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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	689	14.2
Deaths:	945	19.5
Net Migration:	318	6.5
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,151	R +762	D + 1.4%
D +389
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,073	R +2,401	R + 15.4%
D -328
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,216	R +2,714	R + 19.0%
D -498

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,065	R +1,952	R + 20.5%
D -887
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,489	77.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,254	20.7%	171 [+]	1.6%	10,914	16	31	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 129 (1.2%);
2016	51%	Donald Trump (R)	7,338	76.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,865	19.5%	358 [+]	3.7%	9,561	14	31	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 226 (2.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 82 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 44 (0.5%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,416	70.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,582	28.2%	154 [+]	1.7%	9,152	10	23	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 89 (1.0%);
2008	50%	John McCain (R)	6,273	68.5%	Barack Obama (D)	2,752	30.1%	126 [+]	1.4%	9,151	11	23	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 63 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 28 (0.3%);
2004	50%	George W. Bush* (R)	5,996	67.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,796	31.5%	71 [+]	0.8%	8,863	8	17	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 35 (0.4%);
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	4,795	63.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,678	35.3%	124 [+]	1.6%	7,597	7	15	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 71 (0.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 27 (0.4%);
1996	38%	Robert Dole (R)	3,006	49.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,550	41.7%	555 [+]	9.1%	6,111	4	8	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 526 (8.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 16 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	39%	George Bush* (R)	2,624	44.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,532	42.6%	790 [+]	13.3%	5,946	3	7	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 762 (12.8%);
1988	44%	George Bush (R)	3,530	56.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,677	43.0%	25 [+]	0.4%	6,232	1	3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	47%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,996	61.3%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,498	38.3%	28	0.4%	6,522	1	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,034	49.7%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,991	49.0%	80 [+]	1.3%	6,105	1	-1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 58 (1.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 14 (0.2%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,198	54.0%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,694	45.5%	33 [+]	0.6%	5,925	0	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 5 (0.1%);
1972	49%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,623	65.0%	George McGovern (D)	1,882	33.8%	66 [+]	1.2%	5,571	2	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 54 (1.0%);
1968	56%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,591	47.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,736	31.8%	1,134 [+]	20.8%	5,461	4	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,129 (20.7%);
1964	54%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,307	62.7%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,958	37.1%	12	0.2%	5,277	1	-1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,747	61.1%	John Kennedy (D)	2,381	38.9%	0	0.0%	6,128	8	12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	65%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,535	54.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,953	45.4%	22	0.3%	6,510	0	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	58%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	3,186	52.1%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,910	47.6%	18	0.3%	6,114	2	-3	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	54%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,920	51.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,593	45.4%	202 [+]	3.5%	5,715	4	0	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 67 (1.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 3 (0.1%);
1944	54%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,087	52.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,793	47.2%	42	0.7%	5,922	2	1	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,657	53.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	3,090	45.6%	36	0.5%	6,783	3	1	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,575	52.4%	Alf Landon (R)	3,211	47.0%	40 [+]	0.6%	6,826	7	11	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 12 (0.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1932	80%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,574	59.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	3,063	39.8%	58 [+]	0.8%	7,695	0	0	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 10 (0.1%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,903	62.7%	Al Smith (D)	2,314	37.2%	10 [+]	0.2%	6,227	3	4	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.1%);
1924	72%	John Davis (D)	3,100	48.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	3,002	47.2%	254 [+]	4.0%	6,356	-2	-7	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 240 (3.8%);
1920	88%	James Cox (D)	3,787	50.1%	Warren Harding (R)	3,710	49.0%	69 [+]	0.9%	7,566	0	-11	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	48%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,212	53.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,868	44.9%	81 [+]	1.9%	4,161	-2	-1	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 41 (1.0%); James Hanly (Proh) 35 (0.8%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,863	48.7%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,001	26.2%	959 [+]	25.1%	3,823	-3	-1	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 842 (22.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 85 (2.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 30 (0.8%);
1908	46%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,994	50.6%	William Taft (R)	1,851	46.9%	99 [+]	2.5%	3,944	-1	-5	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Alton Parker (D)	1,713	48.4%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,648	46.6%	176 [+]	5.0%	3,537	-1	-10	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	46%	William McKinley* (R)	1,925	50.6%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,871	49.2%	6 [+]	0.2%	3,802	2	-1	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,254

20.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,489

77.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

129

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,914

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 31

2016 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,865

19.5%

Donald Trump (R)

