Kentucky's 5th congressional district
Kentucky's 5th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 739,149[2] | ||
Median household income | $42,736[3] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+32[4] |
Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+32, it is the most Republican district in Kentucky.[4] The 5th congressional district is one of the few ancestrally Republican regions south of the Ohio River. Much of the region now in the district strongly supported the Union in the Civil War, and identified with the Republicans after hostilities ceased. By contrast, the northeastern portion of the district borders West Virginia. Much of this section of the district was once part of the 7th congressional district, long a Democratic stronghold, which was disbanded in 1992 after the 1990 census. Geographically, the district consists of flat land areas to the west, to Appalachia highland mountains to the east and southeast. To the north and northeast of the district are rolling hills that end at the Ohio River.
Despite the district's strong Republican lean, it features Elliott County, which, before being carried by Donald Trump in 2016, had never voted for a Republican president since its founding in 1869, making it the longest Democratic voting streak. Until 2018, when the county gave Rogers 54.6% of its vote, the county had never voted for Rogers, despite him winning at least 65% of the vote in the district in every election except 1992.
Rogers is the dean of the Kentucky delegation and of the entire House of Representatives. Due in part to his seniority, Rogers has served in a number of leadership positions in the chamber.
Characteristics
Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 2023[8] | |||||
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Party | Number of voters | Percentage | |||
Republican | 312,498 | 55.12% | |||
Democratic | 216,402 | 38.17% | |||
Other | 20,645 | 3.65% | |||
Independent | 17,363 | 3.06% | |||
Total | 566,908 | 100% |
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[9] 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.[10]
Recent statewide elections
Election results from statewide races | ||
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Year | Office | Results |
2000 | President | Bush 57–42% |
2004 | President | Bush 61–39% |
2008 | President | McCain 67–31% |
2012 | President | Romney 75–23% |
2016 | President | Trump 79–19% |
Senate | Paul 65–35% | |
2019 | Governor | Bevin 59–38% |
Attorney General | Cameron 67–33% | |
2020 | President | Trump 79–20% |
Senate | McConnell 73–23% | |
2022 | Senate | Paul 75–25% |
List of members representing the district
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Electoral history | Location |
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District created March 4, 1803 | |||||
John Fowler (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1803 – March 3, 1807 |
8th 9th |
Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1803. Re-elected in 1804. Retired. |
1803–1813 counties |
Benjamin Howard (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1807 – April 10, 1810 |
10th 11th |
Elected in 1806. Re-elected in 1808. Resigned to become governor of the Louisiana Territory. | |
William T. Barry (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican
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August 8, 1810 – March 3, 1811 |
11th | Elected to finish Howard's term .Retired. | |
Henry Clay (Lexington) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1811 – March 3, 1813 |
12th | Elected in 1810. Redistricted to the 2nd district. | |
Samuel Hopkins (Henderson) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1815 |
13th | Elected in 1812. Retired. |
1813–1823 Breckinridge, Caldwell, Christian, Grayson, Henderson, Hopkins, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Ohio, and Union counties |
Alney McLean (Greenville) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1815 – March 3, 1817 |
14th | Elected in 1814. Retired. | |
Anthony New (Elkton) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1817 – March 3, 1819 |
15th | Elected in 1816. Retired. | |
Alney McLean (Greenville) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1821 |
16th | Elected in 1818. Retired. | |
Anthony New (Elkton) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1821 – March 3, 1823 |
17th | Elected in 1820. Retired. | |
John T. Johnson (Georgetown) |
Democratic-Republican
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March 4, 1823 – March 3, 1825 |
18th | Redistricted from the 3rd district and re-elected in 1822. Retired. |
1823–1833 [data missing] |
James Johnson (Great Crossings) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1825 – August 13, 1826 |
19th | Elected in 1824. Died. | |
Vacant | August 13, 1826 – December 7, 1826 |
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Robert L. McHatton (Georgetown) |
Jacksonian
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December 7, 1826 – March 3, 1829 |
19th 20th |
Elected to finish Johnson's term. Re-elected in 1827. Retired. | |
Richard M. Johnson (Great Crossings) |
Jacksonian
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March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1833 |
21st 22nd |
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Vacant | March 4, 1833 – August 6, 1834 |
23rd | House declared new election after election was contested. | 1833–1843 Garrard County added to the district. | |
Robert P. Letcher (Lancaster) |
Anti-Jacksonian
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August 6, 1834 – March 3, 1835 |
Elected to finish the vacant term .Retired. | ||
James Harlan )
(Harrodsburg |
Anti-Jacksonian
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March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 |
24th 25th |
Re-elected in 1837 .Retired. | |
Whig | March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 | ||||
Simeon H. Anderson (Lancaster) |
Whig | March 4, 1839 – August 11, 1840 |
26th | Elected in 1839 .Died. | |
Vacant | August 11, 1840 – December 7, 1840 |
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John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg) |
Whig | December 7, 1840 – March 3, 1843 |
26th 27th |
Elected to finish Anderson's term. Re-elected in 1841 .Retired. | |
James W. Stone (Taylorsville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1845 |
28th | Elected in 1843 .Lost re-election. |
1843–1853 [data missing] |
Bryan Young (Elizabethtown) |
Whig | March 4, 1845 – March 3, 1847 |
29th | Elected in 1845 .Retired. | |
John B. Thompson (Harrodsburg) |
Whig | March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 |
30th 31st |
Re-elected in 1849 .Retired. | |
James W. Stone (Elizabethtown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd | Elected in 1851 .Lost re-election. | |
Clement S. Hill (Lebanon) |
Whig | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd | Elected in 1853 .Retired. |
1853–1863 [data missing] |
Joshua Jewett (Elizabethtown) |
Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
34th 35th |
Re-elected in 1857. candidate.
