By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
MADISON, Wisconsin: Kentucky had six U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. There were five incumbents who sought re-election on November 6, 2012. Of those five, four won re-election. In the 6th District, Democratic incumbent Ben Chandler was defeated by Republican nominee Andy Barr leading to Republicans controlling five of the six districts in the state. The incumbent from the 4th District did not run for re-election.
Here are the candidates who won election in Kentucky.
| Members of the U.S. House from Kentucky -- Partisan Breakdown
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| Party
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As of November 2012
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After the 2012 Election
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|
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Democratic Party
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2
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1
|
|
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Republican Party
|
4
|
5
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| Total
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6
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6
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National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House.
Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results
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| Party
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Total Winners
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Incumbent Winners
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Defeated Incumbents
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Incumbent Re-Election Rate**
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Non-Incumbent Winners
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| Democratic
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201
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151
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10
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93.8%
|
50
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| Republican
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234
|
198
|
17
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92.1%
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35
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| TOTALS
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435
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349
|
27
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92.8%
|
85
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| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.
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See also
Charles Kendall Hatchett
Ed Whitfield
Craig Astor
Andrew R. Beacham
