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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	253	12.3
Deaths:	393	19.1
Net Migration:	221	10.7
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +468	R +469	R + 4.2%
D -1
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,283	R +1,733	R + 30.0%
D -450
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,225	R +1,600	R + 26.6%
D -375

2016 vs. 2008	R +757	R +1,131	R + 22.4%
D -374
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	63%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,959	79.0%	Joe Biden (D)	975	19.5%	78 [+]	1.6%	5,012	17	32	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 56 (1.1%);
2016	59%	Donald Trump (R)	3,491	75.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	976	21.1%	153 [+]	3.3%	4,620	13	30	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 86 (1.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 41 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 22 (0.5%);
2012	54%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,676	64.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,425	34.1%	83 [+]	2.0%	4,184	3	17	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 (0.6%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	2,734	65.1%	Barack Obama (D)	1,350	32.2%	115 [+]	2.7%	4,199	8	20	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 71 (1.7%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 19 (0.5%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,645	63.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,472	35.4%	40 [+]	1.0%	4,157	4	13	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 30 (0.7%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	2,476	64.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,318	34.2%	55 [+]	1.4%	3,849	8	16	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 41 (1.1%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 5 (0.1%);
1996	47%	Robert Dole (R)	1,651	48.9%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,349	39.9%	377 [+]	11.2%	3,377	4	8	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 355 (10.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 11 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,703	44.7%	George Bush* (R)	1,683	44.1%	427 [+]	11.2%	3,813	3	7	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 409 (10.7%);
1988	58%	George Bush (R)	2,179	55.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,705	43.6%	31 [+]	0.8%	3,915	0	2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 9 (0.2%);
1984	59%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,349	59.6%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,575	39.9%	20	0.5%	3,944	0	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	55%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,013	54.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,628	43.9%	66 [+]	1.8%	3,707	5	4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 39 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 17 (0.5%);
1976	54%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,877	57.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,356	41.5%	33 [+]	1.0%	3,266	-4	-6	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 4 (0.1%);
1972	57%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,896	58.6%	George McGovern (D)	1,308	40.4%	34 [+]	1.1%	3,238	-5	-2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 25 (0.8%);
1968	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,566	51.4%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,001	32.9%	479 [+]	15.7%	3,046	8	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 469 (15.4%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,967	60.5%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,277	39.3%	8	0.2%	3,252	4	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	73%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,146	58.0%	John Kennedy (D)	1,553	42.0%	0	0.0%	3,699	4	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	83%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,412	54.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,014	45.4%	12	0.3%	4,438	0	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,176	53.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,848	45.8%	13	0.3%	4,037	4	-1	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	58%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,683	50.0%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,640	48.7%	46 [+]	1.4%	3,369	7	4	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 8 (0.2%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 1 (0.0%);
1944	66%	Thomas Dewey (R)	2,306	57.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,694	42.2%	12	0.3%	4,012	12	12	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	65%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,206	54.5%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,826	45.2%	12	0.3%	4,044	12	10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	63%	Alf Landon (R)	1,777	50.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,748	49.5%	5 [+]	0.1%	3,530	10	14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 2 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	71%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	1,985	53.2%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,729	46.4%	16 [+]	0.4%	3,730	6	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1928	68%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,314	66.9%	Al Smith (D)	1,144	33.1%	0	0.0%	3,458	8	9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	52%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,430	52.8%	John Davis (D)	1,262	46.6%	16 [+]	0.6%	2,708	4	-1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 15 (0.6%);
1920	60%	Warren Harding (R)	1,809	55.5%	James Cox (D)	1,442	44.2%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,259	6	-5	0.35%
[-] 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)	1,170	52.3%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,046	46.8%	21 [+]	0.9%	2,237	6	6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 15 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 4 (0.2%);
1912	38%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	887	43.6%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	640	31.5%	507 [+]	24.9%	2,034	-2	0	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 482 (23.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 15 (0.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 9 (0.4%);
1908	44%	William Taft (R)	1,311	56.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	968	41.9%	33 [+]	1.4%	2,312	9	5	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	42%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,115	51.7%	Alton Parker (D)	1,011	46.9%	31 [+]	1.4%	2,157	5	-5	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	45%	William McKinley* (R)	1,162	52.2%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,050	47.1%	15 [+]	0.7%	2,227	4	1	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

