All U.S. House districts, including the 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky, held elections in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was January 25, 2022.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)
Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Stuart Ray and Daniel Cobble in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Morgan McGarvey (D)	62.0	160,920
	Stuart Ray (R)	38.0	98,637
	Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	30

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Attica Scott in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Morgan McGarvey	63.3	52,157
	Attica Scott	36.7	30,183

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,340
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stuart Ray	29.5	9,703
		Rhonda Palazzo	29.4	9,645
		Mike Craven	19.7	6,488
		Gregory Puccetti	9.1	2,980
		Daniel Cobble	4.7	1,539
	Submit photo	Justin Gregory	3.9	1,293
		Darien Barrios Moreno	3.7	1,212

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,860
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert DeVore Jr. (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Oct. 25, 2022
By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2022
Online: Oct. 25, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 3, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Daniel Cobble (Independent)

My extensive work demonstrates that I am needed in Washington.

President Biden is threatening the November 2022 Elections to bring Communism into America. We all must demand his removal from office.

Please see my practical solution to abortion in the Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Survey at The-Protect-America-Project.org.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

SECURING VOTING WITH TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD VOTING PRECINCTS. -- HIGH TAXES IS CAUSED BY THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S THREE ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS -- THE ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS CREATE SPECULATORS THAT ARE CAUSING HIGH RENT & HIGH HOME PRICES -- THE ANTITRUST VIOLATIONS IS WHY THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE IS BROKEN (why we pay more for stamps; see website) -- NO FEE PUBLIC CHILDCARE -- CARBON CIRCULATORY REDIRECTION PROGRAM TO REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE (will operate parallel the Green Economy -- HEALTHCARE FOR ALL IS QUITE POSSIBLE -- END THE BORDER CRISIS WITH "TRANSACTIONAL MIGRATION" FOR U.S. EMPLOYERS -- WE REDUCE CRIME AND PRISON POPULATIONs BY ENFORCING THE "NO ATTAINDER" CLAUSES OF ARTICLE ONE, SECTIONS 9 & 10 OF U.S. CONSTITUTION. THESE CLAUSES IN EFFECT SAYS WE CANNOT TAKE AWAY THE RIGHTS OF FELONS. THEY ARE TO REMAIN AS WHOLE HUMAN BEINGS -- CRITICAL COUNSELING CARE (CCC) FOR ABORTIONS WILL SAVE MANY BABIES, AS PRACTICAL SOLUTION TO ABORTIONS. -- WE HAVE TO ABOLISH THE FEDERAL RESERVE; the Fed is unconstitutional and making slaves of everyone. -- Note: Please don't let my penchant for solving problems annoy you. Like Adrian Monk (in the TV series), I seek balance in the world.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Yes. The book by G. Edward Griffin, "The Creature from Jekyll Island, A Second Look at the Federal Reserve."

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

He must associate the power of the federal gov'mt with fixing problems.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

I have defined the proper policies needed to bring America from the brink.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

To associate the needs of his constituencies with the function of the federal gov'mt. This may require addressing problems that goes beyond the constituency, such as working with other lawmakers (compromise) to serve my constituency.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

That he truly worked for the People

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The Courier Journal & Louisville Times. 3 years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Krishnamurti's "The Awakening of Intelligence" His work guides people into tapping into the awareness function of the brain. This is when mind and body moves with the ambient environment / life.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Spiderman.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The movie soundtrack, Dance with Me

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

I have struggled against Gov'mt. I have unresolved injuries / lawsuits and liens. A judge dismissing a case out-of-hand is a very violent act, because he or she leaves the injury unsolved of which the suit was brought. The U.S. Patent office has refused to process my patent applications. But we are at the point now of needing to fix climate change and water pollution. This requires giving regular people a stake in society, to honor their equity and rights. Otherwise, mankind cannot prevail.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The constituency of the U.S. Representative is very localized. So he or she must connect the local issues / problems with the State & federal functions of gov'mt. For example, I envision writing legislative proposals for Louisville Metro Council and the Kentucky legislature. Such as for implementing no fee public childcare and improper taxation occurring in Kentucky.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Of course it helps. But more important to develop the proper policy (action of Gov'mt) for the situation. Once again, Gov'mt is dysfunctional today due to its conflict-of-interest with corporations, brought on by the antitrust violations.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The unconstitutional Federal Reserve. The three antitrust violations, that began in 1999 with repeal / termination of the Glass-Steagall Act, has weakened America with "a weak dollar" to allow the rise of Communism. It is the strong and stable dollar that broke the back of Communism, because the Fed's normalized / higher interest rates (strong dollar) forced the Communist elite to invest in the West.

