2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
5
1
Seats won
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
935,564
613,040
Percentage
59.59%
39.05%
Swing
11.11%
9.77%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Democratic
60–70%
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky , one from each of the state's six congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate , and various state and local elections .
Overview [ ]
Popular vote
Republican
59.59%
Democratic
39.05%
Other
1.36%
House seats
Republican
83.33%
Democratic
16.67%
By district [ ]
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:[1]
District 1 [ ]
The incumbent is Republican James Comer , who has represented the district since 2016. Comer elected with 73% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
Alonzo Pennington, musician[2]
Paul Walker, professor[3]
Primary results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Paul Walker
51,094
74.6
Democratic
Alonzo Pennington
17,398
25.4
Total votes
68,492
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
James Comer (incumbent)
172,167
68.6
Democratic
Paul Walker
78,849
31.4
Total votes
251,016
100.0
Republican hold
District 2 [ ]
The incumbent is Republican Brett Guthrie , who has represented the district since 2009. Guthrie was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
, musician[4]
Brian Pedigo[5]
Rane Eir Olivia Sessions[6]
Grant Short[7]
Primary results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
14,516
30.0
Democratic
Brian Pedigo
13,866
28.7
Democratic
Rane Eir Olivia Sessions
10,501
21.7
Democratic
Grant Short
9,470
19.6
Total votes
48,353
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Brett Guthrie (incumbent)
171,700
66.7
Democratic
79,964
31.1
Independent
Thomas Loecken
5,681
2.2
Total votes
257,345
100.0
Republican hold
District 3 [ ]
The incumbent is Democrat John Yarmuth , who has represented the district since 2007. Yarmuth was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Mike Craven
Vickie Yates Glisson, lawyer[8]
Rhonda Palazzo, realtor
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Vickie Yates Glisson
11,239
49.1
Republican
Mike Craven
6,163
26.9
Republican
Rhonda Palazzo
5,511
24.0
Total votes
22,913
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
John Yarmuth (incumbent)
173,002
62.1
Republican
Vickie Yates Glisson
101,930
36.6
Libertarian
Gregory Boles
3,788
1.4
Total votes
278,720
100.0
Democratic hold
District 4 [ ]
The incumbent is Republican Thomas Massie , who has represented the district since 2012. Massie was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
Seth Hall
Christina Lord[9]
Patti Piatt, business executive[10]
Primary results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Seth Hall
17,859
40.8
Democratic
Patti Piatt
16,441
37.5
Democratic
Christina Lord
9,509
21.7
Total votes
43,809
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Thomas Massie (incumbent)
162,946
62.2
Democratic
Seth Hall
90,536
34.6
Independent
Mike Moffett
8,318
2.2
Independent
David Goodwin (write-in)
12
0.0
Total votes
261,812
100.0
Republican hold
District 5 [ ]
The incumbent is Republican Hal Rogers , who has represented the district since 1981. Rogers was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Democratic primary [ ]
Kenneth Stepp, attorney
Scott Sykes
Primary results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Kenneth Stepp
33,584
58.7
Democratic
Scott Sykes
23,637
41.3
Total votes
57,221
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Hal Rogers , incumbent
Gerardo Serrano
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Hal Rogers (incumbent)
75,405
84.2
Republican
Gerardo Serrano
14,177
15.8
Total votes
89,582
100.0
General election [ ]
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 5th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Hal Rogers (incumbent)
172,093
78.9
Democratic
Kenneth Stepp
45,890
21.0
Independent
Bill Ray (write-in)
34
0.1
Total votes
218,017
100.0
District 6 [ ]
Republican Andy Barr , who has represented the district since 2013, was re-elected to a third term with 61% of the vote in 2016.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Kentucky's 6th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.[11] [12]
Democratic primary [ ]
Jim Gray , mayor of Lexington [13]
Theodore Green[14]
Daniel Kemph, business analyst
Amy McGrath , retired U.S. Marine[15]
Reggie Thomas , state senator[16]
Geoff Young[17]
Primary results [ ]
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Amy McGrath
48,859
48.7
Democratic
Jim Gray
40,684
40.5
Democratic
Reggie Thomas
7,226
7.2
Democratic
Geoff Young
1,574
1.6
Democratic
Daniel Kemph
1,240
1.2
Democratic
Theodore Green
835
0.8
Total votes
100,418
100.0
