The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the six
U.S. representatives
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from the state of
Kentucky, one from each of the state's six
congressional districts
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. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial
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s were held on May 22, 2012.
Overview
Redistricting
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legislation was passed by both houses of the
Kentucky General Assembly and signed into law by
Governor Steve Beshear
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on February 10, 2012.
District 1
Republican Ed Whitfield, who has represented the 1st district since 1995, ran for re-election. In redistricting, the 1st district was made slightly more competitive, but continues to strongly favor Republicans.
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Democratic primary
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
Republican Brett Guthrie, who has represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.[ In redistricting, the 2nd district was made slightly more favorable to Republicans.][
David Lynn Williams won the Democratic nomination without opposition.][AP primary results]
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Craig Astor is running as a Libertarian:
General election
Results
District 3
Democrat John Yarmuth, who has represented the 3rd district since 2007, ran for re-election. The 3rd district was made more favorable to Democrats in redistricting.[
Brooks Wicker, a financial advisor and unsuccessful primary candidate for the 3rd district in 2010, won the Republican nomination with no opposition.][
]
Democratic primary
Yarmuth defeated perennial candidate Burrel Charles Farnsley in the Democratic primary.
Primary results
General election
Results
District 4
Republican Geoff Davis, who had represented 4th district from 2005 to 2012, resigned due to family health issues.[ In redistricting, the 4th district was made more favorable to Republicans.][
]
Democratic primary
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Primary results
Republican primary
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* Marcus Carey, lawyer
* Thomas Massie, Lewis County judge-executive
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* Gary Moore, Boone County judge-executive
* Brian Oerther, teacher
* Alecia Webb-Edgington
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, state representative
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* Tom Wurtz, business consultant
Primary results
General election
Results
District 5
Republican Hal Rogers
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, who has represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.[ The 5th district was made slightly more competitive in redistricting.][
]
Democratic primary
Lawyer Kenneth Stepp defeated Michael Ackerman to win the Democratic nomination.
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
Democrat Ben Chandler
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, who has represented the 6th district since 2004, ran for re-election.[ 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.]
Republican primary
Andy Barr, an attorney who unsuccessfully challenged Chandler in 2010
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, won the Republican nomination.[ and Curtis Kenimer][ in the Republican primary.][
]
Primary results
General election
Results
References
External links
Elections
from the Kentucky Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012
at Ballotpedia
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Kentucky U.S. House
at OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Kentucky
at OpenSecrets
Outside spending
at the Sunlight Foundation
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House and Senate Campaign Finance
at the Federal Election Commission - House and Senate Campaigns
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