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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	485	12.4
Deaths:	578	14.8
Net Migration:	285	7.3
Net Immigration:	7	0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +991	R +948	R + 7.1%
D +43
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,313	R +3,009	R + 33.1%
D -696
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,271	R +3,145	R + 35.1%
D -874

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,280	R +2,197	R + 28.0%
D -917
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	6,113	68.5%	Joe Biden (D)	2,722	30.5%	93 [+]	1.0%	8,928	6	22	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 55 (0.6%);
2016	55%	Donald Trump (R)	5,122	63.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,679	33.0%	310 [+]	3.8%	8,111	1	17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 215 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 59 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 33 (0.4%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,800	51.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,418	46.7%	100 [+]	1.4%	7,318	-9	5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 37 (0.5%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	3,842	50.5%	Barack Obama (D)	3,596	47.2%	177 [+]	2.3%	7,615	-7	5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 131 (1.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 26 (0.3%);
2004	52%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,905	53.1%	John Kerry (D)	3,399	46.2%	50 [+]	0.7%	7,354	-6	2	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 35 (0.5%);
2000	45%	George W. Bush (R)	3,259	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,778	45.0%	139 [+]	2.3%	6,176	-4	5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 93 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 30 (0.5%);
1996	44%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,922	51.2%	Robert Dole (R)	2,013	35.3%	775 [+]	13.6%	5,710	-10	-5	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 757 (13.3%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 3 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	51%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,403	53.8%	George Bush* (R)	2,091	33.1%	830 [+]	13.1%	6,324	-8	-4	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 805 (12.7%);
1988	48%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,152	55.6%	George Bush (R)	2,500	44.1%	21 [+]	0.4%	5,673	-11	-9	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 3 (0.1%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,305	53.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,835	46.0%	19	0.3%	6,159	-6	-5	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	50%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,577	61.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,126	36.6%	113 [+]	1.9%	5,816	-13	-14	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 87 (1.5%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
1976	49%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,520	66.1%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,723	32.4%	79 [+]	1.5%	5,322	-13	-16	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 30 (0.6%);
1972	45%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,370	49.7%	George McGovern (D)	2,351	49.3%	44 [+]	0.9%	4,765	-14	-11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 31 (0.7%);
1968	53%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,436	49.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,620	33.0%	850 [+]	17.3%	4,906	-11	-10	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 849 (17.3%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,265	79.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,074	20.1%	5	0.1%	5,344	-16	-18	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	69%	John Kennedy (D)	4,292	66.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,203	33.9%	0	0.0%	6,495	-20	-16	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	63%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,945	50.0%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,927	49.7%	20	0.3%	5,892	-4	-7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	58%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,159	58.2%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,262	41.7%	8	0.1%	5,429	-8	-14	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	47%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,008	70.4%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,171	27.4%	92 [+]	2.2%	4,271	-14	-18	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 31 (0.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 7 (0.2%);
1944	52%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,996	63.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,673	35.6%	25	0.5%	4,694	-10	-10	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,482	66.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,763	33.5%	19	0.4%	5,264	-9	-11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	62%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,526	68.5%	Alf Landon (R)	1,567	30.5%	53 [+]	1.0%	5,146	-9	-6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 39 (0.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	76%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,427	73.5%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,571	26.1%	23 [+]	0.4%	6,021	-14	-14	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1928	77%	Al Smith (D)	3,461	59.0%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,395	40.8%	7 [+]	0.1%	5,863	-18	-17	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1924	67%	John Davis (D)	3,055	59.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,956	38.3%	96 [+]	1.9%	5,107	-10	-16	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 94 (1.8%);
1920	82%	James Cox (D)	3,807	60.8%	Warren Harding (R)	2,431	38.8%	20 [+]	0.3%	6,258	-10	-21	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	46%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,063	59.3%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,396	40.1%	18 [+]	0.5%	3,477	-6	-6	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 15 (0.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,848	55.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	742	22.1%	761 [+]	22.7%	3,351	-4	-1	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 735 (21.9%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 17 (0.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 7 (0.2%);
1908	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,093	61.1%	William Taft (R)	1,321	38.6%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,426	-9	-13	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	41%	Alton Parker (D)	1,857	60.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,191	38.5%	42 [+]	1.4%	3,090	-9	-18	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,070	57.8%	William McKinley* (R)	1,491	41.6%	22 [+]	0.6%	3,583	-7	-10	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,722

