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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	197	10.8
Deaths:	274	15.1
Net Migration:	-4	-0.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +357	R +250	R + 1.6%
D +107
2020 vs. 2012	R +933	R +1,415	R + 30.5%
D -482
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,217	R +2,001	R + 45.0%
D -784

2016 vs. 2008	R +860	R +1,751	R + 43.4%
D -891
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,145	68.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,351	29.5%	91 [+]	2.0%	4,587	6	22	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 67 (1.5%);
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	2,788	64.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,244	29.0%	263 [+]	6.1%	4,295	2	19	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 129 (3.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 87 (2.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 44 (1.0%);
2012	64%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,212	53.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,833	44.3%	89 [+]	2.2%	4,134	-7	6	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 44 (1.1%);
2008	66%	Barack Obama (D)	2,135	51.5%	John McCain (R)	1,928	46.5%	81 [+]	2.0%	4,144	-11	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 52 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 13 (0.3%);
2004	65%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,286	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	1,709	42.4%	34 [+]	0.8%	4,029	-3	6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 19 (0.5%);
2000	59%	George W. Bush (R)	2,032	56.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,508	41.8%	70 [+]	1.9%	3,610	0	8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 49 (1.4%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 12 (0.3%);
1996	57%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,547	46.3%	Robert Dole (R)	1,356	40.6%	436 [+]	13.1%	3,339	-4	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 418 (12.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 9 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	64%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,714	47.5%	George Bush* (R)	1,261	35.0%	630 [+]	17.5%	3,605	-6	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 551 (15.3%);
1988	60%	George Bush (R)	1,733	53.4%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,478	45.6%	32 [+]	1.0%	3,243	-2	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.2%);
1984	62%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,967	59.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,287	39.0%	47	1.4%	3,301	0	1	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	58%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,530	50.9%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,367	45.5%	107 [+]	3.6%	3,004	-4	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 52 (1.7%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 16 (0.5%);
1976	58%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,562	56.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,124	40.9%	61 [+]	2.2%	2,747	-5	-7	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 14 (0.5%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,583	64.6%	George McGovern (D)	791	32.3%	76 [+]	3.1%	2,450	1	4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 67 (2.7%);
1968	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,049	44.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	867	36.9%	431 [+]	18.4%	2,347	1	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 419 (17.9%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,423	65.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	756	34.5%	11	0.5%	2,190	-1	-4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	84%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,488	59.4%	John Kennedy (D)	1,018	40.6%	0	0.0%	2,506	6	10	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	76%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,317	56.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,022	43.6%	7	0.3%	2,346	2	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	78%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,341	53.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,177	46.6%	7	0.3%	2,525	3	-2	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	65%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,146	53.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	985	45.5%	32 [+]	1.5%	2,163	4	0	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 7 (0.3%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.2%);
1944	72%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,365	54.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,129	45.0%	15	0.6%	2,509	9	9	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	75%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,424	51.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,338	48.4%	2	0.1%	2,764	9	7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,317	54.4%	Alf Landon (R)	1,087	44.9%	17 [+]	0.7%	2,421	5	8	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 12 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.1%);
1932	88%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,623	57.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,174	41.5%	29 [+]	1.0%	2,826	1	2	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7 (0.2%);
1928	88%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,614	58.3%	Al Smith (D)	1,151	41.6%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,767	-1	0	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.1%);
1924	82%	John Davis (D)	1,323	48.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,313	48.5%	70 [+]	2.6%	2,706	0	-5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 59 (2.2%);
1920	83%	Warren Harding (R)	1,446	50.2%	James Cox (D)	1,384	48.1%	49 [+]	1.7%	2,879	1	-10	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	49%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	918	51.0%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	833	46.3%	48 [+]	2.7%	1,799	5	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 32 (1.8%); James Hanly (Proh) 12 (0.7%);
1912	45%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	757	42.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	677	37.8%	355 [+]	19.8%	1,789	-10	-8	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 268 (15.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 58 (3.2%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 23 (1.3%);
1908	49%	William Taft (R)	1,052	53.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	868	43.8%	64 [+]	3.2%	1,984	5	1	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	47%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	997	51.8%	Alton Parker (D)	846	44.0%	80 [+]	4.2%	1,923	5	-5	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	51%	William McKinley* (R)	1,113	52.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	989	46.3%	36 [+]	1.7%	2,138	4	0	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,351

