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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	207	13.7
Deaths:	232	15.4
Net Migration:	303	20.1
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +451	R +283	R + 0.6%
D +168
2020 vs. 2012	R +825	R +818	R + 18.1%
D +7
2020 vs. 2008	R +774	R +1,091	R + 30.7%
D -317

2016 vs. 2008	R +323	R +808	R + 30.2%
D -485
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	57%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,408	70.9%	Joe Biden (D)	955	28.1%	33 [+]	1.0%	3,396	9	24	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 27 (0.8%);
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	1,957	68.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	787	27.7%	97 [+]	3.4%	2,841	6	23	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 65 (2.3%); Evan McMullin (I) 19 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 9 (0.3%);
2012	47%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,583	61.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	948	36.7%	50 [+]	1.9%	2,581	1	14	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 27 (1.0%);
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	1,634	55.0%	Barack Obama (D)	1,272	42.8%	64 [+]	2.2%	2,970	-2	9	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 38 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 11 (0.4%);
2004	58%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,700	55.6%	John Kerry (D)	1,332	43.5%	27 [+]	0.9%	3,059	-4	5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 15 (0.5%);
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	1,613	60.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	994	37.2%	66 [+]	2.5%	2,673	4	12	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 42 (1.6%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 12 (0.4%);
1996	45%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,092	47.3%	Robert Dole (R)	950	41.1%	269 [+]	11.6%	2,311	-4	0	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 265 (11.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 2 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	55%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,341	48.1%	George Bush* (R)	894	32.1%	554 [+]	19.9%	2,789	-9	-5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 513 (18.4%);
1988	51%	George Bush (R)	1,271	49.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,242	48.5%	46 [+]	1.8%	2,559	-6	-4	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 8 (0.3%);
1984	53%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	1,535	57.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,107	41.4%	33	1.2%	2,675	-3	-1	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	46%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,349	57.4%	Ronald Reagan (R)	915	38.9%	87 [+]	3.7%	2,351	-10	-12	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 56 (2.4%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 4 (0.2%);
1976	51%	Jimmy Carter (D)	1,582	66.5%	Gerald Ford* (R)	738	31.0%	58 [+]	2.4%	2,378	-15	-17	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 3 (0.1%);
1972	43%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,076	56.2%	George McGovern (D)	804	42.0%	34 [+]	1.8%	1,914	-7	-4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 33 (1.7%);
1968	52%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	911	44.2%	Richard Nixon (R)	725	35.2%	426 [+]	20.7%	2,062	-9	-8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 413 (20.0%);
1964	59%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	1,742	73.3%	Barry Goldwater (R)	621	26.1%	15	0.6%	2,378	-10	-12	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	62%	John Kennedy (D)	1,455	57.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,058	42.1%	0	0.0%	2,513	-11	-7	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,667	61.9%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	999	37.1%	29	1.1%	2,695	-17	-20	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	68%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,819	61.1%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,156	38.8%	4	0.1%	2,979	-11	-16	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	62%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,885	67.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	815	29.3%	84 [+]	3.0%	2,784	-12	-16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 27 (1.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 0 (0.0%);
1944	61%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,813	62.8%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,059	36.7%	13	0.5%	2,885	-9	-9	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	67%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,124	63.5%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,207	36.1%	14	0.4%	3,345	-6	-9	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	77%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,325	64.2%	Alf Landon (R)	1,277	35.3%	18 [+]	0.5%	3,620	-5	-1	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 8 (0.2%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1932	85%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,728	68.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,219	30.6%	41 [+]	1.0%	3,988	-10	-9	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1928	78%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,867	50.4%	Al Smith (D)	1,836	49.5%	4 [+]	0.1%	3,707	-9	-8	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	72%	John Davis (D)	2,235	61.9%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,333	36.9%	42 [+]	1.2%	3,610	-12	-17	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 35 (1.0%);
1920	84%	James Cox (D)	2,953	65.7%	Warren Harding (R)	1,496	33.3%	45 [+]	1.0%	4,494	-16	-27	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	53%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,829	64.6%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	964	34.0%	39 [+]	1.4%	2,832	-12	-12	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 29 (1.0%); Allan Benson (Soc) 6 (0.2%);
1912	48%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,611	60.9%	William Taft* (R)	700	26.4%	336 [+]	12.7%	2,647	1	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 276 (10.4%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 46 (1.7%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 10 (0.4%);
1908	52%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,723	60.3%	William Taft (R)	1,085	38.0%	50 [+]	1.7%	2,858	-10	-14	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	50%	Alton Parker (D)	1,741	60.5%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,067	37.0%	72 [+]	2.5%	2,880	-10	-19	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	53%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,879	59.3%	William McKinley* (R)	1,262	39.8%	29 [+]	0.9%	3,170	-9	-12	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

