2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

none February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky Kentucky legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky 2012 All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) 4 4 844,369 62.35% 7.76% Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 506,319 37.39% 6.11% 320px District results 320px County results Republican #E27F90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #AA0000 80–90% Democratic #86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% The 2010 congressional elections in Kentucky were held on November 2, 2010, and determined who would represent the Commonwealth of Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky has six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms; the elected served in the 112th Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. As of 2021, this is the last time the Democrats won more than one congressional district in Kentucky. 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2010Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf 20PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 844,369 62.35% 4 — Democratic 506,319 37.39% 2 — Libertarian 2,029 0.15% 0 — Independents 1,581 0.12% 0 — Totals 1,354,298 100.00% 6 — By district Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011 DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 153,840 73.12% 62,090 26.88% 0 0.00% 215,930 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 155,906 69.19% 73,749 30.81% 0 0.00% 229,655 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 112,627 44.01% 139,940 54.68% 3,363 1.31% 255,930 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 151,813 69.48% 66,694 30.52% 0 0.00% 218,507 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 151,019 77.42% 44,034 22.58% 0 0.00% 195,053 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 119,164 49.81% 119,812 50.08% 247 0.01% 239,223 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 844,369 62.35% 506,319 37.38% 3,610 0.27% 1,354,298 100.0% District 1 2010 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 1 2012 x150px File:Ed Whitfield, 113th Congress, Official Photo.jpg Ed Whitfield Republican Party (United States) 153,840 71.2% File:3x4.svg Charles Hatchett Democratic Party (United States) 62,090 28.8% File:2010 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsWhitfield: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Representative Ed Whitfield Republican Party (United States) Ed Whitfield Republican Party (United States) Kentucky's 1st congressional district Running for his ninth term in this conservative"Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 111th Congress." The Cook Political Report. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 June 2011. <http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvistate.pdf> https://web.archive.org/web/20110715041456/http://www.cookpolitical.com/sites/default/files/pvistate.pdf. district based in western Kentucky, incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield faced a trivial challenge from Democratic candidate Charles Hatchett. As expected, Congressman Whitfield was overwhelmingly re-elected to another term in Congress. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Safe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Safe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010Safe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Safe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 1st congressional district election, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Ed Whitfield (incumbent) 153,840 71.25 Democratic Party (United States) Charles Kendall Hatchett 62,090 28.75 215,930 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 2010 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 2 2012 x150px File:Brettguthrie.jpg Brett Guthrie Republican Party (United States) 155,906 67.9% File:3x4.svg Ed Marksberry Democratic Party (United States) 73,749 32.1% 2010 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsGuthrie: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie Republican Party (United States) Brett Guthrie Republican Party (United States) Kentucky's 2nd congressional district Though incumbent Republican Congressman Brett Guthrie was elected by a slim margin in 2008, he did not face a serious challenge in his bid for a second term from Democratic candidate Ed Marksberry. As was expected, Congressman Guthrie was re-elected in a landslide in this conservative district based in west-central Kentucky. