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Kentucky's 6th Congressional District
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Andy Barr (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Kentucky representatives represented an average of 751,557 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 725,101 residents.
Elections
2024
See also: Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Randy Cravens in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Barr (R) | 63.4 | 220,883 |
 | Randy Cravens (D)  | 36.6 | 127,536 | |
| Total votes: 348,419 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Randy Cravens defeated Todd Kelly, Shauna Rudd, Jonathan Richardson, and Don B. Pratt in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Randy Cravens | 26.0 | 9,305 |
 | Todd Kelly | 25.4 | 9,104 | |
 | Shauna Rudd | 24.1 | 8,627 | |
 | Jonathan Richardson | 12.4 | 4,433 | |
| Don B. Pratt | 12.1 | 4,335 | ||
| Total votes: 35,804 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Andy Barr advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Geoff M. Young, Randy Cravens, and Maxwell Froedge in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr (R) | 62.7 | 154,762 |
 | Geoff M. Young (D) | 33.6 | 83,005 | |
| Randy Cravens (D) (Write-in) | 3.6 | 8,970 | |
| Maxwell Froedge (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 81 | ||
| Total votes: 246,818 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Geoff M. Young defeated Christopher Preece in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Geoff M. Young | 51.7 | 25,722 |
 | Christopher Preece | 48.3 | 24,007 | |
| Total votes: 49,729 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Etter (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Derek Leonard Petteys in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr | 87.8 | 47,660 |
 | Derek Leonard Petteys | 12.2 | 6,593 | |
| Total votes: 54,253 | |||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Josh Hicks and Frank Harris in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr (R) | 57.3 | 216,948 |
 | Josh Hicks (D) | 41.0 | 155,011 | |
 | Frank Harris (L) | 1.7 | 6,491 | |
| Total votes: 378,450 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Josh Hicks defeated Daniel Kemph in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Hicks | 72.4 | 81,305 |
 | Daniel Kemph | 27.6 | 31,064 | |
| Total votes: 112,369 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Chuck Eddy and Geoff M. Young in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr | 90.7 | 62,706 |
 | Chuck Eddy | 5.3 | 3,636 | |
| Geoff M. Young | 4.0 | 2,765 | |
| Total votes: 69,107 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Frank Harris advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on March 7, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Frank Harris (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Amy McGrath, Frank Harris, Rikka Wallin, and James Germalic in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr (R) | 51.0 | 154,468 |
 | Amy McGrath (D) | 47.8 | 144,736 | |
| Frank Harris (L) | 0.7 | 2,150 | |
 | Rikka Wallin (Independent) | 0.3 | 1,011 | |
| James Germalic (Independent) | 0.2 | 523 | ||
| Total votes: 302,888 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mikel Bradley (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Amy McGrath | 48.7 | 48,860 |
 | Jim Gray | 40.5 | 40,684 | |
 | Reggie Thomas | 7.2 | 7,226 | |
| Geoff M. Young | 1.6 | 1,574 | |
| Daniel Kemph | 1.2 | 1,240 | |
| Theodore Green | 0.8 | 835 | ||
| Total votes: 100,419 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6
Incumbent Andy Barr defeated Chuck Eddy in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 6 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andy Barr | 83.8 | 40,514 |
| Chuck Eddy | 16.2 | 7,858 | |
| Total votes: 48,372 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Andy Barr (R) won re-election to his third term, defeating challenger Nancy Jo Kemper (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Barr defeated Roger Brill in the Republican primary, while Kemper defeated Geoff Young to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Andy Barr Incumbent |
61.1% | 202,099 | |
| Democratic | Nancy Jo Kemper | 38.9% | 128,728 | |
| Total Votes | 330,827 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andy Barr Incumbent |
84.5% | 25,212 | ||
| Roger Brill | 15.5% | 4,608 | ||
| Total Votes | 29,820 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nancy Jo Kemper |
80.1% | 63,440 | ||
| Geoff Young | 19.9% | 15,772 | ||
| Total Votes | 79,212 | |||
| Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections |
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2014
The 6th Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Andy Barr (R) defeated challenger Elisabeth Jensen (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Barr Incumbent |
60% | 147,404 | |
| Democratic | Elisabeth Jensen | 40% | 98,290 | |
| Total Votes | 245,694 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Secretary of State | ||||
General election candidates
Andy Barr - Incumbent
Elisabeth Jensen
May 20, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
Withdrew from race
2012
The 6th Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Republican Andy Barr defeated incumbent Ben Chandler in the election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andy Barr |
50.6% | 153,222 | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler Incumbent | 46.7% | 141,438 | |
| Independent | Randolph Vance | 2.8% | 8,340 | |
| Total Votes | 303,000 | |||
| Source: Kentucky Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Ben Chandler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Garland "Andy" Barr, (R), C. Wes Collins (Write-In) and Randolph S. Vance (Write-In) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler incumbent |
50.1% | 119,812 | |
| Republican | Garland "Andy" Barr | 49.8% | 119,164 | |
| Write-in | C. Wes Collins | 0.1% | 225 | |
| Write-in | Randolph S. Vance | 0% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 239,223 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Ben Chandler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jon Larson (R) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler incumbent |
64.7% | 203,764 | |
| Republican | Jon Larson | 35.3% | 111,378 | |
| Total Votes | 315,142 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Ben Chandler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul Ard (L) in the general election.[12]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler incumbent |
85.5% | 158,765 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Ard | 14.5% | 27,015 | |
| Total Votes | 185,780 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Ben Chandler won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tom Buford (R), Mark Gailey (L) and Stacy Abner (Constitution Party) in the general election.[13]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler incumbent |
58.6% | 175,355 | |
| Republican | Tom Buford | 40% | 119,716 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 0.6% | 1,758 | |
| Constitution Party | Stacy Abner | 0.8% | 2,388 | |
| Total Votes | 299,217 | |||
2004 special
On February 17, 2004, Ben Chandler III won election to the United States House. He defeated 2 candidates in the special general election.
