1818 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky elected its members August 3, 1818.

District	Incumbent			This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1 [1]	David Trimble	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 70.6% Thomas Fletcher (Democratic-Republican) 29.4%
Kentucky 2 [2]	Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (Special)	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 3 [3]	Richard M. Johnson	Democratic-Republican	1806	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ William Brown (Democratic-Republican) 59.0% Benjamin Taylor (Federalist) 41.0%
Kentucky 4 [4]	Joseph Desha	Democratic-Republican	1806	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Thomas Metcalfe (Democratic-Republican) 61.9% Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican) 38.1%
Kentucky 5 [5]	Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	1810 1814 (Lost) 1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Alney McLean (Democratic-Republican) 54.3% Matthew Lyon (Democratic-Republican) 45.7%
Kentucky 6 [6]	David Walker	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Walker (Democratic-Republican) 78.5% Francis Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 14.0% Benbrook [a] 7.5%
Kentucky 7 [7]	George Robertson	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ George Robertson (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 8 [8]	Richard C. Anderson Jr.	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Richard C. Anderson Jr. (Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 9 [9]	Tunstall Quarles	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Tunstall Quarles (Democratic-Republican) [b]
Kentucky 10 [10]	Thomas Speed	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Benjamin Hardin (Democratic-Republican) 31.2% Richard Rudd 30.9% John Rowan (Democratic-Republican) 26.0% John Hays 11.9%

References

1. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 1". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
2. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 2". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
3. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 3". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
4. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 4". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
5. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 5". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
6. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 6". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
7. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 7". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
8. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 8". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
9. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 9". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.
10. "Kentucky 1818 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10". A New Nation Votes: American Election Returns 1787-1825. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

See also

• 1818 and 1819 United States House of Representatives elections
• List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Notes

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