7,338

76.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

226

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,561

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,582

28.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,416

70.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

9,152

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 23

2008 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,752

30.1%

John McCain (R)

6,273

68.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

9,151

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 23

2004 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

5,996

67.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,796

31.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,863

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

4,795

63.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,678

35.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,597

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,550

41.7%

Robert Dole (R)

3,006

49.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

526

8.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,111

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,532

42.6%

George Bush* (R)

2,624

44.1%

Ross Perot (I)

762

12.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,946

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

3,530

56.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,677

43.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,232

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

3,996

61.3%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,498

38.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,522

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

1980 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,034

49.7%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,991

49.0%

John Anderson (I)

1.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,105

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

1976 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,198

54.0%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,694

45.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,925

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

1972 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,623

65.0%

George McGovern (D)

1,882

33.8%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,571

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,591

47.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,736

31.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,129

20.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,461

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 4

1964 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,307

62.7%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,958

37.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,277

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

1956 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,535

54.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,953

45.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,510

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

3,186

52.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,910

47.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,114

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

1948 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,920

51.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,593

45.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

132

2.3%

TOTAL

5,715

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

1944 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,087

52.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,793

47.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,922

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

1940 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,657

53.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

3,090

45.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,783

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,575

52.4%

Alf Landon (R)

3,211

47.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,826

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 11

1932 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,574

59.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

3,063

39.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

7,695

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,903

62.7%

Al Smith (D)

2,314

37.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,227

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

3,002

47.2%

John Davis (D)

3,100

48.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

240

3.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,356

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -7

1920 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

3,710

49.0%

James Cox (D)

3,787

50.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,566

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -11

1916 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,212

53.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,868

44.9%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.0%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,161

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -1

1912 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,863

48.7%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,001

26.2%

William Taft* (R)

842

22.0%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

2.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,823

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

1908 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,851

46.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,994

50.6%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,944

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,648

46.6%

Alton Parker (D)

1,713

48.4%

Other

176

5.0%

TOTAL

3,537

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -10

1900 President, Lincoln County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,925

50.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,871

49.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,802

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	37%	Daniel Cameron (R)	4,252	62.2%	Andy Beshear* (D)	2,586	37.8%	0	0.0%	6,838	15	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	40%	Rand Paul* (R)	5,687	76.8%	Charles Booker (D)	1,715	23.2%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,403	15	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	59%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	7,820	71.8%	Amy McGrath (D)	2,521	23.1%	552 [+]	5.1%	10,893	14	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 552 (5.1%);

