2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2012 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
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2012 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Ed Whitfield; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Ed Whitfield; Republican

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.^[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	/–
	Republican	1,027,582	58.87%	5	1
	Democratic	684,744	39.23%	1	-1
	Libertarian	4,914	0.28%	0	—
	Others	28,137	1.61%	0	—
Totals		1,745,377	100.00%	6	—

Redistricting

Redistricting legislation was passed by both houses of the Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Steve Beshear on February 10, 2012.^[3]

District 1

Republican Ed Whitfield, who had represented the 1st district since 1995, ran for re-election.^[4] In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ed Whitfield, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Charles Kendall Hatchett, real estate broker and nominee for this seat in 2010

Eliminated in primary

James Buckmaster

Declined

Brent Yonts, state representative^[6]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	19,127	59.1
	Democratic	James Buckmaster	13,239	40.9
Total votes			32,366	100.0

General election

Results

Kentucky's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield (incumbent)	199,956	69.6
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	87,199	30.4
Total votes			287,155	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Republican Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.^[7] In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favourable to Republicans.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brett Guthrie, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

David Lynn Williams, perennial candidate^[8]

Declined

Elaine Walker, former Secretary of State of Kentucky^[6]

Libertarian primary

Craig Astor ran as a Libertarian:^[9]

General election

Results

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	181,508	64.3
	Democratic	David Lynn Williams	89,541	31.7
	Independent	Andrew R. Beacham	6,304	2.2
	Libertarian	Craig R. Astor	4,914	1.8
Total votes			282,267	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2012 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

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2014 →


Nominee	John Yarmuth	Brooks Wicker
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	206,385	111,452
Percentage	64.0%	34.5%

County result
Yarmuth: 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

John Yarmuth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

John Yarmuth
Democratic

Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election.^[10] The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

John Yarmuth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Burrel Charles Farnsley, perennial candidate^[11]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	43,635	86.7
	Democratic	Burrel Charles Farnsley	6,716	13.3
Total votes			50,351	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brooks Wicker, financial advisor and candidate for this seat in 2010^[12]^[11]

General election

Results

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	206,385	64.0
	Republican	Brooks Wicker	111,452	34.5
	Independent	Robert L. DeVore, Jr.	4,819	1.5
Total votes			322,656	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2012 Kentucky's 4th congressional district elections

← 2010

2014 →


Nominee	Thomas Massie	Bill Adkins
Party	Republican	Democratic
General election popular vote	186,036 62.1%	104,734 35.0%
Special election popular vote	174,092 59.9%	106,598 36.7%

Massie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Adkins: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Geoff Davis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Thomas Massie
Republican

Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented 4th district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues.^[7] In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Thomas Massie, Lewis County judge-executive^[7]

Eliminated in primary

Walter Christian Schumm, building contractor
Marcus Carey, lawyer
Gary Moore, Boone County judge-executive^[13]
Brian Oerther, teacher
Alecia Webb-Edgington, state representative
Tom Wurtz, business consultant

Declined

Hunter Bates, former chief of staff to Senator Mitch McConnell^[14]
Kenny Brown, Boone County Clerk^[15]
Ben Dusing, lawyer and former assistant U.S. Attorney^[16]
Trey Grayson, former Secretary of State of Kentucky;^[17]
Adam Koenig, state representative^[18]
K. Lance Lucas, lawyer and son of former Democratic U.S. Representative Ken Lucas^[13]
Rick Robinson, aide to former senator Jim Bunning^[15]
Kevin Sell, businessman^[19]
Katie Stine, President Pro Tempore of the Kentucky Senate^[13]^[20]^[21]
Damon Thayer, state senator^[21]

Primary results

County results

Map legend

Massie—50–60%
Massie—40–50%
Massie—30–40%
Webb-Edgington—40–50%

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	19,689	44.8
	Republican	Alecia Webb-Edgington	12,557	28.6
	Republican	Gary Moore	6,521	14.8
	Republican	Walter Christian Schumm	3,514	8.0
	Republican	Marc Carey	783	1.8
	Republican	Tom Wurtz	598	1.4
	Republican	Brian D. Oerther	257	0.6
Total votes			43,919	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Bill Adkins, lawyer and chair of the Grant County Democratic Party^[22]

Eliminated in primary

Greg Frank, military veteran

Declined

Kenny French, former Gallatin County Judge-Executive^[17]
Patrick Hughes, attorney^[23]
Linda Klembara, president of the Kentucky Women's Network^[20]^[23]
Darrell Link, Grant County Judge-Executive^[17]
Ken Rechtin, Campbell County Commissioner^[20]^[23]
Nathan Smith, vice chairman of the Kentucky Democratic Party^[20]^[17]^[23]
Diane Whalen, Mayor of Florence^[24]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	17,209	68.6
	Democratic	Greg Frank	7,869	31.4
Total votes			25,078	100.0

