Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in west central Kentucky, the district includes Bowling Green, Owensboro, Elizabethtown, and a portion of eastern Louisville. The district has not seen an incumbent defeated since 1884.

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Brett Guthrie
R–Bowling Green
Distribution
  • 57.53% urban[1]
  • 42.47% rural
Population (2022)756,377[2]
Median household
income		$61,768[3]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+21[4]

The district is currently represented by Republican Brett Guthrie.

Former Representative Democrat William Natcher is noted for holding the record for most consecutive roll call votes in the history of Congress—more than 18,000 votes.

Characteristics

The district is similar in character to the 1st district. While Democrats still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend that leads them to vote Republican in most national elections.

Voter registration and party enrollment as of October 2023[5]
Party Number of voters Percentage
Republican 280,024 49.65%
Democratic 227,264 40.30%
Other 33,936 6.02%
Independent 22,761 4.03%
Total 563,985 100%

Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[6] 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.[7]

Kentucky counties within the 2nd congressional district: Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Jefferson (partial), LaRue, Logan (partial), McLean, Meade, Muhlenberg, Nelson (partial), Ohio, Warren.

Recent statewide elections
Election results from statewide races
Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 62–37%
2004 President Bush 65–34%
2008 President McCain 61–38%
2012 President Romney 63–35%
2016 President Trump 68–28%
Senate Paul 61–39%
2019 Governor Bevin 54–44%
Attorney General Cameron 64–36%
2020 President Trump 67–31%
Senate McConnell 62–33%
2022 Senate Paul 68–32%
2023 Governor Cameron 54–46%

List of members representing the district
Member Party Years Cong
ress		 Electoral history Location
District created November 8, 1792
Alexander D. Orr
(Maysville)		 Anti-Administration November 8, 1792 –
March 3, 1795		 2nd
3rd
4th		 Elected September 7, 1792.
Re-elected in 1793.
Re-elected in 1795.
Retired.		 1792–1797:
"Northern district": Bourbon, Fayette, Mason, Scott, and Woodford counties
Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –
March 3, 1797
John Fowler
(Lexington)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –
March 3, 1803		 5th
6th
7th		 Elected in 1797.
Re-elected in 1799.
Re-elected in 1801.
Redistricted to the 5th district.		 1797–1803:
"Northern district": Bourbon, Campbell, Clark, Fayette, Franklin, Harrison, Mason, Scott, and Woodford counties

John Boyle
(Lancaster)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –
March 3, 1809		 8th
9th
10th		 Elected in 1803.
Re-elected in 1804.
Re-elected in 1806.
Retired.		 1803–1813
[data missing]
Samuel McKee
(Lancaster)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1809 –
March 3, 1813		 11th
12th		 Elected in 1808.
Re-elected in 1810.
Redistricted to the 7th district.

Henry Clay
(Lexington)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –
January 19, 1814		 13th Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1812.
Resigned to accept a position as diplomatic envoy to Great Britain.		 1813–1823
[data missing]
Vacant January 19, 1814 –
March 29, 1814
Joseph H. Hawkins
(Lexington)		 Democratic-Republican March 29, 1814 –
March 3, 1815		 Elected to finish Clay's term.
Retired.
Vacant March 3, 1815 –
October 30, 1815		 14th Henry Clay was re-elected in 1814, but the Governor declared the seat vacant as Clay was out of the country.

Henry Clay
(Lexington)		 Democratic-Republican October 30, 1815 –
March 3, 1821		 14th
15th
16th		 Elected to finish his vacant term.
Re-elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Retired.
Samuel H. Woodson
(Lexington)		 Democratic-Republican March 4, 1821 –
March 3, 1823		 17th Elected in 1820.
Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election.

Thomas Metcalfe
(Carlisle)		 Democratic-Republican March 3, 1823 –
March 3, 1825		 18th
19th
20th		 Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1827.
Resigned to run for Governor of Kentucky.		 1823–1833
Bourbon, Bracken, Mason, Nicholas counties
Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –
June 1, 1828
Vacant June 1, 1828 –
December 1, 1828		 20th

John Chambers
(Washington)		 Anti-Jacksonian December 1, 1828 –
March 3, 1829		 Elected to finish Metcalfe's term.
Retired.
Nicholas D. Coleman
(Washington)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1831		 21st Elected in 1829.
Retired.
Thomas A. Marshall
(Paris)		 Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 –
March 3, 1833		 22nd Elected in 1831.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
Albert G. Hawes
(Hawesville)		 Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1837		 23rd
24th		 Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1833.
Re-elected in 1835.
Retired.		 1833–1843
[data missing]

