Kentucky's 6th congressional district

Kentucky's 6th congressional district
Kentucky's 6th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Andy Barr (R–Lexington)
Cook PVI	R+9[1]

Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Based in Central Kentucky, the district contains the cities of Lexington (including its suburbs), Richmond, and Frankfort, the state capital.

The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Barr.

Characteristics

As of September 2013, there were 507,252 registered voters: 293,915 (57.94%) Democrats, 171,722 (33.85%) Republicans, and 41,615 (8.20%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 29,934 (5.90%) unclassified Others, 10,760 (2.12%) Independents, 684 (0.13%) Libertarians, 166 (0.03%) Greens, 44 (0.0087%) Constitutionalists, 16 (0.0032%) Reforms, and 11 (0.0022%) Socialist Workers.^[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]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District Residence	Notes
District created		March 4, 1803
George M. Bedinger	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807
Joseph Desha	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1813		Redistricted to the 4th district
Solomon P. Sharp	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1817
David Walker	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 1, 1820		Died
Francis Johnson	Democratic-Republican	November 13, 1820 – March 3, 1823		Redistricted to the 10th district
David White	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
Joseph Lecompte	Jacksonian	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1833
Thomas Chilton	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835
John Calhoon	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
	Whig	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839
Willis Green	Whig	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843		Redistricted to the 2nd district
John White	Whig	March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845		Redistricted from the 9th district
John P. Martin	Democratic	March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847
Green Adams	Whig	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849
Daniel Breck	Whig	March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851
Addison White	Whig	March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
John M. Elliott	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1859
Green Adams	Opposition	March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
George W. Dunlap	Unionist	March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863
Green C. Smith	Unconditional Unionist	March 4, 1863 – July, 1866		Resigned after being appointed Governor of Montana Territory
Andrew H. Ward	Democratic	December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867
Thomas L. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871
William E. Arthur	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875
Thomas L. Jones	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
John G. Carlisle	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – May 26, 1890		Speaker of the House from 1883 -1889, Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate
William W. Dickerson	Democratic	June 21, 1890 – March 3, 1893
Albert S. Berry	Democratic	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1901
Daniel Linn Gooch	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1905
Joseph L. Rhinock	Democratic	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911
Arthur B. Rouse	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1927
Orie S. Ware	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1929
J. Lincoln Newhall	Republican	March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1931
Brent Spence	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 from at-large district		January 3, 1935
Virgil Chapman	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949		Redistricted from the At-large district
Thomas R. Underwood	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – March 17, 1951		Resigned
John C. Watts	Democratic	April 4, 1951 – September 24, 1971		Died
William P. Curlin, Jr.	Democratic	December 4, 1971 – January 3, 1973
John B. Breckinridge	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Larry Hopkins	Republican	January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1993
Scotty Baesler	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999
Ernie Fletcher	Republican	January 3, 1999 – December 8, 2003		Resigned after being elected Governor of Kentucky
Ben Chandler	Democratic	February 17, 2004 – January 3, 2013		Defeated for re-election
Andy Barr	Republican	January 3, 2013 – Present		Incumbent

Recent election results

2002

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ernie Fletcher*	115,622	71.95
	Independent	Gatewood Galbraith	41,753	25.98
	Libertarian	Mark Gailey	3,313	2.06
Total votes			160,688	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Special Election (February 17, 2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chandler	84,168	55.16
	Republican	Alice Forgy Kerr	65,474	42.91
	Libertarian	Mark Gailey	2,952	1.94
Total votes			152,594	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic gain from Republican

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District General Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chandler*	175,355	58.61
	Republican	Tom Buford	119,716	40.01
	Independent	Stacy Abner	2,388	0.80
	Libertarian	Mark Gailey	1,758	0.59
Total votes			299,217	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2006

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chandler*	158,869	85.46
	Libertarian	Paul Ard	27,024	14.54
Total votes			185,893	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2008

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chandler*	203,764	64.66
	Republican	Jon Larson	111,378	35.34
Total votes			315,142	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2010

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ben Chandler*	119,812	50.08
	Republican	Andy Barr	119,165	49.81
	No party	C. Wes Collins	225	0.09%
	No party	Randolph S. Vance	22	0.01%
Total votes			239,224	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Democratic hold

2012

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	153,222	50.57
	Democratic	Ben Chandler*	141,438	46.70
	No party	Randolph S. Vance	8,340	2.75%
Total votes			303,000	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014

Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr*	147,404	59.99
	Democratic	Elisabeth Jensen	98,290	40.00
Total votes			245,694	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Kentucky's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

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: 38°03′12″N 84°09′17″W / 38.05333°N 84.15472°W