Election Results for Carter County, KY -- RightDataUSA.com

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	654	12.3
Deaths:	905	17.0
Net Migration:	14	0.3
Net Immigration:	-2	-0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,188	R +822	D + 0.1%
D +366
2020 vs. 2012	R +3,496	R +4,237	R + 31.8%
D -741
2020 vs. 2008	R +3,523	R +5,197	R + 43.9%
D -1,674

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,335	R +4,375	R + 44.1%
D -2,040
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,775	75.7%	Joe Biden (D)	2,642	22.8%	169 [+]	1.5%	11,586	14	29	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 107 (0.9%);
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	7,587	73.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,276	22.1%	415 [+]	4.0%	10,278	11	28	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 237 (2.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 109 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 58 (0.6%);
2012	42%	Mitt Romney (R)	5,279	59.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,383	38.0%	246 [+]	2.8%	8,908	-1	12	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 115 (1.3%);
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	5,252	53.5%	Barack Obama (D)	4,316	44.0%	245 [+]	2.5%	9,813	-4	8	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 149 (1.5%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 47 (0.5%);
2004	54%	John Kerry (D)	5,577	50.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,422	48.8%	118 [+]	1.1%	11,117	-11	-2	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 72 (0.6%);
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	4,617	51.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,182	46.7%	160 [+]	1.8%	8,959	-5	4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 97 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 30 (0.3%);
1996	40%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,728	48.0%	Robert Dole (R)	3,240	41.7%	803 [+]	10.3%	7,771	-3	1	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 781 (10.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 18 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	47%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,224	49.3%	George Bush* (R)	3,305	38.6%	1,031 [+]	12.0%	8,560	-3	1	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 989 (11.6%);
1988	51%	Michael Dukakis (D)	4,570	51.1%	George Bush (R)	4,325	48.4%	49 [+]	0.5%	8,944	-7	-5	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8 (0.1%);
1984	50%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,656	53.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,985	45.9%	34	0.4%	8,675	-6	-5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,934	50.2%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,782	48.2%	123 [+]	1.6%	7,839	1	-1	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 86 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 22 (0.3%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,915	54.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	3,185	44.7%	33 [+]	0.5%	7,133	-1	-3	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 6 (0.1%);
1972	50%	Richard Nixon* (R)	4,082	60.7%	George McGovern (D)	2,591	38.5%	54 [+]	0.8%	6,727	-3	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 39 (0.6%);
1968	56%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,234	49.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,344	36.0%	933 [+]	14.3%	6,511	6	6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 926 (14.2%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,136	59.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	2,821	40.4%	30	0.4%	6,987	5	2	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	4,956	58.8%	John Kennedy (D)	3,479	41.2%	0	0.0%	8,435	5	9	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,127	62.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,112	37.7%	19	0.2%	8,258	8	5	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	58%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,221	58.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,019	41.6%	22	0.3%	7,262	8	3	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	52%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,472	52.6%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,082	46.7%	46 [+]	0.7%	6,600	11	8	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Henry Wallace (Prog) 7 (0.1%); Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 2 (0.0%);
1944	51%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,117	60.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,733	39.8%	10	0.1%	6,860	15	14	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	57%	Wendell Willkie (R)	4,520	56.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,403	42.8%	23	0.3%	7,946	15	12	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	60%	Alf Landon (R)	4,372	56.0%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,403	43.6%	35 [+]	0.4%	7,810	16	19	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 18 (0.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	72%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,565	50.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,376	48.5%	79 [+]	0.9%	9,020	8	9	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 27 (0.3%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	5,342	68.7%	Al Smith (D)	2,392	30.8%	39 [+]	0.5%	7,773	9	11	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.2%);
1924	61%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,414	61.2%	John Davis (D)	2,552	35.4%	247 [+]	3.4%	7,213	12	7	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 231 (3.2%);
1920	65%	Warren Harding (R)	4,595	62.0%	James Cox (D)	2,757	37.2%	62 [+]	0.8%	7,414	13	2	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	2,818	58.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,954	40.5%	48 [+]	1.0%	4,820	12	12	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 28 (0.6%); Allan Benson (Soc) 19 (0.4%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,506	36.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,340	32.4%	1,294 [+]	31.3%	4,140	3	5	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,174 (28.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 79 (1.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 36 (0.9%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	2,620	60.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,595	37.0%	99 [+]	2.3%	4,314	13	9	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,419	61.4%	Alton Parker (D)	1,442	36.6%	76 [+]	1.9%	3,937	14	5	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	43%	William McKinley* (R)	2,452	58.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,720	41.0%	24 [+]	0.6%	4,196	10	7	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,642

