| Kentucky's 1st congressional district |
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Kentucky's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.d |
| Representative | |
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| Distribution | - 63.12% rural[1]
- 36.88% urban
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| Population (2019) | 717,704[2] |
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Median household income | $46,999[3] |
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| Ethnicity | |
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| Cook PVI | R+23[4] |
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Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The district is in the western part of the state. The cities in the district are Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah and Murray. There are more people who like the Democratic Party than the Republican Party but the people who live in the district vote for more Republicans than Democrats. The district is currently represented in the United States House of Representatives by James Comer.
Election history
2000
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2000)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
132,115
|
58.00
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Brian Roy
|
95,806
|
42.000
|
| Total votes
|
227,921
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2002
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
117,600
|
65.26
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Klint Alexander
|
62,617
|
34.74
|
| Total votes
|
180,217
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2004
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
175,972
|
67.37
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Billy Cartwright
|
85,229
|
32.63
|
| Total votes
|
261,201
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2006
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
123,618
|
59.58
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Tom Barlow
|
83,865
|
40.42
|
| Total votes
|
207,483
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2008
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
178,107
|
64.35
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Heather Ryan
|
98,674
|
35.65
|
| Total votes
|
276,781
|
100.00
|
| Turnout
|
|
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2010
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
153,519
|
71.25
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Charles K. Hatchett
|
61,690
|
28.75
|
| Total votes
|
215,209
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2012
Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2012)
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield*
|
199,956
|
69.63
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Charles K. Hatchett
|
87,199
|
30.37
|
| Total votes
|
287,155
|
100.00
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2014
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
Ed Whitfield (incumbent)
|
173,022
|
73.1
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Charles Kendall Hatchett
|
63,596
|
26.9
|
| Total votes
|
236,618
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2016
2018
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
James Comer (incumbent)
|
172,167
|
68.6
|
|
|
Democratic
|
Paul Walker
|
78,849
|
31.4
|
| Total votes
|
251,016
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
|
2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
|
|
Republican
|
James Comer (incumbent)
|
246,329
|
75.0
|
|
|
Democratic
|
James Rhodes
|
82,141
|
25.0
|
| Total votes
|
328,470
|
100.0
|
|
|
Republican hold
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