975

19.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,959

79.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,012

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 32

2016 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

976

21.1%

Donald Trump (R)

3,491

75.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,620

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,425

34.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,676

64.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,184

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,350

32.2%

John McCain (R)

2,734

65.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,199

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 20

2004 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,645

63.6%

John Kerry (D)

1,472

35.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,157

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 13

2000 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,476

64.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,318

34.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.1%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,849

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 16

1996 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,349

39.9%

Robert Dole (R)

1,651

48.9%

Ross Perot (Ref)

355

10.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,377

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 8

1992 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,703

44.7%

George Bush* (R)

1,683

44.1%

Ross Perot (I)

409

10.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,813

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 7

1988 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,179

55.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,705

43.6%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,915

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,349

59.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,575

39.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

3,944

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

1980 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,013

54.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,628

43.9%

John Anderson (I)

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,707

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

1976 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,877

57.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,356

41.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,266

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

1972 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,896

58.6%

George McGovern (D)

1,308

40.4%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,238

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,566

51.4%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,001

32.9%

George Wallace (AIP)

469

15.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,046

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 8

1964 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,967

60.5%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,277

39.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,252

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

1956 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,412

54.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,014

45.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,438

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,176

53.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,848

45.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,037

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

1948 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,683

50.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,640

48.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.2%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,369

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

1944 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,694

42.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

2,306

57.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,012

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 12

1940 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,826

45.2%

Wendell Willkie (R)

2,206

54.5%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,044

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 10

1936 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,748

49.5%

Alf Landon (R)

1,777

50.3%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,530

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 14

1932 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

1,985

53.2%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,729

46.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,730

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 7

1928 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,314

66.9%

Al Smith (D)

1,144

33.1%

TOTAL

3,458

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,430

52.8%

John Davis (D)

1,262

46.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.6%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,708

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,809

55.5%

James Cox (D)

1,442

44.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,259

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -5

1916 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,046

46.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,170

52.3%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,237

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 6

1912 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

887

43.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

640

31.5%

William Taft* (R)

482

23.7%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,034

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 0

1908 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,311

56.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

968

41.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,312

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,115

51.7%

Alton Parker (D)

1,011

46.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,157

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -5

1900 President, Metcalfe County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,162

52.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,050

47.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,227

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Metcalfe County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	38%	Daniel Cameron (R)	1,788	59.0%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,242	41.0%	0	0.0%	3,030	12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	50%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,047	76.2%	Charles Booker (D)	952	23.8%	0	0.0%	3,999	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	63%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,538	71.2%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,129	22.7%	302 [+]	6.1%	4,969	13	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 302 (6.1%);

2019	G	49%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,264	58.7%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,495	38.7%	101 [+]	2.6%	3,860	10	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 101 (2.6%);
2016	S3	58%	Rand Paul* (R)	2,845	63.2%	Jim Gray (D)	1,660	36.8%	0	0.0%	4,505	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	30%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,344	57.8%	Jack Conway (D)	888	38.2%	95 [+]	4.1%	2,327	5	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 95 (4.1%);
2014	S2	52%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,294	56.9%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,550	38.4%	188 [+]	4.7%	4,032	1	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 188 (4.7%);
2011	G	28%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,187	54.8%	David Williams (R)	851	39.3%	128 [+]	5.9%	2,166	4	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 128 (5.9%);
2010	S3	51%	Rand Paul (R)	2,112	54.2%	Jack Conway (D)	1,783	45.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	3,896	-1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

