2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Democratic 60–70%

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]

Overview[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012^[2]
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[]

Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012.^[3]

District 1[]

Republican Ed Whitfield, who has represented the 1st district since 1995, ran for re-election.^[4] In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.^[5]

Democratic primary[]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	19,127	59.1
	Democratic	James Buckmaster	13,239	40.9
Total votes			32,366	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield (incumbent)	199,956	69.6
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	87,199	30.4
Total votes			287,155	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2[]

Republican Brett Guthrie, who has represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.^[6] In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans.^[5]

David Lynn Williams won the Democratic nomination without opposition.^[7]

Craig Astor is running as a Libertarian:^[8]

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	181,508	64.3
	Democratic	David Lynn Williams	89,541	31.7
	Independent	Andrew R. Beacham	6,304	2.2
	Libertarian	Craig R. Astor	4,914	1.8
Total votes			282,267	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3[]

Democrat John Yarmuth, who has represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election.^[9] The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.^[5]

Brooks Wicker, a financial advisor and unsuccessful primary candidate for the 3rd district in 2010,^[10] won the Republican nomination with no opposition.^[11]

Democratic primary[]

Yarmuth defeated perennial candidate Burrel Charles Farnsley in the Democratic primary.^[11]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	43,635	86.7
	Democratic	Burrel Charles Farnsley	6,716	13.3
Total votes			50,351	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	206,385	64.0
	Republican	Brooks Wicker	111,452	34.5
	Independent	Robert L. DeVore, Jr.	4,819	1.5
Total votes			322,656	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4[]

Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented 4th district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues.^[6] In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.^[5]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates^[12]

Bill Adkins, lawyer
Greg Frank, military veteran

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	17,209	68.6
	Democratic	Greg Frank	7,869	31.4
Total votes			25,078	100.0

Republican primary[]

Results of the primary by county. Red indicates a county won by Massie, green by Webb-Edgington. Gray indicates a county that is not within the 4th congressional district.

Candidates^[6]

Walter Christian Schumm, building contractor
Marcus Carey, lawyer
Thomas Massie, Lewis County judge-executive
Gary Moore, Boone County judge-executive
Brian Oerther, teacher
Alecia Webb-Edgington, state representative
Tom Wurtz, business consultant

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	19,689	44.8
	Republican	Alecia Webb-Edgington	12,557	28.6
	Republican	Gary Moore	6,521	14.8
	Republican	Walter Christian Schumm	3,514	8.0
	Republican	Marc Carey	783	1.8
	Republican	Tom Wurtz	598	1.4
	Republican	Brian D. Oerther	257	0.6
Total votes			43,919	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 4th congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	186,036	62.1
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	104,734	35.0
	Independent	David Lewis	8,674	2.9
Total votes			299,444	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5[]

Republican Hal Rogers, who has represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.^[6] The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.^[5]

Democratic primary[]

Lawyer Kenneth Stepp^[13] defeated Michael Ackerman to win the Democratic nomination.^[14]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	12,275	52.7
	Democratic	Michael Ackerman	11,016	47.3
Total votes			23,291	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 5th congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	195,408	77.9
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	55,447	22.1
Total votes			250,855	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6[]

Democrat Ben Chandler, who has represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election.^[6] 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.^[5]

Randolph S. Vance ran as a write-in candidate.^[15]

Republican primary[]

Andy Barr,^[16] an attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Chandler in 2010, won the Republican nomination.^[11]^[17] He defeated Patrick J. Kelly II^[6] and Curtis Kenimer^[6] in the Republican primary.^[7]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	20,104	82.8
	Republican	Patrick J. Kelly, II	2,823	11.6
	Republican	Curtis Kenimer	1,354	5.6
Total votes			24,281	100.0

General election[]

Results[]

Kentucky's 6th congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	153,222	50.6
	Democratic	Ben Chandler (incumbent)	141,438	46.7
	Independent	Randolph Vance	8,340	2.7
Total votes			303,000	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

References[]

^ "2012 Kentucky Election Calendar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2012 Primary and General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
^ Brammer, Jack (February 10, 2012). "Beshear approves new congressional map that splits Jessamine". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^ Alessi, Ryan (December 29, 2011). "U.S. Rep. Whitfield to run again in 2012, responds to questions about donations and residency". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alessi, Ryan (February 12, 2012). "Analysis: New congressional map only slightly moves the political needle in the 6 districts". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "7 Republicans file to run for Davis' 4th District seat". The Courier-Journal. February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.
^ ^a ^b AP primary results
^ http://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/default.aspx?id=4
^ Alessi, Ryan (September 5, 2011). "U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth to run for fourth term in 2012". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^ Alessi, Ryan (October 6, 2011). "Republican Brooks Wicker to run for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carroll, James R. (May 22, 2012). "Three U.S. House races in Kentucky will be reruns this fall". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ "Lewis Countian Thomas Massie Wins GOP Nomination in Ky. 4th District". WSAZ-TV. AP. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ "Manchester Attorney Files to Challenge Congressman Hal Rogers". WFPL. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Adams, Steve (May 22, 2012). "Kentucky's primary election has low turnout". WOWK-TV. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ Carroll, James R. (February 7, 2012). "4 Kentucky congressmen are unopposed in primary". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
^ "Andy Barr: Walking a fine line for Congress - State Government and Politics - Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17.
^ Hohmann, James (June 9, 2011). "Barr launching a rematch with Chandler". Politico. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

External links[]

Elections from the Kentucky Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Kentucky U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Kentucky at OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
House and Senate Campaign Finance at the Federal Election Commission - House and Senate Campaigns

Preceded by 2010 elections	United States House elections in Kentucky 2012	Succeeded by 2014 elections

[1] "2012 Kentucky Election Calendar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

[KSS-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2012 Primary and General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

[3] Brammer, Jack (February 10, 2012). "Beshear approves new congressional map that splits Jessamine". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[4] Alessi, Ryan (December 29, 2011). "U.S. Rep. Whitfield to run again in 2012, responds to questions about donations and residency". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

[cn2-4-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alessi, Ryan (February 12, 2012). "Analysis: New congressional map only slightly moves the political needle in the 6 districts". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[cj2-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "7 Republicans file to run for Davis' 4th District seat". The Courier-Journal. February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[APPrimary-7] AP primary results

[8] ttp://apps.sos.ky.gov/elections/candidatefilings/statewide/default.aspx?id=4

[9] Alessi, Ryan (September 5, 2011). "U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth to run for fourth term in 2012". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[10] Alessi, Ryan (October 6, 2011). "Republican Brooks Wicker to run for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

[Reruns-11] Carroll, James R. (May 22, 2012). "Three U.S. House races in Kentucky will be reruns this fall". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[WSAZ-12] "Lewis Countian Thomas Massie Wins GOP Nomination in Ky. 4th District". WSAZ-TV. AP. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[13] "Manchester Attorney Files to Challenge Congressman Hal Rogers". WFPL. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[14] Adams, Steve (May 22, 2012). "Kentucky's primary election has low turnout". WOWK-TV. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[15] Carroll, James R. (February 7, 2012). "4 Kentucky congressmen are unopposed in primary". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[16] "Andy Barr: Walking a fine line for Congress - State Government and Politics - Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on 2010-04-17.

[17] Hohmann, James (June 9, 2011). "Barr launching a rematch with Chandler". Politico. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

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