| Elections in Kentucky |
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The 2002 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 5, 2002, 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. All six incumbent representatives won reelection.
Overview
| United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
| Republican | 693,860 | 63.41% | 5 | - | |
| Democratic | 350,924 | 32.07% | 1 | - | |
| Independents | 41,753 | 3.82% | 0 | - | |
| Libertarian | 7,705 | 0.70% | 0 | - | |
| Totals | 1,094,242 | 100.00% | 6 | - | |
District 1
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield won reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ed Whitfield (inc.) | 117,600 | 65.25 | |
| Democratic | Klint Alexander | 62,617 | 34.75 | |
| Total votes | 180,217 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis won reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ron Lewis (inc.) | 122,773 | 69.64 | |
| Democratic | Adam Smith | 51,431 | 29.17 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Guy Dyer | 2,084 | 1.18 | |
| Total votes | 176,288 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 3
Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup defeated Democratic candidate Jack Conway to win reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Anne Northup (inc.) | 118,228 | 51.61 | |
| Democratic | Jack Conway | 110,846 | 48.39 | |
| Total votes | 229,074 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ken Lucas defeated Republican candidate Geoff Davis to win reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ken Lucas (inc.) | 87,776 | 51.11 | |
| Republican | Geoff Davis | 81,651 | 47.54 | |
| Libertarian | John Grote | 2,308 | 1.34 | |
| Total votes | 171,735 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 5
Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers won reelection.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hal Rogers (inc.) | 137,986 | 78.29 | |
| Democratic | Sidney Jane Bailey | 38,254 | 21.71 | |
| Total votes | 176,240 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernie Fletcher won reelection. Fletcher defeated independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith, as no Democratic candidate filed to run.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ernie Fletcher (inc.) | 115,622 | 71.95 | |
| Independent | Gatewood Galbraith | 41,753 | 25.98 | |
| Libertarian | Mark Gailey | 3,313 | 2.06 | |
| Total votes | 160,688 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
| Preceded by 2000 elections |
United States House elections in Kentucky 2002 |
Succeeded by 2004 elections |
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