1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 5, 1816.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Representative	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1 [1] [2]	James Clark	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent resigned April 8, 1816 when appointed circuit court judge. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was not elected to finish the current term.	√ David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% George Stockton 44.7%
Kentucky 2 [3]	Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 57.6% John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 42.4%
Kentucky 3 [4]	Richard M. Johnson	Democratic-Republican	1806	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard M. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 56.6% Benjamin Taylor (Federalist) 43.4%
Kentucky 4 [5]	Joseph Desha	Democratic-Republican	1806	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% William Garrard 43.9%
Kentucky 5 [6]	Alney McLean	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 64.4% Benjamin W. Patton 35.6%
Kentucky 6 [7]	Solomon P. Sharp	Democratic-Republican	1812	Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ David Walker (Democratic-Republican) 54.2% William Thompson 37.7% Solomon P. Sharp (Democratic-Republican) 8.2%
Kentucky 7 [8]	Samuel McKee	Democratic-Republican	1808	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ George Robertson (Democratic-Republican) 62.3% Robert Caldwell 37.7%
Kentucky 8 [9]	Stephen Ormsby	Democratic-Republican	1810	Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Richard Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 56.8% Edward George 34.6% Stephen Ormsby (Democratic-Republican) 8.6%
Kentucky 9 [10]	Micah Taul	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Tunstal Quarles (Democratic-Republican) [a] Rife [b]
Kentucky 10 [11]	Benjamin Hardin	Democratic-Republican	1814	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Thomas Speed (Democratic-Republican) 42.3% James Crutcher 31.2% John Lancaster 26.5%

References

1. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
2. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1, Special". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
3. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
4. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
5. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
6. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
7. "A New Nation Votes". elections.lib.tufts.edu. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
8. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
9. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
10. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
11. "Kentucky 1816 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10". A New Nation Votes. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

See also

• Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election, 1816
• United States House of Representatives elections, 1816 and 1817
• List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Notes

1. Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source
2. Full name unknown.