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Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
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The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent John Yarmuth (D), the only Democratic candidate to file in the race, won re-election to his sixth term in 2016. He faced Harold Bratcher (R) and Everett Corley (Forefathers Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Yarmuth was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Bratcher defeated Everett Corley and Robert DeVore Jr. to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[4][5][6]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kentucky utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[7][8][9]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Yarmuth (D), who was first elected in 2006.
Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District contains most of Jefferson County. The city of Louisville is the county seat. [10]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  John Yarmuth Incumbent |
63.5% | 212,401 | |
| Republican | Harold Bratcher | 36.5% | 122,093 | |
| Total Votes | 334,494 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Harold Bratcher |
44.5% | 9,578 | ||
| Everett Corley | 36.5% | 7,857 | ||
| Robert DeVore | 18.9% | 4,075 | ||
| Total Votes | 21,510 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: John Yarmuth   Harold Bratcher Everett Corley (Forefathers Party) |
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Primary candidates:[11] |
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Democratic |
Republican Everett Corley[4] Robert DeVore Jr.[4] |
District history
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Yarmuth (D) defeated Michael Macfarlane (R) and Greg Puccetti (I) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Yarmuth Incumbent |
63.5% | 157,056 | |
| Republican | Michael Macfarlane | 35.6% | 87,981 | |
| Independent | Gregory Peter Puccetti | 0.9% | 2,318 | |
| Total Votes | 247,355 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. John Yarmuth (D) won the election in the district.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Yarmuth Incumbent |
64% | 206,385 | |
| Republican | Brooks Wicker | 34.5% | 111,452 | |
| Independent | Robert DeVore Jr. | 1.5% | 4,819 | |
| Total Votes | 322,656 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Kentucky in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 26, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate filing deadline for candidates running in the primary election | |
| April 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Deadline for independent, political organization and political group candidates to file statements of candidacy (federal candidates and municipal candidates of cities in the second to sixth classes) | |
| August 9, 2016 | Ballot access | Candidate deadline for filing petitions, certificates, or statements | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | 32-day pre-primary report due | |
| May 2, 2016 | Campaign finance | 15-day pre-primary report due | |
| May 17, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-primary report due | |
| July 16, 2016 | Campaign finance | 60-day post-primary report due | |
| October 7, 2016 | Campaign finance | 32-day pre-general report due | |
| October 24, 2016 | Campaign finance | 15-day pre-general report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 8, 2016 | Campaign finance | 30-day post-general report due | |
| January 7, 2017 | Campaign finance | 60-day post-general report due | |
| Sources: Kentucky State Board of Elections, "2016 Kentucky Election Calendar," accessed June 12, 2016 Kentucky Registry of Election Finance, "Candidate Reporting Dates," accessed June 12, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," February 06, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections,"Key Information," accessed July 26, 2024
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ cn2, "Yarmuth will seek re-election to Congress for sixth term, hopes for immigration reform, infrastructure funds," June 22, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
