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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	376	11.5
Deaths:	562	17.2
Net Migration:	-8	-0.2
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +817	R +624	D + 0.4%
D +193
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,638	R +1,920	R + 19.1%
D -282
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,130	R +2,928	R + 37.5%
D -798

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,313	R +2,304	R + 37.9%
D -991
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,633	81.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,238	17.8%	84 [+]	1.2%	6,955	19	34	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 50 (0.7%);
2016	49%	Donald Trump (R)	4,816	79.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,045	17.3%	181 [+]	3.0%	6,042	17	34	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 107 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 37 (0.6%); Jill Stein (Grn) 32 (0.5%);
2012	46%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,995	71.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,520	27.2%	77 [+]	1.4%	5,592	11	24	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 41 (0.7%);
2008	47%	John McCain (R)	3,503	62.0%	Barack Obama (D)	2,036	36.0%	110 [+]	1.9%	5,649	5	16	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 74 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 21 (0.4%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,755	57.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,705	41.5%	53 [+]	0.8%	6,513	-2	7	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 41 (0.6%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	2,969	55.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,258	42.5%	80 [+]	1.5%	5,307	-1	8	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 47 (0.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 16 (0.3%);
1996	41%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,195	48.7%	Robert Dole (R)	1,812	40.2%	496 [+]	11.0%	4,503	-5	0	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 481 (10.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 8 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,400	47.5%	George Bush* (R)	2,084	41.2%	573 [+]	11.3%	5,057	0	4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 557 (11.0%);
1988	45%	George Bush (R)	2,294	50.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,198	48.8%	16 [+]	0.4%	4,508	-5	-3	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	51%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,713	54.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,223	44.8%	23	0.5%	4,959	-5	-4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,564	51.5%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,362	47.4%	54 [+]	1.1%	4,980	2	1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 32 (0.6%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 19 (0.4%);
1976	52%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,402	56.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,838	42.9%	43 [+]	1.0%	4,283	-3	-5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 11 (0.3%);
1972	54%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,392	60.5%	George McGovern (D)	1,529	38.7%	34 [+]	0.9%	3,955	-3	0	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 31 (0.8%);
1968	67%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,946	45.8%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,825	43.0%	478 [+]	11.2%	4,249	2	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 476 (11.2%);
1964	67%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,703	60.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,745	39.2%	7	0.2%	4,455	4	1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	80%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,030	54.7%	John Kennedy (D)	2,510	45.3%	0	0.0%	5,540	1	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	74%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,932	53.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,495	45.9%	11	0.2%	5,438	0	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	67%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,696	50.8%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,597	49.0%	9	0.2%	5,302	1	-4	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	55%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,372	52.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,117	46.5%	64 [+]	1.4%	4,553	5	1	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 16 (0.4%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 3 (0.1%);
1944	58%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,715	52.9%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,408	46.9%	12	0.2%	5,135	8	7	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	66%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,178	50.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,055	48.9%	19	0.3%	6,252	7	4	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,175	51.8%	Alf Landon (R)	2,944	48.0%	9 [+]	0.1%	6,128	8	12	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	74%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,701	57.0%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	2,766	42.6%	27 [+]	0.4%	6,494	2	3	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1928	64%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,277	59.6%	Al Smith (D)	2,217	40.3%	5 [+]	0.1%	5,499	0	1	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1924	57%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,509	49.8%	John Davis (D)	2,445	48.5%	86 [+]	1.7%	5,040	1	-4	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 73 (1.4%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	2,849	52.4%	James Cox (D)	2,558	47.1%	26 [+]	0.5%	5,433	3	-8	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	42%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,928	49.7%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,910	49.2%	44 [+]	1.1%	3,882	3	4	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 26 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 18 (0.5%);
1912	37%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,648	45.4%	William Taft* (R)	1,280	35.3%	701 [+]	19.3%	3,629	10	12	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 632 (17.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 48 (1.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 13 (0.4%);
1908	42%	William Taft (R)	2,098	52.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,878	46.6%	54 [+]	1.3%	4,030	4	0	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	40%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,014	52.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,752	45.9%	54 [+]	1.4%	3,820	6	-4	0.88%
[-] 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)	2,052	51.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,946	48.4%	19 [+]	0.5%	4,017	3	-1	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,238

