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Kentucky's 4th congressional district
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Kentucky's 4th congressional district is located in northern Kentucky. It is a long district that follows the Ohio River. Spencer, Shelby, Oldham, Henry, Trimble, Carroll, Gallatin, Owen, Grant, Harrison, Pendleton, Campbell, Boone, Bracken, Mason, Lewis, and Greenup counties are included in the district.[1]
Previously the district was a long district that followed the Ohio River. The majority of voters lived in the booming suburban Cincinnati counties of Boone, Kenton and Campbell, which included such suburbs as Covington, Florence, Newport, and Fort Thomas.
The current representative of the 4th congressional district is Thomas Massie (R).
Elections
2012
The 4th congressional district of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Thomas Massie won the election in the district.[2]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Bill Adkins | 35% | 104,734 | |
| Republican |  Thomas Massie |
62.1% | 186,036 | |
| Independent | David Lewis | 2.9% | 8,674 | |
| Total Votes | 299,444 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Geoff Davis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Waltz (D) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis incumbent |
69.5% | 151,813 | |
| Democratic | John Waltz | 30.5% | 66,694 | |
| Total Votes | 218,507 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Geoff Davis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Kelley (D) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis incumbent |
63% | 190,210 | |
| Democratic | Michael Kelley | 37% | 111,549 | |
| Total Votes | 301,759 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Geoff Davis won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ken Lucas (D) and Brian Houillion (L) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis incumbent |
51.7% | 105,845 | |
| Democratic | Ken Lucas | 43.4% | 88,822 | |
| Libertarian | Brian Houillion | 4.9% | 10,100 | |
| Total Votes | 204,767 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Geoff Davis won election to the United States House. He defeated Nick Clooney (D) and Michael E. Slider (I) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis |
54.4% | 160,982 | |
| Democratic | Nick Clooney | 43.9% | 129,876 | |
| Independent | Michael E. Slider | 1.7% | 5,069 | |
| Total Votes | 295,927 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Ken Lucas won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Geoff Davis (R) and John Grote (L) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ken Lucas incumbent |
51.1% | 87,776 | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis | 47.5% | 81,651 | |
| Libertarian | John Grote | 1.3% | 2,308 | |
| Total Votes | 171,735 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Ken Lucas won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Don Bell (R), Ken Salin (G) and Alan Handleman (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Kentucky, District 4 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ken Lucas incumbent |
54.3% | 125,872 | |
| Republican | Don Bell | 43.5% | 100,943 | |
| Green Party | Ken Salin | 1.6% | 3,662 | |
| Libertarian | Alan Handleman | 0.6% | 1,486 | |
| Total Votes | 231,963 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Kentucky
In 2011, the Kentucky State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
External links
See also
References
- ↑ Kentucky Redistricting Map "Map" Accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Politico "2012 Election Map, Kentucky"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000"
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