Kentucky's 2nd congressional district | |||
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Population (2022) | 756,377 [2] | ||
Median household income | $61,768 [3] | ||
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Cook PVI | R+21 [4] |
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in west central Kentucky, the district includes Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, and a portion of eastern Louisville. The district has not seen an incumbent defeated since 1884.
The district is currently represented by Republican Brett Guthrie.
Former Representative Democrat William Natcher is noted for holding the record for most consecutive roll call votes in the history of Congress—more than 18,000 votes.
The district is similar in character to the 1st district. While Democrats still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend that leads them to vote Republican in most national elections.
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 2023 [5] | |||||
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Party | Number of voters | Percentage | |||
Republican | 280,024 | 49.65% | |||
Democratic | 227,264 | 40.30% | |||
Other | 33,936 | 6.02% | |||
Independent | 22,761 | 4.03% | |||
Total | 563,985 | 100% |
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican. [6] 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. [7]
Kentucky counties within the 2nd congressional district: Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Jefferson (partial), LaRue, Logan (partial), McLean, Meade, Muhlenberg, Nelson (partial), Ohio, Warren.
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 62–37% |
2004 | President | Bush 65–34% |
2008 | President | McCain 61–38% |
2012 | President | Romney 63–35% |
2016 | President | Trump 68–28% |
Senate | Paul 61–39% | |
2019 | Governor | Bevin 54–44% |
Attorney General | Cameron 64–36% | |
2020 | President | Trump 67–31% |
Senate | McConnell 62–33% | |
2022 | Senate | Paul 68–32% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis (Incumbent) | 122,773 | 69.64% | |
Democratic | David Lynn Williams | 51,431 | 29.17% | |
Libertarian | Robert Guy Dyer | 2,084 | 1.18% | |
Total votes | 176,288 | 100.00% | ||
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Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis (Incumbent) | 185,394 | 67.92% | |
Democratic | Adam Smith | 87,585 | 32.08% | |
Total votes | 272,979 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis (Incumbent) | 118,548 | 55.41% | |
Democratic | Mike Weaver | 95,415 | 44.59% | |
Total votes | 213,963 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie | 158,936 | 52.57% | |
Democratic | David E. Boswell | 143,379 | 47.43% | |
Total votes | 302,315 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 155,906 | 67.89% | |
Democratic | Ed Marksberry | 73,749 | 28.75% | |
Total votes | 229,655 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 181,508 | 64.30% | |
Democratic | David Lynn Williams | 89,541 | 31.72% | |
Independent | Andrew R. Beacham | 6,304 | 2.23% | |
Libertarian | Craig Astor | 4,914 | 1.74% | |
Total votes | 282,267 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 156,936 | 69.19% | |
Democratic | Ron Leach | 69,898 | 30.81% | |
Total votes | 226,834 | 100.00% | ||
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Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 251,823 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 251,823 | 100.00% | ||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) | 171,700 | 66.7% | |
Democratic | Hank Linderman | 79,964 | 31.1% | |
Independent | Thomas Loecken | 5,681 | 2.2% | |
Total votes | 257,345 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (incumbent) | 255,735 | 70.9 | |
Democratic | Hank Linderman | 94,643 | 26.3 | |
Libertarian | Robert Lee Perry | 7,588 | 2.1 | |
Populist | Lewis Carter | 2,431 | 0.7 | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 360,399 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie (incumbent) | 170,487 | 71.8 | |
Democratic | Hank Linderman | 66,769 | 28.1 | |
Total votes | 237,256 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
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