17.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,633

81.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,955

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 34

2016 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,045

17.3%

Donald Trump (R)

4,816

79.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

107

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,042

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 34

2012 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,520

27.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,995

71.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,592

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 24

2008 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,036

36.0%

John McCain (R)

3,503

62.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,649

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 16

2004 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,755

57.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,705

41.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,513

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 7

2000 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,969

55.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,258

42.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,307

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 8

1996 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,195

48.7%

Robert Dole (R)

1,812

40.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

481

10.7%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,503

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,400

47.5%

George Bush* (R)

2,084

41.2%

Ross Perot (I)

557

11.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,057

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,294

50.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,198

48.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,508

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,713

54.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,223

44.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,959

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1980 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,564

51.5%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,362

47.4%

John Anderson (I)

0.6%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,980

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

1976 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,402

56.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,838

42.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,283

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

1972 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,392

60.5%

George McGovern (D)

1,529

38.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,955

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 0

1968 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,946

45.8%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,825

43.0%

George Wallace (AIP)

476

11.2%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,249

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,703

60.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,745

39.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,455

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

1956 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,932

53.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,495

45.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,438

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,696

50.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,597

49.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,302

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -4

1948 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,372

52.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,117

46.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.4%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,553

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

1944 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,408

46.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,715

52.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,135

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

1940 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,178

50.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,055

48.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,252

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

1936 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,175

51.8%

Alf Landon (R)

2,944

48.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,128

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 12

1932 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,701

57.0%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

2,766

42.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,494

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

1928 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,277

59.6%

Al Smith (D)

2,217

40.3%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

TOTAL

5,499

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 1

1924 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,509

49.8%

John Davis (D)

2,445

48.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,040

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,849

52.4%

James Cox (D)

2,558

47.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,433

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -8

1916 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,910

49.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,928

49.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.5%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

TOTAL

3,882

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

1912 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,648

45.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

632

17.4%

William Taft* (R)

1,280

35.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

1.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,629

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 12

1908 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

2,098

52.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,878

46.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,030

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

1904 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,014

52.7%

Alton Parker (D)

1,752

45.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,820

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -4

1900 President, Lawrence County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,052

51.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,946

48.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,017

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lawrence County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	30%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,287	62.7%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,361	37.3%	0	0.0%	3,648	15	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	33%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,179	77.0%	Charles Booker (D)	948	23.0%	0	0.0%	4,127	15	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	56%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,089	73.5%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,520	22.0%	313 [+]	4.5%	6,922	16	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 313 (4.5%);

