Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent John Yarmuth (D), who was first elected in 2006, defeated challenger Michael Macfarlane (R) in the general election.[4] He won the nomination in the Democratic primary. He won re-election in 2012 with 64 percent of the total vote.
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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 only registered party members can participate.[5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 21, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[6]
- See also: Kentucky elections, 2014
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. [7]
Candidates
General election candidates
Michael Macfarlane- John Yarmuth - Incumbent
Greg Puccetti
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Third Party Candidates
Election results
General election results
The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Yarmuth (D) defeated challengers Michael Mcfarlane (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 | ||||
Primary results
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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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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Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[11] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[12] John Yarmuth voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. John Yarmuth voted for HR 2775.[15]
Campaign contributions
John Yarmuth
| John Yarmuth (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 15, 2013 | $51,879.65 | $5,470.03 | $(53,163.97) | $471,285.71 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 15, 2013 | $471,285.71 | $195,853.02 | $(59,067.59) | $608,071.14 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 13, 2013 | $608,071.14 | $57,478.82 | $(43,591.36) | $621,958.60 | ||||
| Year-end[19] | January 31, 2014 | $621,958 | $91,835 | $(57,041) | $656,751 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $656,751 | $81,378 | $(53,230) | $684,900 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $685,847 | $72,516 | $(41,672) | $716,741 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $504,530.87 | $(307,765.92) | ||||||||
Michael Mcfarlane
| Michael Mcfarlane (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| Year End[21] | January 31, 2014 | $0 | $33,318 | $(1,814) | $31,504 | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2014 | $31,504 | $44,064 | $(13,493) | $62,075 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[23] | May 9, 2014 | $62,705 | $6,230 | $(8,969) | $59,336 | ||||
| July Quarterly | July 15, 2014 | $59,336 | $25,310 | $(26,258) | $58,207 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $108,922 | $(50,534) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, John Yarmuth (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Brooks Wicker and Robert DeVore Jr. in the general election.
| 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" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Yarmuth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Todd Lally (R), Edward A. Martin (Libertarian) and Michael D. Hansen (Independent) in the general election.[24]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Yarmuth incumbent |
54.7% | 139,940 | |
| Republican | Todd Lally | 44% | 112,627 | |
| Libertarian | Edward A. Martin | 0.8% | 2,029 | |
| Independent | Michael D. Hansen | 0.5% | 1,334 | |
| Total Votes | 255,930 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Ky. Rev. Stat. § 116.055," accessed October 20, 2025
- ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Voter Information Guide," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Michael Macfarlane," accessed October 30, 2013
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Election, "Candidate Filings," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Gatton," accessed November 4, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly." accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