Researcher G. Edward Griffin warned the world that the Federal Reserve (Fed) exists only to profiteer from debt and that it would someday destroy America. We are now at that point and must demand abolishing the Fed. Please refer to the 2018 Taxpayers' Balance Sheet (at the website) showing the 50% of federal tax dollars paid to the debt, over $3- trillion every year. The antitrust violations create the $transfer-of-wealth to Wall Street corporations (see website).

The destructive, corporate woke environment is created by the $transfer-of-wealth as well as the psychopathic conflict-of-interest between Gov'mt and corporations. This conflict-of-interest is why Gov'mt decisions are irrational, against the interests of regular citizens. In Kentucky, corporate monopolies are running wild, over charging customers and treating them like shit with the behest of the courts.

EDUCATION: The far left element, that includes Clinton, Obama, and Biden, are keeping parents confused & divided with school choice, with no vision or definitive approach to education. Successful public schools are "guaranteed" with parental support as school aides, paid and volunteer, to teachers and other school staff.

The woke environment is pulling corporations in a thousand different directions to where it's impossible to address climate change and water pollution. We must abolish the Federal Reserve (and thus the antitrust violations) so everyone will have a stake in solving our problems.

If you are not a current representative, are there certain committees that you would want to be a part of?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Yes, the committees on $appropriations and the environment.

If you are a current representative, why did you join your current committees?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

n/a

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Yes. The local connection serves to keep the people's interests in Washington.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The term limits issue is complicated because of three glaring situations. First, the big money will find a way to continue to corrupt the political system, recruiting and placing pressure on their candidates to do even more dirt for the limited time in office. Second, corrupt elected officials will seek to "game the system" as best they can while in limited office. And third, elected officials with the best intentions will be forced out of office while conducting good work for their constituents and nation. These are the officials needed in office to rail against corruption, such as the 94 co-sponsors of HJR-12 SJR-3.

For example, longtime elected official Joe Manchin is needed in Washington today as a bulwark against Communism, the malfeasance of Pres. Biden.

Moreover, nothing can take the place of citizen involvement. Identifying the proper policies/actions of gov'mt is key to fixing and maintaining good gov'mt. Without citizen involvement, America will continue to languish even with term limits. And with term limits, elected officials must still know how to steer gov'mt that is most assured by an informed electorate, such as your organization.

So Sir, the matter is complicated. I am not convinced that term limits is the way to go. I beleive we would risk "hog tying" the nation even more. (And I believe the Founding Fathers considered term limits in-passing while working out the Constitution since they considered everything else.)

The most pressing electorial problem is "election security." Both party leaderships have joined to steer the electoriate away from "neighborhood voting precincts" that is the real security of U.S. voting processes. FYI, I have attached copy of my Criminal Complaint to remove the Kentucky Secretary of State from office for violating these processes in Kentucky. The Complaint provides the secured voting precepts of which all the States followed "prior to arrival of the computer."

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Yes. Paul Wellstone of Minnesota.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Yes. In fact, recently, a young mother told me of HUD is allowing landlords to require credit reports of welfare tenants of which HUD is paying 90% of the rent. The mother says this a way of causing more homelessness. Here again, its the Wall Street speculators committing the three antitrust violations with the Federal Reserve that is driving up rent and home prices.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

The angry little boy in the TV series, Doc Martin, is cussing Doc Martin without using cuss words. It's very hallarious.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Compromise is very desirable and yet down-right dangerous in today's toxic environment of woke corporations and Communist infiltration. The Founding Fathers designed the "representative system" to be difficult upon these times when malfeasance is plaguing the system. "Organic" compromise will return upon abolishing the Federal Reserve (stopping the antitrust violations) when economic power is returned to the people.