22.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,775

75.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

107

0.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,586

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,276

22.1%

Donald Trump (R)

7,587

73.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

237

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

109

1.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

10,278

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 28

2012 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,383

38.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

5,279

59.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

1.3%

Other

131

1.5%

TOTAL

8,908

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 12

2008 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,316

44.0%

John McCain (R)

5,252

53.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

149

1.5%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

9,813

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 8

2004 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

5,422

48.8%

John Kerry (D)

5,577

50.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

11,117

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -2

2000 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,617

51.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,182

46.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,959

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 4

1996 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

3,728

48.0%

Robert Dole (R)

3,240

41.7%

Ross Perot (Ref)

781

10.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,771

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 1

1992 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

4,224

49.3%

George Bush* (R)

3,305

38.6%

Ross Perot (I)

989

11.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

8,560

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 1

1988 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

4,325

48.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

4,570

51.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

8,944

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

1984 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

4,656

53.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,985

45.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,675

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,934

50.2%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,782

48.2%

John Anderson (I)

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,839

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -1

1976 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,915

54.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

3,185

44.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

7,133

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -3

1972 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

4,082

60.7%

George McGovern (D)

2,591

38.5%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,727

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,234

49.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,344

36.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

926

14.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,511

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

1964 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

4,136

59.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

2,821

40.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,987

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

1956 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

5,127

62.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,112

37.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,258

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

1952 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

4,221

58.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,019

41.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,262

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

1948 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,082

46.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,472

52.6%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,600

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

1944 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,733

39.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

4,117

60.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,860

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 14

1940 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,403

42.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

4,520

56.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,946

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

1936 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,403

43.6%

Alf Landon (R)

4,372

56.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,810

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 19

1932 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,565

50.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

4,376

48.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

9,020

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

1928 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

5,342

68.7%

Al Smith (D)

2,392

30.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,773

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 11

1924 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

4,414

61.2%

John Davis (D)

2,552

35.4%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

231

3.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,213

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 7

1920 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

4,595

62.0%

James Cox (D)

2,757

37.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

7,414

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 2

1916 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,954

40.5%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

2,818

58.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,820

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 12

1912 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,506

36.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,340

32.4%

William Taft* (R)

1,174

28.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.9%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,140

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 5

1908 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,620

60.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,595

37.0%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

4,314

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

1904 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,419

61.4%

Alton Parker (D)

1,442

36.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,937

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 5

1900 President, Carter County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,452

58.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,720

41.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,196

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Carter County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	31%	Daniel Cameron (R)	3,321	52.7%	Andy Beshear* (D)	2,978	47.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,300	5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	40%	Rand Paul* (R)	5,792	70.8%	Charles Booker (D)	2,383	29.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	8,176	9	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	57%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	7,725	66.9%	Amy McGrath (D)	3,253	28.2%	570 [+]	4.9%	11,548	9	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 570 (4.9%);

