Kentucky's 1st congressional district
Kentucky's 1st congressional district | ||
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Current Representative | James Comer (R) | |
Distribution | 36.52% urban, 63.48% rural | |
Population (2000) | 673,729 | |
Median income | $30,360 | |
Ethnicity | 90.4% White, 7.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other | |
Cook PVI | R+14[1] |
Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, and the college town of Murray.
The district is represented by Republican James Comer who won a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Ed Whitfield who resigned September 2016. Comer also won election to the regular term to begin January 3, 2017.
Characteristics
Although Democrats have an almost 2-to-1 edge in registration and still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend which favors Republicans at the federal level.
As of September 2013, there were 505,870 registered voters: 302,406 (59.77%) Democrats, 174,137 (34.42%) Republicans, and 29,327 (5.80%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 21,711 (4.29%) unclassified Others, 7,011 (1.39%) Independents, 419 (0.08%) Libertarians, 93 (0.02%) Greens, 65 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 19 (0.0038%) Reforms, and 9 (0.0018%) Socialist Workers.[2][3]
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[4] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[5]
Kentucky counties within the 1st Congressional District: Adair | Allen | Ballard | Caldwell | Calloway | Carlisle | Casey | Christian | Clinton | Crittenden | Cumberland | Fulton | Graves | Henderson | Hickman | Hopkins | Livingston | Logan | Lyon | Marshall | Marion | McCracken | McLean | Metcalfe | Monroe | Muhlenberg | Ohio | Russell | Simpson | Taylor | Todd | Trigg | Union | Webster
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Service | Electoral history |
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Anti-Administration | November 9, 1792 – March 3, 1795 |
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – August 1816 |
Leave of absence April 8, 1816 Resigned prior to August, 1816. |
Vacant | August 1816 – December 2, 1816 | ||
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Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 |
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Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
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Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | ||
Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | ||
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Redistricted from the 12th district. |
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Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1861 |
Expelled. |
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Unionist | March 10, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
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Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
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Independent Democrat | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | ||
Independent Democrat | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | ||
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Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
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Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
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Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
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Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to the At-large district. |
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933. | |||
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district. | |||
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Democratic | March 4, 1935 – October 10, 1936 |
Redistricted from the At-large district Died. |
Vacant | October 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937 | ||
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Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1959 |
Lost renomination. |
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Democratic | January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974 |
Lost renomination. Resigned. |
Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | ||
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Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
Lost renomination. |
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Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Lost re-election. |
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Republican | January 3, 1995 – September 6, 2016 |
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Vacant | September 6, 2016 – November 8, 2016 | ||
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Republican | November 8, 2016 – Present |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 117,600 | 65.26 | |
Democratic | Klint Alexander | 62,617 | 34.74 | |
Total votes | 180,217 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 175,972 | 67.37 | |
Democratic | Billy Cartwright | 85,229 | 32.63 | |
Total votes | 261,201 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 123,618 | 59.58 | |
Democratic | Tom Barlow | 83,865 | 40.42 | |
Total votes | 207,483 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 178,107 | 64.35 | |
Democratic | Heather Ryan | 98,674 | 35.65 | |
Total votes | 276,781 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 153,519 | 71.25 | |
Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 61,690 | 28.75 | |
Total votes | 215,209 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 199,956 | 69.63 | |
Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 87,199 | 30.37 | |
Total votes | 287,155 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries

See also
References
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- ↑ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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