The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2,2004,to elect all 435 seats of the chamber. It coincided with the re-election of President George W. Bush as well as many Senate elections and gubernatorial elections. Prior to the election in the 108th Congress,Republicans held 227 seats,Democrats held 205,with two Republican vacancies and one independent. As a result of this election,the 109th Congress began composed of 232 Republicans,201 Democrats,one independent,and one vacancy.
Ronald Edward Lewis is an American retired politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1994 to 2009,having represented the 2nd congressional district of Kentucky.
Anne Meagher Northup is an American Republican politician and educator from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. From 1997 to 2007,she represented the Louisville-centered 3rd congressional district of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives,where she served on the powerful House Appropriations Committee. She lost reelection to Democrat John Yarmuth in the 2006 election. She then ran for Governor of Kentucky,losing by 15 points to embattled governor Ernie Fletcher in the Republican primary election for the 2007 Kentucky gubernatorial election. Prior to her election to the United States House of Representatives,Northup had served in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Northup ran again for her old congressional seat in the 2008 election,losing again to Yarmuth.
Albert Benjamin Chandler III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the United States representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district from 2004 to 2013. A Democrat,Chandler was first elected to Congress in a 2004 special election. He served until January 2013,having been defeated for re-election by Andy Barr in the 2012 elections.
Thruston Ballard Morton was an American politician. A Republican,Morton represented Kentucky in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.
Frank Welsh Burke was an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky from 1959 to 1963 and as Mayor of Louisville,Kentucky from 1969 to 1973.
The Kentucky Senate is the upper house of the Kentucky General Assembly. The Kentucky Senate is composed of 38 members elected from single-member districts throughout the Commonwealth. There are no term limits for Kentucky senators. The Kentucky Senate meets at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort annually beginning in January. Sessions last for 60 legislative days in even-numbered years and 30 legislative days in odd-numbered years.
Charles Rowland Peaslee Farnsley was an American attorney and politician who served as mayor of Louisville,Kentucky from 1948 to 1953 and represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967. A popular mayor,he received national attention for his eccentric personality and his support for the arts and education. His original ideas resulted in the creation of the Fund for the Arts and weekly “beef sessions”in which residents could talk to him and top city officials directly.
John Marshall Robsion Jr. was an American Republican politician who served as a United States representative from Kentucky from 1953 to 1959 and was the Republican nominee for Governor of Kentucky in 1959.
The 2008 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 4,2008,to determine who would represent the state of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected were to serve in the 111th Congress from January 4,2009,until January 3,2011. The election coincides with the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
The 2003 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Kentucky on November 4,2003. Republican candidate Ernie Fletcher defeated Democrat Ben Chandler and became the first Republican governor of Kentucky in 32 years.
The 2010 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 2,2010,and determined who would represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011,until January 3,2013. As of 2021,this is the last time the Democrats won more than one congressional district in Kentucky.
The 2006 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 7,2006,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.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky,concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
James Richardson Comer Jr. is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Kentucky who represents the state's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,he has served in the Congress of the United States of America since 2016,during the 114th United States Congress. He previously served in the Kentucky House of Representatives and also served as the Agriculture Commissioner of Kentucky.
Garland Hale "Andy" Barr IV is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 6th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served in the administration of Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher.
John Morgan McGarvey is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A Democrat,he represented the 19th district in the Kentucky Senate from 2013 to 2023. In 2018,he was elected minority leader,becoming one of the youngest members of a general assembly in the nation to serve in a leadership role. He is currently the only Democrat in Kentucky's congressional delegation.
Joseph “Joe”Richard Wright was a member of the Kentucky State Senate from 1976 to 1993 representing the state’s 5th district. From 1981 to 1992 he was the Majority Floor Leader for the Democratic Party.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on November 3,2020,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8,2022,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