30.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

6,113

68.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,928

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 22

2016 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,679

33.0%

Donald Trump (R)

5,122

63.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

215

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,111

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,418

46.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,800

51.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

7,318

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,596

47.2%

John McCain (R)

3,842

50.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

131

1.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,615

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 5

2004 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,905

53.1%

John Kerry (D)

3,399

46.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,354

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,259

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,778

45.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,176

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 5

1996 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,922

51.2%

Robert Dole (R)

2,013

35.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

757

13.3%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,710

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -5

1992 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,403

53.8%

George Bush* (R)

2,091

33.1%

Ross Perot (I)

805

12.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,324

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -4

1988 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,500

44.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

3,152

55.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,673

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -9

1984 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

3,305

53.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,835

46.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,159

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -5

1980 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,126

36.6%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,577

61.5%

John Anderson (I)

1.5%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,816

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -14

1976 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,520

66.1%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,723

32.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,322

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

1972 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,370

49.7%

George McGovern (D)

2,351

49.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,765

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -11

1968 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,620

33.0%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,436

49.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

849

17.3%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,906

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -10

1964 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

4,265

79.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,074

20.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,344

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -18

1960 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

4,292

66.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

2,203

33.9%

TOTAL

6,495

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -16

1956 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,945

50.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,927

49.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,892

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

1952 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,262

41.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,159

58.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,429

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -14

1948 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,008

70.4%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,171

27.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,271

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -18

1944 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,996

63.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,673

35.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,694

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -10

1940 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,482

66.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,763

33.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,264

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

1936 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,526

68.5%

Alf Landon (R)

1,567

30.5%

William Lemke (Union)

0.8%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,146

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -6

1932 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,427

73.5%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,571

26.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,021

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -14

1928 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,395

40.8%

Al Smith (D)

3,461

59.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

5,863

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -17

1924 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,956

38.3%

John Davis (D)

3,055

59.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

5,107

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -16

1920 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,431

38.8%

James Cox (D)

3,807

60.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,258

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -21

1916 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,063

59.3%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,396

40.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.4%

TOTAL

3,477

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

1912 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,848

55.1%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

742

22.1%

William Taft* (R)

735

21.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,351

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,321

38.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,093

61.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,426

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -13

1904 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,191

38.5%

Alton Parker (D)

1,857

60.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,090

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -18

1900 President, Marion County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,491

41.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,070

57.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,583

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Marion County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	37%	Andy Beshear* (D)	2,891	52.1%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,653	47.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	5,545	0	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	39%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,782	64.1%	Charles Booker (D)	2,112	35.8%	2 [+]	0.0%	5,896	2	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2020	S2	59%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,274	59.3%	Amy McGrath (D)	3,144	35.4%	474 [+]	5.3%	8,892	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 474 (5.3%);

2019	G	41%	Andy Beshear (D)	3,155	52.1%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,787	46.0%	119 [+]	2.0%	6,061	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 119 (2.0%);
2016	S3	54%	Jim Gray (D)	4,086	51.2%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,887	48.8%	0	0.0%	7,973	-9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	26%	Jack Conway (D)	2,132	55.2%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,591	41.2%	140 [+]	3.6%	3,863	-11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 139 (3.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	40%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	3,267	55.3%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,498	42.3%	140 [+]	2.4%	5,905	-14	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 140 (2.4%);
2011	G	27%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,929	72.9%	David Williams (R)	738	18.4%	350 [+]	8.7%	4,017	-17	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 350 (8.7%);
2010	S3	36%	Jack Conway (D)	3,029	56.2%	Rand Paul (R)	2,349	43.6%	15 [+]	0.3%	5,393	-12	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 15 (0.3%);

2008	S2	51%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,304	57.7%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,158	42.3%	0	0.0%	7,462	-11	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	33%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,350	70.0%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,439	30.0%	0	0.0%	4,789	-11	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	49%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	4,112	58.8%	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,881	41.2%	0	0.0%	6,993	-9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	37%	Ben Chandler (D)	2,940	57.2%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,200	42.8%	0	0.0%	5,140	-12	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	39%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,194	59.0%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,217	40.9%	3 [+]	0.1%	5,414	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.1%);