955

28.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,408

70.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,396

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

787

27.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,957

68.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,841

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

948

36.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,583

61.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,581

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,272

42.8%

John McCain (R)

1,634

55.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,970

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,700

55.6%

John Kerry (D)

1,332

43.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,059

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,613

60.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

994

37.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.6%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

2,673

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 12

1996 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,092

47.3%

Robert Dole (R)

950

41.1%

Ross Perot (Ref)

265

11.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,311

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,341

48.1%

George Bush* (R)

894

32.1%

Ross Perot (I)

513

18.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,789

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -5

1988 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

1,271

49.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,242

48.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

2,559

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -4

1984 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

1,535

57.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,107

41.4%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,675

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -1

1980 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

915

38.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,349

57.4%

John Anderson (I)

2.4%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,351

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

1976 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

1,582

66.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

738

31.0%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.1%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

2,378

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -17

1972 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,076

56.2%

George McGovern (D)

804

42.0%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,914

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -4

1968 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

725

35.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

911

44.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

413

20.0%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,062

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -8

1964 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

1,742

73.3%

Barry Goldwater (R)

621

26.1%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

2,378

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

1960 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

1,455

57.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,058

42.1%

TOTAL

2,513

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

999

37.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,667

61.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

2,695

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

1952 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,156

38.8%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,819

61.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,979

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -16

1948 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,885

67.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

815

29.3%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,784

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -16

1944 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,813

62.8%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,059

36.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,885

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -9

1940 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,124

63.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,207

36.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,345

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

1936 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,325

64.2%

Alf Landon (R)

1,277

35.3%

William Lemke (Union)

0.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,620

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -1

1932 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,728

68.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,219

30.6%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,988

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -9

1928 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,867

50.4%

Al Smith (D)

1,836

49.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,707

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -8

1924 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,333

36.9%

John Davis (D)

2,235

61.9%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,610

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,496

33.3%

James Cox (D)

2,953

65.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,494

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -27

1916 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,829

64.6%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

964

34.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

1.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,832

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

1912 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,611

60.9%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

276

10.4%

William Taft* (R)

700

26.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.4%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,647

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

1908 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,085

38.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,723

60.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,858

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -14

1904 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,067

37.0%

Alton Parker (D)

1,741

60.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,880

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -19

1900 President, Nicholas County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,262

39.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,879

59.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,170

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Nicholas County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	34%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,142	56.0%	Daniel Cameron (R)	897	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,039	-3	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	41%	Rand Paul* (R)	1,649	66.7%	Charles Booker (D)	824	33.3%	0	0.0%	2,473	5	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	57%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,151	63.5%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,088	32.1%	149 [+]	4.4%	3,388	6	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 149 (4.4%);

