Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Brett Guthrie (R–Bowling Green)
Distribution	47.28% urban, 52.72% rural
Population (2000)	673,224
Median income	$35,724
Ethnicity	91.4% White, 5.73% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+16[1]

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, and Elizabethtown. The district has not seen an incumbent defeated since 1884.

The district is currently represented by Republican Brett Guthrie.

Former Representative Democrat William H. Natcher is noted for holding the record for most consecutive roll call votes in the history of Congress - more than 18,000 votes.

Characteristics

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.

As of September 2013, there were 503,995 registered voters: 269,085 (53.39%) Democrats, 198,166 (39.32%) Republicans, and 36,744 (7.29%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 27,310 (5.42%) unclassified Others, 8,669 (1.72%) Independents, 548 (0.11%) Libertarians, 124 (0.02%) Greens, 59 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 19 (0.0038%) Reforms, and 15 (0.0029%) Socialists.^[2][3]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.^[4] 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.^[5]

Kentucky counties within the 2nd congressional district: Barren | Boyle | Breckinridge | Bullitt | Butler | Daviess | Edmonson | Garrard | Grayson | Green | Hancock | Hardin | Hart | Jessamine (partial) | LaRue | Meade | Mercer | Nelson | Spencer (partial) | Warren | Washington (partial)

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Service	Notes
Alexander D. Orr	Anti-Administration	November 8, 1792 – March 3, 1795	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797
John Fowler	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	Redistricted to the 5th district
John Boyle	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel McKee	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813	Redistricted to the 7th district
Henry Clay	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1813 – January 19, 1814	Redistricted from the 5th district Resigned
Vacant		January 19, 1814 – March 29, 1814
Joseph H. Hawkins	Democratic- Republican	March 29, 1814 – March 3, 1815	Retired
Henry Clay	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1821
Samuel H. Woodson	Democratic- Republican	March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas Metcalfe	Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican	March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1825	Redistricted from the 4th district Resigned to run for Governor
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – June 1, 1828
Vacant		June 1, 1828 – December 1, 1828
John Chambers	Adams	December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas D. Coleman	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas A. Marshall	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833	Redistricted to the 12th district
Albert G. Hawes	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837	Redistricted from the 11th district
Edward Rumsey	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Philip Triplett	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Willis Green	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845	Redistricted from the 6th district
John H. McHenry	Whig	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Beverly L. Clarke	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James L. Johnson	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin E. Grey	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John P. Campbell, Jr.	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Samuel Peyton	Democratic	March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James S. Jackson	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – December 13, 1861	Resigned to enter the Union Army
Vacant		December 13, 1861 – December 1, 1862
George H. Yeaman	Unionist	December 1, 1862 – March 4, 1865	Lost re-election
Burwell C. Ritter	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Vacant		March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
William N. Sweeney	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry D. McHenry	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John Y. Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James A. McKenzie	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James F. Clay	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Polk Laffoon	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William T. Ellis	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John D. Clardy	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry D. Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Augustus O. Stanley	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1915	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David H. Kincheloe	Democratic	March 4, 1915 – October 5, 1930	Resigned after being appointed to the United States Customs Court
Vacant		October 5, 1930 – November 4, 1930
John L. Dorsey, Jr.	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1931	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Glover H. Cary	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933	Redistricted to the At-large district
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district
Glover H. Cary	Democratic	March 4, 1935 – December 5, 1936	Redistricted from the At-large district
Vacant		December 5, 1936 – March 2, 1937
Beverly M. Vincent	Democratic	March 2, 1937 – January 3, 1945	Retired
Earle C. Clements	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 6, 1948	Resigned after being elected Governor
John A. Whitaker	Democratic	April 17, 1948 – December 15, 1951	Died
Garrett L. Withers	Democratic	August 2, 1952 – April 30, 1953	Died
William H. Natcher	Democratic	August 1, 1953 – March 29, 1994	Died
Vacant		March 29, 1994 – May 24, 1994
Ron Lewis	Republican	May 24, 1994 – January 3, 2009	Retired
Brett Guthrie	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]

Recent election results

2002

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	185,394	67.92
	Democratic	Adam Smith	87,585	32.08
Total votes			272,979	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	118,548	55.41
	Democratic	Mike Weaver	95,415	44.59
Total votes			213,963	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie	158,936	52.57
	Democratic	David E. Boswell	143,379	47.43
Total votes			302,315	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie*	155,906	67.89
	Democratic	Ed Marksberry	73,749	28.75
Total votes			229,655	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2012

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie*	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
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2014

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie*	156,936	69.19
	Democratic	Ron Leach	69,898	30.81
Total votes			226,834	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

1. "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
2. "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
3. "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
4. "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
5. "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

Coordinates: 37°32′41″N 85°59′26″W / 37.54472°N 85.99056°W