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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	363	12.4
Deaths:	456	15.6
Net Migration:	100	3.4
Net Immigration:	5	0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +911	R +753	R + 1.7%
D +158
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,959	R +2,496	R + 30.0%
D -537
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,839	R +2,544	R + 32.4%
D -705

2016 vs. 2008	R +928	R +1,791	R + 30.7%
D -863
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,515	79.6%	Joe Biden (D)	1,322	19.1%	88 [+]	1.3%	6,925	18	33	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 56 (0.8%);
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	4,604	76.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,164	19.4%	239 [+]	4.0%	6,007	14	31	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 145 (2.4%); Evan McMullin (I) 66 (1.1%); Jill Stein (Grn) 27 (0.4%);
2012	49%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,556	64.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,859	33.6%	119 [+]	2.2%	5,534	4	17	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 58 (1.0%);
2008	53%	John McCain (R)	3,676	63.4%	Barack Obama (D)	2,027	34.9%	99 [+]	1.7%	5,802	6	18	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 60 (1.0%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 15 (0.3%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,045	67.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,940	32.2%	40 [+]	0.7%	6,025	8	16	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 24 (0.4%);
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	3,044	63.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,670	34.8%	89 [+]	1.9%	4,803	7	15	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 57 (1.2%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 13 (0.3%);
1996	48%	Robert Dole (R)	2,177	47.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	1,926	41.8%	509 [+]	11.0%	4,612	2	7	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 462 (10.0%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 14 (0.3%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	53%	George Bush* (R)	1,810	38.8%	Bill Clinton (D)	1,740	37.3%	1,119 [+]	24.0%	4,669	-3	1	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,086 (23.3%);
1988	49%	George Bush (R)	2,487	60.8%	Michael Dukakis (D)	1,576	38.5%	28 [+]	0.7%	4,091	5	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 14 (0.3%);
1984	55%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,767	63.8%	Walter Mondale (D)	1,529	35.2%	44	1.0%	4,340	4	5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	52%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	1,992	51.5%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,757	45.4%	117 [+]	3.0%	3,866	-4	-5	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 69 (1.8%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 25 (0.6%);
1976	50%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,147	62.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,230	35.9%	50 [+]	1.5%	3,427	-10	-12	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 20 (0.6%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	1,966	67.3%	George McGovern (D)	909	31.1%	47 [+]	1.6%	2,922	4	7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 40 (1.4%);
1968	61%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,614	45.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,156	32.7%	763 [+]	21.6%	3,533	2	2	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 760 (21.5%);
1964	66%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,495	65.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,313	34.4%	7	0.2%	3,815	-1	-4	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	68%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,387	61.5%	John Kennedy (D)	1,497	38.5%	0	0.0%	3,884	8	12	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	75%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,273	54.5%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,889	45.3%	12	0.3%	4,174	0	-3	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	71%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	1,993	51.2%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,895	48.7%	4	0.1%	3,892	-1	-7	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	63%	Harry Truman* (D)	1,958	57.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,373	40.2%	86 [+]	2.5%	3,417	-1	-5	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 24 (0.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 5 (0.1%);
1944	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,096	51.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,977	48.3%	17	0.4%	4,090	3	2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	73%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,165	51.4%	Wendell Willkie (R)	2,029	48.2%	14	0.3%	4,208	6	3	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	78%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,432	56.4%	Alf Landon (R)	1,837	42.6%	42 [+]	1.0%	4,311	3	6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 21 (0.5%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	82%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,745	59.4%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,812	39.2%	63 [+]	1.4%	4,620	-1	0	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 8 (0.2%);
1928	84%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,196	67.0%	Al Smith (D)	1,567	32.9%	5 [+]	0.1%	4,768	8	9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1924	73%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,117	49.3%	John Davis (D)	2,028	47.3%	145 [+]	3.4%	4,290	1	-5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 141 (3.3%);
1920	79%	James Cox (D)	2,598	54.7%	Warren Harding (R)	2,105	44.3%	49 [+]	1.0%	4,752	-5	-16	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	50%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,728	58.1%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,206	40.5%	42 [+]	1.4%	2,976	-6	-6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 26 (0.9%); Allan Benson (Soc) 13 (0.4%);
1912	43%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,310	51.6%	William Taft* (R)	746	29.4%	484 [+]	19.1%	2,540	4	6	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 365 (14.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 80 (3.1%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 35 (1.4%);
1908	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,543	54.8%	William Taft (R)	1,177	41.8%	98 [+]	3.5%	2,818	-6	-10	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	42%	Alton Parker (D)	1,421	50.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,246	44.5%	132 [+]	4.7%	2,799	-3	-12	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	49%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,862	53.4%	William McKinley* (R)	1,580	45.3%	48 [+]	1.4%	3,490	-3	-6	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,322