29.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,145

68.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,587

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,244

29.0%

Donald Trump (R)

2,788

64.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

129

3.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

2.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,295

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,833

44.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,212

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,134

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 6

2008 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,135

51.5%

John McCain (R)

1,928

46.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,144

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,286

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

1,709

42.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,029

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,032

56.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,508

41.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.4%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,610

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,547

46.3%

Robert Dole (R)

1,356

40.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

418

12.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,339

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,714

47.5%

George Bush* (R)

1,261

35.0%

Ross Perot (I)

551

15.3%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

3,605

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -2

1988 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,733

53.4%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,478

45.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,243

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

1984 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,967

59.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,287

39.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,301

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

1980 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,367

45.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,530

50.9%

John Anderson (I)

1.7%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,004

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,562

56.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,124

40.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.5%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,747

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,583

64.6%

George McGovern (D)

791

32.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

2.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,450

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,049

44.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

867

36.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

419

17.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,347

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 1

1964 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,423

65.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

756

34.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,190

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,317

56.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,022

43.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,346

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

1952 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,341

53.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,177

46.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,525

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

1948 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,146

53.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

985

45.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.3%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,163

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,129

45.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,365

54.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,509

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

1940 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,338

48.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,424

51.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,764

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

1936 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,317

54.4%

Alf Landon (R)

1,087

44.9%

William Lemke (Union)

0.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,421

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 8

1932 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,623

57.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,174

41.5%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,826

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

1928 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,614

58.3%

Al Smith (D)

1,151

41.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

TOTAL

2,767

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1924 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,313

48.5%

John Davis (D)

1,323

48.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,706

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,446

50.2%

James Cox (D)

1,384

48.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,879

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -10

1916 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

833

46.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

918

51.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.8%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,799

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

757

42.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

677

37.8%

William Taft* (R)

268

15.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

1,789

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -8

1908 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,052

53.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

868

43.8%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

1,984

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

1904 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

997

51.8%

Alton Parker (D)

846

44.0%

Other

4.2%

TOTAL

1,923

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Hancock County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,113

52.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

989

46.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,138

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hancock County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	43%	Daniel Cameron (R)	1,499	50.6%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,464	49.4%	0	0.0%	2,963	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	48%	Rand Paul* (R)	2,223	68.3%	Charles Booker (D)	1,034	31.7%	0	0.0%	3,257	6	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	67%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,729	59.6%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,580	34.5%	269 [+]	5.9%	4,578	2	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 269 (5.9%);