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Daniel Cobble (Independent)

Stopping the antitrust violations, and creating the Office of Infrastructure within the U.S. Dept. of Transportation as a clearinghouse for receiving construction / maintenance projects. Each project, large and small, would require a balance sheet. The federal gov’mt should promote Office[s] of Infrastructure for State & local gov’mts. These new agencies will eliminate taxes wasted on block grants and provide realistic vision and planning for communities.

Line 8 in the Taxpayers’ Balance Sheet (on website homepage) shows there’s no money for infrastructure until stopping the antitrust violations. Congress keeps bullshitting us (incl. Mitch McConnell & Nancy Pelosi) that we can keep borrowing for infrastructure. But since 2000, we are over $60 trillion behind in infrastructure maintenance due to the $transfer of wealth. We must restore the tax base and require $payback from U.S. creditors to tackle this problem.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[1] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[2] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Morgan McGarvey	Democratic Party	$3,088,931	$2,867,875	$221,057	As of December 31, 2022
Attica Scott	Democratic Party	$240,509	$240,509	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Mike Craven	Republican Party	$110,759	$110,759	$0	As of June 30, 2022
Justin Gregory	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Darien Barrios Moreno	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Rhonda Palazzo	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Gregory Puccetti	Republican Party	$25,575	$18,319	$7,256	As of June 30, 2022
Stuart Ray	Republican Party	$622,973	$621,241	$1,733	As of December 31, 2022
Daniel Cobble	Independent, Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[3]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Race ratings: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kentucky in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kentucky, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Kentucky	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	2	$500.00	1/25/2022	Source
Kentucky	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	400	$500.00	6/7/2022	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

District map - A map of the district before and after redistricting.
Effect of redistricting - How districts in the state changed as a result of redistricting following the 2020 census.
Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

District map

	2024 → ← 2020
Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District
	Democratic primary; Republican primary; General election
Election details
	Filing deadline: January 25, 2022
	Primary: May 17, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Voting in Kentucky
Race ratings
	Cook Partisan Voter Index (2022): D+9; Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
Ballotpedia analysis
	U.S. Senate battlegrounds; U.S. House battlegrounds; Federal and state primary competitiveness; Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
	Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District; U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th; Kentucky elections, 2022; U.S. Congress elections, 2022; U.S. Senate elections, 2022; U.S. House elections, 2022; Alabama U.S. House racesAlaska U.S. House racesArizona U.S. House racesArkansas U.S. House racesCalifornia U.S. House racesColorado U.S. House racesConnecticut U.S. House racesDelaware U.S. House racesFlorida U.S. House racesGeorgia U.S. House racesHawaii U.S. House racesIdaho U.S. House racesIllinois U.S. House racesIndiana U.S. House racesIowa U.S. House racesKansas U.S. House racesKentucky U.S. House racesLouisiana U.S. House racesMaine U.S. House racesMaryland U.S. House racesMassachusetts U.S. House racesMichigan U.S. House racesMinnesota U.S. House racesMississippi U.S. House racesMissouri U.S. House racesMontana U.S. House racesNebraska U.S. House racesNevada U.S. House racesNew Hampshire U.S. House racesNew Jersey U.S. House racesNew Mexico U.S. House racesNew York U.S. House racesNorth Carolina U.S. House racesNorth Dakota U.S. House racesOhio U.S. House racesOklahoma U.S. House racesOregon U.S. House racesPennsylvania U.S. House racesRhode Island U.S. House racesSouth Carolina U.S. House racesSouth Dakota U.S. House racesTennessee U.S. House racesTexas U.S. House racesUtah U.S. House racesVermont U.S. House racesVirginia U.S. House racesWashington U.S. House racesWest Virginia U.S. House racesWisconsin U.S. House racesWyoming U.S. House racesSubmit

Below was the map in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the map in place before the election.

Kentucky District 3
until January 2, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Kentucky District 3
starting January 3, 2023

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Effect of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Kentucky after the 2020 census

The table below details the results of the 2020 presidential election in each district at the time of the 2022 election and its political predecessor district.^[7] This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.^[8]

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Kentucky
District	2022 district		Political predecessor district
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Kentucky's 1st	27.9%	70.6%	25.5%	73.1%
Kentucky's 2nd	30.8%	67.5%	30.6%	67.6%
Kentucky's 3rd	60.2%	37.9%	60.0%	38.1%
Kentucky's 4th	32.8%	65.4%	33.4%	64.7%
Kentucky's 5th	19.7%	79.1%	18.6%	80.1%
Kentucky's 6th	43.5%	54.5%	44.5%	53.6%

Competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Kentucky.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Kentucky in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 22, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Thirty-one candidates filed to run for Kentucky's six U.S. House districts in 2022, including nine Democrats and 22 Republicans. This equals 5.2 candidates per district, the most candidates per district since 2014.

