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Mike Craven

Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

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Mike Craven (Republican Party) ran for election to theU.S. House to representKentucky's 3rd Congressional District. He lost in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Craven was born and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1][2] Craven's career experience includes working with Ford Motor Company. He has served with the United Crescent Hill Food Pantry, Golden Arrow Women's and Children's Center, and Habitat for Humanity.^[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

IncumbentMorgan McGarvey defeatedMike Craven,Daniel Cobble, andJared Randall in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey (D)	61.9	203,100
		Mike Craven (R)	38.0	124,713
		Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	27
		Jared Randall (D) (Write-in)	0.0	24

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,864
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

IncumbentMorgan McGarvey defeatedGeoff M. Young andJared Randall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey	84.1	44,275
		Geoff M. Young	11.2	5,875
		Jared Randall	4.7	2,491

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,641
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Mike Craven defeatedDenny Ormerod in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Craven	75.2	15,397
	Submit photo	Denny Ormerod	24.8	5,074

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,471
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeatedStuart Ray andDaniel Cobble in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey (D)	62.0	160,920
		Stuart Ray (R)	38.0	98,637
		Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	30

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeatedAttica Scott in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey	63.3	52,157
		Attica Scott	36.7	30,183

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,340
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stuart Ray	29.5	9,703
		Rhonda Palazzo	29.4	9,645
		Mike Craven	19.7	6,488
		Gregory Puccetti	9.1	2,980
		Daniel Cobble	4.7	1,539
	Submit photo	Justin Gregory	3.9	1,293
		Darien Barrios Moreno	3.7	1,212

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,860
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert DeVore Jr. (R)

2020

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

IncumbentJohn A. Yarmuth defeatedRhonda Palazzo in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.7	230,672
		Rhonda Palazzo (R)	37.3	137,425

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,097
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. IncumbentJohn A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Rhonda Palazzo defeatedMike Craven andWaymen Eddings in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Palazzo	42.4	19,806
		Mike Craven	42.1	19,676
	Submit photo	Waymen Eddings	15.6	7,275

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,757
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2018

See also:Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

IncumbentJohn A. Yarmuth defeatedVickie Yates Glisson andGregory Boles in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.1	173,002
		Vickie Yates Glisson (R)	36.6	101,930
	Submit photo	Gregory Boles (L)	1.4	3,788

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

IncumbentJohn A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John A. Yarmuth

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Vickie Yates Glisson defeatedMike Craven andRhonda Palazzo in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vickie Yates Glisson	49.1	11,240
		Mike Craven	26.9	6,163
		Rhonda Palazzo	24.0	5,510

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,913
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Waymen Eddings (R)

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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2020

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