2019	G	54%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,891	51.8%	Matt Bevin* (R)	1,650	45.2%	113 [+]	3.1%	3,654	-4	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 113 (3.1%);
2016	S3	64%	Rand Paul* (R)	2,383	56.4%	Jim Gray (D)	1,842	43.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,226	-1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2015	G	34%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,114	49.9%	Jack Conway (D)	1,064	47.7%	53 [+]	2.4%	2,231	-3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 53 (2.4%);
2014	S2	57%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,882	50.6%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,707	45.9%	134 [+]	3.6%	3,723	-6	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 134 (3.6%);
2011	G	29%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,164	62.7%	David Williams (R)	600	32.3%	92 [+]	5.0%	1,856	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 92 (5.0%);
2010	S3	50%	Jack Conway (D)	1,719	54.3%	Rand Paul (R)	1,444	45.7%	0	0.0%	3,163	-10	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	65%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	2,306	56.1%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,802	43.9%	0	0.0%	4,108	-9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	40%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,678	67.0%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	825	33.0%	0	0.0%	2,503	-8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	62%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,010	52.3%	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,834	47.7%	0	0.0%	3,844	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	41%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,461	56.7%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,114	43.3%	0	0.0%	2,575	-12	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	50%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,919	62.0%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,175	38.0%	0	0.0%	3,094	-3	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	20%	Paul Patton* (D)	903	75.1%	Peppy Martin (R)	216	18.0%	83 [+]	6.9%	1,202	-4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 73 (6.1%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 6 (0.5%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 4 (0.3%);
1998	S3	53%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,806	56.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,377	42.9%	27 [+]	0.8%	3,210	-7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 27 (0.8%);
1996	S2	52%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,715	55.8%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,316	42.8%	42 [+]	1.4%	3,073	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 17 (0.6%); Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 15 (0.5%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 10 (0.3%);
1995	G	42%	Paul Patton (D)	1,272	51.6%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,195	48.4%	0	0.0%	2,467	0	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1992	S3	55%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,141	69.5%	David Williams (R)	855	27.7%	86 [+]	2.8%	3,082	-8	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 86 (2.8%);
1991	G	34%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,289	67.1%	Larry Hopkins (R)	633	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,922	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	43%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,239	52.6%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,117	47.4%	0	0.0%	2,356	-5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	40%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,613	73.7%	John Harper (R)	575	26.3%	0	0.0%	2,188	-9	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	25%	Wendell Ford* (D)	949	70.0%	Jackson Andrews (R)	406	30.0%	0	0.0%	1,355	4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	58%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,564	50.6%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,492	48.3%	36 [+]	1.2%	3,092	-2	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 36 (1.2%);
1983	G	40%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,215	58.2%	Jim Bunning (R)	834	39.9%	39 [+]	1.9%	2,088	-4	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 39 (1.9%);
1980	S3	53%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,881	69.6%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	822	30.4%	0	0.0%	2,703	-4	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	39%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,135	60.3%	Louie Nunn (R)	746	39.7%	0	0.0%	1,881	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	20%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	553	58.8%	Louie Guenthner (R)	360	38.3%	27 [+]	2.9%	940	1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 27 (2.9%);
1975	G	34%	Julian Carroll* (D)	1,141	71.3%	Robert Gable (R)	459	28.7%	0	0.0%	1,600	-8	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	37%	Wendell Ford (D)	975	56.5%	Marlow Cook* (R)	676	39.1%	76 [+]	4.4%	1,727	-5	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 76 (4.4%);
1972	S2	52%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,175	49.4%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,150	48.4%	52 [+]	2.2%	2,377	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 52 (2.2%);
1971	G	60%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,514	60.3%	Tom Emberton (R)	941	37.5%	56 [+]	2.2%	2,511	-7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 28 (1.1%); William Smith (American) 28 (1.1%);

1968	S3	56%	Katherine Peden (D)	1,059	49.8%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,041	49.0%	25 [+]	1.2%	2,125	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 25 (1.2%);
1967	G	53%	Henry Ward (D)	1,025	52.5%	Louie Nunn (R)	905	46.4%	22 [+]	1.1%	1,952	-5	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 22 (1.1%);
1966	S2	42%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	980	64.6%	John Y. Brown (D)	536	35.4%	0	0.0%	1,516	0	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	62%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,057	51.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	988	48.3%	0	0.0%	2,045	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	60%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,026	53.3%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	899	46.7%	0	0.0%	1,925	1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	81%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,471	60.9%	Keen Johnson (D)	945	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,416	2	0.22%
[-] 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 Hancock County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	8,584	95.16%	3.6%
Black:	111	1.23%	58.6%
Indian:	24	0.27%	60.0%
Asian:	31	0.34%	63.2%
2+ races:	109	1.21%	31.3%
Hispanic:	162	1.80%	72.3%

Total non-White:	437	4.84%	54.4%

Change in White population:	302	3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	154	1.8

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	2,323	71.6%	Hank Linderman (D)	923	28.4%	0	0.0%	3,246
County Total for 2022-11-08:										3,246

2020-11-03	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	3,172	70.3%	Hank Linderman (D)	1,226	27.2%	112	2.5%	4,510
County Total for 2020-11-03:										4,510

2018-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	2,240	62.0%	Hank Linderman (D)	1,282	35.5%	93	2.6%	3,615
County Total for 2018-11-06:										3,615