Special election

Results

Kentucky's 4th congressional district special election, 2012^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	174,092	59.9
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	106,598	36.7
	Independent	David Lewis	9,987	3.4
Total votes			290,677	100.0
	Republican hold

General election

Results

Kentucky's 4th congressional district regular election, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	186,036	62.1
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	104,734	35.0
	Independent	David Lewis	8,674	2.9
Total votes			299,444	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2012 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

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2014 →


Nominee	Hal Rogers	Kenneth Stepp
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	195,408	55,447
Percentage	77.9%	22.1%

County results
Rogers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
Stepp: 50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Hal Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Hal Rogers
Republican

Republican Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.^[7] The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.^[5]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hal Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Kenneth Stepp, lawyer^[26]

Eliminated in primary

Michael Ackerman^[27]

Primary results

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	12,275	52.7
	Democratic	Michael Ackerman	11,016	47.3
Total votes			23,291	100.0

General election

Results

Kentucky's 5th congressional district, 2012 ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	195,408	77.9
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	55,447	22.1
Total votes			250,855	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2012 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election

← 2010

2014 →


Nominee	Andy Barr	Ben Chandler
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	153,222	141,438
Percentage	50.6%	46.7%

County results
Barr: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Chandler: 50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Ben Chandler
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Andy Barr
Republican

Democrat Ben Chandler, who had represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election.^[7] In redistricting, the 6th district was modified with the effect that, had the 2008 presidential election been held under the new boundaries, Democratic nominee Barack Obama would have received a share of the vote 1.5 percentage points greater than that which he achieved under the former boundaries.^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Ben Chandler, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Andy Barr, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010^[28]^[11]^[29]

Eliminated in primary

Patrick J. Kelly II^[7]
Curtis Kenimer^[7]^[8]

Primary results

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	20,104	82.8
	Republican	Patrick J. Kelly, II	2,823	11.6
	Republican	Curtis Kenimer	1,354	5.6
Total votes			24,281	100.0

General election

Randolph S. Vance ran as a write-in candidate.^[30]

Endorsements

Ben Chandler (D)

Organizations

Blue Dog Coalition^[31]
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[32]

Andy Barr (R)

Organizations

National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[33]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Chandler (D)	Andy Barr (R)	Randolph Vance (I)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)^[34]	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	± %	49%	46%	—	5%
Mellman (D-Chandler)^[35]	September 10–13, 2012	400	± 4.9%	51%	37%	3%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)^[36]	June 24–26, 2012	400	± 4.9%	47%	42%	—	13%
Mellman (D-Chandler)^[37]	March 26–28, 2012	400	± 4.9%	54%	30%	—	16%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)^[38]	February 20–21, 2012	400	± 4.9%	49%	42%	—	9%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[39]	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[40]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[41]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[42]	Lean R (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[43]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP^[44]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[45]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

Kentucky's 6th congressional district, 2012^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	153,222	50.6
	Democratic	Ben Chandler (incumbent)	141,438	46.7
	Independent	Randolph Vance	8,340	2.7
Total votes			303,000	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2012 Primary and General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
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^ ^a ^b ^c Alessi, Ryan (December 20, 2011). "4th District Update: Moore announces; Sen. Stine, Rep. Koeing and Lance Lucas considering it". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Weber, Don (December 20, 2011). "Boone Judge-Exec Gary Moore tells fellow official he is in the 4th Congressional race". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Toeplitz, Shira (December 15, 2011). "Former McConnell Staffer Considers Kentucky House Run". Roll Call. Retrieved December 16, 2011.
^ "Lewis Countian Thomas Massie Wins GOP Nomination in Ky. 4th District". WSAZ-TV. AP. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Van Benschoten, Amanda (December 17, 2011). "NKY Dems: We'll field a candidate for Congress". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Weber, Don (December 22, 2011). "4th District Update: GOP's Ben Dusing preparing to run; Florence Mayor not running". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 22, 2011.
^ "Official Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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^ "Blue Dog Membership". bluedogdems.ngpvanhost.com. Blue Dog Coalition. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^ "2012 Frontline Democrats". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ "CANDIDATES". gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
^ Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)
^ Mellman (D-Chandler)
^ Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)
^ Mellman (D-Chandler)
^ Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)
^ "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.
^ "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
^ [1], as of November 4, 2012^[update]
^ Crystal Ball, as of November 5, 2012^[update]
^ House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4, 2012^[update]
^ [2], as of November 4, 2012^[update]
^ "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.

External links

Elections from the Kentucky Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Kentucky U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Kentucky at OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
House and Senate Campaign Finance at the Federal Election Commission - House and Senate Campaigns

Preceded by 2010 elections	United States House elections in Kentucky 2012	Succeeded by 2014 elections

[1] "2012 Kentucky Election Calendar" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 15, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2011.