2019	G	36%	Andy Beshear (D)	3,732	50.4%	Matt Bevin* (R)	3,442	46.5%	227 [+]	3.1%	7,401	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 227 (3.1%);
2016	S3	48%	Rand Paul* (R)	5,640	56.0%	Jim Gray (D)	4,428	44.0%	0	0.0%	10,068	-1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	21%	Matt Bevin (R)	2,405	53.6%	Jack Conway (D)	1,954	43.6%	126 [+]	2.8%	4,485	1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 126 (2.8%);
2014	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,479	52.1%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	3,748	43.6%	364 [+]	4.2%	8,591	-4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 363 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2011	G	18%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,466	63.9%	David Williams (R)	1,216	31.5%	178 [+]	4.6%	3,860	-4	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 178 (4.6%);
2010	S3	39%	Jack Conway (D)	4,475	54.1%	Rand Paul (R)	3,797	45.9%	0	0.0%	8,272	-10	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	46%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	5,222	53.7%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,494	46.3%	0	0.0%	9,716	-7	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	28%	Steve Beshear (D)	4,024	69.0%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,809	31.0%	0	0.0%	5,833	-10	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	51%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	5,754	54.6%	Jim Bunning* (R)	4,794	45.4%	0	0.0%	10,548	-5	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	27%	Ben Chandler (D)	3,387	60.4%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,219	39.6%	0	0.0%	5,606	-15	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	35%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,220	59.5%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,872	40.5%	0	0.0%	7,092	-5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	17%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,301	68.1%	Peppy Martin (R)	634	18.8%	443 [+]	13.1%	3,378	-3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 388 (11.5%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 33 (1.0%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 22 (0.7%);
1998	S3	38%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,718	50.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,657	49.2%	64 [+]	0.9%	7,439	-1	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 64 (0.9%);
1996	S2	37%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,740	52.0%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,363	46.7%	94 [+]	1.3%	7,197	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 39 (0.5%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 32 (0.4%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (0.3%);
1995	G	27%	Paul Patton (D)	3,024	59.1%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,085	40.8%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,116	-8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 7 (0.1%);
1992	S3	42%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,973	64.9%	David Williams (R)	2,628	34.3%	56 [+]	0.7%	7,657	-1	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 56 (0.7%);
1991	G	23%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,681	65.4%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,417	34.6%	0	0.0%	4,098	-1	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	35%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,590	57.8%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,624	42.2%	0	0.0%	6,214	6	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	32%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,783	67.6%	John Harper (R)	1,813	32.4%	0	0.0%	5,596	-3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	32%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,068	71.5%	Jackson Andrews (R)	1,618	28.5%	0	0.0%	5,686	3	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	45%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	4,441	56.3%	Mitch McConnell (R)	3,388	43.0%	54 [+]	0.7%	7,883	-7	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 54 (0.7%);
1983	G	35%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,269	54.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,650	43.8%	135 [+]	2.2%	6,054	0	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 135 (2.2%);
1980	S3	39%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,157	63.0%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	2,446	37.0%	0	0.0%	6,603	2	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	39%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,275	53.5%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,851	46.5%	0	0.0%	6,126	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	19%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,716	58.5%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,136	38.7%	82 [+]	2.8%	2,934	2	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 82 (2.8%);
1975	G	33%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,852	58.8%	Robert Gable (R)	1,997	41.2%	0	0.0%	4,849	4	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	33%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,494	53.9%	Marlow Cook* (R)	2,070	44.8%	60 [+]	1.3%	4,624	1	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 60 (1.3%);
1972	S2	47%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,202	50.3%	Walter Huddleston (D)	3,112	48.8%	58 [+]	0.9%	6,372	3	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 58 (0.9%);
1971	G	51%	Wendell Ford (D)	3,145	50.8%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,929	47.3%	114 [+]	1.8%	6,188	3	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 91 (1.5%); William Smith (American) 23 (0.4%);

1968	S3	50%	Marlow Cook (R)	3,207	55.5%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,545	44.1%	23 [+]	0.4%	5,775	4	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 23 (0.4%);
1967	G	52%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,752	62.5%	Henry Ward (D)	2,229	37.1%	22 [+]	0.4%	6,003	11	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 22 (0.4%);
1966	S2	42%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	3,234	66.7%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,618	33.3%	0	0.0%	4,852	2	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	53%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,525	56.6%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,703	43.4%	0	0.0%	6,228	7	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	52%	Thruston Morton* (R)	3,459	55.7%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,749	44.3%	0	0.0%	6,208	3	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	70%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	5,322	64.0%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,993	36.0%	0	0.0%	8,315	5	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Historical U.S. House Election Results for Carter County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	25,408	96.26%	5.7%
Black:	195	0.74%	34.5%
Indian:	70	0.27%	7.7%
Asian:	78	0.30%	62.5%
2+ races:	247	0.94%	20.5%
Hispanic:	397	1.50%	23.7%

Total non-White:	987	3.74%	24.9%

Change in White population:	-1,522	-5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	197	0.7

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	760	79.7%	Matthew Lehman (D)	169	17.7%	24	2.5%	953
2022-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	5,495	77.6%	Conor Halbleib (D)	1,587	22.4%	2	0.0%	7,084
County Total for 2022-11-08:										8,037

2020-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	8,506	75.5%	Matthew Best (D)	2,754	24.5%	0	0.0%	11,260
County Total for 2020-11-03:										11,260

