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United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.

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Redistricting

Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012.

District 1

Republican Ed Whitfield, who has represented Kentucky's 1st congressional district since 1995, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.

2010 nominee Charles Kendall Hatchett defeated James Buckmaster to win the Democratic nomination.

General Election Results

External links
  • Charles Hatchett campaign website
  • Ed Whitfield campaign website
  • District 2

    Republican Brett Guthrie, who has represented Kentucky's 2nd congressional district since 2009, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans.

    David Lynn Williams won the Democratic nomination without opposition.

    Craig Astor is running as a Libertarian:

    General Election Results

    External links
  • Brett Guthrie campaign website
  • District 3

    Democrat John Yarmuth, who has represented Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2007, ran for re-election. The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting. Yarmuth defeated perennial candidate Burrel Charles Farnsley in the Democratic primary.

    Brooks Wicker, a financial advisor and unsuccessful primary candidate for the 3rd district in 2010, won the Republican nomination with no opposition.

    General Election Results

    External links
  • Brooks Wicker campaign website
  • John Yarmuth campaign website
  • District 4

    Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented Kentucky's 4th congressional district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues. In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.

    Walter Christian Schumm, a building contractor; Marcus Carey, a lawyer; Lewis County Judge-Executive Thomas Massie; Boone County Judge-Executive Gary Moore; Brian Oerther, a teacher;state representative Alecia Webb-Edgington; and Tom Wurtz, a business consultant, sought the Republican nomination to succeed Davis. Thomas Massie won the Republican primary with 45% of the vote.

    Lawyer Bill Adkins defeated military veteran Greg Frank to win the Democratic nomination.

    Massie won the general election in a landslide.

    General Election Results

    External links
  • Thomas Massie campaign website
  • Bill Adkins campaign website
  • District 5

    Republican Hal Rogers, who has represented Kentucky's 5th congressional district since 1981, ran for re-election. The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.

    Lawyer Kenneth Stepp defeated Michael Ackerman to win the Democratic nomination.

    General Election Results

    External links
  • Kenneth Stepp campaign website
  • District 6

    Democrat Ben Chandler, who has represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2004, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 6th district was modified with the effect that, had the 2008 presidential election been held under the new boundaries, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would have received a share of the vote 1.5 percentage points greater than that which he achieved under the former boundaries.

    Andy Barr, an attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Chandler in 2010, won the Republican nomination. He defeated Patrick J. Kelly II and Curtis Kenimer in the Republican primary.

    Randolph S. Vance ran as a write-in candidate.

    Andy Barr won the election with 50.57% of the vote.

    General Election Results

    External Links
  • Andy Barr campaign website
  • Profile at Project Vote Smart
  • Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
  • Ben Chandler
  • Ben Chandler campaign website
  • References

    United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012 Wikipedia