2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky All 6 Kentucky seats to theUnited States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 1 Seats won 5 1 Seat change Popular vote 1,363,964 735,419 Percentage 64.46% 34.76% Swing 4.87% 4.29%
District results County results Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
The2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the sixU.S. representatives from thestate ofKentucky , one from each of the state's sixcongressional districts . The elections coincided with the2020 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections .
District Republican Democratic Others Total Result Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % District 1 246,329 74.99% 82,141 25.01% 0 0.00% 328,470 100.0% Republican hold District 2 255,735 70.96% 94,643 26.26% 10,021 2.78% 360,399 100.0% Republican hold District 3 136,425 37.16% 230,672 62.84% 0 0.00% 367,097 100.0% Democratic hold District 4 256,613 67.09% 125,896 32.91% 0 0.00% 382,509 100.0% Republican hold District 5 250,914 84.21% 47,056 15.79% 0 0.00% 297,970 100.0% Republican hold District 6 216,948 57.32% 155,011 40.96% 6,491 1.72% 378,450 100.0% Republican hold Total 1,363,964 64.46% 735,419 34.76% 16,512 0.78% 2,115,895 100.0%
Popular vote Republican
64.46% Democratic
34.76% Other
0.78%
House seats Republican
83.33% Democratic
16.67%
2020 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election County resultsComer: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 1st district takes inWestern Kentucky , includingPaducah ,Hopkinsville ,Murray , andHenderson . The incumbent is RepublicanJames Comer , who was re-elected with 68.6% of the vote.[ 1]
2020 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election County resultsGuthrie: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
The 2nd district encompasses west-central Kentucky, taking inBowling Green ,Owensboro , andElizabethtown . The incumbent is RepublicanBrett Guthrie , who was re-elected with 66.7% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Hank Linderman, nominee for Kentucky's 2nd congressional district in2018 [ 11] 2020 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election County resultYarmuth: 60–70%
The 3rd district encompasses nearly all of theLouisville metropolitan area . The incumbent is DemocratJohn Yarmuth , who was re-elected with 62.1% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Mike Craven, activist and candidate for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in2018 [ 15] Waymen Eddings, businessman[ 15] Rhonda Palazzo, realtor and candidate for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in2018 [ 15] Republican primary results[ 12] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rhonda Palazzo 19,806 42.4 Republican Mike Craven 19,676 42.1 Republican Waymen Eddings 7,275 15.5 Total votes 46,757 100.0
2020 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election County resultsMassie: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 4th district is located in the northeastern part of the state along theOhio River , including the suburbs ofCincinnati and a small part ofLouisville . The incumbent is RepublicanThomas Massie , who was re-elected with 62.2% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Hypothetical polling
with Generic Republican
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Thomas Massie Generic Republican Undecided WPA Intelligence [ 23] [ C] July 8–9, 2019 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 50% 8% 43%[ b]
Shannon Fabert, business consultant[ 24] Alexandra Owensby, nurse practitioner[ 24] Democratic primary results[ 12] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Alexandra Owensby 41,531 58.4 Democratic Shannon Fabert 29,557 41.6 Total votes 71,088 100.0
2020 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election County resultsRogers: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
The 5th district, one of the poorest and most rural in the country, is based in thecoalfields of eastern Kentucky. The incumbent is RepublicanHal Rogers , who was re-elected with 78.9% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Hal Rogers , incumbent U.S. representative[ 25] Geraldo Serrano, farmer and candidate for Kentucky's 5th congressional district in2018 [ 25] 2020 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election County resultsBarr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Hicks: 50–60%
The 6th district is located in central Kentucky, taking inLexington ,Richmond , andFrankfort . The incumbent is RepublicanAndy Barr , who was re-elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2018.[ 1]
Josh Hicks, attorney and U.S. Marine veteran[ 29] Daniel Kemph, business analyst and candidate for Kentucky's 6th congressional district in2018 [ 28] Democratic primary results[ 12] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Josh Hicks 81,305 72.4 Democratic Daniel Kemph 31,064 27.6 Total votes 112,369 100.0
