Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district | |
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Kentucky's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Brett Guthrie (R–Bowling Green) |
Distribution |
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Population (2016) | 754,967[2] |
Median income | $49,960 |
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+19[3] |
Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in west central Kentucky, the district includes Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown. The district has not seen an incumbent defeated since 1884.
The district is currently represented by Republican Brett Guthrie.
Former Representative Democrat William Natcher is noted for holding the record for most consecutive roll call votes in the history of Congress - more than 18,000 votes.
Characteristics
The district is similar in character to the 1st district. While Democrats still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend that leads them to vote Republican in most national elections.
As of June 2016, there were 532,145 registered voters: 267,853 (50.33%) Democrats, 222,631 (41.84%) Republicans, and 29,501 (5.54%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 11,071 (2.08%) Independents, 843 (0.16%) Libertarians, 146 (0.02%) Greens, 65 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 16 (0.003%) Reforms, and 19 (0.003%) Socialists.[4]
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[5] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[6]
Kentucky counties within the 2nd congressional district: Barren | Boyle | Breckinridge | Bullitt | Butler | Daviess | Edmonson | Garrard | Grayson | Green | Hancock | Hardin | Hart | Jessamine (partial) | LaRue | Meade | Mercer | Nelson | Spencer (partial) | Warren | Washington (partial)
List of representatives
Representative | Party | Service | Notes |
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Anti-Administration | November 8, 1792 – March 3, 1795 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797 | ||
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803 |
Redistricted to the 5th district | |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1809 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1809 – March 3, 1813 |
Redistricted to the 7th district | |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1813 – January 19, 1814 |
Redistricted from the 5th district Resigned | |
Vacant |
January 19, 1814 – March 29, 1814 | ||
Democratic- Republican |
March 29, 1814 – March 3, 1815 |
Retired | |
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1815 – March 4, 1821 | ||
Democratic- Republican |
March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Adams-Clay Democratic- Republican |
March 3, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
Redistricted from the 4th district Resigned to run for Governor | |
Adams | March 4, 1825 – June 1, 1828 | ||
Vacant |
June 1, 1828 – December 1, 1828 | ||
Adams | December 1, 1828 – March 3, 1829 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1831 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1831 – March 3, 1833 |
Redistricted to the 12th district | |
Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1837 |
Redistricted from the 11th district | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1843 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
Redistricted from the 6th district | |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1861 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Unionist | March 4, 1861 – December 13, 1861 |
Resigned to enter the Union Army | |
Vacant |
December 13, 1861 – December 1, 1862 | ||
Unionist | December 1, 1862 – March 4, 1865 |
Lost re-election | |
Democratic | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Vacant |
March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | ||
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1915 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1915 – October 5, 1930 |
Resigned after being appointed to the United States Customs Court | |
Vacant |
October 5, 1930 – November 4, 1930 | ||
Democratic | November 4, 1930 – March 3, 1931 |
[Data unknown/missing.] | |
Democratic | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 |
Redistricted to the At-large district | |
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933 | |||
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district | |||
Democratic | March 4, 1935 – December 5, 1936 |
Redistricted from the At-large district; Died | |
Vacant |
December 5, 1936 – March 2, 1937 | ||
Democratic | March 2, 1937 – January 3, 1945 |
Retired | |
Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 6, 1948 |
Resigned after being elected Governor | |
Democratic | April 17, 1948 – December 15, 1951 |
Died | |
Democratic | August 2, 1952 – April 30, 1953 |
Died | |
Democratic | August 1, 1953 – March 29, 1994 |
Died | |
Vacant |
March 29, 1994 – May 24, 1994 | ||
Republican | May 24, 1994 – January 3, 2009 |
Retired | |
Republican | January 3, 2009 – Present |
[Data unknown/missing.] |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis* | 122,773 | 69.64 | |
Democratic | David Lynn Williams | 51,431 | 29.17 | |
Libertarian | Robert Guy Dyer | 2,084 | 1.18 | |
Total votes | 176,288 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis* | 185,394 | 67.92 | |
Democratic | Adam Smith | 87,585 | 32.08 | |
Total votes | 272,979 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ron Lewis* | 118,548 | 55.41 | |
Democratic | Mike Weaver | 95,415 | 44.59 | |
Total votes | 213,963 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie | 158,936 | 52.57 | |
Democratic | David E. Boswell | 143,379 | 47.43 | |
Total votes | 302,315 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie* | 155,906 | 67.89 | |
Democratic | Ed Marksberry | 73,749 | 28.75 | |
Total votes | 229,655 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie* | 181,508 | 64.30 | |
Democratic | David Lynn Williams | 89,541 | 31.72 | |
Independent | Andrew R. Beacham | 6,304 | 2.23 | |
Libertarian | Craig Astor | 4,914 | 1.74 | |
Total votes | 282,267 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie* | 156,936 | 69.19 | |
Democratic | Ron Leach | 69,898 | 30.81 | |
Total votes | 226,834 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brett Guthrie* | 251,823 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 251,823 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
As of June 2017, one former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is alive. The most recent representative to die was William Huston Natcher (1953–1994) on March 29, 1994.
Representative | Term of office | Date of birth (and age) |
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Ron Lewis | 1994–2009 | September 14, 1946 |
Historical district boundaries
See also
References
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov.
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Voter Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-29.
- ↑ "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
Coordinates: 37°32′41″N 85°59′26″W / 37.54472°N 85.99056°W