Kentucky's 1st congressional district

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Kentucky's 1st congressional district
Kentucky's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Ed Whitfield (R–Hopkinsville)
Distribution	36.52% urban, 63.48% rural
Population (2000)	673,729
Median income	$30,360
Ethnicity	90.4% White, 7.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+14^[1]

Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, and the college town of Murray.

The district is represented by Republican Ed Whitfield.

Characteristics

Although Democrats have an almost 2-to-1 edge in registration and still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend which favors Republicans at the federal level.

As of September 2013, there were 505,870 registered voters: 302,406 (59.77%) Democrats, 174,137 (34.42%) Republicans, and 29,327 (5.80%) "Others". All of the "Others" included 21,711 (4.29%) unclassified Others, 7,011 (1.39%) Independents, 419 (0.08%) Libertarians, 93 (0.02%) Greens, 65 (0.01%) Constitutionalists, 19 (0.0038%) Reforms, and 9 (0.0018%) Socialist Workers.^[2]^[3]

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.^[4] 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.^[5]

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Service	Electoral history
Christopher Greenup	Anti-Administration	November 9, 1792 – March 3, 1795	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Christopher Greenup	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 – March 3, 1797	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Thomas T. Davis	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 – March 3, 1803	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Matthew Lyon	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1811	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Clark	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 – August 1816	Leave of absence April 8, 1816 Resigned prior to August, 1816.
Vacant		August 1816 – December 2, 1816
Thomas Fletcher	Democratic-Republican	December 2, 1816 – March 3, 1817	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
David Trimble	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1823	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825
	Adams	March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827
Henry Daniel	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Chittenden Lyon	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 – March 3, 1835	Redistricted from the 12th district.
Linn Boyd	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John L. Murray	Democratic	March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Linn Boyd	Democratic	March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1855	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Henry C. Burnett	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1861	Expelled.
Vacant		August 1816 – December 2, 1816
Samuel L. Casey	Unionist	March 10, 1862 – March 3, 1863	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lucien Anderson	Unconditonal Unionist	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Lawrence S. Trimble	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward Crossland	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Andrew Boone	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Oscar Turner	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
	Democratic	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
William J. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1895	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John K. Hendrick	Democratic	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Charles K. Wheeler	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ollie M. James	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1927	Retired to run for U.S. Senate.
William V. Gregory	Democratic	March 4, 1927 – 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.
William V. Gregory	Democratic	March 4, 1935 – October 10, 1936	Redistricted from the At-large district Died.
Vacant		October 10, 1936 – January 3, 1937
Noble J. Gregory	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1959	Lost renomination.
Frank Stubblefield	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1974	Lost renomination. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1993	Lost renomination.
Tom Barlow	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995	Lost re-election.
Ed Whitfield	Republican	January 3, 1995 – Present	Incumbent

Recent election results

2002

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	117,600	65.26
	Democratic	Klint Alexander	62,617	34.74
Total votes			180,217	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	175,972	67.37
	Democratic	Billy Cartwright	85,229	32.63
Total votes			261,201	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	123,618	59.58
	Democratic	Tom Barlow	83,865	40.42
Total votes			207,483	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	178,107	64.35
	Democratic	Heather Ryan	98,674	35.65
Total votes			276,781	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	153,519	71.25
	Democratic	Charles K. Hatchett	61,690	28.75
Total votes			215,209	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2012

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2012)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	199,956	69.63
	Democratic	Charles K. Hatchett	87,199	30.37
Total votes			287,155	100.00
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

References

↑ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
↑ "Registration Statistics: By Congression District". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
↑ "Registration Statistics: Other Political Organizations and Groups". Kentucky State Board of Elections. September 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
↑ "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

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