2016-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	3,163	100.0%				0	0.0%	3,163
County Total for 2016-11-08:										3,163

2014-11-04	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	2,201	62.2%	Ron Leach (D)	1,335	37.8%	0	0.0%	3,536
County Total for 2014-11-04:										3,536

2012-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	2,251	57.2%	David Williams (D)	1,540	39.2%	141	3.6%	3,932
County Total for 2012-11-06:										3,932

2010-11-02	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	1,640	53.0%	Ed Marksberry (D)	1,455	47.0%	0	0.0%	3,095
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,095

2008-11-04	KY02	David Boswell (D)	2,751	67.3%	Brett Guthrie (R)	1,336	32.7%	0	0.0%	4,087
County Total for 2008-11-04:										4,087

2006-11-07	KY02	Mike Weaver (D)	1,695	51.8%	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,580	48.2%	0	0.0%	3,275
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,275

2004-11-02	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,289	60.7%	Adam Smith (D)	1,479	39.3%	0	0.0%	3,768
County Total for 2004-11-02:										3,768

2002-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,904	64.1%	David Williams (D)	1,032	34.8%	33	1.1%	2,969
County Total for 2002-11-05:										2,969

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,964	62.2%	Brian Pedigo (D)	1,173	37.2%	19	0.6%	3,156
County Total for 2000-11-07:										3,156

1998-11-03	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,705	59.0%	Bob Evans (D)	1,165	40.3%	21	0.7%	2,891
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,891

1996-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,611	52.1%	Joe Wright (D)	1,481	47.9%	0	0.0%	3,092
County Total for 1996-11-05:										3,092

1994-11-08	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,439	57.9%	David Adkisson (D)	1,048	42.1%	0	0.0%	2,487
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,487

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Ron Lewis (R)	522	50.1%	Joe Prather (D)	520	49.9%	0	0.0%	1,042
County Total for 1994-05-24:										1,042

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	2,150	73.4%	Bruce Bartley (R)	779	26.6%	0	0.0%	2,929
County Total for 1992-11-03:										2,929

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	6,823	3,384	49.6%	2,931	43.0%	508	7.4%	Rep +453	Rep +6.6%	100%
2022	7,045	3,405	48.3%	3,131	44.4%	509	7.2%	Rep +274	Rep +3.9%	103%
2020	7,069	3,224	45.6%	3,388	47.9%	457	6.5%	Dem +164	Dem +2.3%	104%
2018	6,903	2,860	41.4%	3,632	52.6%	411	6.0%	Dem +772	Dem +11.2%	103%
2016	6,737	2,409	35.8%	3,936	58.4%	392	5.8%	Dem +1,527	Dem +22.7%	102%
2014	6,608	2,165	32.8%	4,081	61.8%	362	5.5%	Dem +1,916	Dem +29.0%	101%
2012	6,442	2,158	33.5%	3,964	61.5%	320	5.0%	Dem +1,806	Dem +28.0%	100%
2010	6,007	1,986	33.1%	3,786	63.0%	235	3.9%	Dem +1,800	Dem +30.0%	95%
2008	6,064	1,958	32.3%	3,886	64.1%	220	3.6%	Dem +1,928	Dem +31.8%	96%
2006	5,877	1,963	33.4%	3,716	63.2%	198	3.4%	Dem +1,753	Dem +29.8%	94%
2004	6,075	1,916	31.5%	3,930	64.7%	229	3.8%	Dem +2,014	Dem +33.2%	98%
2002	5,983	1,849	30.9%	3,924	65.6%	210	3.5%	Dem +2,075	Dem +34.7%	97%
2000	5,720	1,772	31.0%	3,731	65.2%	217	3.8%	Dem +1,959	Dem +34.2%	93%
1998	5,633	1,717	30.5%	3,692	65.5%	224	4.0%	Dem +1,975	Dem +35.1%	94%
1994	4,949	1,466	29.6%	3,401	68.7%	82	1.7%	Dem +1,935	Dem +39.1%	86%
1986	4,754	1,522	32.0%	3,163	66.5%	69	1.5%	Dem +1,641	Dem +34.5%	89%

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