19.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,515

79.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,925

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 33

2016 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,164

19.4%

Donald Trump (R)

4,604

76.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

145

2.4%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.4%

Evan McMullin (I)

1.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,007

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 31

2012 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,859

33.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,556

64.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

5,534

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,027

34.9%

John McCain (R)

3,676

63.4%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,802

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 18

2004 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,045

67.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,940

32.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,025

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 16

2000 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,044

63.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,670

34.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.2%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,803

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 15

1996 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

1,926

41.8%

Robert Dole (R)

2,177

47.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

462

10.0%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,612

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 7

1992 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

1,740

37.3%

George Bush* (R)

1,810

38.8%

Ross Perot (I)

1,086

23.3%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,669

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

1988 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,487

60.8%

Michael Dukakis (D)

1,576

38.5%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,091

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 7

1984 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,767

63.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

1,529

35.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,340

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

1980 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,757

45.4%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

1,992

51.5%

John Anderson (I)

1.8%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

3,866

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

1976 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,147

62.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,230

35.9%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

3,427

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -12

1972 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

1,966

67.3%

George McGovern (D)

909

31.1%

John Schmitz (Amer)

1.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,922

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 7

1968 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,614

45.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,156

32.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

760

21.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,533

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

1964 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,495

65.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,313

34.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,815

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,273

54.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,889

45.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,174

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

1952 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,895

48.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

1,993

51.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,892

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

1948 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

1,958

57.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,373

40.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,417

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

1944 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,096

51.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,977

48.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,090

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,165

51.4%

Wendell Willkie (R)

2,029

48.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,208

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

1936 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,432

56.4%

Alf Landon (R)

1,837

42.6%

William Lemke (Union)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,311

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 6

1932 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,745

59.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,812

39.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,620

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1928 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,196

67.0%

Al Smith (D)

1,567

32.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,768

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

1924 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,117

49.3%

John Davis (D)

2,028

47.3%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

141

3.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,290

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

1920 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,105

44.3%

James Cox (D)

2,598

54.7%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,752

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -16

1916 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,728

58.1%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,206

40.5%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.4%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,976

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

1912 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,310

51.6%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

365

14.4%

William Taft* (R)

746

29.4%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

3.1%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

1.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

2,540

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 6

1908 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,177

41.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,543

54.8%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

2,818

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,246

44.5%

Alton Parker (D)

1,421

50.8%

Other

132

4.7%

TOTAL

2,799

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -12

1900 President, Pendleton County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,580

45.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,862

53.4%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

3,490

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -6

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Pendleton County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	35%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,444	61.8%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,511	38.2%	0	0.0%	3,955	14	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	44%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,841	78.5%	Charles Booker (D)	1,051	21.5%	0	0.0%	4,892	17	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	62%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,993	72.2%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,570	22.7%	350 [+]	5.1%	6,913	14	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 350 (5.1%);

