Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2022

Elections in Kentucky, 2022

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Kentucky's 6th 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+9 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 6th 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 43.5% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 54.5%.

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

• Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Democratic primary)
• Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2022 (May 17 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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
	Submit photo	Maxwell Froedge (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	81

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 54,253
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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?

Randy Cravens (D)

I will protect our children by supporting common-sense gun reform legislation. I will broker the deals necessary to protect gun owners, while also protecting those concerned for the safety of our children.

I will protect the right of women to be free from government intrusion into their medical choices.

I will protect the rights of our LGBTQ+ community, to ensure that they are able to live lives in happiness, equality and with the right to enjoy a civil marriage.

Geoff M. Young (D)

The so-called "defense" budget must be cut by at least 60%. If we blunder into a war against Russia and China, our country will be destroyed economically and militarily.

Abolish the CIA because it gets us into wars and is the worst terrorist organization in the world today.

All elections should be publicly financed because big money in politics has corrupted our entire political process. Other countries have developed effective ways to get money out of politics, and we should imitate them.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Randy Cravens (D)

I am most passionate about defending our personal freedoms and our liberty to live lives free of fear, free of government overreach, and free of the most destructive forces of capitalism.

Geoff M. Young (D)

Almost all of our foreign policies must be changed because the world has changed. Washington no longer dominates the rest of the world, and that's a good thing. Washington's worst strategic blunder was to threaten the national security of both China and Russia. One would've been dangerous enough, but ignorant, aggressive, hostile, violent US policies have forced Russia & China to become allies. If we try to fight them both, we will be defeated and the USA will cease to exist. It will break up into small, violent regions run by warlords. If, in desperation, Washington uses nuclear weapons, a global nuclear war will happen, followed by a nuclear winter, and humanity will be wiped out forever.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Geoff M. Young (D)

Gandhi, and an American leader who was inspired by Gandhi: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They both used nonviolent actions such as speeches, marches, rallies, and boycotts to generate lasting changes in their societies.

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

Geoff M. Young (D)

By far the most important quality is a desire to find out the truth about any given issue and to challenge falsehoods, even if they are widely-accepted falsehoods. I have a highly-developed BS detector.

Elected officials must be incorruptible. They should be in this profession to make America better, not for personal ego gratification or personal gain.

Elected officials must have the courage to stand up for peace, even when the mainstream media and their colleagues are braying for war.

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

Geoff M. Young (D)

I'm a good listener. I don't open my mouth without knowing that I can back up what I'm saying with facts and logic. I can work well in groups and compromise when that's appropriate. I have a lot of determination, and I work hard to make a difference. I'm incorruptible. I have turned down offers of support because they had strings attached that I didn't feel good about. I hate injustice and false propaganda.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Geoff M. Young (D)

Catch-22, because it uses humor and satire to show the absurdity and insanity of war.

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

Geoff M. Young (D)

The American people, our politicians and our generals must adjust to the fact that our military and the US dollar no longer dominate the world. We have to change our self-image and become a normal, constructive, law-abiding member of the community of nations, not the single "exceptional" nation that tries to control every other country's internal decisions. America should join the International Criminal Court because it is hypocritical of us to criticize human rights violations in other countries while refusing to accept the court's jurisdiction over American war criminals.

The half-dozen huge, mass media corporations must be broken up because they have all come under the control of America's billionaires and the military-industrial-"intelligence" complex. They do nothing but spew imperialist, pro-war propaganda and "entertainment" that distracts us from what is most important.

I am opposed to censorship of the internet because the censors always end up working for the military-industrial-"intelligence" complex.

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

Geoff M. Young (D)

1. The House Foreign Affairs Committee. I am one of Kentucky's foremost experts in US foreign policy. I plan to replace any one of the pro-war, neoconservative Democrats now on the committee.

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?

Geoff M. Young (D)

I will propose sweeping changes in the tax code to raise the marginal tax rate for billionaires and multi-millionaires while lowering taxes for working people. I will also float the idea of a wealth tax, with the aim of setting a maximum wealth level for all American citizens; possibly $100 million or so. I am a Bernie Sanders Democrat when it comes to domestic policy.

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
Andy Barr	Republican Party	$3,845,267	$2,159,198	$2,040,772	As of December 31, 2022
Randy Cravens	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Christopher Preece	Democratic Party	$33,286	$33,286	$6,488	As of June 30, 2022
Geoff M. Young	Democratic Party	$239,157	$239,131	$27	As of December 31, 2022
Derek Leonard Petteys	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Maxwell Froedge	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 6th 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 6
until January 2, 2023

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Kentucky District 6
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+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.

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 6th based on 2022 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
43.5%	54.5%

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
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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 6th Congressional District election, 2020

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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

See also: Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 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
	Submit photo	James Germalic (Independent)	0.2	523

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Theodore Green	0.8	835

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 100,419
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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

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2016

See also: Kentucky's 6th Congressional District election, 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.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2016

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

U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 Republican Primary, 2016

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

U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016

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

2014

See also: Kentucky's 6th Congressional District elections, 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.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 6 General Election, 2014

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

Republican Primary

• Andy Barr - Incumbenta

Democratic Primary

• Elisabeth Jensen: Director of the non-profit Race for Educationa
• Geoff Young

Failed to file

• Michael Coblenz

Withdrew from race

• Joe Palumbo

See also

Kentucky	2022 primaries	2022 U.S. Congress elections
Kentucky congressional delegation Voting in Kentucky Kentucky elections: 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018	Democratic primary battlegrounds Republican primary battlegrounds U.S. Senate Democratic primaries U.S. Senate Republican primaries U.S. House Democratic primaries U.S. House Republican primaries	U.S. Congress elections U.S. Senate elections U.S. House elections Special elections Ballot access

External links

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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)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)

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