2008	S2	52%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,245	56.0%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	1,766	44.0%	0	0.0%	4,011	3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	33%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,403	56.2%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,094	43.8%	0	0.0%	2,497	3	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	51%	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,260	58.4%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	1,608	41.6%	0	0.0%	3,868	8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	35%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,450	55.2%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,175	44.8%	0	0.0%	2,625	0	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,283	73.9%	Lois Weinberg (D)	808	26.1%	0	0.0%	3,091	9	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	14%	Paul Patton* (D)	773	72.7%	Peppy Martin (R)	220	20.7%	71 [+]	6.7%	1,064	-2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 67 (6.3%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 4 (0.4%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1998	S3	46%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,708	50.4%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,654	48.8%	27 [+]	0.8%	3,389	1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 27 (0.8%);
1996	S2	44%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,949	61.2%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,181	37.1%	53 [+]	1.7%	3,183	6	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 26 (0.8%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 15 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.4%);
1995	G	37%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,388	52.9%	Paul Patton (D)	1,235	47.0%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,625	4	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
1992	S3	48%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,895	57.3%	David Williams (R)	1,377	41.6%	37 [+]	1.1%	3,309	6	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 37 (1.1%);
1991	G	31%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,176	55.6%	Larry Hopkins (R)	938	44.4%	0	0.0%	2,114	9	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	36%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,465	60.9%	Harvey Sloane (D)	941	39.1%	0	0.0%	2,406	9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	37%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,887	75.4%	John Harper (R)	617	24.6%	0	0.0%	2,504	-10	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	40%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,001	74.7%	Jackson Andrews (R)	678	25.3%	0	0.0%	2,679	0	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	56%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,015	53.5%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,736	46.1%	14 [+]	0.4%	3,765	-4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 14 (0.4%);
1983	G	50%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,062	60.6%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,327	39.0%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,401	-5	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 12 (0.4%);
1980	S3	47%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,791	56.9%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,356	43.1%	0	0.0%	3,147	8	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	60%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,937	50.6%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,893	49.4%	0	0.0%	3,830	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	35%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,630	75.1%	Louie Guenthner (R)	515	23.7%	26 [+]	1.2%	2,171	-13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 26 (1.2%);
1975	G	47%	Julian Carroll* (D)	1,797	63.5%	Robert Gable (R)	1,033	36.5%	0	0.0%	2,830	-1	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	36%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,224	57.7%	Marlow Cook* (R)	880	41.5%	17 [+]	0.8%	2,121	-3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 17 (0.8%);
1972	S2	56%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,611	50.2%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,586	49.4%	13 [+]	0.4%	3,210	2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 13 (0.4%);
1971	G	76%	Tom Emberton (R)	2,341	58.8%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,622	40.7%	18 [+]	0.5%	3,981	14	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 11 (0.3%); William Smith (American) 7 (0.2%);

1968	S3	55%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,519	55.4%	Katherine Peden (D)	1,210	44.2%	11 [+]	0.4%	2,740	4	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 11 (0.4%);
1967	G	71%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,224	62.6%	Henry Ward (D)	1,301	36.6%	28 [+]	0.8%	3,553	11	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 28 (0.8%);
1966	S2	52%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,636	62.9%	John Y. Brown (D)	964	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,600	-2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	73%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,148	58.8%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,502	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,650	10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	57%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,526	53.1%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,349	46.9%	0	0.0%	2,875	0	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	70%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,246	63.6%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,283	36.4%	0	0.0%	3,529	4	0.32%
[-] 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 Metcalfe County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	9,784	94.35%	0.6%
Black:	173	1.67%	13.1%
Indian:	22	0.21%	100.0%
Asian:	28	0.27%	133.3%
2+ races:	140	1.35%	81.8%
Hispanic:	223	2.15%	93.9%

Total non-White:	586	5.65%	58.8%

Change in White population:	54	0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	217	2.1

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,305	82.9%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	681	17.1%	0	0.0%	3,986
County Total for 2022-11-08:										3,986

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,036	82.2%	James Rhodes (D)	874	17.8%	0	0.0%	4,910
County Total for 2020-11-03:										4,910

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,300	76.4%	Paul Walker (D)	1,017	23.6%	0	0.0%	4,317
County Total for 2018-11-06:										4,317

