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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

← 2008 November 2, 2010 2012 →
All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 4 2 Seats won 4 2 Seat change Popular vote 844,369 506,319 Percentage 62.35% 37.39% Swing 7.76% 6.11%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

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The 2010 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent the CommonwealthofKentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won more than one congressional district in Kentucky.

Overview[edit]

By district[edit]

Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:^[2]

District 1[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Ed Whitfield Charles Hatchett Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 153,840 62,090 Percentage 71.2% 28.8%

County results Whitfield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Ed Whitfield Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield Republican

Running for his ninth term in this conservative^[3] district based in western Kentucky, incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield faced a trivial challenge from Democratic candidate Charles Hatchett. As expected, Congressman Whitfield was overwhelmingly re-elected to another term in Congress.

Results[edit]

District 2[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Brett Guthrie Ed Marksberry Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 155,906 73,749 Percentage 67.9% 32.1%

County results Guthrie:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Brett Guthrie Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie Republican

Though incumbent Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie was elected by a slim margin in 2008, he did not face a serious challenge in his bid for a second term from Democratic candidate Ed Marksberry. As was expected, Congressman Guthrie was re-elected in a landslide in this conservative^[3] district based in west-central Kentucky.

Results[edit]

District 3[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee John Yarmuth Todd Lally Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 139,940 112,627 Percentage 54.7% 44.0%

Results by state house district Yarmuth:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lally:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election John Yarmuth Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Yarmuth Democratic

Campaign[edit]

Two-term Democratic incumbent Congressman John Yarmuth has represented this liberal-leaning^[3] district based in metro Louisville since he was first elected in 2006. Yarmuth defeated Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup in 2006, and defeated her again in a rematch in 2008, but she declined to run again in 2010. Instead, Congressman Yarmuth faced Republican candidate Todd Lally, an airline pilot and a failed State House candidate.

Lally attacked Yarmuth for being a "liberal follower" of Nancy Pelosi who voted with her "San Francisco agenda 99 percent of the time," charges that Yarmuth called "ignorant and irresponsible."^[4] The Courier-Journal, the largest newspaper in the district, strongly endorsed Congressman Yarmuth in his bid for re-election,^[5] and in the end, Yarmuth was able to best Lally by a surprisingly wide margin.

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

District 4[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Geoff Davis John Waltz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,813 66,694 Percentage 69.5% 30.5%

County results Davis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Waltz:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Geoff Davis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Geoff Davis Republican

Campaign[edit]

This conservative^[3] district based in northern Kentucky, including some of metropolitan Cincinnati, has been represented by Republican Congressman Geoff Davis since he was first elected in 2004. Seeking a fourth term, Congressman Davis faced Democratic candidate John Waltz, an Iraq War veteran in the general election, who was not given much of a chance given the conservative nature of the district. As expected, Davis was overwhelmingly re-elected.

Results[edit]

District 5[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Hal Rogers Jim Holbert Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,019 44,034 Percentage 77.4% 22.6%

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

U.S. Representative before election Hal Rogers Republican Elected U.S. Representative Hal Rogers Republican

Campaign[edit]

Republican Congressman Hal Rogers, the dean of the Kentucky congressional delegation, has represented this conservative^[3] district based in eastern Kentucky, faced Democratic candidate Jim Holbert in his bid for a sixteenth term. Holbert had previously run against Congressman Rogers in 2008 as an independent candidate. However, Holbert was defeated by Rogers in a landslide for the second time in the general election.

Results[edit]

District 6[edit]

2010 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election

← 2008 2012 →

Nominee Ben Chandler Andy Barr Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 119,812 119,164 Percentage 50.1% 49.8%

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

U.S. Representative before election Ben Chandler Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Ben Chandler Democratic

Campaign[edit]

This conservative^[3] district based around the Lexington metropolitan area has been represented by incumbent Democratic Congressman Ben Chandler since he was first elected in a 2004 special election. This year, Chandler faced a serious threat to bid for a fifth term in Congress from Republican attorney Andy Barr.

In the general election, both candidates started releasing television ads in August 2010, with Barr attacking Chandler for being part of "politics as usual" while Chandler countered by proclaiming his independence, saying, "If the Republican Party is going to suggest that I'm a tool of somebody else, there is no basis in fact for that."^[6] As election day grew nearer, both sides ramped up attacks, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee releasing an ads slamming Barr for his criminal record and plans to privatize Social Security.^[7] Barr, meanwhile, attacked Chandler for supporting gun control, even though Chandler was endorsed in his bid for re-election by the National Rifle Association of America.^[8] Polls predicted a tight race, and on election night, those polls were vindicated; no media organization called the race that night because Chandler led Barr by only a few hundred votes.^[9] It was only a few days later that Chandler was proclaimed the winner.

Polling[edit]

Results[edit]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Kentucky State Board of Elections
• U.S. Congress Candidates for KentuckyatProject Vote Smart