Kentucky's 1st congressional district
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| Kentucky's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current Representative | Ed Whitfield (R–Hopkinsville) | |
| Distribution | 36.52% urban, 63.48% rural | |
| Population (2000) | 673,729 | |
| Median income | $30,360 | |
| Ethnicity | 90.4% White, 7.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+14[1] | |
Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, and the college town of Murray.
The district is represented by Republican Ed Whitfield.
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Characteristics
Although Democrats have an almost 2-to-1 edge in registration and still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend which favors Republicans at the federal level.
As of September 2013, there were 505,870 registered voters: 302,406 (59.77%) Democrats, 174,137 (34.42%) Republicans, and 29,327 (5.80%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 21,711 (4.29%) unclassified Others, 7,011 (1.39%) Independents, 419 (0.08%) Libertarians, 93 (0.02%) Greens, 65 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 19 (0.0038%) Reforms, and 9 (0.0018%) Socialist Workers.[2][3]
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[4] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[5]
Kentucky counties within the 1st Congressional District: Adair | Allen | Ballard | Caldwell | Calloway | Carlisle | Casey | Christian | Clinton | Crittenden | Cumberland | Fulton | Graves | Henderson | Hickman | Hopkins | Livingston | Logan | Lyon | Marshall | Marion | McCracken | McLean | Metcalfe | Monroe | Muhlenberg | Russell | Simpson | Todd | Trigg | Union | Webster
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Service | Electoral history |
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 Christopher Greenup |
Anti-Administration | November 9, 1792 – March 3, 1795 |
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| Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 |
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 Thomas T. Davis |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Anthony New |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 James Clark |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – August 1816 |
Leave of absence April 8, 1816 Resigned prior to August, 1816. |
| Vacant | August 1816 – December 2, 1816 |
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| Thomas Fletcher |
Democratic-Republican | December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| David Trimble |
Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
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| Adams | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 |
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| Henry Daniel |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Chittenden Lyon |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835 |
Redistricted from the 12th district. |
 Linn Boyd |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| John L. Murray |
Democratic | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Linn Boyd |
Democratic | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Henry C. Burnett |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1861 |
Expelled. |
| Vacant | August 1816 – December 2, 1816 |
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| Samuel L. Casey |
Unionist | March 10, 1862 – March 3, 1863 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Lucien Anderson |
Unconditonal Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px Lawrence S. Trimble | Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Edward Crossland |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
 Andrew Boone |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px Oscar Turner | Independent Democrat | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
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| Independent Democrat | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
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| 100px William J. Stone | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px John K. Hendrick | Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px Charles K. Wheeler | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903 |
[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] |
| 100px Ollie M. James | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
 Alben W. Barkley |
Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927 |
Retired to run for U.S. Senate. |
| William V. Gregory |
Democratic | March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to the At-large district. |
| District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933. | |||
| District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district. | |||
| William V. Gregory |
Democratic | March 4, 1935 – October 10, 1936 |
Redistricted from the At-large district Died. |
| Vacant | October 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937 |
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| Noble J. Gregory |
Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1959 |
Lost renomination. |
 Frank Stubblefield |
Democratic | January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974 |
Lost renomination. Resigned. |
| Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 |
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 Carroll Hubbard |
Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993 |
Lost renomination. |
| 100px Tom Barlow | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
Lost re-election. |
| 100px Ed Whitfield | Republican | January 3, 1995 – Present |
Incumbent |
Recent election results
2002
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 117,600 | 65.26 | |
| Democratic | Klint Alexander | 62,617 | 34.74 | |
| Total votes | 180,217 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2004
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 175,972 | 67.37 | |
| Democratic | Billy Cartwright | 85,229 | 32.63 | |
| Total votes | 261,201 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2006
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 123,618 | 59.58 | |
| Democratic | Tom Barlow | 83,865 | 40.42 | |
| Total votes | 207,483 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2008
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 178,107 | 64.35 | |
| Democratic | Heather Ryan | 98,674 | 35.65 | |
| Total votes | 276,781 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2010
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 153,519 | 71.25 | |
| Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 61,690 | 28.75 | |
| Total votes | 215,209 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
2012
| Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2012) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield* | 199,956 | 69.63 | |
| Democratic | Charles K. Hatchett | 87,199 | 30.37 | |
| Total votes | 287,155 | 100.00 | ||
| Voter turnout | % | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
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