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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	723	11.7
Deaths:	1,023	16.5
Net Migration:	-178	-2.9
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,104	R +831	R + 1.2%
D +273
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,735	R +3,961	R + 25.6%
D -1,226
2020 vs. 2008	R +4,050	R +6,726	R + 47.7%
D -2,676

2016 vs. 2008	R +2,946	R +5,895	R + 46.5%
D -2,949
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	59%	Donald Trump* (R)	10,497	73.7%	Joe Biden (D)	3,545	24.9%	193 [+]	1.4%	14,235	12	27	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 138 (1.0%);
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	9,393	71.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,272	25.1%	395 [+]	3.0%	13,060	9	26	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 230 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 107 (0.8%); Jill Stein (Grn) 44 (0.3%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	7,762	60.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	4,771	37.5%	206 [+]	1.6%	12,739	0	14	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 86 (0.7%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	6,447	50.0%	Barack Obama (D)	6,221	48.3%	221 [+]	1.7%	12,889	-7	4	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 149 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 34 (0.3%);
2004	55%	George W. Bush* (R)	6,749	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	6,636	49.2%	94 [+]	0.7%	13,479	-9	-1	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 62 (0.5%);
2000	49%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	6,295	52.7%	George W. Bush (R)	5,518	46.2%	143 [+]	1.2%	11,956	-10	-2	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 87 (0.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 30 (0.3%);
1996	47%	Bill Clinton* (D)	6,564	57.6%	Robert Dole (R)	3,569	31.3%	1,253 [+]	11.0%	11,386	-14	-9	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,218 (10.7%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 15 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	56%	Bill Clinton (D)	7,901	60.2%	George Bush* (R)	3,551	27.1%	1,662 [+]	12.7%	13,114	-14	-10	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,624 (12.4%);
1988	53%	Michael Dukakis (D)	6,912	56.1%	George Bush (R)	5,369	43.6%	41 [+]	0.3%	12,322	-12	-10	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 11 (0.1%);
1984	54%	Walter Mondale (D)	6,157	50.2%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	6,094	49.6%	26	0.2%	12,277	-10	-9	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	6,616	56.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	4,893	41.8%	197 [+]	1.7%	11,706	-7	-9	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 148 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 26 (0.2%);
1976	56%	Jimmy Carter (D)	7,058	61.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	4,292	37.5%	99 [+]	0.9%	11,449	-8	-11	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 31 (0.3%);
1972	47%	Richard Nixon* (R)	5,596	62.3%	George McGovern (D)	3,246	36.2%	136 [+]	1.5%	8,978	-1	2	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 130 (1.4%);
1968	59%	Richard Nixon (R)	3,853	39.5%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	3,688	37.8%	2,209 [+]	22.7%	9,750	-4	-4	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 2,198 (22.5%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	6,421	65.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	3,300	33.9%	20	0.2%	9,741	-2	-5	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,968	57.4%	John Kennedy (D)	4,427	42.6%	0	0.0%	10,395	4	8	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	58%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	5,323	52.6%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	4,752	47.0%	38	0.4%	10,113	-2	-5	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	53%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	5,037	51.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	4,761	48.5%	14	0.1%	9,812	-1	-7	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	43%	Harry Truman* (D)	4,426	54.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	3,478	42.6%	254 [+]	3.1%	8,158	1	-2	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 72 (0.9%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 22 (0.3%);
1944	41%	Thomas Dewey (R)	4,618	55.6%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,657	44.0%	29	0.3%	8,304	10	10	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	49%	Wendell Willkie (R)	5,332	50.8%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	5,140	49.0%	28	0.3%	10,500	8	6	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	52%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	6,385	60.1%	Alf Landon (R)	4,168	39.2%	75 [+]	0.7%	10,628	-1	3	1.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 60 (0.6%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 10 (0.1%);
1932	57%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	7,162	61.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	4,349	37.4%	119 [+]	1.0%	11,630	-3	-2	1.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 59 (0.5%);
1928	61%	Herbert Hoover (R)	6,651	56.2%	Al Smith (D)	5,130	43.4%	49 [+]	0.4%	11,830	-3	-2	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 23 (0.2%);
1924	56%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	5,210	49.8%	John Davis (D)	4,379	41.8%	882 [+]	8.4%	10,471	1	-4	1.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 841 (8.0%);
1920	67%	Warren Harding (R)	6,667	56.7%	James Cox (D)	4,824	41.0%	262 [+]	2.2%	11,753	7	-4	1.28%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	41%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,533	53.5%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,900	43.9%	173 [+]	2.6%	6,606	7	7	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 146 (2.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 22 (0.3%);
1912	37%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,093	37.0%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	1,699	30.0%	1,865 [+]	33.0%	5,657	-7	-5	1.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 1,038 (18.3%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 766 (13.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 48 (0.8%);
1908	44%	William Taft (R)	3,063	51.4%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,740	46.0%	154 [+]	2.6%	5,957	3	0	1.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	39%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	2,476	54.4%	Alton Parker (D)	1,954	42.9%	125 [+]	2.7%	4,555	7	-2	1.05%
[-] 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)	2,493	56.5%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,857	42.1%	59 [+]	1.3%	4,409	8	5	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,545

