November 4, 2014 (2014-11-04) 2016 → 5 1 63.58% 36.42% Start date November 4, 2014 | 5 1 887,157 508,151 4.71% 2.81% | |
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.
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District 1
Ed Whitfield (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
District 2
There were no primary challenges. Brett Guthrie is the Republican nominee and Incumbent. Ron Leach is the Democratic challenger.
District 3
Michael Macfarlane (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
District 4
There were no primary challenges. Thomas Massie is the Republican nominee and Incumbent. Peter Newberry is the Democratic challenger.
District 5
Hal Rogers (Republican) was unchallenged so there was no Republican Primary.
District 6
Republican Andy Barr has represented Kentucky's 6th congressional district since January 2013, having defeated Democratic incumbent Ben Chandler in the 2012 election.
Elisabeth Jensen, an education advocate, and Geoff Young, a former contractor who previously ran for the Kentucky House of Representatives 45th District on the Kentucky Green Party ticket, filed to run in the Democratic primary. Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination. Jensen won the Democratic nomination in the primary with 61% of the vote.