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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	516	11.4
Deaths:	738	16.3
Net Migration:	482	10.6
Net Immigration:	-6	-0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +766	R +128	D + 5.3%
D +638
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,686	R +1,619	R + 8.0%
D +67
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,725	R +1,851	R + 11.0%
D -126

2016 vs. 2008	R +959	R +1,723	R + 16.3%
D -764
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	8,506	72.5%	Joe Biden (D)	3,033	25.8%	196 [+]	1.7%	11,735	10	26	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 140 (1.2%);
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	7,740	73.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,395	22.6%	450 [+]	4.3%	10,585	11	27	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 275 (2.6%); Evan McMullin (I) 101 (1.0%); Jill Stein (Grn) 68 (0.6%);
2012	60%	Mitt Romney (R)	6,820	68.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,966	29.8%	153 [+]	1.5%	9,939	8	21	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 86 (0.9%);
2008	62%	John McCain (R)	6,781	67.4%	Barack Obama (D)	3,159	31.4%	120 [+]	1.2%	10,060	10	22	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 70 (0.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 23 (0.2%);
2004	63%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,745	67.3%	John Kerry (D)	3,224	32.1%	59 [+]	0.6%	10,028	8	17	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 47 (0.5%);
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	5,362	62.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,092	35.8%	178 [+]	2.1%	8,632	6	14	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 129 (1.5%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 19 (0.2%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	3,264	44.8%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,179	43.7%	839 [+]	11.5%	7,282	0	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 738 (10.1%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 84 (1.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	George Bush* (R)	3,211	42.0%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,010	39.3%	1,432 [+]	18.7%	7,653	1	5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,298 (17.0%);
1988	48%	George Bush (R)	3,904	57.1%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,832	41.4%	107 [+]	1.6%	6,843	2	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11 (0.2%);
1984	52%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,592	63.9%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,516	35.0%	81	1.1%	7,189	4	5	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	51%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,528	50.6%	Ronald Reagan (R)	3,275	47.0%	167 [+]	2.4%	6,970	-2	-4	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 92 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 19 (0.3%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,411	56.9%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,451	40.9%	129 [+]	2.2%	5,991	-5	-7	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 21 (0.4%);
1972	48%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,575	66.1%	George McGovern (D)	1,707	31.6%	128 [+]	2.4%	5,410	3	5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 118 (2.2%);
1968	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,432	43.1%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,950	34.5%	1,264 [+]	22.4%	5,646	-1	0	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,227 (21.7%);
1964	58%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,564	67.0%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,732	32.6%	21	0.4%	5,317	-3	-6	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	71%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,569	56.8%	John Kennedy (D)	2,713	43.2%	0	0.0%	6,282	3	7	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	68%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	3,168	53.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,767	46.5%	17	0.3%	5,952	-1	-4	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	61%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,740	51.6%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,545	47.9%	27	0.5%	5,312	-2	-7	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	52%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,682	60.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,599	36.0%	164 [+]	3.7%	4,445	-6	-9	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 70 (1.6%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.1%);
1944	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,086	60.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,039	39.6%	21	0.4%	5,146	-6	-6	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	65%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,606	65.9%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,845	33.7%	19	0.3%	5,470	-9	-11	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,659	62.6%	Alf Landon (R)	2,161	37.0%	26 [+]	0.4%	5,846	-3	0	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 5 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1932	72%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,759	65.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,950	33.9%	36 [+]	0.6%	5,745	-6	-6	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1928	72%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,462	61.8%	Al Smith (D)	2,140	38.2%	4 [+]	0.1%	5,606	2	4	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	67%	John Davis (D)	2,698	51.2%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,510	47.7%	59 [+]	1.1%	5,267	-1	-6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 33 (0.6%);
1920	81%	James Cox (D)	3,623	56.2%	Warren Harding (R)	2,786	43.2%	33 [+]	0.5%	6,442	-6	-17	0.70%
[-] 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)	2,093	57.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,531	41.8%	37 [+]	1.0%	3,661	-5	-4	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 31 (0.8%); Allan Benson (Soc) 4 (0.1%);
1912	45%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,792	54.0%	William Taft* (R)	887	26.7%	641 [+]	19.3%	3,320	1	4	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 606 (18.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 27 (0.8%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 5 (0.2%);
1908	48%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,747	51.4%	William Taft (R)	1,567	46.1%	85 [+]	2.5%	3,399	-2	-5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	46%	Alton Parker (D)	1,703	51.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,494	45.4%	93 [+]	2.8%	3,290	-2	-11	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	50%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,784	49.1%	William McKinley* (R)	1,775	48.9%	71 [+]	2.0%	3,630	0	-3	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,033