1999	G	23%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,288	73.0%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	467	14.9%	379 [+]	12.1%	3,134	-11	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 348 (11.1%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 27 (0.9%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1998	S3	35%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,987	64.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,586	34.1%	76 [+]	1.6%	4,649	-16	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 76 (1.6%);
1996	S2	40%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,671	51.5%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,436	47.0%	76 [+]	1.5%	5,183	-8	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 32 (0.6%); Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 24 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 20 (0.4%);
1995	G	31%	Paul Patton (D)	2,404	59.7%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,612	40.0%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,029	-9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 13 (0.3%);
1992	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,149	77.7%	David Williams (R)	1,125	21.1%	65 [+]	1.2%	5,339	-15	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 65 (1.2%);
1991	G	29%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,600	73.4%	Larry Hopkins (R)	944	26.6%	0	0.0%	3,544	-9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	34%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,421	60.1%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,608	39.9%	0	0.0%	4,029	-12	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	32%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,128	81.6%	John Harper (R)	700	18.3%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,832	-17	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1986	S3	26%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,719	87.6%	Jackson Andrews (R)	386	12.4%	0	0.0%	3,105	-13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	49%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,950	67.4%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,879	32.1%	28 [+]	0.5%	5,857	-18	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 28 (0.5%);
1983	G	49%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,457	59.8%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,294	39.7%	30 [+]	0.5%	5,781	-4	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 30 (0.5%);
1980	S3	44%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,106	78.8%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,103	21.2%	0	0.0%	5,209	-14	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	44%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,534	72.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,325	27.3%	0	0.0%	4,859	-13	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	19%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,632	79.6%	Louie Guenthner (R)	384	18.7%	35 [+]	1.7%	2,051	-18	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 35 (1.7%);
1975	G	32%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,767	78.9%	Robert Gable (R)	739	21.1%	0	0.0%	3,506	-16	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	34%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,342	64.7%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,247	34.4%	31 [+]	0.9%	3,620	-10	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 31 (0.9%);
1972	S2	44%	Walter Huddleston (D)	3,022	65.3%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,578	34.1%	29 [+]	0.6%	4,629	-14	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 29 (0.6%);
1971	G	53%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,815	54.8%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,025	39.4%	301 [+]	5.9%	5,141	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 280 (5.4%); William Smith (American) 21 (0.4%);

1968	S3	48%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,490	55.9%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,944	43.6%	23 [+]	0.5%	4,457	-8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 23 (0.5%);
1967	G	52%	Henry Ward (D)	3,070	62.8%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,803	36.9%	19 [+]	0.4%	4,892	-14	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 19 (0.4%);
1966	S2	37%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,927	55.8%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,525	44.2%	0	0.0%	3,452	-9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	50%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,814	60.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,822	39.3%	0	0.0%	4,636	-10	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	41%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,217	57.5%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,638	42.5%	0	0.0%	3,855	-10	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	65%	Keen Johnson (D)	3,470	57.3%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,587	42.7%	0	0.0%	6,057	-16	0.56%
[-] 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 Marion County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	17,258	87.27%	0.2%
Black:	1,318	6.66%	17.3%
Indian:	33	0.17%	26.9%
Asian:	166	0.84%	41.9%
2+ races:	405	2.05%	36.8%
Hispanic:	595	3.01%	23.4%

Total non-White:	2,517	12.73%	0.7%

Change in White population:	-27	-0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	-18	-0.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,045	69.6%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	1,764	30.4%	0	0.0%	5,809
County Total for 2022-11-08:										5,809

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	5,885	68.4%	James Rhodes (D)	2,719	31.6%	0	0.0%	8,604
County Total for 2020-11-03:										8,604

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,327	54.7%	Paul Walker (D)	2,750	45.3%	0	0.0%	6,077
County Total for 2018-11-06:										6,077

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	4,517	60.1%	Sam Gaskins (D)	2,998	39.9%	1	0.0%	7,516
County Total for 2016-11-08:										7,516