Republican primary [ ]
Andy Barr , incumbent
Chuck Eddy
Primary results [ ]
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Andy Barr (incumbent)
40,514
83.8
Republican
Chuck Eddy
7,858
16.2
Total votes
48,372
100.0
General election [ ]
Endorsements [ ]
hide Andy Barr (R)
Federal officials
Donald Trump , President of the United States [18]
Polling [ ]
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Andy Barr (R)
Amy McGrath (D)
Other
Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College
November 1–4, 2018
438
± 4.9%
44%
44%
2%
10%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)
October 6–8, 2018
400
± 4.9%
48%
46%
–
–
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-McGrath)
September 30 – October 2, 2018
501
± 4.5%
44%
51%
–
–
Pulse Opinion Research
September 12–17, 2018
600
± 4.0%
47%
47%
2%
3%
NYT Upshot/Siena College
September 6–8, 2018
506
± 4.9%
47%
46%
–
7%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R-CLF)
September 4–6, 2018
400
± 4.9%
49%
45%
–
6%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-McGrath)
July 7–10, 2018
461
± 4.6%
43%
50%
–
7%
Fabrizio, Lee & Associates (R-CLF)
June 6–7, 2018
400
± 4.9%
38%
51%
–
11%
DCCC (D)
April 30–May 2, 2018
508
± 4.4%
37%
52%
–
8%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D-McGrath)
February 5–7, 2018
401
± 5.0%
48%
44%
–
–
show Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Andy Barr (R)
Generic Democrat
Other
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)
February 12–13, 2018
662
± 3.8%
42%
44%
–
14%
Results [ ]
Kentucky's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
Andy Barr (incumbent)
154,468
51.0
Democratic
Amy McGrath
144,736
47.8
Libertarian
Frank Harris
2,150
0.7
Independent
Rikka Wallin
1,011
0.3
Independent
James Germalic
523
0.2
Total votes
302,890
100.0
Republican hold
See also [ ]
2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election
References [ ]
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 .
^ "Can Alonzo Pennington Thumbpick His Way into Congress?" . LA Progressive . March 10, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ reports, From New Era staff. "Murray man to run for congress, challenge Comer" . Kentucky New Era . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Hank Linderman running for Congress" . TRISTATEHOMEPAGE . January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Danville hosts first public forum for Democratic congressional candidates | The Advocate-Messenger" . www.amnews.com . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ wswietek@bgdailynews.com, WES SWIETEK. "Third Democrat files to challenge Guthrie" . Bowling Green Daily News . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Four good Democratic candidates for Kentucky's Second District | The Advocate-Messenger" . www.amnews.com . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Kentucky Health Official Running for Congress | NewsRadio 840 WHAS" . NewsRadio 840 WHAS . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Here is the list of candidates for 4th Congressional District and KY House, Senate, from the region | NKyTribune" . www.nkytribune.com . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Massie Challenger Looks to Paint a Red District Blue" . CityBeat Cincinnati . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ Cheney, Kyle (January 30, 2017). "Amid Democratic doldrums, DCCC identifies 2018 targets" . Politico . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Sena, Dan (January 30, 2017). "House Democrats Playing Offense" (PDF) . Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee . Retrieved February 11, 2017 .
^ Arroyo, Emilie. "Lexington mayor Jim Gray files to run for Congress" . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Theodore David Green" . Archived from the original on April 14, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "McGrath will launch first campaign commercial during UK basketball game" . Spectrum News . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ Staff, WKYT News. "State Senator Reggie Thomas to run for Congress" . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ "Geoff Young continues suit against Kentucky Democratic Party, even as he seeks its nomination | The State Journal" . www.state-journal.com . Retrieved April 14, 2018 .
^ Donald J. Trump. "Heading to the Great State of Kentucky - Big Rally for Congressman Andy Barr - Fantastic guy, need his vote for MAGA! Strong on Crime, Tax Cuts, Military, Vets & 2nd A. His opponent will NEVER vote for us, only for Pelosi. Andy has my Strongest Endorsement!!! See you in Kentucky" . Twitter .
External links [ ]
Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
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