24.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

10,497

73.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

138

1.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

14,235

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 27

2016 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,272

25.1%

Donald Trump (R)

9,393

71.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

230

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

107

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

13,060

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 26

2012 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

4,771

37.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

7,762

60.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.7%

Other

120

0.9%

TOTAL

12,739

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

6,221

48.3%

John McCain (R)

6,447

50.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

149

1.2%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

12,889

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

6,749

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

6,636

49.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

13,479

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

5,518

46.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

6,295

52.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,956

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -2

1996 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

6,564

57.6%

Robert Dole (R)

3,569

31.3%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,218

10.7%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,386

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -9

1992 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

7,901

60.2%

George Bush* (R)

3,551

27.1%

Ross Perot (I)

1,624

12.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,114

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -10

1988 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

5,369

43.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

6,912

56.1%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

12,322

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -10

1984 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

6,094

49.6%

Walter Mondale (D)

6,157

50.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

12,277

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -9

1980 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

4,893

41.8%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

6,616

56.5%

John Anderson (I)

148

1.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,706

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

7,058

61.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

4,292

37.5%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

11,449

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -11

1972 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

5,596

62.3%

George McGovern (D)

3,246

36.2%

John Schmitz (Amer)

130

1.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,978

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

1968 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

3,853

39.5%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

3,688

37.8%

George Wallace (AIP)

2,198

22.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,750

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -4

1964 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

6,421

65.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

3,300

33.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

9,741

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

1956 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

5,323

52.6%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

4,752

47.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,113

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -5

1952 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

4,761

48.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

5,037

51.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,812

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

4,426

54.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

3,478

42.6%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.9%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.3%

Other

160

2.0%

TOTAL

8,158

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

1944 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,657

44.0%

Thomas Dewey (R)

4,618

55.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,304

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 10

1940 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

5,140

49.0%

Wendell Willkie (R)

5,332

50.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

10,500

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 6

1936 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

6,385

60.1%

Alf Landon (R)

4,168

39.2%

William Lemke (Union)

0.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

10,628

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 3

1932 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

7,162

61.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

4,349

37.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

11,630

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

1928 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

6,651

56.2%

Al Smith (D)

5,130

43.4%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,830

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

1924 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

5,210

49.8%

John Davis (D)

4,379

41.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

841

8.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,471

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -4

1920 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

6,667

56.7%

James Cox (D)

4,824

41.0%

Other

262

2.2%

TOTAL

11,753

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -4

1916 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,900

43.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,533

53.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

146

2.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,606

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 7

1912 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,093

37.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

1,699

30.0%

William Taft* (R)

1,038

18.3%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

766

13.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,657

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

1908 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

3,063

51.4%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,740

46.0%

Other

154

2.6%

TOTAL

5,957

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

1904 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

2,476

54.4%

Alton Parker (D)

1,954

42.9%

Other

125

2.7%

TOTAL

4,555

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): -2

1900 President, Muhlenberg County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,493

56.5%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,857

42.1%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,409

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Muhlenberg County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	34%	Daniel Cameron (R)	4,419	53.6%	Andy Beshear* (D)	3,833	46.4%	0	0.0%	8,252	6	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	42%	Rand Paul* (R)	7,062	69.2%	Charles Booker (D)	3,137	30.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	10,200	7	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	59%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	9,222	65.1%	Amy McGrath (D)	4,175	29.5%	763 [+]	5.4%	14,160	7	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 763 (5.4%);