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Brett Guthrie (incumbent) 155,906 67.89 Democratic Party (United States) Ed Marksberry 73,749 32.11 229,655 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 3 2010 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 3 2012 x150px File:John Yarmuth 113th Congress.jpg John Yarmuth Democratic Party (United States) 139,940 54.7% File:3x4.svg Todd Lally Republican Party (United States) 112,627 44.0% 2010 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election results map by state house district.svg 230px State House district resultsYarmuth: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933E5 80–90%Lally: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Representative John Yarmuth Democratic Party (United States) John Yarmuth Democratic Party (United States) Kentucky's 3rd congressional district Campaign Two-term Democratic incumbent Congressman John Yarmuth has represented this liberal-leaning district based in metro Louisville since he was first elected in 2006. Yarmuth defeated Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup in 2006, and defeated her again in a rematch in 2008, but she declined to run again in 2010. Instead, Congressman Yarmuth faced Republican candidate Todd Lally, an airline pilot and a failed State House candidate. Lally attacked Yarmuth for being a "liberal follower" of Nancy Pelosi who voted with her "San Francisco agenda 99 percent of the time," charges that Yarmuth called "ignorant and irresponsible."http://louisvilledem.com/main/index.php/news/news-from-jefferson-county/207-john-yarmuth-todd-lally-go-on-the-attack-at-louisville-debate Louisville - Jefferson County Democratic Party John Yarmuth, Todd Lally go on the attack at Louisville debate 2011-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110205181826/http://louisvilledem.com/main/index.php/news/news-from-jefferson-county/207-john-yarmuth-todd-lally-go-on-the-attack-at-louisville-debate 2011-02-05 dead The Courier-Journal, the largest newspaper in the district, strongly endorsed Congressman Yarmuth in his bid for re-election, https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/2178999951.html?FMT=ABS&date=Nov+02%2C+2010 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20121107054604/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courier_journal/access/2178999951.html?FMT=ABS&date=Nov+02,+2010 2012-11-07 The Courier-Journal: Archives and in the end, Yarmuth was able to best Lally by a surprisingly wide margin. Polling Poll source Dates administered JohnYarmuth (D) ToddLally (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA October 21–25, 2010 50% 46% 1%Rivercity PollingRivercity Polling October 19–23, 2010 41% 37% -Braun ResearchBraun Research October 18–19, 2010 57.9% 31.4% 2.6%Braun ResearchBraun Research September 20–21, 2010 53% 30% 12%Survey USASurvey USA August 27–30, 2010 47% 45% 5%Braun ResearchBraun Research March 2017 medicmedic August 9–10, 2010 52% 29% 17%Rivercity PollingRivercity Polling June 20–29, 2010 44% 43% -Cooper & Secrest AssociatesCooper & Secrest Associates June 21–23, 2010 58% 32% - Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D November 1, 2010RCPLean D November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe D November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) John Yarmuth (incumbent) 139,940 54.68 Republican Party (United States) Todd Lally 112,627 44.01 Libertarian Party (United States) Edward A. Martin 2,029 0.79 Independent (politician) Michael D. Hansen 1,334 0.52 255,930 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2010 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 4 2012 x150px File:Geoffdavis.jpg Geoff Davis Republican Party (United States) 151,813 69.5% File:3x4.svg John Waltz Democratic Party (United States) 66,694 30.5% 2010 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsDavis: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Waltz: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Representative Geoff Davis Republican Party (United States) Geoff Davis Republican Party (United States) Kentucky's 4th congressional district Campaign This conservative district based in northern Kentucky, including some of metropolitan Cincinnati, has been represented by Republican Congressman Geoff Davis since he was first elected in 2004. Seeking a fourth term, Congressman Davis faced Democratic candidate John Waltz, an Iraq War veteran in the general election, who was not given much of a chance given the conservative nature of the district. As expected, Davis was overwhelmingly re-elected. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 4th congressional district election, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Geoff Davis (incumbent) 151,813 69.48 Democratic Party (United States) John Waltz 66,694 30.52 218,507 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 2010 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 5 2012 x150px File:Halrogers.jpg Hal Rogers Republican Party (United States) 151,019 77.4% File:Holbert.jpg Jim Holbert Democratic Party (United States) 44,034 22.6% 2010 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsRogers: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Representative Hal Rogers Republican Party (United States) Hal Rogers Republican Party (United States) Kentucky's 5th congressional district Campaign Republican Congressman Hal Rogers, the dean of the Kentucky congressional delegation, has represented this conservative district based in eastern Kentucky, faced Democratic candidate Jim Holbert in his bid for a sixteenth term. Holbert had previously run against Congressman Rogers in 2008 as an independent candidate. However, Holbert was defeated by Rogers in a landslide for the second time in the general election. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 5th congressional district election, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Hal Rogers (incumbent) 151,019 77.42 Democratic Party (United States) Jim Holbert 44,034 22.58 195,053 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 6 2010 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election Kentucky presidential no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky#District 6 2012 x150px File:Benchandler (cropped).jpeg Ben Chandler Democratic Party (US) 119,812 50.1% File:Andy Barr, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg Andy Barr Republican Party (US) 119,164 49.8% File:2010 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election results map by county.svg 200px County resultsChandler: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Barr: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Representative Ben Chandler Democratic Party (US) Ben Chandler Democratic Party (US) Kentucky's 6th congressional district Campaign This conservative district based around the Lexington metropolitan area had been represented by incumbent Democratic Congressman Ben Chandler since he was first elected in a 2004 special election. In 2010, Chandler faced a serious threat to bid for a fifth term in Congress from Republican attorney Andy Barr. In the general election, both candidates started releasing television ads in August 2010, with Barr attacking Chandler for being part of "politics as usual" while Chandler countered by proclaiming his independence, saying, "If the Republican Party is going to suggest that I'm a tool of somebody else, there is no basis in fact for that." http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/08/25/ben-chandler-and-andy-barr-both-hit-the-airwaves/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100826121248/http://bluegrasspolitics.bloginky.com/2010/08/25/ben-chandler-and-andy-barr-both-hit-the-airwaves/ 2010-08-26 Ben Chandler and Andy Barr both hit the airwaves : Bluegrass Politics As election day grew nearer, both sides ramped up attacks, with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee releasing an ads slamming Barr for his criminal record and plans to privatize Social Security.http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/2010/10/18/ben-chandler-hammers-andy-barrs-criminal-record/ Ben Chandler hammers Andy Barr's criminal record Moonage Political Webdream 2011-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120326002128/http://politics.moonagewebdream.com/2010/10/18/ben-chandler-hammers-andy-barrs-criminal-record/ 2012-03-26 dead Barr, meanwhile, attacked Chandler for supporting gun control, even though Chandler was endorsed in his bid for re-election by the National Rifle Association of America.https://barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/10/andy-barrs-outlandish-attacks-on-ben.html Barefoot and Progressive: Andy Barr's Outlandish Attacks on Ben Chandler Have "Gun" Too Far! Barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com 2010-10-27 2021-12-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20101029173755/http://barefootandprogressive.blogspot.com/2010/10/andy-barrs-outlandish-attacks-on-ben.html 2010-10-29 dead Polls predicted a tight race, and on election night, those polls were vindicated; no media organization called the race that night because Chandler led Barr by only a few hundred votes. http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/04/1508697/voters-may-have-to-wait-for-official.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101105121605/http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/04/1508697/voters-may-have-to-wait-for-official.html 2010-11-05 Voters might have to wait for official winner between Ben Chandler, Andy Barr - Vote results - Kentucky.com It was only a few days later that Chandler was proclaimed the winner. Chandler was defeated for re-election in 2012 in a rematch with Barr. Polling Poll source Dates administered BenChandler (D) AndyBarr (R) UndecidedBraun ResearchBraun Research November 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes October 20–21, 2010 46.6% 42.3% 11%Mason-DixonMason-Dixon October 15–19, 2010 48% 44% 8%Tarrance GroupTarrance Group October 4–5, 2010 47% 48% -Mellman GroupMellman Group September 29–30, 2010 52% 40% -Braun ResearchBraun Research September 21–22, 2010 50.7% 36.5% 12.5%Tarrance GroupTarrance Group https://web.archive.org/web/20100927204850/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/09/new-kentucky-poll.html September 27, 2010 September 20–21, 2010 49% 42% 9%Mellman GroupMellman Group September 13–14, 2010 53% 33% 14%Grove InsightGrove Insight September 7–9, 2010 52% 38% -Braun ResearchBraun Research July 26–27, 2010 46.1% 32.2% 21%Tarrance GroupTarrance Group May 24–25, 2010 45% 38% 17% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportTossup November 1, 2010 RothenbergLean D November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D November 1, 2010RCPTossup November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLean DOctober 28, 2010New York TimesTossup November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightTossup November 1, 2010 Results Kentucky's 6th congressional district election, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Ben Chandler (incumbent) 119,812 50.08 Republican Party (United States) Andy Barr 119,164 49.81 247 0.10 239,223 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 30em External links Kentucky State Board of Elections U.S. Congress Candidates for Kentucky at Project Vote Smart 2008 elections United States House elections in Kentucky2010 2012 elections Kentucky 2010 Category:2010 Kentucky elections