2019	G	32%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,417	60.4%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,515	37.8%	71 [+]	1.8%	4,003	12	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 71 (1.8%);
2016	S3	48%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,652	62.2%	Jim Gray (D)	2,218	37.8%	0	0.0%	5,870	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	22%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,616	60.8%	Jack Conway (D)	973	36.6%	67 [+]	2.5%	2,656	8	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 66 (2.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,128	60.5%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,842	35.6%	198 [+]	3.8%	5,168	4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 198 (3.8%);
2011	G	19%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,270	54.3%	David Williams (R)	952	40.7%	118 [+]	5.0%	2,340	5	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 118 (5.0%);
2010	S3	40%	Rand Paul (R)	2,685	54.9%	Jack Conway (D)	2,207	45.1%	0	0.0%	4,892	-1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	46%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,923	52.5%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	2,641	47.5%	0	0.0%	5,564	0	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	27%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,150	67.1%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,055	32.9%	0	0.0%	3,205	-8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	52%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,322	54.4%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,790	45.6%	0	0.0%	6,112	4	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	28%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,654	50.8%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,603	49.2%	0	0.0%	3,257	-6	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	43%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,035	60.1%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,017	39.9%	0	0.0%	5,052	-5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	17%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,341	69.1%	Peppy Martin (R)	448	23.1%	152 [+]	7.8%	1,941	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 128 (6.6%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 22 (1.1%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1998	S3	45%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,546	50.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,519	49.5%	24 [+]	0.5%	5,089	0	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 24 (0.5%);
1996	S2	38%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,083	49.7%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,053	49.0%	51 [+]	1.2%	4,187	-6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 19 (0.5%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 18 (0.4%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 14 (0.3%);
1995	G	31%	Paul Patton (D)	2,220	67.2%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,080	32.7%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,304	-16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1992	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,813	63.2%	David Williams (R)	1,601	36.0%	39 [+]	0.9%	4,453	0	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 39 (0.9%);
1991	G	26%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,715	66.0%	Larry Hopkins (R)	885	34.0%	0	0.0%	2,600	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,324	56.6%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,783	43.4%	0	0.0%	4,107	4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	26%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,645	63.7%	John Harper (R)	937	36.3%	0	0.0%	2,582	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	28%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,027	73.1%	Jackson Andrews (R)	745	26.9%	0	0.0%	2,772	1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	46%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,456	55.0%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,991	44.6%	21 [+]	0.5%	4,468	-5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 21 (0.5%);
1983	G	32%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,771	56.2%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,357	43.1%	22 [+]	0.7%	3,150	-1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 22 (0.7%);
1980	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,574	61.9%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,584	38.1%	0	0.0%	4,158	3	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	38%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,803	53.8%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,551	46.2%	0	0.0%	3,354	13	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	21%	Louie Guenthner (R)	911	50.9%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	824	46.0%	56 [+]	3.1%	1,791	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 56 (3.1%);
1975	G	37%	Julian Carroll* (D)	1,673	56.9%	Robert Gable (R)	1,266	43.1%	0	0.0%	2,939	6	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	36%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,555	56.0%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,184	42.6%	40 [+]	1.4%	2,779	-1	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 40 (1.4%);
1972	S2	53%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,055	52.5%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,836	46.9%	27 [+]	0.7%	3,918	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 27 (0.7%);
1971	G	61%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,067	51.3%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,908	47.4%	52 [+]	1.3%	4,027	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 40 (1.0%); William Smith (American) 12 (0.3%);

1968	S3	61%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,000	51.8%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,852	47.9%	11 [+]	0.3%	3,863	-3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 11 (0.3%);
1967	G	62%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,104	52.8%	Henry Ward (D)	1,852	46.5%	27 [+]	0.7%	3,983	2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 27 (0.7%);
1966	S2	49%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,961	61.9%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,205	38.1%	0	0.0%	3,166	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	69%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,640	57.1%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,981	42.9%	0	0.0%	4,621	8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	65%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,300	51.8%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,136	48.2%	0	0.0%	4,436	-1	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	78%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	3,203	58.8%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,242	41.2%	0	0.0%	5,445	0	0.50%
[-] 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 Lawrence County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	15,492	96.17%	0.6%
Black:	70	0.43%	118.8%
Indian:	17	0.11%	0.0%
Asian:	48	0.30%	77.8%
2+ races:	223	1.38%	81.3%
Hispanic:	259	1.61%	236.4%

Total non-White:	617	3.83%	121.9%

Change in White population:	-90	-0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	339	2.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,400	82.8%	Conor Halbleib (D)	705	17.2%	0	0.0%	4,105
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,105

2020-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	5,658	82.8%	Matthew Best (D)	1,177	17.2%	0	0.0%	6,835
County Total for 2020-11-03:										6,835

2018-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,903	75.9%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,240	24.1%	0	0.0%	5,143
County Total for 2018-11-06:										5,143