25.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

8,506

72.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

140

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,735

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,395

22.6%

Donald Trump (R)

7,740

73.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

275

2.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

101

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

10,585

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 27

2012 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,966

29.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

6,820

68.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

9,939

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,159

31.4%

John McCain (R)

6,781

67.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

10,060

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 22

2004 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,745

67.3%

John Kerry (D)

3,224

32.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

10,028

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,362

62.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,092

35.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

129

1.5%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,632

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 14

1996 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

3,179

43.7%

Robert Dole (R)

3,264

44.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

738

10.1%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,282

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 4

1992 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,010

39.3%

George Bush* (R)

3,211

42.0%

Ross Perot (I)

1,298

17.0%

Other

134

1.8%

TOTAL

7,653

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 5

1988 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

3,904

57.1%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,832

41.4%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

6,843

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1984 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

4,592

63.9%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,516

35.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

7,189

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 5

1980 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

3,275

47.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,528

50.6%

John Anderson (I)

1.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

6,970

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -4

1976 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,411

56.9%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,451

40.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.4%

Other

108

1.8%

TOTAL

5,991

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

1972 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,575

66.1%

George McGovern (D)

1,707

31.6%

John Schmitz (Amer)

118

2.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,410

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 5

1968 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,432

43.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,950

34.5%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,227

21.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,646

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1964 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,564

67.0%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,732

32.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,317

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

1956 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

3,168

53.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,767

46.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,952

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

1952 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,545

47.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,740

51.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,312

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,682

60.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,599

36.0%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1.6%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

4,445

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

1944 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,086

60.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,039

39.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,146

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

1940 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,606

65.9%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,845

33.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,470

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -11

1936 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,659

62.6%

Alf Landon (R)

2,161

37.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,846

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 0

1932 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,759

65.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,950

33.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,745

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -6

1928 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,462

61.8%

Al Smith (D)

2,140

38.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,606

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1924 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,510

47.7%

John Davis (D)

2,698

51.2%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,267

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

1920 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,786

43.2%

James Cox (D)

3,623

56.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,442

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -17

1916 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,093

57.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,531

41.8%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.1%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,661

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -4

1912 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,792

54.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

606

18.3%

William Taft* (R)

887

26.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,320

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 4

1908 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,567

46.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,747

51.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

3,399

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

1904 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,494

45.4%

Alton Parker (D)

1,703

51.8%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

3,290

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -11

1900 President, Mercer County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,775

48.9%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,784

49.1%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,630

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Mercer County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	43%	Daniel Cameron (R)	4,279	55.7%	Andy Beshear* (D)	3,399	44.3%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,679	8	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	46%	Rand Paul* (R)	5,980	72.2%	Charles Booker (D)	2,308	27.8%	0	0.0%	8,288	10	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	65%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	7,956	68.0%	Amy McGrath (D)	3,247	27.7%	501 [+]	4.3%	11,704	10	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 501 (4.3%);

2019	G	48%	Matt Bevin* (R)	4,718	56.1%	Andy Beshear (D)	3,541	42.1%	152 [+]	1.8%	8,411	7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 152 (1.8%);
2016	S3	61%	Rand Paul* (R)	6,365	60.7%	Jim Gray (D)	4,113	39.3%	0	0.0%	10,478	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	34%	Matt Bevin (R)	3,517	60.2%	Jack Conway (D)	2,054	35.2%	269 [+]	4.6%	5,840	8	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 269 (4.6%);
2014	S2	47%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,901	61.9%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	2,602	32.9%	414 [+]	5.2%	7,917	6	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 414 (5.2%);
2011	G	33%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,745	50.6%	David Williams (R)	1,664	30.7%	1,011 [+]	18.7%	5,420	-5	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 1,011 (18.7%);
2010	S3	47%	Rand Paul (R)	4,502	59.0%	Jack Conway (D)	3,125	40.9%	8 [+]	0.1%	7,635	3	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 8 (0.1%);