Edward Rumsey
(Greenville)		 Whig March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1839		 25th Elected in 1837.
Retired.
Philip Triplett
(Owensboro)		 Whig March 4, 1839 –
March 3, 1843		 26th
27th		 Elected in 1839.
Re-elected in 1841.
Retired.
Willis Green
(Green)		 Whig March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1845		 28th Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1843.
Retired.		 1843–1853
[data missing]
John H. McHenry
(Hartford)		 Whig March 4, 1845 –
March 3, 1847		 29th Elected in 1845.
Renominated but withdrew prior to election.

Beverly L. Clarke
(Franklin)		 Democratic March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1849		 30th Elected in 1847.
Retired to become a delegate to the state constitutional convention.
James L. Johnson
(Owensboro)		 Whig March 4, 1849 –
March 3, 1851		 31st Elected in 1849.
Renominated but declined.
Benjamin E. Grey
(Hopkinsville)		 Whig March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855		 32nd
33rd		 Elected in 1851.
Re-elected in 1853.
Lost re-election.
1853–1863
[data missing]
John P. Campbell Jr.
(Belleview)		 Know Nothing March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857		 34th Elected in 1855.
Renominated but declined.

Samuel Peyton
(Hartford)		 Democratic March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1861		 35th
36th		 Elected in 1857.
Re-elected in 1859.
Lost renomination.

James S. Jackson
(Hopkinsville)		 Unionist March 4, 1861 –
December 13, 1861		 37th Elected in 1861.
Resigned to enter the Union Army.
Vacant December 13, 1861 –
December 1, 1862

George H. Yeaman
(Owensboro)		 Unionist December 1, 1862 –
March 3, 1865		 37th
38th		 Elected to finish Jackson's term.
Re-elected in 1863.
Lost re-election.
1863–1873
[data missing]

Burwell C. Ritter
(Hopkinsville)		 Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867		 39th Elected in 1865.
Retired.
Vacant March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1869		 40th John Y. Brown was elected in 1867 but the seat was declared vacant due to Brown's alleged disloyalty during the Civil War, and the district refused to elect anyone to fill the vacancy.

William N. Sweeney
(Owensboro)		 Democratic March 4, 1869 –
March 3, 1871		 41st Elected in 1868.
Renominated but declined.

Henry D. McHenry
(Hartford)		 Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873		 42nd Elected in 1870.
Retired.

John Y. Brown
(Henderson)		 Democratic March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1877		 43rd
44th		 Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Retired.		 1873–1883
[data missing]

James A. McKenzie
(Long View)		 Democratic March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883		 45th
46th
47th		 Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Lost renomination.
James F. Clay
(Henderson)		 Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1885		 48th Elected in 1882.
Lost renomination.		 1883–1893
[data missing]

Polk Laffoon
(Madisonville)		 Democratic March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1889		 49th
50th		 Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.

William T. Ellis
(Owensboro)		 Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895		 51st
52nd
53rd		 Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Retired.
1893–1903
[data missing]

John D. Clardy
(Newstead)		 Democratic March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899		 54th
55th		 Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.

Henry D. Allen
(Morganfield)		 Democratic March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903		 56th
57th		 Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Retired.

Augustus O. Stanley
(Henderson)		 Democratic March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1915		 58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd		 Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.		 1903–1913
[data missing]
1913–1923
[data missing]

David H. Kincheloe
(Madisonville)		 Democratic March 4, 1915 –
October 5, 1930		 64th
65th
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st		 Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Resigned when appointed to the U.S. Customs Court.
1923–1933
[data missing]
Vacant October 5, 1930 –
November 4, 1930		 71st
John L. Dorsey Jr.
(Henderson)		 Democratic November 4, 1930 –
March 3, 1931		 Elected to finish Kincheloe's term.
Retired.