2019	G	36%	Matt Bevin* (R)	4,551	52.1%	Andy Beshear (D)	4,019	46.0%	162 [+]	1.9%	8,732	3	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 160 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2016	S3	52%	Rand Paul* (R)	7,354	57.3%	Jim Gray (D)	5,489	42.7%	0	0.0%	12,843	0	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	30%	Matt Bevin (R)	3,613	49.3%	Jack Conway (D)	3,453	47.1%	262 [+]	3.6%	7,328	-3	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 262 (3.6%);
2014	S2	39%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,192	53.6%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	4,249	43.8%	253 [+]	2.6%	9,694	-3	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 253 (2.6%);
2011	G	23%	Steve Beshear* (D)	3,859	69.4%	David Williams (R)	1,528	27.5%	170 [+]	3.1%	5,557	-8	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 170 (3.1%);
2010	S3	36%	Jack Conway (D)	4,945	55.2%	Rand Paul (R)	4,019	44.8%	0	0.0%	8,964	-11	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	52%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	7,436	57.9%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,406	42.1%	0	0.0%	12,842	-11	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	30%	Steve Beshear (D)	5,545	74.0%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,947	26.0%	0	0.0%	7,492	-15	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	52%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	7,178	56.2%	Jim Bunning* (R)	5,604	43.8%	0	0.0%	12,782	-7	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	30%	Ben Chandler (D)	4,262	57.4%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	3,162	42.6%	0	0.0%	7,424	-12	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,829	58.1%	Lois Weinberg (D)	4,202	41.9%	0	0.0%	10,031	-7	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	12%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,134	71.8%	Peppy Martin (R)	562	18.9%	277 [+]	9.3%	2,973	-3	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 247 (8.3%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 29 (1.0%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1998	S3	39%	Scotty Baesler (D)	5,937	62.5%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,488	36.7%	76 [+]	0.8%	9,501	-13	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 76 (0.8%);
1996	S2	44%	Steve Beshear (D)	6,078	57.3%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,401	41.5%	127 [+]	1.2%	10,606	-14	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 63 (0.6%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 34 (0.3%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 30 (0.3%);
1995	G	31%	Paul Patton (D)	4,684	63.9%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,636	36.0%	6 [+]	0.1%	7,326	-13	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 6 (0.1%);
1992	S3	49%	Wendell Ford* (D)	8,685	74.5%	David Williams (R)	2,870	24.6%	99 [+]	0.8%	11,654	-11	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 99 (0.8%);
1991	G	26%	Brereton Jones (D)	4,765	77.1%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,414	22.9%	0	0.0%	6,179	-12	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	31%	Harvey Sloane (D)	4,209	58.2%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,027	41.8%	0	0.0%	7,236	-10	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	32%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	5,654	75.3%	John Harper (R)	1,852	24.7%	0	0.0%	7,506	-10	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	33%	Wendell Ford* (D)	5,927	78.7%	Jackson Andrews (R)	1,603	21.3%	0	0.0%	7,530	-4	1.11%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	50%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	6,722	59.0%	Mitch McConnell (R)	4,612	40.5%	65 [+]	0.6%	11,399	-9	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 65 (0.6%);
1983	G	32%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	4,463	60.1%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,919	39.3%	44 [+]	0.6%	7,426	-5	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 44 (0.6%);
1980	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	6,824	70.6%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	2,844	29.4%	0	0.0%	9,668	-5	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	38%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	5,481	67.0%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,703	33.0%	0	0.0%	8,184	-8	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	21%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,721	61.4%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,614	36.4%	99 [+]	2.2%	4,434	0	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 99 (2.2%);
1975	G	36%	Julian Carroll* (D)	5,257	72.3%	Robert Gable (R)	2,012	27.7%	0	0.0%	7,269	-9	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	36%	Wendell Ford (D)	4,173	58.5%	Marlow Cook* (R)	2,865	40.2%	93 [+]	1.3%	7,131	-4	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 93 (1.3%);
1972	S2	47%	Walter Huddleston (D)	4,672	52.3%	Louie Nunn (R)	4,196	47.0%	68 [+]	0.8%	8,936	-1	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 68 (0.8%);
1971	G	53%	Wendell Ford (D)	5,214	56.6%	Tom Emberton (R)	3,884	42.2%	109 [+]	1.2%	9,207	-2	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 80 (0.9%); William Smith (American) 29 (0.3%);

1968	S3	51%	Katherine Peden (D)	4,525	53.8%	Marlow Cook (R)	3,816	45.3%	77 [+]	0.9%	8,418	-6	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 77 (0.9%);
1967	G	48%	Henry Ward (D)	3,942	50.3%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,847	49.1%	44 [+]	0.6%	7,833	-2	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 44 (0.6%);
1966	S2	43%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	4,016	56.2%	John Y. Brown (D)	3,131	43.8%	0	0.0%	7,147	-8	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	52%	Louie Nunn (R)	4,718	54.7%	Ned Breathitt (D)	3,907	45.3%	0	0.0%	8,625	5	0.97%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	45%	Thruston Morton* (R)	3,801	51.2%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	3,620	48.8%	0	0.0%	7,421	-2	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	63%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	6,070	58.1%	Keen Johnson (D)	4,377	41.9%	0	0.0%	10,447	-1	0.96%
[-] 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 Muhlenberg County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	28,250	92.76%	3.6%
Black:	1,099	3.61%	22.4%
Indian:	68	0.22%	47.8%
Asian:	103	0.34%	119.1%
2+ races:	371	1.22%	23.7%
Hispanic:	564	1.85%	53.7%