2016-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,847	100.0%				0	0.0%	4,847
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,847

2014-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,556	71.6%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,413	28.4%	0	0.0%	4,969
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,969

2012-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,870	72.0%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,506	28.0%	0	0.0%	5,376
County Total for 2012-11-06:										5,376

2010-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,220	66.7%	Jim Holbert (D)	1,608	33.3%	0	0.0%	4,828
County Total for 2010-11-02:										4,828

2008-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,707	78.8%	Jim Holbert (I)	995	21.2%	0	0.0%	4,702
County Total for 2008-11-04:										4,702

2006-11-07	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,066	60.4%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,013	39.6%	0	0.0%	5,079
County Total for 2006-11-07:										5,079

2004-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,761	100.0%				0	0.0%	3,761
County Total for 2004-11-02:										3,761

2002-11-05	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,154	66.9%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	1,558	33.1%	0	0.0%	4,712
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,712

2000-11-07	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	2,747	60.7%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	1,778	39.3%	0	0.0%	4,525
County Total for 2000-11-07:										4,525

1998-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	2,635	59.4%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	1,804	40.6%	0	0.0%	4,439
County Total for 1998-11-03:										4,439

1996-11-05	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	2,216	100.0%				0	0.0%	2,216
County Total for 1996-11-05:										2,216

1994-11-08	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,158	57.2%	Sally Skaggs (D)	865	42.8%	0	0.0%	2,023
1994-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	243	65.9%	Doc Blevins (D)	126	34.1%	0	0.0%	369
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,392

1992-11-03	KY04	Floyd Poore (D)	1,912	51.3%	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,813	48.7%	0	0.0%	3,725
1992-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	479	54.2%	John Hays (D)	405	45.8%	0	0.0%	884
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,609

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	12,296	6,875	55.9%	4,414	35.9%	1,007	8.2%	Rep +2,461	Rep +20.0%	100%
2022	12,741	6,939	54.5%	4,805	37.7%	997	7.8%	Rep +2,134	Rep +16.7%	103%
2020	12,945	6,673	51.5%	5,319	41.1%	953	7.4%	Rep +1,354	Rep +10.5%	105%
2018	12,725	5,879	46.2%	5,961	46.8%	885	7.0%	Dem +82	Dem +0.6%	103%
2016	12,427	5,382	43.3%	6,237	50.2%	808	6.5%	Dem +855	Dem +6.9%	101%
2014	12,052	4,965	41.2%	6,369	52.8%	718	6.0%	Dem +1,404	Dem +11.6%	98%
2012	11,726	4,759	40.6%	6,324	53.9%	643	5.5%	Dem +1,565	Dem +13.3%	96%
2010	11,198	4,467	39.9%	6,227	55.6%	504	4.5%	Dem +1,760	Dem +15.7%	92%
2008	11,394	4,459	39.1%	6,439	56.5%	496	4.4%	Dem +1,980	Dem +17.4%	94%
2006	10,991	4,366	39.7%	6,182	56.2%	443	4.0%	Dem +1,816	Dem +16.5%	92%
2004	11,601	4,588	39.5%	6,528	56.3%	485	4.2%	Dem +1,940	Dem +16.7%	98%
2002	11,184	4,444	39.7%	6,289	56.2%	451	4.0%	Dem +1,845	Dem +16.5%	95%
2000	10,522	4,097	38.9%	5,993	57.0%	432	4.1%	Dem +1,896	Dem +18.0%	90%
1998	10,824	4,156	38.4%	6,238	57.6%	430	4.0%	Dem +2,082	Dem +19.2%	96%
1994	9,452	3,670	38.8%	5,649	59.8%	133	1.4%	Dem +1,979	Dem +20.9%	89%
1986	8,748	3,453	39.5%	5,196	59.4%	99	1.1%	Dem +1,743	Dem +19.9%	89%

Lawrence County, KY

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