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 Special election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler III |
55.2% | 84,168 | |
| Republican | Alice Forgy Kerr | 42.9% | 65,474 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 1.9% | 2,952 | |
| Total Votes | 152,594 | |||
| Source: Results via Kentucky State Board of Elections | ||||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Ernie Fletcher won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Gatewood Galbraith (I) and Mark Gailey (L) in the general election.[14]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ernie Fletcher incumbent |
72% | 115,622 | |
| Independent | Gatewood Galbraith | 26% | 41,753 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 2.1% | 3,313 | |
| Total Votes | 160,688 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Ernie Fletcher won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Scotty Baesler (D), Gatewood Galbraith (I) and Joseph Novak (L) in the general election.[15]
| U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Ernie Fletcher incumbent |
52.8% | 142,971 | |
| Democratic | Scotty Baesler | 34.8% | 94,167 | |
| Independent | Gatewood Galbraith | 12% | 32,436 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Novak | 0.5% | 1,229 | |
| Total Votes | 270,803 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
Kentucky adopted new congressional district boundaries on January 20, 2022, after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on January 19, 2022. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 26-8 in the state Senate with 23 Republicans and three Democrats in favor and five Democrats and three Republicans opposed. The override vote was 64-24 in the state House, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 21 Democrats and three Republicans voting to sustain Beshear’s veto.[16][17][18]
Senate Bill 3 was introduced in the Kentucky State Senate on January 4, 2022. The Senate voted 28-4 in favor of the map on January 6 followed by the House voting 65-25 in favor on January 8.[19]
Greg Giroux of Bloomberg Government wrote that the "congressional map [is] designed to preserve a 5–1 Republican advantage in Kentucky’s U.S. House delegation." Giroux added, "The map most notably boosts Rep. Andy Barr (R), whose central 6th District in and around Lexington will become more Republican-friendly in part by transferring the state capital of Frankfort to the western 1st District of Rep. James Comer (R)."[20]
How does redistricting in Kentucky work? In Kentucky, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. District maps may be vetoed by the governor.[21]
Guidelines adopted in 1991 stipulate that congressional districts ought to be contiguous. In addition, county lines and communities of interest should be maintained if possible. These guidelines are not statutory; consequently, they may be amended by the legislature at its discretion.[21]
The Kentucky Constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous ... and preserve whole counties where possible."[21]
Kentucky District 6
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Kentucky District 6
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2010-2011
In 2011, the Kentucky State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
District analysis
- See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
- See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores
2026
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+7. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 7 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kentucky's 6th the 165th most Republican district nationally.[22]
2024
Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kentucky's 6th the 160th most Republican district nationally.[23]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 54.5%-43.5%.[24]
2022
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+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kentucky's 6th the 158th most Republican district nationally.[25]
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 43.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.5%.[26]
2018
Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Kentucky's 6th Congressional District the 147th most Republican nationally.[27]
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 0.92. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.92 points toward that party.[28]
See also
- Redistricting in Kentucky
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2024
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2020
- Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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.com "Education advocate Elisabeth Jensen to challenge U.S. Rep. Andy Barr" accessed June 19, 2013
- ↑ Pure Politics, "Lexington Democrat Geoff Young first to file to run for Congress," accessed December 4, 2013
- ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Elections Division, "Candidate List," accessed January 29,l 2014
- ↑ CN|2 "Democrat Michael Coblenz announces candidacy for 6th Congressional District race" accessed July 19, 2013
- ↑ Kentucky.com, "Joe Palumbo withdraws from Central Kentucky congressional race," accessed November 11, 2013
- ↑ CN|2 "Joe Palumbo running for Democratic nomination for 6th Congressional District" accessed July 19, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Kentucky"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ Louisville Courier Journal, "Kentucky Democratic Party suing over Republicans' state and Congress redistricting maps," January 21, 2022
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Senate Bill 3," accessed January 21, 2022
- ↑ Louisville Courier Journal, "Claiming 'unconstitutional gerrymandering,' Beshear vetoes Kentucky redistricting plans," January 20, 2022
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Senate Bill 3," accessed January 21, 2022
- ↑ Bloomberg Government, "Kentucky Congressional Map Enacted After GOP Overrides Governor," January 20, 2022
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 All About Redistricting, "Kentucky," accessed April 29, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
