The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the six
U.S. representatives from the
state
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Kentucky
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, one from each of the state's six
congressional districts
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. The elections coincided with
other elections to the House of Representatives,
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to the
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, and various
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.
Overview
By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:
District 1
Incumbent Republican
James Comer, who had represented the district since 2016, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016. The district had a
PVI of R+23.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
James Comer, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Paul Walker, professor
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Alonzo Pennington, musician
Results
General election
Results
District 2
Incumbent Republican
Brett Guthrie
Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Danville. Guthrie previo ...
, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. The district had a
PVI of R+19.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Brett Guthrie
Steven Brett Guthrie (born February 18, 1964) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district is in central Kentucky and includes Fort Knox, Owensboro, Bowling Green, and Danville. Guthrie previo ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Hank Linderman, musician
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Brian Pedigo, teacher and farmer
* Rane Eir Olivia Sessions, veteran and former intern for
William D. Ford
* Grant Short pilot, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in
2016
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Results
General election
Results
District 3
Incumbent Democrat
John Yarmuth
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, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with %63 of the vote in 2016. The district had a
PVI of D+6.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
John Yarmuth
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Vickie Yates Glisson, lawyer and former state health secretary
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Mike Craven, Ford worker
* Rhonda Palazzo, realtor
=Withdrawn
=
*Waymen Eddings
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
Incumbent Republican
Thomas Massie
Thomas Harold Massie (born January 13, 1971) is an American politician and businessman. A member of the Republican Party, Massie has been the United States representative for Kentucky's 4th congressional district since 2012, when he defeated Bi ...
, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016. The district had a
PVI of R+18.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Thomas Massie
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Seth Hall, health insurance worker
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Christina Lord
* Patti Piatt, business executive
Primary results
General election
Results
District 5
Incumbent Republican
Hal Rogers, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. The district had a
PVI of R+31.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Hal Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Gerardo Serrano
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Kenneth Stepp, attorney
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Scott Sykes
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
Incumbent Republican
Andy Barr, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a
PVI of R+9.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Andy Barr, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Chuck Eddy
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*
Amy McGrath
Amy Melinda McGrath (born June 3, 1975) is an American former United States Marine Corps, Marine fighter pilot and former political candidate from Kentucky. McGrath was the first woman to fly a combat mission for the Marine Corps, as well as the ...
, retired
U.S. Marine
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fighter pilot
=Eliminated in primary
=
*
Jim Gray, Mayor of
Lexington and nominee for U.S. Senate in
2016
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* Theodore Green
* Daniel Kemph, business analyst
*
Reggie Thomas, state senator
*
Geoff Young
Geoffrey M. Young (born June 25, 1956) is an American perennial candidate who has run for numerous offices in Kentucky. He ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in Kentucky's 6th congressional district in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022, as ...
,
perennial candidate
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Campaign
The
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Kentucky's 6th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018.
McGrath's campaign announcement video, entitled "Told Me" where she spoke of her navy service (being the first female Marine to fly an
F-18
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in combat), attracted much national attention.
The DCCC opped to support Jim Gray in the primary.
Endorsements
Polling
Results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
;Graphical summary
Predictions
Results
See also
*
2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election
References
External links
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