2018-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	5,621	66.8%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,787	33.1%	1	0.0%	8,409
County Total for 2018-11-06:										8,409

2016-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,728	100.0%				0	0.0%	7,728
County Total for 2016-11-08:										7,728

2014-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,607	58.6%	Ken Stepp (D)	3,256	41.4%	0	0.0%	7,863
County Total for 2014-11-04:										7,863

2012-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,844	57.7%	Ken Stepp (D)	3,557	42.3%	0	0.0%	8,401
County Total for 2012-11-06:										8,401

2010-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	4,874	60.2%	John Waltz (D)	3,226	39.8%	0	0.0%	8,100
County Total for 2010-11-02:										8,100

2008-11-04	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	5,264	55.6%	Michael Kelley (D)	4,206	44.4%	0	0.0%	9,470
County Total for 2008-11-04:										9,470

2006-11-07	KY04	Ken Lucas (D)	5,076	56.8%	Geoff Davis* (R)	3,442	38.5%	417	4.7%	8,935
County Total for 2006-11-07:										8,935

2004-11-02	KY04	Nick Clooney (D)	5,936	56.8%	Geoff Davis (R)	4,454	42.6%	66	0.6%	10,456
County Total for 2004-11-02:										10,456

2002-11-05	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	4,273	61.4%	Geoff Davis (R)	2,619	37.6%	69	1.0%	6,961
County Total for 2002-11-05:										6,961

2000-11-07	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	4,785	64.1%	Don Bell (R)	2,555	34.2%	122	1.6%	7,462
County Total for 2000-11-07:										7,462

1998-11-03	KY04	Ken Lucas (D)	3,758	55.4%	Gex Williams (R)	3,022	44.6%	0	0.0%	6,780
County Total for 1998-11-03:										6,780

1996-11-05	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	4,097	58.0%	Denny Bowman (D)	2,972	42.0%	0	0.0%	7,069
County Total for 1996-11-05:										7,069

1994-11-08	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,980	65.6%	Sally Skaggs (D)	1,563	34.4%	0	0.0%	4,543
County Total for 1994-11-08:										4,543

1992-11-03	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	4,170	52.2%	Floyd Poore (D)	3,822	47.8%	0	0.0%	7,992
County Total for 1992-11-03:										7,992

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	19,500	9,242	47.4%	8,722	44.7%	1,536	7.9%	Rep +520	Rep +2.7%	96%
2022	20,109	9,340	46.4%	9,197	45.7%	1,572	7.8%	Rep +143	Rep +0.7%	99%
2020	20,412	8,967	43.9%	9,941	48.7%	1,504	7.4%	Dem +974	Dem +4.8%	101%
2018	19,933	7,790	39.1%	10,771	54.0%	1,372	6.9%	Dem +2,981	Dem +15.0%	97%
2016	19,824	7,338	37.0%	11,164	56.3%	1,322	6.7%	Dem +3,826	Dem +19.3%	96%
2014	19,408	6,776	34.9%	11,456	59.0%	1,176	6.1%	Dem +4,680	Dem +24.1%	93%
2012	18,874	6,496	34.4%	11,327	60.0%	1,051	5.6%	Dem +4,831	Dem +25.6%	90%
2010	18,253	6,187	33.9%	11,148	61.1%	918	5.0%	Dem +4,961	Dem +27.2%	86%
2008	18,928	6,501	34.3%	11,502	60.8%	925	4.9%	Dem +5,001	Dem +26.4%	90%
2006	18,515	6,514	35.2%	11,173	60.3%	828	4.5%	Dem +4,659	Dem +25.2%	89%
2004	18,987	6,892	36.3%	11,282	59.4%	813	4.3%	Dem +4,390	Dem +23.1%	92%
2002	18,259	6,596	36.1%	10,970	60.1%	693	3.8%	Dem +4,374	Dem +24.0%	89%
2000	17,382	6,366	36.6%	10,360	59.6%	656	3.8%	Dem +3,994	Dem +23.0%	86%
1998	17,535	6,436	36.7%	10,353	59.0%	746	4.3%	Dem +3,917	Dem +22.3%	89%
1994	15,014	5,472	36.4%	9,200	61.3%	342	2.3%	Dem +3,728	Dem +24.8%	80%
1986	13,422	5,272	39.3%	7,856	58.5%	294	2.2%	Dem +2,584	Dem +19.3%	77%

Carter County, KY

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