2008	S2	61%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,484	55.8%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,338	44.2%	0	0.0%	9,822	3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	41%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,514	53.8%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	3,021	46.2%	0	0.0%	6,535	5	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	60%	Jim Bunning* (R)	5,019	52.5%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	4,534	47.5%	0	0.0%	9,553	2	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	49%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	4,525	58.6%	Ben Chandler (D)	3,198	41.4%	0	0.0%	7,723	4	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,455	68.2%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,075	31.8%	0	0.0%	6,530	4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	27%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,361	56.8%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	935	22.5%	862 [+]	20.7%	4,158	-3	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 788 (19.0%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 45 (1.1%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 29 (0.7%);
1998	S3	40%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,420	54.8%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,791	44.7%	35 [+]	0.6%	6,246	-5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 35 (0.6%);
1996	S2	44%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,649	54.7%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,860	42.8%	168 [+]	2.5%	6,677	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 98 (1.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 35 (0.5%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 35 (0.5%);
1995	G	37%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,863	51.8%	Paul Patton (D)	2,654	48.0%	12 [+]	0.2%	5,529	3	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 12 (0.2%);
1992	S3	42%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,829	62.2%	David Williams (R)	2,195	35.7%	129 [+]	2.1%	6,153	0	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 129 (2.1%);
1991	G	35%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,996	58.6%	Larry Hopkins (R)	2,115	41.4%	0	0.0%	5,111	6	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	32%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,318	50.4%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,283	49.6%	0	0.0%	4,601	-3	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	35%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,356	68.4%	John Harper (R)	1,550	31.6%	4 [+]	0.1%	4,910	-3	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);
1986	S3	25%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,855	79.6%	Jackson Andrews (R)	733	20.4%	0	0.0%	3,588	-5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	47%	Mitch McConnell (R)	3,364	50.8%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,182	48.0%	77 [+]	1.2%	6,623	1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 76 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1983	G	40%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,456	63.1%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,907	34.8%	115 [+]	2.1%	5,478	-9	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 115 (2.1%);
1980	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,947	66.9%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,955	33.1%	0	0.0%	5,902	-2	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	45%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,384	59.0%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,355	41.0%	0	0.0%	5,739	0	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	26%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,058	63.8%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,084	33.6%	83 [+]	2.6%	3,225	-3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 83 (2.6%);
1975	G	32%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,447	64.0%	Robert Gable (R)	1,375	36.0%	0	0.0%	3,822	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	34%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,168	54.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,646	41.4%	159 [+]	4.0%	3,973	-3	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 159 (4.0%);
1972	S2	47%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,720	51.1%	Walter Huddleston (D)	2,534	47.6%	73 [+]	1.4%	5,327	3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 73 (1.4%);
1971	G	51%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,557	49.0%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,221	42.6%	438 [+]	8.4%	5,216	-2	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 335 (6.4%); William Smith (American) 103 (2.0%);

1968	S3	51%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,411	49.5%	Marlow Cook (R)	2,390	49.1%	69 [+]	1.4%	4,870	-2	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 69 (1.4%);
1967	G	54%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,643	51.7%	Henry Ward (D)	2,419	47.3%	51 [+]	1.0%	5,113	0	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 51 (1.0%);
1966	S2	47%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,695	60.9%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,728	39.1%	0	0.0%	4,423	-4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	54%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,476	50.9%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,385	49.1%	0	0.0%	4,861	0	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	53%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,727	56.8%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,074	43.2%	0	0.0%	4,801	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	68%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	3,838	64.3%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,133	35.7%	0	0.0%	5,971	5	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 Mercer County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	20,622	90.04%	5.1%
Black:	779	3.40%	3.7%
Indian:	44	0.19%	51.7%
Asian:	173	0.76%	101.2%
2+ races:	499	2.18%	45.1%
Hispanic:	785	3.43%	60.2%

Total non-White:	2,280	9.96%	32.8%

Change in White population:	1,008	4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	563	2.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	6,399	77.7%	Geoff Young (D)	1,746	21.2%	94	1.1%	8,239
County Total for 2022-11-08:										8,239

2020-11-03	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	8,461	73.9%	Hank Linderman (D)	2,661	23.2%	325	2.8%	11,447
County Total for 2020-11-03:										11,447

2018-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	6,090	70.1%	Hank Linderman (D)	2,413	27.8%	190	2.2%	8,693
County Total for 2018-11-06:										8,693