2019	G	38%	Matt Bevin* (R)	4,430	62.0%	Andy Beshear (D)	2,558	35.8%	154 [+]	2.2%	7,142	13	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 154 (2.2%);
2016	S3	51%	Rand Paul* (R)	6,144	65.3%	Jim Gray (D)	3,264	34.7%	0	0.0%	9,408	8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	27%	Matt Bevin (R)	3,289	64.4%	Jack Conway (D)	1,626	31.8%	195 [+]	3.8%	5,110	12	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 195 (3.8%);
2014	S2	40%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,565	61.4%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	2,590	34.9%	276 [+]	3.7%	7,431	5	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 276 (3.7%);
2011	G	23%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,018	47.7%	David Williams (R)	1,633	38.6%	576 [+]	13.6%	4,227	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 576 (13.6%);
2010	S3	39%	Rand Paul (R)	4,072	56.2%	Jack Conway (D)	3,169	43.8%	0	0.0%	7,241	1	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	49%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,939	54.5%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,119	45.5%	0	0.0%	9,058	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	29%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	2,733	51.5%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,574	48.5%	0	0.0%	5,307	10	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	48%	Jim Bunning* (R)	4,870	56.9%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	3,695	43.1%	0	0.0%	8,565	6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	30%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	3,230	59.8%	Ben Chandler (D)	2,175	40.2%	0	0.0%	5,405	5	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	32%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,763	66.7%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,879	33.3%	0	0.0%	5,642	2	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	12%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,197	58.2%	Peppy Martin (R)	427	20.7%	434 [+]	21.1%	2,058	-1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 409 (19.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 13 (0.6%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 12 (0.6%);
1998	S3	34%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,107	54.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,520	44.1%	90 [+]	1.6%	5,717	-6	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 90 (1.6%);
1996	S2	36%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,365	56.8%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,480	41.9%	77 [+]	1.3%	5,922	1	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 31 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (0.4%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 23 (0.4%);
1995	G	28%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,317	52.6%	Paul Patton (D)	2,060	46.8%	24 [+]	0.5%	4,401	4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 24 (0.5%);
1992	S3	37%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,501	62.5%	David Williams (R)	2,049	36.6%	48 [+]	0.9%	5,598	1	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 48 (0.9%);
1991	G	24%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,164	60.1%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,439	39.9%	0	0.0%	3,603	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	26%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,112	56.8%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,609	43.2%	0	0.0%	3,721	5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	27%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,683	69.8%	John Harper (R)	1,161	30.2%	0	0.0%	3,844	-5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	18%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,950	77.5%	Jackson Andrews (R)	567	22.5%	0	0.0%	2,517	-3	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	46%	Mitch McConnell (R)	3,257	51.9%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,995	47.8%	18 [+]	0.3%	6,270	2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 18 (0.3%);
1983	G	33%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,405	53.6%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,039	45.5%	39 [+]	0.9%	4,483	1	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 39 (0.9%);
1980	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,482	62.0%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	2,136	38.0%	0	0.0%	5,618	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	40%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,559	51.5%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,407	48.5%	0	0.0%	4,966	8	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	15%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,189	63.2%	Louie Guenthner (R)	673	35.8%	19 [+]	1.0%	1,881	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 19 (1.0%);
1975	G	37%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,461	56.2%	Robert Gable (R)	1,916	43.8%	0	0.0%	4,377	7	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	31%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,806	50.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,724	48.3%	36 [+]	1.0%	3,566	4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 36 (1.0%);
1972	S2	49%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,796	50.5%	Walter Huddleston (D)	2,707	48.9%	38 [+]	0.7%	5,541	3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 38 (0.7%);
1971	G	55%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,682	47.0%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,525	44.2%	504 [+]	8.8%	5,711	3	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 472 (8.3%); William Smith (American) 32 (0.6%);

1968	S3	50%	Marlow Cook (R)	2,598	53.5%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,231	46.0%	26 [+]	0.5%	4,855	2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 26 (0.5%);
1967	G	53%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,058	59.6%	Henry Ward (D)	2,044	39.8%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,130	8	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 28 (0.5%);
1966	S2	45%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,916	66.0%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,502	34.0%	0	0.0%	4,418	1	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	52%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,782	55.4%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,239	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,021	6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	41%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,293	57.4%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,704	42.6%	0	0.0%	3,997	5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	62%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	4,003	67.0%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,969	33.0%	0	0.0%	5,972	8	0.55%
[-] 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 Lincoln County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	22,792	93.56%	2.6%
Black:	530	2.18%	5.4%
Indian:	58	0.24%	48.7%
Asian:	82	0.34%	105.0%
2+ races:	377	1.55%	20.4%
Hispanic:	521	2.14%	40.1%

Total non-White:	1,568	6.44%	17.2%

Change in White population:	-612	-2.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	230	0.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,164	83.4%	Conor Halbleib (D)	1,224	16.6%	1	0.0%	7,389
County Total for 2022-11-08:										7,389

2020-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	8,829	82.0%	Matthew Best (D)	1,937	18.0%	0	0.0%	10,766
County Total for 2020-11-03:										10,766

2018-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	5,919	78.2%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,648	21.8%	2	0.0%	7,569
County Total for 2018-11-06:										7,569

2016-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,734	100.0%				0	0.0%	7,734
County Total for 2016-11-08:										7,734

2014-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	5,434	75.9%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,730	24.1%	0	0.0%	7,164
County Total for 2014-11-04:										7,164

2012-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,469	74.0%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,277	26.0%	0	0.0%	8,746
County Total for 2012-11-06:										8,746

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,218	65.3%	Charles Hatchett (D)	646	34.7%	0	0.0%	1,864
2010-11-02	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	2,768	52.5%	Ben Chandler* (D)	2,506	47.5%	0	0.0%	5,274
County Total for 2010-11-02:										7,138

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,507	61.8%	Heather Ryan (D)	933	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,440
2008-11-04	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,796	61.6%	Jon Larson (R)	2,364	38.4%	0	0.0%	6,160
County Total for 2008-11-04:										8,600

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	905	53.5%	Tom Barlow (D)	787	46.5%	0	0.0%	1,692
2006-11-07	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,561	89.4%	Paul Ard (Libertarian)	420	10.6%	0	0.0%	3,981
County Total for 2006-11-07:										5,673