2019	G	41%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,157	49.5%	Matt Bevin* (R)	1,134	48.5%	47 [+]	2.0%	2,338	0	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 47 (2.0%);
2016	S3	50%	Jim Gray (D)	1,434	51.2%	Rand Paul* (R)	1,365	48.8%	0	0.0%	2,799	-9	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	26%	Jack Conway (D)	857	58.1%	Matt Bevin (R)	563	38.2%	54 [+]	3.7%	1,474	-14	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 54 (3.7%);
2014	S2	40%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,147	51.1%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,005	44.8%	93 [+]	4.1%	2,245	-11	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 93 (4.1%);
2011	G	26%	Steve Beshear* (D)	661	47.0%	Gatewood Galbraith (I)	466	33.1%	280 [+]	19.9%	1,407	-15	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: David Williams (R) 280 (19.9%);
2010	S3	36%	Jack Conway (D)	1,087	55.2%	Rand Paul (R)	882	44.8%	0	0.0%	1,969	-11	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	54%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	1,737	59.5%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,184	40.5%	0	0.0%	2,921	-12	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	37%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,253	64.0%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	706	36.0%	0	0.0%	1,959	-5	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	54%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	1,638	57.0%	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,236	43.0%	0	0.0%	2,874	-8	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	37%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,026	51.9%	Ben Chandler (D)	949	48.1%	0	0.0%	1,975	-3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	29%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	907	58.8%	Lois Weinberg (D)	635	41.2%	0	0.0%	1,542	-6	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	21%	Paul Patton* (D)	625	56.5%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	392	35.4%	90 [+]	8.1%	1,107	-14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 87 (7.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 3 (0.3%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1998	S3	42%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,408	64.1%	Jim Bunning (R)	776	35.4%	11 [+]	0.5%	2,195	-14	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 11 (0.5%);
1996	S2	41%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,071	51.5%	Steve Beshear (D)	977	47.0%	31 [+]	1.5%	2,079	-4	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 15 (0.7%); Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 9 (0.4%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 7 (0.3%);
1995	G	35%	Paul Patton (D)	1,022	57.4%	Larry Forgy (R)	723	40.6%	34 [+]	1.9%	1,779	-8	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 34 (1.9%);
1992	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,597	74.6%	David Williams (R)	492	23.0%	53 [+]	2.5%	2,142	-13	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 53 (2.5%);
1991	G	36%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,135	62.6%	Larry Hopkins (R)	679	37.4%	0	0.0%	1,814	2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	34%	Harvey Sloane (D)	865	51.4%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	817	48.6%	0	0.0%	1,682	-4	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	34%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,228	72.9%	John Harper (R)	457	27.1%	0	0.0%	1,685	-8	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	24%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,087	88.8%	Jackson Andrews (R)	137	11.2%	0	0.0%	1,224	-14	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	46%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,407	59.7%	Mitch McConnell (R)	923	39.2%	25 [+]	1.1%	2,355	-11	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 25 (1.1%);
1983	G	44%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,467	66.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	707	31.8%	50 [+]	2.2%	2,224	-12	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 50 (2.2%);
1980	S3	40%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,556	75.6%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	503	24.4%	0	0.0%	2,059	-10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	36%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,220	69.8%	Louie Nunn (R)	528	30.2%	0	0.0%	1,748	-10	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	15%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	511	72.2%	Louie Guenthner (R)	179	25.3%	18 [+]	2.5%	708	-12	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 18 (2.5%);
1975	G	26%	Julian Carroll* (D)	948	78.2%	Robert Gable (R)	264	21.8%	0	0.0%	1,212	-15	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	26%	Wendell Ford (D)	793	66.4%	Marlow Cook* (R)	355	29.7%	47 [+]	3.9%	1,195	-14	0.16%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 47 (3.9%);
1972	S2	42%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,139	59.8%	Louie Nunn (R)	741	38.9%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,904	-9	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 24 (1.3%);
1971	G	50%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,265	61.6%	Tom Emberton (R)	609	29.6%	181 [+]	8.8%	2,055	-15	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 158 (7.7%); William Smith (American) 23 (1.1%);

1968	S3	45%	Katherine Peden (D)	1,081	60.6%	Marlow Cook (R)	694	38.9%	8 [+]	0.4%	1,783	-12	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 8 (0.4%);
1967	G	47%	Henry Ward (D)	1,012	54.1%	Louie Nunn (R)	843	45.0%	17 [+]	0.9%	1,872	-6	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 17 (0.9%);
1966	S2	36%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	886	61.5%	John Y. Brown (D)	555	38.5%	0	0.0%	1,441	-3	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	43%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,027	59.6%	Louie Nunn (R)	697	40.4%	0	0.0%	1,724	-9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	36%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	905	62.6%	Thruston Morton* (R)	541	37.4%	0	0.0%	1,446	-15	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	59%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,250	52.4%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,136	47.6%	0	0.0%	2,386	-12	0.22%
[-] 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 Nicholas County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	7,472	95.73%	7.9%
Black:	65	0.83%	58.5%
Indian:	10	0.13%	42.9%
Asian:	18	0.23%	12.5%
2+ races:	52	0.67%	10.6%
Hispanic:	188	2.41%	91.8%

Total non-White:	333	4.27%	56.3%

Change in White population:	550	7.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	120	1.7

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	1,900	76.8%	Geoff Young (D)	543	21.9%	32	1.3%	2,475
County Total for 2022-11-08:										2,475

2020-11-03	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	2,345	69.2%	Josh Hicks (D)	985	29.1%	57	1.7%	3,387
County Total for 2020-11-03:										3,387

2018-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	1,603	62.8%	Amy McGrath (D)	924	36.2%	24	0.9%	2,551
County Total for 2018-11-06:										2,551