2016-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	7,742	100.0%				0	0.0%	7,742
County Total for 2016-11-08:										7,742

2014-11-04	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	5,083	69.4%	Ron Leach (D)	2,240	30.6%	0	0.0%	7,323
County Total for 2014-11-04:										7,323

2012-11-06	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	5,854	63.7%	David Williams (D)	2,963	32.2%	380	4.1%	9,197
County Total for 2012-11-06:										9,197

2010-11-02	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	4,296	55.4%	Ben Chandler* (D)	3,439	44.4%	13	0.2%	7,748
County Total for 2010-11-02:										7,748

2008-11-04	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	6,117	63.7%	Jon Larson (R)	3,490	36.3%	0	0.0%	9,607
County Total for 2008-11-04:										9,607

2006-11-07	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	5,469	87.1%	Paul Ard (Libertarian)	813	12.9%	0	0.0%	6,282
County Total for 2006-11-07:										6,282

2004-11-02	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	4,982	53.5%	Tom Buford (R)	4,238	45.5%	97	1.0%	9,317
County Total for 2004-11-02:										9,317

2004-02-17 sp	KY06	Ben Chandler (D)	2,409	51.9%	Alice Kerr (R)	2,128	45.9%	104	2.2%	4,641
County Total for 2004-02-17:										4,641

2002-11-05	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	4,534	79.7%	Gatewood Galbraith (I)	1,062	18.7%	94	1.7%	5,690
County Total for 2002-11-05:										5,690

2000-11-07	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	4,839	59.3%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,534	31.0%	794	9.7%	8,167
County Total for 2000-11-07:										8,167

1998-11-03	KY06	Ernie Fletcher (R)	3,213	54.8%	Ernesto Scorsone (D)	2,602	44.4%	45	0.8%	5,860
County Total for 1998-11-03:										5,860

1996-11-05	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	3,717	57.7%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,721	42.3%	0	0.0%	6,438
County Total for 1996-11-05:										6,438

1994-11-08	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	2,295	63.7%	Matthew Wills (R)	1,310	36.3%	0	0.0%	3,605
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,605

1992-11-03	KY06	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,960	61.3%	Charles Ellinger (R)	2,499	38.7%	0	0.0%	6,459
County Total for 1992-11-03:										6,459

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	18,612	9,327	50.1%	7,661	41.2%	1,624	8.7%	Rep +1,666	Rep +9.0%	104%
2022	19,029	9,332	49.0%	8,102	42.6%	1,595	8.4%	Rep +1,230	Rep +6.5%	106%
2020	18,744	8,541	45.6%	8,796	46.9%	1,407	7.5%	Dem +255	Dem +1.4%	105%
2018	18,139	7,537	41.6%	9,362	51.6%	1,240	6.8%	Dem +1,825	Dem +10.1%	103%
2016	17,511	6,729	38.4%	9,664	55.2%	1,118	6.4%	Dem +2,935	Dem +16.8%	102%
2014	16,969	5,674	33.4%	10,302	60.7%	993	5.9%	Dem +4,628	Dem +27.3%	100%
2012	16,495	5,128	31.1%	10,516	63.8%	851	5.2%	Dem +5,388	Dem +32.7%	99%
2010	15,895	4,586	28.9%	10,529	66.2%	780	4.9%	Dem +5,943	Dem +37.4%	98%
2008	16,074	4,430	27.6%	10,876	67.7%	768	4.8%	Dem +6,446	Dem +40.1%	99%
2006	15,618	4,120	26.4%	10,733	68.7%	765	4.9%	Dem +6,613	Dem +42.3%	97%
2004	15,527	3,795	24.4%	10,930	70.4%	802	5.2%	Dem +7,135	Dem +46.0%	97%
2002	14,894	3,190	21.4%	10,939	73.4%	765	5.1%	Dem +7,749	Dem +52.0%	94%
2000	14,584	3,006	20.6%	10,852	74.4%	726	5.0%	Dem +7,846	Dem +53.8%	93%
1998	14,120	2,574	18.2%	10,768	76.3%	778	5.5%	Dem +8,194	Dem +58.0%	91%
1994	11,459	1,717	15.0%	9,495	82.9%	247	2.2%	Dem +7,778	Dem +67.9%	76%
1986	10,277	1,531	14.9%	8,525	83.0%	221	2.2%	Dem +6,994	Dem +68.1%	73%

Mercer County, KY

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