^a b c Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ "Would consider another candidate besides Massie" with 36%; "don't know" with 7% Partisan clients
^a b By the time of this poll's sampling period, the Club for Growth had endorsed Massie's re-election bid ^ Poll sponsored by Massie ^a b The Club for Growth is an organization that exclusively endorses Republican candidates ^ This pollster supports candidates it considers politically progressive ^a b c d e f Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018)."2018 House Popular Vote Tracker" . Cook Political Report. RetrievedMarch 8, 2019 . ^a b Overstreet, Melinda J. (January 10, 2020)."Candidates seek to unseat Riley, Rowland and Givens; 17 file for nine Glasgow council seats" .Glasgow Daily Times . Archived fromthe original on January 27, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^a b c d e f "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019" .The Cook Political Report . RetrievedSeptember 20, 2019 .^a b c d e f "2020 Senate Ratings" .Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. RetrievedOctober 3, 2019 .^a b c d e f "2020 Senate race ratings" .Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived fromthe original on August 22, 2019. RetrievedAugust 28, 2019 .^a b c d e f "2020 Election Forecast" .Politico . November 19, 2019.^a b c d e f "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020" .Daily Kos Elections . RetrievedFebruary 28, 2020 .^a b c d e f "Battle for White House" .RCP . April 19, 2019.^a b c d e f "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections" .Niskanen Center . April 28, 2020. Archived fromthe original on June 21, 2020. RetrievedMay 1, 2020 .^a b c d e f "November 3, 2020 - Official 2020 General Election Results" (PDF) .Kentucky Secretary of State . November 20, 2020. pp. 12– 19. RetrievedNovember 21, 2020 .^a b c Swietek, Wes (January 10, 2020)."Minter, Sheldon unopposed in 2020" .Bowling Green Daily News . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^a b c d e f g "2020 Primary Election - Certified Election Results" (PDF) .Commonwealth of Kentucky - State Board of Elections . RetrievedSeptember 5, 2020 .^ Hannan, Lex (January 13, 2020)."MEET THE CANDIDATES - ROBERT PERRY" .Libertarian Party of Kentucky . RetrievedMay 14, 2025 . ^ Munson, Emilie (January 6, 2020)."Exclusive: Another Republican joins 5th District race" . RetrievedJanuary 9, 2020 . ^a b c "KENTUCKY" .Politics 1 . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 .^ "Thomas Massie" .www.facebook.com .^ Bailey, Phillip M.; Sonka, Joe (January 10, 2020)."Attorney in Covington Catholic case challenges Rep. Thomas Massie in GOP primary" .Louisville Courier Journal . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^ Bailey, Phillip M. (July 3, 2019)."National Republicans may be maneuvering to unseat Kentucky's conservative darling, Massie" .The Courier-Journal . RetrievedJuly 3, 2019 . ^ Bailey, Phillip M. (July 4, 2019)."Rand Paul: Thomas Massie has 'my full support' against GOP primary threat" .The Courier-Journal . RetrievedAugust 13, 2019 . ^ WPA Intelligence ^ WPA Intelligence ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R) ^a b WPA Intelligence ^a b Fair, Julia (January 7, 2020)."This is our best shot at changing things.' NKY Democrat nurse practitioner files to run against Republican Rep. Thomas Massie in 2020" .Cincinnati Enquirer . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^a b c Mills, Jarrod (January 11, 2020)."Several races set as election filing deadline passes" .Times-Tribune . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^ Desrochers, Daniel (December 2, 2019)."Rocky Adkins passes on U.S. Senate bid and takes job in Andy Beshear's administration" .Lexington Herald Leader . ^ "Andy Barr" .Facebook . December 16, 2019. RetrievedDecember 25, 2019 .^a b c Greene, Jonathan (January 14, 2020)."ELECTION 2020: Seven running for city commission" .Richmond Register . RetrievedJanuary 26, 2020 . ^ Schreiner, Bruce (August 1, 2019)."Marine veteran enters race for 6th District seat in Kentucky" .Associated Press News . RetrievedAugust 1, 2019 . ^ Charles Booker [@Booker4KY] (October 21, 2020)."From the hood to the holler, there is a movement growing in KY. Regular folks are rising up to fight back. @joshhicksky is standing for the people of KY's 6th District, and I am proud to stand with him. Let's send a warrior to Washington: https://t.co/Tu53QsIu4N https://t.co/weHGxxkofB" (Tweet ). RetrievedJanuary 28, 2021 – viaTwitter . ^ "VoteVets Endorses Josh Hicks for Congress – Josh Hicks for Congress" . Archived fromthe original on October 26, 2020. RetrievedOctober 23, 2020 .^ Bluegrass Voters Coalition (D) Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
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