Kentucky's 6th congressional district
Kentucky's 6th congressional district | ||
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Current Representative | Andy Barr (R–Lexington) | |
Cook PVI | R+9[1] |
Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington (including its suburbs), Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital.
The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Barr.
Characteristics
As of September 2013, there were 507,252 registered voters: 293,915 (57.94%) Democrats, 171,722 (33.85%) Republicans, and 41,615 (8.20%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 29,934 (5.90%) unclassified Others, 10,760 (2.12%) Independents, 684 (0.13%) Libertarians, 166 (0.03%) Greens, 44 (0.0087%) Constitutionalists, 16 (0.0032%) Reforms, and 11 (0.0022%) 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]
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Years | District Residence | Notes |
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District created |
March 4, 1803 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813 | Redistricted to the 4th district | ||
![]() | March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1817 – March 1, 1820 | Died | ||
![]() | November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1823 | Redistricted to the 10th district | ||
![]() | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 | |||
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||||
![]() | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 | Redistricted to the 2nd district | ||
![]() | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 | Redistricted from the 9th district | ||
![]() | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1863 – July, 1866 | Resigned after being appointed Governor of Montana Territory | ||
![]() | December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1877 – May 26, 1890 | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate | ||
![]() | June 21, 1890 – March 3, 1893 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1927 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931 | |||
![]() | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Redistricted to the at-large district | ||
District redistricted to at-large district | March 4, 1933 | |||
District re-established from at-large district | January 3, 1935 | |||
![]() | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 | Redistricted from the At-large district | ||
![]() | January 3, 1949 – March 17, 1951 | Resigned | ||
![]() | April 4, 1951 – September 24, 1971 | Died | ||
![]() | December 4, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | |||
![]() | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | |||
![]() | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993 | |||
![]() | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | |||
![]() | January 3, 1999 – December 8, 2003 | Resigned after being elected Governor of Kentucky | ||
![]() | February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013 | Defeated for re-election | ||
![]() | January 3, 2013 – Present | Incumbent |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ernie Fletcher* | 115,622 | 71.95 | |
Independent | Gatewood Galbraith | 41,753 | 25.98 | |
Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 3,313 | 2.06 | |
Total votes | 160,688 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Democratic | Ben Chandler | 84,168 | 55.16 | |||
Republican | Alice Forgy Kerr | 65,474 | 42.91 | |||
Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 2,952 | 1.94 | |||
Total votes | 152,594 | 100.00 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Chandler* | 175,355 | 58.61 | |
Republican | Tom Buford | 119,716 | 40.01 | |
Independent | Stacy Abner | 2,388 | 0.80 | |
Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 1,758 | 0.59 | |
Total votes | 299,217 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Chandler* | 158,869 | 85.46 | |
Libertarian | Paul Ard | 27,024 | 14.54 | |
Total votes | 185,893 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Chandler* | 203,764 | 64.66 | |
Republican | Jon Larson | 111,378 | 35.34 | |
Total votes | 315,142 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ben Chandler* | 119,812 | 50.08 | |
Republican | Andy Barr | 119,165 | 49.81 | |
No party | C. Wes Collins | 225 | 0.09% | |
No party | Randolph S. Vance | 22 | 0.01% | |
Total votes | 239,224 | 100.00 | ||
Voter turnout | % | |||
Democratic hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Andy Barr | 153,222 | 50.57 | |||
Democratic | Ben Chandler* | 141,438 | 46.70 | |||
No party | Randolph S. Vance | 8,340 | 2.75% | |||
Total votes | 303,000 | 100.00 | ||||
Voter turnout | % | |||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Andy Barr* | 147,404 | 59.99 | |
Democratic | Elisabeth Jensen | 98,290 | 40.00 | |
Total votes | 245,694 | 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
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Ohio's 8th congressional district |
Home district of the Speaker of the House December 3, 1883 – March 4, 1889 |
Succeeded by Maine's 1st congressional district |
Coordinates: 38°03′12″N 84°09′17″W / 38.05333°N 84.15472°W