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 theUnited States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Democratic 50–60% 60–70%

The2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentuckywas held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the sixU.S. representativesfrom the state ofKentucky,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including anelection to the U.S. Senate.

Overview[edit]

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[edit]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Ed Whitfield,incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Charles Kendall Hatchett, real estate broker and nominee for this seat in2010&2012

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Wesley Bolin

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Results[edit]

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
	Republicanhold

District 2[edit]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Brett Guthrie,incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

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

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

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
	Republicanhold

District 3[edit]

2014 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

←2012

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 DemocratJohn Yarmuth,who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

John Yarmuth,incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

E. Ray Pierce

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Michael MacFarlane

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

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
	Democratichold

District 4[edit]

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 RepublicanThomas Massie,who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Thomas Massie,incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined[edit]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Peter Newberry

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

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
	Republicanhold

District 5[edit]

2014 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

←2012

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Hal Rogers,incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Kenneth Stepp, attorney

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Billy Ray Wilson

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Results[edit]

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
	Republicanhold

District 6[edit]

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 RepublicanAndy Barr,who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

Andy Barr,incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary[edit]

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

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

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

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Geoff Young,former contractor andGreencandidate forKentucky House of Representatives45th District in 2012^[9]

Withdrawn[edit]

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

Declined[edit]

Teresa Isaac,former mayor ofLexingtonand candidate for this seat in1996^[10]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Polling[edit]

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[edit]

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
	Republicanhold

References[edit]

^Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015)."Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014".Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.RetrievedOctober 28,2019.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Unofficial Kentucky State Board of Elections Results".
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f"General Elections Results"(PDF).Kentucky Secretary of State. November 4, 2014.RetrievedDecember 19,2014.
^ALEXANDER BURNS (December 18, 2013)."Ky. biz official may challenge Massie".politico.com/.RetrievedApril 30,2023.
^Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014)."Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr".Kentucky.com.RetrievedJanuary 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.RetrievedJanuary 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.RetrievedMay 22,2014.
^Politics, Pure (May 20, 2014)."U.S. House primaries: Jensen to face Barr in 6th District; Rematches elsewhere".cn 2.RetrievedMay 22,2014.
^Mitchell, Wendy (January 28, 2014)."Candidates meet filing deadline throughout region".Maysville Online.Archived fromthe originalon January 30, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 31,2014.
^^a ^b ^cNick Storm (July 12, 2013)."Democrat Michael Coblenz announces candidacy for 6th Congressional District race".mycn2.com.Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2013.RetrievedApril 30,2023.

External links[edit]

Preceded by 2012 elections	United States House elections in Kentucky 2014	Succeeded by 2016 elections

[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.RetrievedOctober 28,2019.

[kyprimary-2] "Unofficial Kentucky State Board of Elections Results".

[kyResults-3] "General Elections Results"(PDF).Kentucky Secretary of State. November 4, 2014.RetrievedDecember 19,2014.

[4] ALEXANDER BURNS (December 18, 2013)."Ky. biz official may challenge Massie".politico.com/.RetrievedApril 30,2023.

[5] Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014)."Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr".Kentucky.com.RetrievedJanuary 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.RetrievedJanuary 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.RetrievedMay 22,2014.

[8] Politics, Pure (May 20, 2014)."U.S. House primaries: Jensen to face Barr in 6th District; Rematches elsewhere".cn 2.RetrievedMay 22,2014.

[9] Mitchell, Wendy (January 28, 2014)."Candidates meet filing deadline throughout region".Maysville Online.Archived fromthe originalon January 30, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 31,2014.

[MC6th-10] Nick Storm (July 12, 2013)."Democrat Michael Coblenz announces candidacy for 6th Congressional District race".mycn2.com.Archived fromthe originalon November 4, 2013.RetrievedApril 30,2023.

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District 4[edit]

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General election[edit]

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District 5[edit]

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Democratic primary[edit]

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District 6[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

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Democratic primary[edit]

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Nominee[edit]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

Withdrawn[edit]

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Polling[edit]

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

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