2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
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  2000 November 5, 2002 2004  

All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election51
Seats won51
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote693,860350,924
Percentage63.41%32.07%

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky results map by district.svg
2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky results map by county.svg

The 2002 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 5, 2002, to elect the members of the State of Kentucky's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky had six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. All six incumbent representatives won reelection.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2002
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican 693,86063.41%5-
Democratic 350,92432.07%1-
Independents41,7533.82%0-
Libertarian 7,7050.70%0-
Totals1,094,242100.00%6-

District 1

2002 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Ed Whitfield Klint Alexander
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote117,60062,617
Percentage65.3%34.7%

2002 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Whitfield:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ed Whitfield
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ed Whitfield
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield won reelection.

Kentucky's 1st congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Whitfield (inc.) 117,600 65.25
Democratic Klint Alexander62,61734.75
Total votes180,217 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Ron Lewis David Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote122,77351,431
Percentage69.6%29.2%

2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Lewis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ron Lewis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Lewis
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis won reelection.

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ron Lewis (inc.) 122,773 69.64
Democratic Adam Smith51,43129.17
Libertarian Robert Guy Dyer2,0841.18
Total votes176,288 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

2002 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election
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  Anne Northup, official 109th Congress photo.jpg JackConway (cropped).jpg
Nominee Anne Northup Jack Conway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote118,228110,846
Percentage51.6%48.4%

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U.S. Representative before election

Anne Northup
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Anne Northup
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup defeated Democratic candidate Jack Conway to win reelection.

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Anne Northup (inc.) 118,228 51.61
Democratic Jack Conway110,84648.39
Total votes229,074 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

2002 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election
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  Kenlucasky.jpg Geoff Davis, official 109th Congressional photo.jpg
Nominee Ken Lucas Geoff Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote87,77681,651
Percentage51.1%47.5%

2002 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Lucas:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Davis:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Ken Lucas
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ken Lucas
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ken Lucas defeated Republican candidate Geoff Davis to win reelection.

Kentucky's 4th congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ken Lucas (inc.) 87,776 51.11
Republican Geoff Davis 81,65147.54
Libertarian John Grote2,3081.34
Total votes171,735 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election
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Nominee Hal Rogers Sidney Jane Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote137,98638,254
Percentage78.3%21.7%

2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Rogers:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Bailey:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Hal Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Hal Rogers
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers won reelection.

Kentucky's 5th congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Hal Rogers (inc.) 137,986 78.29
Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey38,25421.71
Total votes176,240 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

2002 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election
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Nominee Ernie Fletcher Gatewood Galbraith
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote115,62241,753
Percentage72.0%26.0%

2002 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election results map by county.svg
County results
Fletcher:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ernie Fletcher
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ernie Fletcher
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernie Fletcher won reelection. Fletcher defeated independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith, as no Democratic candidate filed to run.

Kentucky's 6th congressional district election, 2002 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ernie Fletcher (inc.) 115,622 71.95
Independent Gatewood Galbraith 41,75325.98
Libertarian Mark Gailey3,3132.06
Total votes160,688 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Report of official election night tally results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. December 4, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Preceded by
2000 elections
United States House elections in Kentucky
2002
Succeeded by
2004 elections