This was the first candidate filing deadline under new district lines adopted during the state's decennial redistricting process. Kentucky was apportioned six districts, the same number it received after the 2010 census.

One district—Kentucky's 3rd—was left open with Rep. John Yarmuth (D) retiring from politics. Yarmuth first won election in 2006 after defeating Rep. Anne Northup (R). The 2022 filing deadline marked the first time since 1994 that the district had been left open. The 3rd District drew the largest number of major party candidate filings overall: two Democrats and seven Republicans.

The remaining five incumbents—all Republicans—filed for re-election. Of those five, four drew primary challengers, the same number as 2020.

Eight of the 12 possible major party primaries (67%) drew more than one candidate leaving them contested. This represents more contested primaries than in 2020 and the same number as 2018.

Presidential elections

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kentucky's 3rd the 136th most Democratic district nationally.^[9]

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Kentucky's 3rd based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
60.2%	37.9%

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Kentucky, 2020

Kentucky presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Kentucky and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Kentucky
	Kentucky	United States
Population	4,339,367	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	39,491	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	87%	72.5%
Black/African American	8.1%	12.7%
Asian	1.5%	5.5%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1%	4.9%
Multiple	2.3%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	3.7%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	86.3%	88%
College graduation rate	24.2%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$50,589	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	17.3%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

State party control

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Kentucky's congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Kentucky, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	1	1
Republican	2	5	7
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	6	8

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Kentucky's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Kentucky, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Andy Beshear
Lieutenant Governor	Jacqueline Coleman
Secretary of State	Michael Adams
Attorney General	Daniel Cameron

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Kentucky General Assembly as of November 2022.

Kentucky State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	8
	Republican Party	29
	Vacancies	1
Total		38

Kentucky House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	25
	Republican Party	75
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Kentucky was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Three years of Republican trifectas
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2020

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth defeated Rhonda Palazzo in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.7	230,672
	Rhonda Palazzo (R)	37.3	137,425

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,097
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent John A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Rhonda Palazzo defeated Mike Craven and Waymen Eddings in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Palazzo	42.4	19,806
		Mike Craven	42.1	19,676
	Submit photo	Waymen Eddings	15.6	7,275

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,757
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2018

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth defeated Vickie Yates Glisson and Gregory Boles in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.1	173,002
		Vickie Yates Glisson (R)	36.6	101,930
	Submit photo	Gregory Boles (L)	1.4	3,788

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John A. Yarmuth

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Vickie Yates Glisson defeated Mike Craven and Rhonda Palazzo in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Vickie Yates Glisson	49.1	11,240
	Mike Craven	26.9	6,163
	Rhonda Palazzo	24.0	5,510

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,913
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Waymen Eddings (R)

2016

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 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.^[10]^[11]^[12]

**U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth Incumbent	63.5%	212,401
	Republican	Harold Bratcher	36.5%	122,093
Total Votes				334,494
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

**U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
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

2014

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District elections, 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.

**U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	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

**U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 Democratic Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
John Yarmuth Incumbent	87%	52,026
Ray Pierce	13%	7,747
Total Votes		59,773
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

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Footnotes

↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.
↑ Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 17, 2022
↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
↑ 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

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Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

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Mitch McConnell (R)

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James Comer (R)

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Brett Guthrie (R)

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Morgan McGarvey (D)

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Thomas Massie (R)

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Hal Rogers (R)

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Andy Barr (R)

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[1] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[2] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[3] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[4] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[5] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[7] Political predecessor districts are determined primarily based on incumbents and where each chose to seek re-election.

[8] Daily Kos Elections, "Daily Kos Elections 2020 presidential results by congressional district (old CDs vs. new CDs)," accessed May 17, 2022

[9] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[soslist-10] Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed January 27, 2016

[primary16-11] The New York Times, "Kentucky Results," May 17, 2016

[genlist16-12] Kentucky Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings with the Office of the Secretary of State," accessed September 6, 2016

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