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	3,579	80.5%	Sam Gaskins (D)	865	19.5%	0	0.0%	4,444
County Total for 2016-11-08:										4,444

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,430	66.4%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,228	33.6%	0	0.0%	3,658
County Total for 2014-11-04:										3,658

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,513	65.0%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,351	35.0%	0	0.0%	3,864
County Total for 2012-11-06:										3,864

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,349	64.6%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,287	35.4%	0	0.0%	3,636
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,636

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,340	62.2%	Heather Ryan (D)	1,420	37.8%	0	0.0%	3,760
County Total for 2008-11-04:										3,760

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,813	50.4%	Tom Barlow (D)	1,782	49.6%	0	0.0%	3,595
County Total for 2006-11-07:										3,595

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,260	63.5%	Billy Cartwright (D)	1,299	36.5%	0	0.0%	3,559
County Total for 2004-11-02:										3,559

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,703	62.1%	Klint Alexander (D)	1,038	37.9%	0	0.0%	2,741
County Total for 2002-11-05:										2,741

2000-11-07	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	2,222	68.7%	Brian Pedigo (D)	985	30.5%	27	0.8%	3,234
County Total for 2000-11-07:										3,234

1998-11-03	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,888	64.9%	Bob Evans (D)	987	34.0%	32	1.1%	2,907
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,907

1996-11-05	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,836	58.8%	Joe Wright (D)	1,285	41.2%	0	0.0%	3,121
County Total for 1996-11-05:										3,121

1994-11-08	KY02	Ron Lewis* (R)	1,192	57.4%	David Adkisson (D)	884	42.6%	0	0.0%	2,076
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,076

1994-05-24 sp	KY02	Ron Lewis (R)	455	56.4%	Joe Prather (D)	352	43.6%	0	0.0%	807
County Total for 1994-05-24:										807

1992-11-03	KY02	William Natcher* (D)	1,706	57.8%	Bruce Bartley (R)	1,248	42.2%	0	0.0%	2,954
County Total for 1992-11-03:										2,954

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	8,068	4,430	54.9%	3,000	37.2%	638	7.9%	Rep +1,430	Rep +17.7%	102%
2022	8,134	4,388	53.9%	3,137	38.6%	609	7.5%	Rep +1,251	Rep +15.4%	103%
2020	8,030	4,127	51.4%	3,360	41.8%	543	6.8%	Rep +767	Rep +9.6%	101%
2018	7,955	3,698	46.5%	3,769	47.4%	488	6.1%	Dem +71	Dem +0.9%	101%
2016	7,731	3,316	42.9%	3,968	51.3%	447	5.8%	Dem +652	Dem +8.4%	99%
2014	7,583	3,026	39.9%	4,141	54.6%	416	5.5%	Dem +1,115	Dem +14.7%	98%
2012	7,447	2,949	39.6%	4,126	55.4%	372	5.0%	Dem +1,177	Dem +15.8%	96%
2010	7,322	2,831	38.7%	4,150	56.7%	341	4.7%	Dem +1,319	Dem +18.0%	95%
2008	7,427	2,932	39.5%	4,154	55.9%	341	4.6%	Dem +1,222	Dem +16.5%	97%
2006	7,374	2,943	39.9%	4,126	56.0%	305	4.1%	Dem +1,183	Dem +16.0%	97%
2004	7,280	2,461	33.8%	4,506	61.9%	313	4.3%	Dem +2,045	Dem +28.1%	96%
2002	7,253	2,344	32.3%	4,638	63.9%	271	3.7%	Dem +2,294	Dem +31.6%	96%
2000	7,064	2,213	31.3%	4,574	64.8%	277	3.9%	Dem +2,361	Dem +33.4%	93%
1998	7,297	2,176	29.8%	4,860	66.6%	261	3.6%	Dem +2,684	Dem +36.8%	99%
1994	6,787	2,168	31.9%	4,518	66.6%	101	1.5%	Dem +2,350	Dem +34.6%	96%
1986	6,430	2,213	34.4%	4,124	64.1%	93	1.4%	Dem +1,911	Dem +29.7%	96%

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