Lost re-election as an Opposition Party | |
Vacant | March 4, 1855 – December 3, 1860 |
36th | |||
John Y. Brown )
(Elizabethtown |
Democratic | December 3, 1860 – March 3, 1861 |
Elected in 1859 but did not take seat until 2nd session because did not meet age requirement for office.Retired. | ||
Charles A. Wickliffe (Bardstown) |
Unionist | March 4, 1861 – March 3, 1863 |
37th | Elected in 1861 .Retired. | |
Robert Mallory (La Grange) |
Unionist | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
38th | re-elected in 1863 .Lost re-election. |
1863–1873 [data missing] |
Lovell Rousseau (Louisville) |
Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1865 – July 21, 1866 |
39th | Josiah Grinnell .
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Vacant | July 21, 1866 – December 3, 1866 |
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Lovell Rousseau (Louisville) |
Unconditional Unionist | December 3, 1866 – March 3, 1867 |
Elected to finish his own term. Lost re-election. | ||
Asa Grover (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 |
40th | Elected in 1867 .Retired. | |
Boyd Winchester (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 |
41st 42nd |
Re-elected in 1870 .Retired. | |
Elisha Standiford (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
43rd | Elected in 1872 .Renominated but declined. |
1873–1883 [data missing] |
Edward Y. Parsons (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1875 – July 8, 1876 |
44th | Elected in 1874 .Died. | |
Vacant | July 8, 1876 – August 12, 1876 |
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Henry Watterson (Louisville) |
Democratic | August 12, 1876 – March 3, 1877 |
Elected to finish Parsons's term. Retired. | ||
Albert S. Willis (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1887 |
45th 46th 47th 48th 49th |
Re-elected in 1884 .Lost renomination. | |
1883–1893 [data missing] | |||||
Asher G. Caruth (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 |
50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
Re-elected in 1892 .Lost renomination. | |
1893–1903 [data missing] | |||||
Walter Evans (Louisville) |
Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 |
54th 55th |
Re-elected in 1896 .Lost re-election. | |
Oscar Turner )
(Louisville |
Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 |
56th | Elected in 1898 .Retired. | |
Harvey S. Irwin (Louisville) |
Republican | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1903 |
57th | Elected in 1900 .Lost re-election. | |
J. Swagar Sherley (Louisville) |
Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1919 |
58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th |
Re-elected in 1916 .Lost re-election. |
1903–1933 [data missing] |
Charles F. Ogden (Louisville) |
Republican | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 |
66th 67th |
Re-elected in 1920 .Retired. | |
Maurice Thatcher (Louisville) |
Republican | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 |
68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd |
Re-elected in 1930. .
Retired to run for U.S. Senator | |
District inactive | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 |
73rd | |||
Brent Spence (Fort Thomas) |
Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1963 |
74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
Re-elected in 1960 .Retired. |
1935–1943 [data missing] |
1943–1953 [data missing] | |||||
1953–1963 [data missing] | |||||
Eugene Siler (Williamsburg) |
Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 |
88th | re-elected in 1962 .Retired. |
1963–1965 [data missing] |
Tim Lee Carter (Tompkinsville) |
Republican | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1981 |
89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th |
Re-elected in 1978 .Retired. |
1965–1973 [data missing] |
1973–1983 [data missing] | |||||
Hal Rogers (Somerset) |
Republican | January 3, 1981 – present |
97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th 118th |
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1983–1993 [data missing] | |||||
1993–2003 [data missing] | |||||
2003–2013 | |||||
2013–2023 | |||||
2023–present |
Recent election results
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 137,986 | 78.29 | |
Democratic | Sidney Jane Bailey | 38,254 | 21.71 | |
Total votes | 176,240 | 100.00 | ||
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Republican hold |
2004
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 177,579 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 177,579 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 147,261 | 73.76 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Stepp | 52,384 | 26.24 | |
Total votes | 199,645 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2008
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 177,024 | 84.11 | |
Independent
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Jim Holbert | 33,444 | 15.89 | |
Total votes | 210,468 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2010
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 151,019 | 77.43 | |
Democratic | Jim Holbert | 44,034 | 22.58 | |
Total votes | 195,053 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 195,408 | 77.90 | |
Democratic | Kenneth S. Stepp | 55,447 | 22.10 | |
Total votes | 250,855 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 171,350 | 78.30 | |
Democratic | Kenneth S. Stepp | 47,617 | 21.70 | |
Total votes | 218,967 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 221,242 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 221,242 | 100.00 | ||
Turnout | {{{votes}}} | |||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 172,093 | 78.9 | |
Democratic | Kenneth Stepp | 45,890 | 21.0 | |
Independent
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Bill Ray (write-in) | 34 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 218,017 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 250,660 | 84.2 | |
Democratic | Matthew Best | 46,993 | 15.8 | |
Total votes | 297,653 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hal Rogers* | 177,712 | 82.1 | |
Democratic | Conor Halblieb | 38,549 | 17.8 | |
Stephan William (write-in) | 9 | 0.004 | ||
Total votes | 216,270 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
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