[KSS-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "2012 Primary and General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

[3] Brammer, Jack (February 10, 2012). "Beshear approves new congressional map that splits Jessamine". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[4] Alessi, Ryan (December 29, 2011). "U.S. Rep. Whitfield to run again in 2012, responds to questions about donations and residency". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 29, 2011.

[cn2-4-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Alessi, Ryan (February 12, 2012). "Analysis: New congressional map only slightly moves the political needle in the 6 districts". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[cn2yontswalker-6] Alessi, Ryan (August 22, 2011). "It's not too soon for 2014 and beyond for these potential Democratic candidates". Pure Politics. Retrieved August 23, 2011.

[cj2-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "7 Republicans file to run for Davis' 4th District seat". The Courier-Journal. February 17, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012.

[APPrimary-8] AP primary results

[9] Candidate fillings

[10] Alessi, Ryan (September 5, 2011). "U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth to run for fourth term in 2012". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

[Reruns-11] Carroll, James R. (May 22, 2012). "Three U.S. House races in Kentucky will be reruns this fall". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[12] Alessi, Ryan (October 6, 2011). "Republican Brooks Wicker to run for Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

[cn2-3-13] Alessi, Ryan (December 20, 2011). "4th District Update: Moore announces; Sen. Stine, Rep. Koeing and Lance Lucas considering it". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[14] Toeplitz, Shira (December 19, 2011). "Hunter Bates Won't Run to Succeed Geoff Davis in Kentucky". Roll Call. Retrieved December 19, 2011.

[davis_pp-15] Alessi, Ryan (December 15, 2011). "Potential GOP 4th District candidates praise Geoff Davis as they mull running in '12". Pure Politics. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[16] Alessi, Ryan (January 2, 2012). "4th District Update: Ben Dusing out; Webb-Edgington hires Davis' spokesman as manager". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved January 3, 2012.

[candidates_cj-17] Gerth, Joseph (December 16, 2011). "Candidates stampede to fill open 4th District congressional seat". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved December 19, 2011.

[18] Alessi, Ryan (December 29, 2011). "N.Ky. Update: Koenig runs for re-election not Congress; Shawn Baker's 1st fundraiser for Senate". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 31, 2011.

[19] Van Benschoten, Amanda (December 17, 2011). "Sell will not run for Congress in 2012". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[cn2-20] Weber, Don (December 20, 2011). "Boone Judge-Exec Gary Moore tells fellow official he is in the 4th Congressional race". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[bates_rc-21] Toeplitz, Shira (December 15, 2011). "Former McConnell Staffer Considers Kentucky House Run". Roll Call. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[WSAZ-22] "Lewis Countian Thomas Massie Wins GOP Nomination in Ky. 4th District". WSAZ-TV. AP. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[NKY_Dems-23] Van Benschoten, Amanda (December 17, 2011). "NKY Dems: We'll field a candidate for Congress". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved December 19, 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[24] Weber, Don (December 22, 2011). "4th District Update: GOP's Ben Dusing preparing to run; Florence Mayor not running". Pure Politics. cn|2. Retrieved December 22, 2011.

[25] "Official Results" (PDF). Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[26] "Manchester Attorney Files to Challenge Congressman Hal Rogers". WFPL. February 1, 2012. Retrieved February 19, 2012. ^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[27] Adams, Steve (May 22, 2012). "Kentucky's primary election has low turnout". WOWK-TV. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2012.

[28] "Andy Barr: Walking a fine line for Congress - State Government and Politics - Kentucky.com". Archived from the original on April 17, 2010.

[29] Hohmann, James (June 9, 2011). "Barr launching a rematch with Chandler". Politico. Retrieved June 10, 2011.

[30] Carroll, James R. (February 7, 2012). "4 Kentucky congressmen are unopposed in primary". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[BDC-31] "Blue Dog Membership". bluedogdems.ngpvanhost.com. Blue Dog Coalition. Archived from the original on October 28, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2023.

[32] "2012 Frontline Democrats". actblue.com. DCCC. Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[33] "CANDIDATES". gopyoungguns.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2023.

[34] Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)

[35] Mellman (D-Chandler)

[36] Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)

[37] Mellman (D-Chandler)

[38] Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)

[39] "The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races". Cookpolitical.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 6, 2012.

[House_Ratings-40] "House Ratings". Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com. November 2, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.

[rollcall.com-41] [1], as of November 4, 2012^[update]

[Crystal_Ball-42] Crystal Ball, as of November 5, 2012^[update]

[House_Race_Ratings-43] House Race Ratings, The New York Times, as of November 4, 2012^[update]

[realclearpolitics.com-44] [2], as of November 4, 2012^[update]

[thehill.com-45] "House Ratings". The Hill. November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 4, 2012.

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