2016-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	2,033	72.5%	Nancy Jo Kemper (D)	772	27.5%	0	0.0%	2,805
County Total for 2016-11-08:										2,805

2014-11-04	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	1,404	64.1%	Elizabeth Jensen (D)	785	35.9%	0	0.0%	2,189
County Total for 2014-11-04:										2,189

2012-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	1,419	55.9%	Ben Chandler* (D)	1,059	41.7%	62	2.4%	2,540
County Total for 2012-11-06:										2,540

2010-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	1,149	59.8%	John Waltz (D)	771	40.2%	0	0.0%	1,920
County Total for 2010-11-02:										1,920

2008-11-04	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	1,618	58.2%	Michael Kelley (D)	1,160	41.8%	0	0.0%	2,778
County Total for 2008-11-04:										2,778

2006-11-07	KY04	Ken Lucas (D)	1,063	50.9%	Geoff Davis* (R)	821	39.3%	205	9.8%	2,089
County Total for 2006-11-07:										2,089

2004-11-02	KY04	Nick Clooney (D)	1,550	55.1%	Geoff Davis (R)	1,240	44.1%	24	0.9%	2,814
County Total for 2004-11-02:										2,814

2002-11-05	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	876	63.7%	Geoff Davis (R)	470	34.2%	30	2.2%	1,376
County Total for 2002-11-05:										1,376

2000-11-07	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,444	54.9%	Scotty Baesler (D)	717	27.3%	470	17.9%	2,631
County Total for 2000-11-07:										2,631

1998-11-03	KY06	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,034	50.9%	Ernesto Scorsone (D)	984	48.4%	14	0.7%	2,032
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,032

1996-11-05	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	1,278	59.9%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	857	40.1%	0	0.0%	2,135
County Total for 1996-11-05:										2,135

1994-11-08	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	60	70.6%	Sally Skaggs (D)	25	29.4%	0	0.0%	85
1994-11-08	KY06	Matthew Wills (R)	598	52.9%	Scotty Baesler* (D)	533	47.1%	0	0.0%	1,131
County Total for 1994-11-08:										1,216

1992-11-03	KY04	Floyd Poore (D)	119	57.2%	Jim Bunning* (R)	89	42.8%	0	0.0%	208
1992-11-03	KY06	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,476	72.2%	Charles Ellinger (R)	568	27.8%	1	0.0%	2,045
County Total for 1992-11-03:										2,253

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	5,469	1,703	31.1%	3,387	61.9%	379	6.9%	Dem +1,684	Dem +30.8%	92%
2022	5,581	1,652	29.6%	3,560	63.8%	369	6.6%	Dem +1,908	Dem +34.2%	93%
2020	5,600	1,468	26.2%	3,799	67.8%	333	5.9%	Dem +2,331	Dem +41.6%	94%
2018	5,476	1,136	20.7%	4,039	73.8%	301	5.5%	Dem +2,903	Dem +53.0%	93%
2016	5,438	1,014	18.6%	4,137	76.1%	287	5.3%	Dem +3,123	Dem +57.4%	95%
2014	5,354	800	14.9%	4,313	80.6%	241	4.5%	Dem +3,513	Dem +65.6%	95%
2012	5,384	742	13.8%	4,429	82.3%	213	4.0%	Dem +3,687	Dem +68.5%	97%
2010	5,260	641	12.2%	4,443	84.5%	176	3.3%	Dem +3,802	Dem +72.3%	97%
2008	5,341	628	11.8%	4,534	84.9%	179	3.4%	Dem +3,906	Dem +73.1%	99%
2006	5,342	583	10.9%	4,609	86.3%	150	2.8%	Dem +4,026	Dem +75.4%	100%
2004	5,320	559	10.5%	4,596	86.4%	165	3.1%	Dem +4,037	Dem +75.9%	101%
2002	5,230	500	9.6%	4,595	87.9%	135	2.6%	Dem +4,095	Dem +78.3%	100%
2000	4,965	447	9.0%	4,385	88.3%	133	2.7%	Dem +3,938	Dem +79.3%	95%
1998	5,117	416	8.1%	4,555	89.0%	146	2.9%	Dem +4,139	Dem +80.9%	99%
1994	4,612	216	4.7%	4,357	94.5%	39	0.8%	Dem +4,141	Dem +89.8%	91%
1986	4,609	233	5.1%	4,318	93.7%	58	1.3%	Dem +4,085	Dem +88.6%	91%

Nicholas County, KY

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