2014-11-04	KY01	Charles Hatchett (D)	2,800	53.1%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,471	46.9%	0	0.0%	5,271
County Total for 2014-11-04:										5,271

2012-11-06	KY01	Charles Hatchett (D)	3,682	55.9%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,899	44.1%	0	0.0%	6,581
County Total for 2012-11-06:										6,581

2010-11-02	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	2,754	54.1%	Ed Marksberry (D)	2,338	45.9%	0	0.0%	5,092
County Total for 2010-11-02:										5,092

2008-11-04	KY02	David Boswell (D)	4,701	65.3%	Brett Guthrie (R)	2,499	34.7%	0	0.0%	7,200
County Total for 2008-11-04:										7,200

2006-11-07	KY02	Mike Weaver (D)	3,544	60.1%	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,353	39.9%	0	0.0%	5,897
County Total for 2006-11-07:										5,897

2004-11-02	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	3,921	58.0%	Adam Smith (D)	2,834	42.0%	0	0.0%	6,755
County Total for 2004-11-02:										6,755

2002-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,946	60.6%	David Williams (D)	1,848	38.0%	70	1.4%	4,864
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,864

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,860	57.6%	Brian Pedigo (D)	2,047	41.3%	54	1.1%	4,961
County Total for 2000-11-07:										4,961

1998-11-03	KY02	Bob Evans (D)	2,246	54.7%	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,814	44.1%	49	1.2%	4,109
County Total for 1998-11-03:										4,109

1996-11-05	KY02	Joe Wright (D)	3,053	58.9%	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,127	41.1%	0	0.0%	5,180
County Total for 1996-11-05:										5,180

1994-11-08	KY02	David Adkisson (D)	2,192	58.8%	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,536	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,728
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,728

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Joe Prather (D)	1,707	66.0%	Ron Lewis (R)	879	34.0%	0	0.0%	2,586
County Total for 1994-05-24:										2,586

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	4,160	81.0%	Bruce Bartley (R)	978	19.0%	0	0.0%	5,138
County Total for 1992-11-03:										5,138

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	13,686	4,447	32.5%	8,455	61.8%	784	5.7%	Dem +4,008	Dem +29.3%	91%
2022	13,886	4,309	31.0%	8,825	63.6%	752	5.4%	Dem +4,516	Dem +32.5%	92%
2020	13,845	3,848	27.8%	9,294	67.1%	703	5.1%	Dem +5,446	Dem +39.3%	92%
2018	13,392	2,997	22.4%	9,790	73.1%	605	4.5%	Dem +6,793	Dem +50.7%	89%
2016	13,135	2,623	20.0%	10,006	76.2%	506	3.9%	Dem +7,383	Dem +56.2%	87%
2014	12,784	2,177	17.0%	10,177	79.6%	430	3.4%	Dem +8,000	Dem +62.6%	85%
2012	12,582	2,027	16.1%	10,141	80.6%	414	3.3%	Dem +8,114	Dem +64.5%	84%
2010	12,379	1,796	14.5%	10,210	82.5%	373	3.0%	Dem +8,414	Dem +68.0%	83%
2008	12,357	1,708	13.8%	10,299	83.3%	350	2.8%	Dem +8,591	Dem +69.5%	84%
2006	12,084	1,539	12.7%	10,225	84.6%	320	2.6%	Dem +8,686	Dem +71.9%	84%
2004	11,918	1,433	12.0%	10,178	85.4%	307	2.6%	Dem +8,745	Dem +73.4%	84%
2002	11,810	1,185	10.0%	10,339	87.5%	286	2.4%	Dem +9,154	Dem +77.5%	85%
2000	11,353	1,067	9.4%	10,011	88.2%	275	2.4%	Dem +8,944	Dem +78.8%	83%
1998	11,385	905	7.9%	10,208	89.7%	272	2.4%	Dem +9,303	Dem +81.7%	86%
1994	10,004	378	3.8%	9,586	95.8%	40	0.4%	Dem +9,208	Dem +92.0%	79%
1986	10,188	399	3.9%	9,742	95.6%	47	0.5%	Dem +9,343	Dem +91.7%	86%

Marion County, KY

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