2,671 39.4% | 3,855 56.9% | 252 | 6,778 | R+17.5 |
| Trigg | 1,765 26.6% | 4,870 73.4% | 6,635 | R+46.8 | |
| Marion | 3,682 55.9% | 2,899 44.1% | 6,581 | D+11.9 | |
| Garrard | 1,714 26.1% | 4,595 69.9% | 264 | 6,573 | R+43.8 |
| Mason | 2,490 38.0% | 3,934 60.0% | 130 | 6,554 | R+22.0 |
| Hart | 2,139 34.0% | 3,906 62.1% | 245 | 6,290 | R+28.1 |
| Henry | 2,465 39.2% | 3,638 57.9% | 178 | 6,281 | R+18.7 |
| Rockcastle | 819 13.7% | 5,181 86.4% | 6,000 | R+72.7 | |
| Union | 1,779 30.3% | 4,087 69.7% | 5,866 | R+39.3 | |
| Casey | 931 16.2% | 4,812 83.8% | 5,743 | R+67.6 | |
| Caldwell | 1,634 28.5% | 4,096 71.5% | 5,730 | R+43.0 | |
| Fleming | 2,160 37.8% | 3,446 60.3% | 112 | 5,718 | R+22.5 |
| Larue | 1,459 26.2% | 3,389 60.8% | 722 | 5,570 | R+34.6 |
| McCreary | 811 14.6% | 4,747 85.4% | 5,558 | R+70.8 | |
| Lawrence | 1,506 28.0% | 3,870 72.0% | 5,376 | R+44.0 | |
| Webster | 1,710 32.0% | 3,626 68.0% | 5,336 | R+35.9 | |
| Knott | 1,631 30.6% | 3,700 69.4% | 5,331 | R+38.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,908 36.3% | 3,216 61.2% | 134 | 5,258 | R+24.9 |
| Estill | 1,719 33.2% | 3,368 65.1% | 90 | 5,177 | R+31.9 |
| Butler | 970 19.8% | 3,809 77.6% | 129 | 4,908 | R+57.8 |
| Washington | 1,626 33.5% | 3,083 63.5% | 143 | 4,852 | R+30.0 |
| Jackson | 578 12.0% | 4,245 88.0% | 4,823 | R+76.0 | |
| Magoffin | 1,311 27.4% | 3,478 72.6% | 4,789 | R+45.2 | |
| Breathitt | 1,495 31.4% | 3,263 68.6% | 4,758 | R+37.2 | |
| Leslie | 423 9.0% | 4,296 91.0% | 4,719 | R+82.1 | |
| Todd | 1,258 27.5% | 3,323 72.5% | 4,581 | R+45.1 | |
| Green | 1,054 23.1% | 3,373 73.8% | 143 | 4,570 | R+50.7 |
| Edmonson | 1,106 24.4% | 3,353 74.0% | 74 | 4,533 | R+49.6 |
| Monroe | 703 15.7% | 3,780 84.3% | 4,483 | R+68.6 | |
| Powell | 2,005 44.9% | 2,350 52.6% | 114 | 4,469 | R+7.7 |
| Livingston | 1,408 31.6% | 3,044 68.4% | 4,452 | R+36.7 | |
| Lewis | 1,466 33.2% | 2,758 62.5% | 191 | 4,415 | R+29.3 |
| Morgan | 1,246 28.7% | 3,097 71.3% | 4,343 | R+42.6 | |
| Owen | 1,822 43.0% | 2,311 54.6% | 102 | 4,235 | R+11.5 |
| McLean | 1,354 33.0% | 2,747 67.0% | 4,101 | R+34.0 | |
| Bath | 1,978 48.4% | 2,027 49.6% | 85 | 4,090 | R+1.2 |
| Clinton | 593 14.9% | 3,397 85.1% | 3,990 | R+70.3 | |
| Hancock | 1,540 39.2% | 2,251 57.2% | 141 | 3,932 | R+18.1 |
| Metcalfe | 1,351 35.0% | 2,513 65.0% | 3,864 | R+30.1 | |
| Ballard | 1,160 30.4% | 2,662 69.6% | 3,822 | R+39.3 | |
| Crittenden | 902 23.9% | 2,878 76.1% | 3,780 | R+52.3 | |
| Lyon | 1,218 32.3% | 2,548 67.7% | 3,766 | R+35.3 | |
| Martin | 449 12.1% | 3,270 87.9% | 3,719 | R+75.9 | |
| Carroll | 1,690 49.2% | 1,668 48.5% | 80 | 3,438 | D+0.6 |
| Trimble | 1,470 43.2% | 1,805 53.1% | 126 | 3,401 | R+9.9 |
| Bracken | 1,098 36.9% | 1,809 60.8% | 68 | 2,975 | R+23.9 |
| Gallatin | 1,269 44.0% | 1,534 53.2% | 80 | 2,883 | R+9.2 |
| Cumberland | 490 18.3% | 2,190 81.7% | 2,680 | R+63.4 | |
| Menifee | 1,178 45.3% | 1,341 51.6% | 79 | 2,598 | R+6.3 |
| Carlisle | 691 27.0% | 1,871 73.0% | 2,562 | R+46.1 | |
| Lee | 473 18.5% | 2,086 81.5% | 2,559 | R+63.0 | |
| Wolfe | 1,100 43.2% | 1,404 55.1% | 45 | 2,549 | R+11.9 |
| Nicholas | 1,059 41.7% | 1,419 55.9% | 62 | 2,540 | R+14.2 |
| Fulton | 932 38.4% | 1,492 61.6% | 2,424 | R+23.1 | |
| Elliott | 1,265 57.8% | 924 42.2% | 2,189 | D+15.6 | |
| Hickman | 657 31.4% | 1,436 68.6% | 2,093 | R+37.2 | |
| Owsley | 232 15.6% | 1,257 84.4% | 1,489 | R+68.8 | |
| Robertson | 427 46.6% | 472 51.5% | 18 | 917 | R+4.9 |
Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Kentucky in every House election we hold
| Year | Seats | House vote |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | D 1, R 5 | R+46.2 |
| 2022 | D 1, R 5 | R+31.6 |
| 2020 | D 1, R 5 | R+29.7 |
| 2018 | D 1, R 5 | R+20.5 |
| 2016 | D 1, R 5 | R+41.4 |
| 2014 | D 1, R 5 | R+27.1 |
| 2012 | D 1, R 5 | R+19.6 |
| 2010 | D 2, R 4 | R+25.0 |
| 2008 | D 2, R 4 | R+11.1 |
| 2006 | D 2, R 4 | R+0.8 |
| 2004 | D 1, R 5 | R+25.4 |
| 2002 | D 1, R 5 | R+31.3 |
| 2000 | D 1, R 5 | R+18.3 |
| 1998 | D 1, R 5 | R+16.5 |
| 1996 | D 1, R 5 | R+18.0 |
| 1994 | D 2, R 4 | R+17.2 |
| 1992 | D 4, R 2 | D+6.1 |
| 1990 | D 4, R 3 | R+5.8 |