Total non-White:	2,205	7.24%	0.3%

Change in White population:	-1,051	-3.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	7	0.0

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY02	Brett Guthrie* (R)	7,156	71.9%	Hank Linderman (D)	2,792	28.1%	0	0.0%	9,948
County Total for 2022-11-08:										9,948

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	9,803	70.8%	James Rhodes (D)	4,045	29.2%	0	0.0%	13,848
County Total for 2020-11-03:										13,848

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	6,249	56.9%	Paul Walker (D)	4,739	43.1%	0	0.0%	10,988
County Total for 2018-11-06:										10,988

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	7,838	64.0%	Sam Gaskins (D)	4,406	36.0%	3	0.0%	12,247
County Total for 2016-11-08:										12,247

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	6,123	65.4%	Charles Hatchett (D)	3,242	34.6%	0	0.0%	9,365
County Total for 2014-11-04:										9,365

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	7,651	62.3%	Charles Hatchett (D)	4,624	37.7%	0	0.0%	12,275
County Total for 2012-11-06:										12,275

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	5,211	58.9%	Charles Hatchett (D)	3,638	41.1%	0	0.0%	8,849
County Total for 2010-11-02:										8,849

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	6,423	50.9%	Heather Ryan (D)	6,206	49.1%	0	0.0%	12,629
County Total for 2008-11-04:										12,629

2006-11-07	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	6,033	55.4%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,849	44.6%	0	0.0%	10,882
County Total for 2006-11-07:										10,882

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	6,530	53.2%	Billy Cartwright (D)	5,737	46.8%	0	0.0%	12,267
County Total for 2004-11-02:										12,267

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	5,285	55.0%	Klint Alexander (D)	4,332	45.0%	0	0.0%	9,617
County Total for 2002-11-05:										9,617

2000-11-07	KY01	Brian Roy (D)	6,308	56.6%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,828	43.4%	0	0.0%	11,136
County Total for 2000-11-07:										11,136

1998-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	5,231	58.8%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,668	41.2%	0	0.0%	8,899
County Total for 1998-11-03:										8,899

1996-11-05	KY01	Dennis Null (D)	6,296	60.1%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,184	39.9%	0	0.0%	10,480
County Total for 1996-11-05:										10,480

1994-11-08	KY01	Tom Barlow* (D)	3,808	57.7%	Ed Whitfield (R)	2,792	42.3%	0	0.0%	6,600
County Total for 1994-11-08:										6,600

1992-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	8,078	73.7%	Steve Hamrick (R)	2,867	26.2%	16	0.1%	10,961
County Total for 1992-11-03:										10,961

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	22,400	8,627	38.5%	12,241	54.6%	1,532	6.8%	Dem +3,614	Dem +16.1%	93%
2022	23,167	8,438	36.4%	13,164	56.8%	1,565	6.8%	Dem +4,726	Dem +20.4%	96%
2020	23,322	7,462	32.0%	14,409	61.8%	1,451	6.2%	Dem +6,947	Dem +29.8%	96%
2018	22,944	6,124	26.7%	15,468	67.4%	1,352	5.9%	Dem +9,344	Dem +40.7%	94%
2016	22,700	5,690	25.1%	15,739	69.3%	1,271	5.6%	Dem +10,049	Dem +44.3%	93%
2014	22,363	4,961	22.2%	16,276	72.8%	1,126	5.0%	Dem +11,315	Dem +50.6%	91%
2012	22,177	4,728	21.3%	16,418	74.0%	1,031	4.6%	Dem +11,690	Dem +52.7%	90%
2010	21,845	4,435	20.3%	16,488	75.5%	922	4.2%	Dem +12,053	Dem +55.2%	89%
2008	22,475	4,579	20.4%	16,915	75.3%	981	4.4%	Dem +12,336	Dem +54.9%	91%
2006	22,018	4,471	20.3%	16,635	75.6%	912	4.1%	Dem +12,164	Dem +55.2%	89%
2004	22,322	4,368	19.6%	16,960	76.0%	994	4.5%	Dem +12,592	Dem +56.4%	91%
2002	21,839	4,034	18.5%	16,840	77.1%	965	4.4%	Dem +12,806	Dem +58.6%	89%
2000	21,525	3,939	18.3%	16,702	77.6%	884	4.1%	Dem +12,763	Dem +59.3%	87%
1998	21,766	3,869	17.8%	16,996	78.1%	901	4.1%	Dem +13,127	Dem +60.3%	89%
1994	19,696	3,560	18.1%	15,786	80.1%	350	1.8%	Dem +12,226	Dem +62.1%	83%
1986	19,606	3,579	18.3%	15,810	80.6%	217	1.1%	Dem +12,231	Dem +62.4%	85%

Muhlenberg County, KY

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