2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2014 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
← 2012 2016 →
	County results; Guthrie: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. Representative before election; Brett Guthrie ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Brett Guthrie ; Republican

2014 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
← 2012 2016 →
	County results; Whitfield: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Hatchett: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Ed Whitfield ; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative; Ed Whitfield ; Republican

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

Last updated November 24, 2023

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:^[1]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	173,022	73.12%	63,596	26.88%	0	0.00%	236,618	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	156,936	69.19%	69,898	30.81%	0	0.00%	226,834	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	87,981	35.57%	157,056	63.49%	2,318	0.94%	247,355	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	150,464	67.73%	71,694	32.27%	0	0.00%	222,158	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	171,350	78.25%	47,617	21.75%	0	0.00%	218,967	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	147,404	59.99%	98,290	40.01%	0	0.00%	245,694	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	887,157	63.48%	508,151	36.36%	2,318	0.16%	1,397,626	100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Ed Whitfield, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ed Whitfield, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Charles Kendall Hatchett, real estate broker and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012

Eliminated in primary

Wesley Bolin

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	38,055	55.5
	Democratic	Wesley Seaton Bolin	30,528	44.5
Total votes			68,583	100.0

General election

Results

Kentucky's 1st congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield (incumbent)	173,022	73.1
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	63,596	26.9
Total votes			236,618	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brett Guthrie, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ron Leach, physician assistant and U.S. Army veteran

General election

Results

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	156,936	69.2
	Democratic	Ron Leach	69,898	30.8
Total votes			226,834	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2014 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	John Yarmuth	Michael MacFarlane
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	157,056	87,981
Percentage	63.5%	35.6%

County result
Yarmuth: 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

John Yarmuth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Yarmuth
Democratic

Incumbent Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Yarmuth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

E. Ray Pierce

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	52,026	87.0
	Democratic	E. Ray Pierce	7,747	13.0
Total votes			59,773	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Michael MacFarlane

General election

Results

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	157,056	63.5
	Republican	Michael MacFarlane	87,981	35.6
	Independent	Gregory Peter Puccetti	2,318	0.9
Total votes			247,355	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2014 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election

← 2012

2016 →


Nominee	Thomas Massie	Peter Newberry
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	150,464	71,694
Percentage	67.7%	32.3%

County results
Massie: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Thomas Massie
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Thomas Massie
Republican

Incumbent Republican Thomas Massie, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Thomas Massie, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

Steve Stevens, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Peter Newberry

General election

Results

Kentucky's 4th congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (incumbent)	150,464	67.7
	Democratic	Peter Newberry	71,694	32.3
Total votes			222,158	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2014 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

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2016 →


Nominee	Hal Rogers	Kenneth Stepp
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	171,350	47,617
Percentage	78.3%	21.7%

County results
Rogers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Stepp: 50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Hal Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Hal Rogers
Republican

Republican incumbent Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hal Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kenneth Stepp, attorney

Eliminated in primary

Billy Ray Wilson

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	38,949	58.8
	Democratic	Billy Ray Wilson	27,246	41.2
Total votes			66,195	100.0

General election

Results

Kentucky's 5th congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	171,350	78.3
	Democratic	Kenneth Stepp	47,617	21.7
Total votes			218,967	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2014 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election

← 2012

2016 →


Nominee	Andy Barr	Elisabeth Jensen
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	147,404	98,290
Percentage	60.0%	40.0%

County results
Barr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Andy Barr
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Andy Barr
Republican

Incumbent Republican Andy Barr, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Andy Barr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.^[5]

Candidates

Nominee

Elisabeth Jensen, education advocate^[6]^[7]^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Geoff Young, former contractor and Green candidate for Kentucky House of Representatives 45th District in 2012^[9]

Withdrawn

Michael Coblenz, attorney and former Air Force B-52 navigator^[10]
Joe Palumbo, lumber yard owner and son of state representative Ruth Ann Palumbo ^[10]

Declined

Teresa Isaac, former mayor of Lexington and candidate for this seat in 1996 ^[10]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elisabeth Jensen	46,727	60.9
	Democratic	Geoff Young	30,035	39.1
Total votes			76,762	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Andy Barr (R)	Elisabeth Jensen (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)	September 17–18, 2014	400	± 4.9%	55%	36%	9%
Lake Research Partners (D-Jensen)	September 15–17, 2014	400	± 4.9%	45%	36%	19%

Results

Kentucky's 6th congressional district, 2014^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr (incumbent)	147,404	60.0
	Democratic	Elisabeth Jensen	98,290	40.0
Total votes			245,694	100.0
	Republican hold

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References

↑ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.
1 2 3 4 "Unofficial Kentucky State Board of Elections Results".
1 2 3 4 5 6 "General Elections Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
↑ ALEXANDER BURNS (December 18, 2013). "Ky. biz official may challenge Massie". politico.com/. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
↑ Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
↑ Democrats, Knowledge (January 19, 2014). "KY-06: Campaign Kickoff Rally for Elisabeth Jensen -Dem Challenger to Rep. Barr- Jan 25 in Lexington". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
↑ Cheves, John (May 20, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen to square off against U.S. Rep Andy Barr in the fall". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ Politics, Pure (May 20, 2014). "U.S. House primaries: Jensen to face Barr in 6th District; Rematches elsewhere". cn 2. Retrieved May 22, 2014.
↑ Mitchell, Wendy (January 28, 2014). "Candidates meet filing deadline throughout region". Maysville Online. Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
1 2 3 Nick Storm (July 12, 2013). "Democrat Michael Coblenz announces candidacy for 6th Congressional District race". mycn2.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

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[clerk2014-1] Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019.

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[5] Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr". Kentucky.com. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

[6] Democrats, Knowledge (January 19, 2014). "KY-06: Campaign Kickoff Rally for Elisabeth Jensen -Dem Challenger to Rep. Barr- Jan 25 in Lexington". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 31, 2014.

[7] Cheves, John (May 20, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen to square off against U.S. Rep Andy Barr in the fall". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved May 22, 2014.

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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Contents

Overview

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Declined

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

General election

Results

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Results

General election

Results

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Results

General election

Polling

Results

See also

Related Research Articles

References

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