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Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election (May 22, 2018 Democratic primary)

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Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: January 30, 2018
Primary: May 22, 2018
General: November 6, 2018

Pre-election incumbent:
John Yarmuth (Democrat)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Voting in Kentucky
Race ratings
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+6
Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic
Inside Elections: Solid Democratic
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2018
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A Democratic Party primary election took place on May 22, 2018, in Kentucky's 3rd District to determine which Democrat would run in the district's November 6, 2018, general election.

This page focuses on the Democratic primary. For an overview of the election in general, click here.

See also: United States House elections in Kentucky (May 22, 2018 Democratic primaries) and United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2018
Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
January 30, 2018
May 22, 2018
November 6, 2018

Candidates and election results

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

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Candidate
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John A. Yarmuth

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District analysis

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

The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District the 163rd most Democratic nationally.[1]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.89. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.89 points toward that party.[2]

Campaign finance

The table below contains data from FEC Quarterly October 2017 reports. It includes only candidates who reported at least $10,000 in campaign contributions as of September 30, 2017.[3] Democratic Party Democrats



State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Kentucky heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • As of May 2018, Republicans held five of 11 state executive positions, and Democrats held two. Four state executive positions were held by nonpartisan officials.
  • The governor of Kentucky was Republican Matt Bevin.

State legislature

Trifecta status

  • Kentucky was a Republican trifecta, meaning that the Republican Party held the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Kentucky elections, 2018

Kentucky held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Kentucky
 KentuckyU.S.
Total population:4,424,611316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):39,4863,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:87.6%73.6%
Black/African American:7.9%12.6%
Asian:1.3%5.1%
Native American:0.2%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:3.3%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:84.2%86.7%
College graduation rate:22.3%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$43,740$53,889
Persons below poverty level:22.7%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Kentucky.
**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.

As of July 2016, Kentucky had a population of approximately 4,436,974 people, with its three largest cities being Louisville (pop. est. 616,261), Lexington (pop. est. 318,449), and Bowling Green (pop. est. 65,234).[4] The chart on the right shows demographic information for Kentucky from 2010 to 2015. The graphs below show racial demographics and levels of educational attainment in Kentucky compared to the rest of the country.

State history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Kentucky from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Kentucky State Board of Elections.

Historical elections

Presidential elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Kentucky every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Kentucky 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 62.5% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 32.7% 29.8%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 60.5% Democratic Party Barack Obama 37.8% 22.7%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 57.4% Democratic Party Barack Obama 41.2% 16.2%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 59.6% Democratic Party John Kerry 39.7% 19.9%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 56.5% Democratic Party Al Gore 41.2% 15.3%

U.S. Senate elections, 2002-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Kentucky from 2002 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Kentucky 2002-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Rand Paul 57.3% Democratic Party Jim Gray 42.7% 14.6%
2014 Republican Party Mitch McConnell 56.2% Democratic Party Alison Lundergan Grimes 40.7% 15.5%
2010 Republican Party Rand Paul 55.7% Democratic Party Jack Conway 44.2% 11.5%
2008 Republican Party Mitch McConnell 53.0% Democratic Party Bruce Lunsford 47.0% 6.0%
2004 Republican Party Jim Bunning 50.7% Democratic Party Daniel Mongiardo 49.3% 1.4%
2002 Republican Party Mitch McConnell 64.7% Democratic Party Lois Combs Weinberg 35.3% 29.4%

Gubernatorial elections, 2003-2015

This chart shows the results of the gubernatorial elections held between 2003 and 2015. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Kentucky.

Election results (Governor), Kentucky 2003-2015
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2015 Republican Party Matt Bevin 52.5% Democratic Party Jack Conway 43.8% 8.7%
2011 Democratic Party Steve Beshear 55.7% Republican Party David Williams 35.3% 20.4%
2007 Democratic Party Steve Beshear 58.7% Republican Party Ernie Fletcher 41.3% 17.4%
2003 Republican Party Ernie Fletcher 55.0% Democratic Party Ben Chandler 45.0% 10.0%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Kentucky in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Kentucky 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2014 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2012 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2010 Republican Party 4 66.7% Democratic Party 2 33.3% R+2
2008 Republican Party 4 66.7% Democratic Party 2 33.3% R+2
2006 Republican Party 4 66.7% Democratic Party 2 33.3% R+2
2004 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2002 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2000 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Three years of Republican trifectas
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See also

Footnotes


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