Kentucky's 6th congressional district
Kentucky's 6th congressional district |
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Kentucky's 6th congressional district – since January 3, 2013. |
Representative | |
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Distribution | - 72.6% urban[1]
- 27.4% rural
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Population (2019) | 780,800[2] |
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Median household income | $55,613[2] |
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Ethnicity | |
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Cook PVI | R+9[3] |
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Kentucky's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The district is in the middle part of the state. The cities of Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort which is the state capital are in the district. In the district there are more people who are like the Democratic Party then the Republican Party but the district is a Republican district. The people who live in the district elect a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Andy Barr.
Election history
2002
2004
2006
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ben Chandler*
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158,869
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85.46
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Libertarian
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Paul Ard
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27,024
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14.54
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Total votes
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185,893
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100.00
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Turnout
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Democratic hold
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2008
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2008)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ben Chandler*
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203,764
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64.66
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Republican
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Jon Larson
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111,378
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35.34
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Total votes
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315,142
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100.00
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Turnout
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Democratic hold
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2010
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Democratic
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Ben Chandler*
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119,812
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50.08
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Republican
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Andy Barr
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119,165
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49.81
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No party
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C. Wes Collins
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225
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0.09
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No party
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Randolph S. Vance
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22
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0.01
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Total votes
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239,224
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100.00
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Turnout
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Democratic hold
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2012
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2012)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Barr
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153,222
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50.57
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Democratic
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Ben Chandler*
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141,438
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46.70
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No party
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Randolph S. Vance
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8,340
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2.75
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Total votes
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303,000
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100.00
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Turnout
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Republican gain from Democratic
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2014
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2014)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Barr*
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147,404
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59.99
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Democratic
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Elisabeth Jensen
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98,290
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40.00
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Total votes
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245,694
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100.00
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Turnout
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Republican hold
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2016
Kentucky's 6th Congressional District Election (2016)
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Barr*
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202,099
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61.09
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Democratic
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Nancy Jo Kemper
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128,728
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38.91
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Total votes
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330,827
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100.00
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Turnout
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Republican hold
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2018
2020
Kentucky's 6th congressional district, 2020[5]
Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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Republican
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Andy Barr (incumbent)
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216,948
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57.3
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Democratic
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Josh Hicks
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155,011
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41.0
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Libertarian
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Frank Harris
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6,491
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1.7
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Total votes
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378,450
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100.0
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Republican hold
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References