The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky , one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate .
2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
5
1
Seats won
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
887,157
508,151
Percentage
63.58%
36.42%
Swing
4.71%
2.81%
Election results by district Election results by county
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:[ 1]
2014 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
County resultsWhitfield: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hatchett: 50–60%
Incumbent Republican Ed Whitfield , who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.
Charles Kendall Hatchett, real estate broker and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012
Eliminated in primary
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2014 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
County resultsGuthrie: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie , who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.
Ron Leach, physician assistant and U.S. Army veteran
2014 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election
County resultYarmuth: 60–70%
Incumbent Democrat John Yarmuth , who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.
Eliminated in primary
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2014 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election
County resultsMassie: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Republican Thomas Massie , who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election.
Steve Stevens, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President[ 4]
2014 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election
County resultsRogers: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%Stepp: 50–60%
Republican incumbent Hal Rogers , who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.
Eliminated in primary
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2014 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election
County resultsBarr: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Republican Andy Barr , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.
Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.[ 5]
Eliminated in primary
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Michael Coblenz, attorney and former Air Force B-52 navigator[ 10]
Joe Palumbo, lumber yard owner and son of state representative Ruth Ann Palumbo [ 10]
^ Haas, Karen L. (March 9, 2015). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved October 28, 2019 .
^ a b c d "Unofficial Kentucky State Board of Elections Results" .
^ a b c d e f "General Elections Results" (PDF) . Kentucky Secretary of State. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014 .
^ ALEXANDER BURNS (December 18, 2013). "Ky. biz official may challenge Massie" . politico.com/ . Retrieved April 30, 2023 .
^ Youngman, Sam (January 24, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen faces tough battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Andy Barr" . Kentucky.com . Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^ Democrats, Knowledge (January 19, 2014). "KY-06: Campaign Kickoff Rally for Elisabeth Jensen -Dem Challenger to Rep. Barr- Jan 25 in Lexington" . Daily Kos . Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^ Cheves, John (May 20, 2014). "Democrat Elisabeth Jensen to square off against U.S. Rep Andy Barr in the fall" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved May 22, 2014 .
^ Politics, Pure (May 20, 2014). "U.S. House primaries: Jensen to face Barr in 6th District; Rematches elsewhere" . cn 2 . Retrieved May 22, 2014 .
^ Mitchell, Wendy (January 28, 2014). "Candidates meet filing deadline throughout region" . Maysville Online . Archived from the original on January 30, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014 .
^ a b c Nick Storm (July 12, 2013). "Democrat Michael Coblenz announces candidacy for 6th Congressional District race" . mycn2.com . Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2023 .
^ Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)
^ Lake Research Partners (D-Jensen)