United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2004
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The 2004 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 2, 2004 to elect the members of the State of Kentucky's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky had six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census.
These elections occurred simotaniously with the United States Senate elections of 2004 (including one in Kentucky), the United States House elections in other states, and various state and local elections.
Though Democrats picked up a seat via a special election in the Sixth congressional district in February of that year, but this was later cancelled out by a victory for Republicans in the Fourth district.
Contents
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2004[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 1,017,379 | 62.22% | 5 | +1 | |
| Democratic | 602,085 | 36.82% | 1 | -1 | |
| Libertarian | 8,121 | 0.50% | 0 | - | |
| Independents | 5,270 | 0.32% | 0 | — | |
| Constitution | 2,388 | 0.15% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 1,635,243 | 100.00% | 6 | — | |
District 1
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Incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield defeated Democratic challenger Billy Cartwright by a solid margin in this solidly-conservative west Kentucky-based district.
| Kentucky's 1st congressional district election, 2004) | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ed Whitfield (inc.) | 175,972 | 67.32 | |
| Democratic | Billy R. Cartwright | 85,229 | 32.61 | |
| Write-ins | 186 | 0.07 | ||
| Total votes | 261,387 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis faced no difficulty seeking a fifth term in his conservative district based in west-central Kentucky, riding the coattails of President Bush's re-election in Kentucky over Democratic nominee Adam Smith.
| Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election, 2004 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ron Lewis (inc.) | 185,394 | 67.92 | |
| Democratic | Adam Smith | 87,585 | 32.08 | |
| Total votes | 272,979 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
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Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup was used to facing tough elections in this swing district based in Louisville, but this election proved different. Despite the fact that John Kerry, the Democratic nominee for President, won Northup's district, her Democratic opponent, Tony Miller, the Circuit Court Clerk for Jefferson County was unable to defeat Northup and his campaign crumbled in a landslide.
| Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Anne Northup (inc.) | 197,736 | 60.26 | |
| Democratic | Tony Miller | 124,040 | 37.80 | |
| Libertarian | George C. Dick | 6,363 | 1.94 | |
| Write-ins | 15 | 0.00 | ||
| Total votes | 328,154 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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When incumbent Congressman Ken Lucas, a Democrat, declined to seek re-election as part of a campaign pledge to only serve three terms, an intense battle emerged in this conservative district based in northern Kentucky. Reporter Nick Clooney, the father of renowned actor George Clooney, became the Democratic nominee; Geoff Davis, Lucas's opponent in 2002, became the Republican nominee. In what some dubbed "Heartland vs. Hollywood," Davis rode a Republican tidal wave to victory, defeating Clooney by a fair margin.
| Kentucky's 4th congressional district election, 2004 | ||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Republican | Geoff Davis | 160,982 | 54.40 | |||
| Democratic | Nick Clooney | 129,876 | 43.89 | |||
| Libertarian | Michael E. Slider | 5,069 | 1.71 | |||
| Total votes | 295,927 | 100.00 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
District 5
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Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers was unopposed for another term in this strongly conservative district based in East Kentucky.
| Kentucky's 5th congressional district election, 2004 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Hal Rogers (inc.) | 177,579 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 177,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
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Emerging from a successful special election earlier in the year, freshman incumbent Congressman Ben Chandler faced off against the Republican nominee, Kentucky State Senator Tom Buford. Chandler won a second term with relative ease in this conservative Central Kentucky district.
| Kentucky's 6th congressional district election, 2004 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Ben Chandler (inc.) | 175,355 | 58.61 | |
| Republican | Tom Buford | 119,716 | 40.01 | |
| Constitution | Stacy Abner | 2,377 | 0.79 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 1,758 | 0.59 | |
| Total votes | 299,206 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
| Preceded by | United States House elections in Kentucky 2004 |
Succeeded by 2006 elections |
