Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Kentucky, 2022

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Kentucky's 4th 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): R+19 Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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See also
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All U.S. House districts, including the 4th 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.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 118th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

Republicans won a 222-213 majority in the U.S. House in 2022.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 32.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 65.4%.

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

• Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Matthew Lehman and Ethan Osborne in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie (R)	65.0	167,541
		Matthew Lehman (D)	31.0	79,977
		Ethan Osborne (Independent)	3.9	10,111

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,629
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Matthew Lehman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Patrick Rottinghaus (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Claire Wirth, Alyssa Dara McDowell, and George Washington in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie	75.2	50,301
		Claire Wirth	15.7	10,521
	Submit photo	Alyssa Dara McDowell	5.2	3,446
	Submit photo	George Washington	3.9	2,606

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,874
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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?

Matthew Lehman (D)

Responsible leadership and representation for Kentucky

Invest in infrastructure

Invest in health care, including mental health and substance abuse

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Both of my opponents are corporate sponsored millionaires. I'm the only working class candidate refusing dark money and corporate contributions.

Kentucky's natural resources have been plundered by oligarchs like Mitch McConnell for 100 years. Our natural resources belong to all of us and I will work to nationalize them.

I am a secularist, pro 2nd Amendment, pro bill of rights, pro choice.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Matthew Lehman (D)

OPIOID EPIDEMIC

ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

INFRASTRUCTURE

VETERANS & AMERICA’S PLACE IN THE WORLD

HEALTHCARE & HEALTHCARE WORKERS

THOROUGHBRED INDUSTRY

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

I want criminal justice reform.

I view addiction as a medical, not criminal issue. I support strong unions and workers rights. I am pro 2nd Amendment. I support universal health care. I support reparations for the descendants of African Slaves. I support universal basic income and student debt forgiveness. I am against income taxes on the working class. I believe we should not be the world's police and we should have a Swiss Style military, not an offensive corporate war machine.

I support green energy, localized organic agriculture and land reform.

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

They Live, Fight Club, 1984, V for Vendetta, The Matrix, The Boys from Brazil, A Brave New World, Logan's Run, Dark City, The Truman Show, Wag the Dog, The Manchurian Candidate, Prometheus

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Integrity, accountability, honor, courage, commitment, humility, relatability, empathy, dependability, real life experience with working class struggle, rock solid work ethic.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

I better tomorrow for our children, and a positive impact on the planet.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

I remember the fall of the Berlin wall while I was in kindergarten.

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Landscaper and farmhand.

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Fortunate Son

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Climate Change and nuclear annihilation.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

I support universal term limits for SCOTUS and Congress.

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

Ethan Osborne (Independent)

Absolutely, but within reason.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. 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. 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
Thomas Massie	Republican Party	$1,105,339	$976,631	$248,092	As of December 31, 2022
Matthew Lehman	Democratic Party	$304,094	$298,074	$6,020	As of December 31, 2022
Alyssa Dara McDowell	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
George Washington	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Claire Wirth	Republican Party	$461,113	$461,113	$0	As of June 30, 2022
Ethan Osborne	Independent	$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.
• 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.

Race ratings: Kentucky's 4th 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 Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
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

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 4
until January 2, 2023

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Kentucky District 4
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. This data was compiled by Daily Kos Elections.

2020 presidential results by Congressional district, Kentucky
District	2022 district		Political predecessor 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 R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kentucky's 4th the 44th most Republican district nationally.

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 4th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
32.8%	65.4%

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	4,505,836	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	39,491	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	86.2%	70.4%
Black/African American	8.1%	12.6%
Asian	1.5%	5.6%
Native American	0.2%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.2%
Other (single race)	1.1%	5.1%
Multiple	2.8%	5.2%
Hispanic/Latino	3.8%	18.2%
Education
High school graduation rate	87.2%	88.5%
College graduation rate	25%	32.9%
Income
Median household income	$52,238	$64,994
Persons below poverty level	16.6%	12.8%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
**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
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D
Senate	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
House	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R

District history

2020

See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2020

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Alexandra Owensby in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie (R)	67.1	256,613
		Alexandra Owensby (D)	32.9	125,896

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 382,509
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Alexandra Owensby defeated Shannon Fabert in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexandra Owensby	58.4	41,531
		Shannon Fabert	41.6	29,557

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 71,088
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Todd McMurtry in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie	81.0	68,591
		Todd McMurtry	19.0	16,092

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,683
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2018

See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie defeated Seth Hall and Mike Moffett in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Thomas Massie (R)	62.2	162,946
		Seth Hall (D)	34.6	90,536
		Mike Moffett (Independent)	3.2	8,318
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 261,812
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Seth Hall defeated Patti Piatt and Christina Lord in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Seth Hall	40.8	17,862
		Patti Piatt	37.5	16,442
	Submit photo	Christina Lord	21.7	9,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 43,814
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Sayre O'Cull (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4

Incumbent Thomas Massie advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 4 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Thomas Massie

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Independent primary election

No Independent candidates ran in the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joshua Neace (Independent)

2016

See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Thomas Massie (R), the only Republican to file in the race, won re-election to his third term in 2016. He faced Calvin Sidle, the only Democrat to file, in the general election. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016. The general election took place on November 8, 2016.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas Massie Incumbent	71.3%	233,922
	Democratic	Calvin Sidle	28.7%	94,065
Total Votes				327,987
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Primary candidates:

Democratic

Calvin Sidle a

Republican

Thomas Massie - Incumbent a

2014

See also: Kentucky's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Thomas Massie (R) defeated Peter Newberry (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 4 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Thomas Massie Incumbent	67.7%	150,464
	Democratic	Peter Newberry	32.3%	71,694
Total Votes				222,158
Source: Kentucky Board of Elections

May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Thomas Massie - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

• Peter Newberrya

See also

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Footnotes

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Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mitch McConnell (R)

Rand Paul (R)

Representatives

District 1

James Comer (R)

District 2

Brett Guthrie (R)

District 3

Morgan McGarvey (D)

District 4

Thomas Massie (R)

District 5

Hal Rogers (R)

District 6

Andy Barr (R)

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Democratic Party (1)

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