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,425	64.0%	Billy Cartwright (D)	800	36.0%	0	0.0%	2,225
2004-11-02	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,308	54.8%	Tom Buford (R)	2,647	43.8%	87	1.4%	6,042
County Total for 2004-11-02:										8,267

2004-02-17 sp	KY06	Ben Chandler (D)	1,297	50.9%	Alice Kerr (R)	1,228	48.2%	25	1.0%	2,550
County Total for 2004-02-17:										2,550

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	780	56.6%	Klint Alexander (D)	598	43.4%	0	0.0%	1,378
2002-11-05	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	2,998	80.7%	Gatewood Galbraith (I)	597	16.1%	118	3.2%	3,713
County Total for 2002-11-05:										5,091

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	925	66.4%	Brian Pedigo (D)	449	32.2%	19	1.4%	1,393
2000-11-07	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	3,578	60.1%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,878	31.5%	501	8.4%	5,957
County Total for 2000-11-07:										7,350

1998-11-03	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	658	53.8%	Bob Evans (D)	536	43.8%	30	2.5%	1,224
1998-11-03	KY06	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,604	61.2%	Ernesto Scorsone (D)	1,578	37.1%	71	1.7%	4,253
County Total for 1998-11-03:										5,477

1996-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	739	59.6%	Joe Wright (D)	501	40.4%	0	0.0%	1,240
1996-11-05	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	2,569	56.9%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,948	43.1%	0	0.0%	4,517
County Total for 1996-11-05:										5,757

1994-11-08	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	410	59.5%	David Adkisson (D)	279	40.5%	0	0.0%	689
1994-11-08	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	1,392	63.7%	Matthew Wills (R)	792	36.3%	0	0.0%	2,184
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,873

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Ron Lewis (R)	91	51.4%	Joe Prather (D)	86	48.6%	0	0.0%	177
County Total for 1994-05-24:										177

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	573	51.6%	Bruce Bartley (R)	537	48.4%	0	0.0%	1,110
1992-11-03	KY06	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,687	63.0%	Charles Ellinger (R)	1,580	37.0%	0	0.0%	4,267
County Total for 1992-11-03:										5,377

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	18,492	10,471	56.6%	6,330	34.2%	1,691	9.1%	Rep +4,141	Rep +22.4%	100%
2022	18,826	10,490	55.7%	6,744	35.8%	1,592	8.5%	Rep +3,746	Rep +19.9%	102%
2020	18,759	9,913	52.8%	7,435	39.6%	1,411	7.5%	Rep +2,478	Rep +13.2%	102%
2018	18,434	9,002	48.8%	8,144	44.2%	1,288	7.0%	Rep +858	Rep +4.7%	100%
2016	17,943	8,336	46.5%	8,471	47.2%	1,136	6.3%	Dem +135	Dem +0.8%	97%
2014	17,600	7,748	44.0%	8,860	50.3%	992	5.6%	Dem +1,112	Dem +6.3%	95%
2012	17,266	7,415	42.9%	9,028	52.3%	823	4.8%	Dem +1,613	Dem +9.3%	93%
2010	16,656	6,967	41.8%	8,995	54.0%	694	4.2%	Dem +2,028	Dem +12.2%	89%
2008	16,869	6,981	41.4%	9,199	54.5%	689	4.1%	Dem +2,218	Dem +13.1%	92%
2006	16,363	6,766	41.3%	8,993	55.0%	604	3.7%	Dem +2,227	Dem +13.6%	90%
2004	16,162	6,669	41.3%	8,919	55.2%	574	3.6%	Dem +2,250	Dem +13.9%	90%
2002	15,522	6,218	40.1%	8,757	56.4%	547	3.5%	Dem +2,539	Dem +16.4%	88%
2000	14,824	5,958	40.2%	8,321	56.1%	545	3.7%	Dem +2,363	Dem +15.9%	85%
1998	13,959	5,664	40.6%	7,833	56.1%	462	3.3%	Dem +2,169	Dem +15.5%	83%
1994	11,454	4,919	42.9%	6,413	56.0%	122	1.1%	Dem +1,494	Dem +13.0%	73%
1986	10,867	4,734	43.6%	6,060	55.8%	73	0.7%	Dem +1,326	Dem +12.2%	77%

Lincoln County, KY

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