Glover H. Cary
(Owensboro)		 Democratic March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933		 72nd Elected in 1930.
Redistricted to the at-large district.
District inactive March 4, 1933 –
March 3, 1935		 73rd

Glover H. Cary
(Owensboro)		 Democratic March 4, 1935 –
December 5, 1936		 74th Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1934.
Died.		 1935–1943
[data missing]
Vacant December 5, 1936 –
March 2, 1937
Beverly M. Vincent
(Brownsville)		 Democratic March 2, 1937 –
January 3, 1945		 74th
75th
76th
77th
78th		 Elected to finish Cary's term.
Also elected to the next full term.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Re-elected in 1942.
Retired.
1943–1953
[data missing]

Earle Clements
(Morganfield)		 Democratic January 3, 1945 –
January 6, 1948		 79th
80th		 Elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Resigned when elected Governor of Kentucky.
Vacant January 6, 1948 –
April 17, 1948		 80th

John A. Whitaker
(Russellville)		 Democratic April 17, 1948 –
December 15, 1951		 80th
81st
82nd		 Elected to finish Clements's term.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Died.
Vacant December 15, 1951 –
August 2, 1952		 82nd

Garrett Withers
(Dixon)		 Democratic August 2, 1952 –
April 30, 1953		 82nd
83rd		 Elected to finish Whitaker's term.
Re-elected later in 1952.
Died.
1953–1963
[data missing]
Vacant April 30, 1953 –
August 1, 1953		 83rd

William Natcher
(Bowling Green)		 Democratic August 1, 1953 –
March 29, 1994		 83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd		 Elected to finish Wither's term.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Died.
1963–1973
[data missing]
1973–1983
[data missing]
1983–1993
[data missing]
1993–2003
[data missing]
Vacant March 29, 1994 –
May 24, 1994		 103rd

Ron Lewis
(Cecilia)		 Republican May 24, 1994 –
January 3, 2009		 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
109th
110th		 Elected to finish Natcher's term.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Retired.
2003–2013

Brett Guthrie
(Bowling Green)		 Republican January 3, 2009 –
present		 111th
112th
113th
114th
115th
116th
117th
118th		 Elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2013–2023

Counties: Barren, Boyle, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Garrard, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Jessamine (partial), LaRue, Meade, Mercer, Nelson, Spencer (partial), Warren, Washington (partial)
2023–present

Recent election results

2002
2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lewis (Incumbent) 122,773 69.64%
Democratic David Lynn Williams 51,431 29.17%
Libertarian Robert Guy Dyer 2,084 1.18%
Total votes 176,288 100.00%
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Republican hold

2004
2004 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lewis (Incumbent) 185,394 67.92%
Democratic Adam Smith 87,585 32.08%
Total votes 272,979 100.00%
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Republican hold

2006
2006 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lewis (Incumbent) 118,548 55.41%
Democratic Mike Weaver 95,415 44.59%
Total votes 213,963 100.00%
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Republican hold

2008
2008 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie 158,936 52.57%
Democratic David E. Boswell 143,379 47.43%
Total votes 302,315 100.00%
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Republican hold

2010
2010 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) 155,906 67.89%
Democratic Ed Marksberry 73,749 28.75%
Total votes 229,655 100.00%
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Republican hold

2012
2012 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) 181,508 64.30%
Democratic David Lynn Williams 89,541 31.72%
Independent Andrew R. Beacham 6,304 2.23%
Libertarian Craig Astor 4,914 1.74%
Total votes 282,267 100.00%
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Republican hold

2014
2014 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) 156,936 69.19%
Democratic Ron Leach 69,898 30.81%
Total votes 226,834 100.00%
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Republican hold

2016
2016 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) 251,823 100.00%
Total votes 251,823 100.00%
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Republican hold

2018
2018 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) 171,700 66.7%
Democratic Hank Linderman 79,964 31.1%
Independent Thomas Loecken 5,681 2.2%
Total votes 257,345 100.0%
Republican hold

2020
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (incumbent) 255,735 70.9
Democratic Hank Linderman 94,643 26.3
Libertarian Robert Lee Perry 7,588 2.1
Populist Lewis Carter 2,431 0.7
Write-in 2 0.0
Total votes 360,399 100.0
Republican hold

2022
2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brett Guthrie (incumbent) 170,487 71.8
Democratic Hank Linderman 66,769 28.1
Total votes 237,256 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References
  1. Geography. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based) Bureau". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  2. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  3. "My Congressional District Bureau". www.census.gov. Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
  4. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. "Registration Statistics". Kentucky State Board of Elections. January 2022.
  6. "Kentucky Administrative Regulations 31KAR4:150". Kentucky Legislative Research Commission. November 2005. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
  7. "Register To Vote". Kentucky State Board of Elections. August 2003. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

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