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Chandler was challenged by Republican nominee Andy Barr in the November 2010 election. Chandler was elected by a very narrow margin, as results showed him leading Barr by about 600 votes. The results were re-canvassed due to the closeness of the outcome, but Chandler was certified as the election winner on November 12, 2010. [23]

In October 2011, Barr called their forthcoming contest "a rematch of the third-closest Congressional race in America" and said that Chandler was burdened with "considerable dissatisfaction" on the part of his constituents and the difficulty of running on the ticket with Obama. But Joshua Miller of Roll Call observed that "if the bent of the GOP-leaning district grows more Democratic and Democrats who sat out 2010 come to the polls next November, Barr has a steep hill to climb." [24]

2012

Chandler was again challenged by Barr. Randolph S. Vance ran as a write-in candidate. Barr defeated Chandler in the election, 50.6% to 46.7%. [25]

Post-congressional career

Chandler did not run for Governor in 2015, [26] [27] [28] though he has hinted that he might run for office again in the future. [29]

From 2013 to 2016, Chandler served as executive director of the Kentucky Humanities Council. Since 2016, he has been the CEO of the Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. [30] He is a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. [31]

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Ben Chandler
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives
from Kentucky's 6th district
In office
February 17, 2004 –January 3, 2013
Legal offices
Preceded by Attorney General of Kentucky
1995–2003		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Kentucky Auditor of Public Accounts
1991		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chris Gorman
 Democratic nominee for Attorney General of Kentucky
1995, 1999		Succeeded by
Preceded by Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky
2003 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Kentucky's 6th congressional district
2004–2013		Succeeded by
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byas Former US Representative Order of precedence of the United States
as Former US Representative		Succeeded byas Former US Representative
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