2019	G	37%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,547	61.5%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,502	36.3%	92 [+]	2.2%	4,141	13	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 92 (2.2%);
2016	S3	52%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,376	74.6%	Jim Gray (D)	1,493	25.4%	0	0.0%	5,869	17	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	23%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,567	59.9%	Jack Conway (D)	936	35.8%	112 [+]	4.3%	2,615	7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 112 (4.3%);
2014	S2	38%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,715	63.9%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,304	30.7%	231 [+]	5.4%	4,250	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 231 (5.4%);
2011	G	19%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,159	53.7%	David Williams (R)	881	40.8%	120 [+]	5.6%	2,160	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 120 (5.6%);
2010	S3	36%	Rand Paul (R)	2,525	63.2%	Jack Conway (D)	1,472	36.8%	0	0.0%	3,997	7	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	51%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,520	62.0%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	2,155	38.0%	0	0.0%	5,675	9	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	27%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,636	55.4%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,318	44.6%	0	0.0%	2,954	3	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	55%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,824	65.2%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,042	34.8%	0	0.0%	5,866	15	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	32%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,017	59.8%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,358	40.2%	0	0.0%	3,375	5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	34%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,538	71.8%	Lois Weinberg (D)	995	28.2%	0	0.0%	3,533	7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	13%	Paul Patton* (D)	907	67.8%	Peppy Martin (R)	273	20.4%	157 [+]	11.7%	1,337	-2	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 143 (10.7%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 8 (0.6%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 6 (0.4%);
1998	S3	31%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,955	63.3%	Scotty Baesler (D)	1,106	35.8%	26 [+]	0.8%	3,087	14	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 26 (0.8%);
1996	S2	43%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,494	59.8%	Steve Beshear (D)	1,580	37.9%	94 [+]	2.3%	4,168	4	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 44 (1.1%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 27 (0.6%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 23 (0.6%);
1995	G	30%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,532	53.8%	Paul Patton (D)	1,313	46.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,846	5	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	S3	41%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,480	68.6%	David Williams (R)	1,047	29.0%	86 [+]	2.4%	3,613	-7	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 86 (2.4%);
1991	G	30%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,738	66.4%	Larry Hopkins (R)	880	33.6%	0	0.0%	2,618	-2	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	34%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,581	54.8%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,306	45.2%	0	0.0%	2,887	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	30%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	1,762	70.8%	John Harper (R)	725	29.2%	0	0.0%	2,487	-6	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	26%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,687	81.0%	Jackson Andrews (R)	395	19.0%	0	0.0%	2,082	-7	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	48%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,970	51.9%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,798	47.4%	29 [+]	0.8%	3,797	-3	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 29 (0.8%);
1983	G	43%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	1,885	56.7%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,427	42.9%	15 [+]	0.5%	3,327	-1	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 15 (0.5%);
1980	S3	29%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,282	58.3%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	916	41.7%	0	0.0%	2,198	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	36%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,576	61.6%	Louie Nunn (R)	982	38.4%	0	0.0%	2,558	-2	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	25%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,252	72.6%	Louie Guenthner (R)	436	25.3%	36 [+]	2.1%	1,724	-12	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 36 (2.1%);
1975	G	26%	Julian Carroll* (D)	1,359	77.2%	Robert Gable (R)	402	22.8%	0	0.0%	1,761	-14	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	28%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,303	68.7%	Marlow Cook* (R)	570	30.0%	24 [+]	1.3%	1,897	-14	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 24 (1.3%);
1972	S2	43%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,473	52.2%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,336	47.3%	15 [+]	0.5%	2,824	5	0.27%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 15 (0.5%);
1971	G	45%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,576	58.0%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,028	37.8%	113 [+]	4.2%	2,717	-6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 103 (3.8%); William Smith (American) 10 (0.4%);

1968	S3	52%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,531	51.0%	Katherine Peden (D)	1,446	48.2%	26 [+]	0.9%	3,003	0	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 26 (0.9%);
1967	G	53%	Henry Ward (D)	1,554	50.8%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,500	49.0%	8 [+]	0.3%	3,062	-2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 8 (0.3%);
1966	S2	46%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,548	58.3%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,108	41.7%	0	0.0%	2,656	-6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	53%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,579	51.7%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,476	48.3%	0	0.0%	3,055	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	49%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,480	52.4%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,346	47.6%	0	0.0%	2,826	0	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	64%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,274	61.9%	Keen Johnson (D)	1,399	38.1%	0	0.0%	3,673	3	0.34%
[-] 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 Pendleton County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	13,987	95.31%	3.7%
Black:	148	1.01%	214.9%
Indian:	45	0.31%	80.0%
Asian:	53	0.36%	152.4%
2+ races:	214	1.46%	81.4%
Hispanic:	229	1.56%	60.1%

Total non-White:	689	4.69%	93.5%

Change in White population:	-534	-3.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	333	2.2

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	3,844	78.9%	Matthew Lehman (D)	888	18.2%	141	2.9%	4,873
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,873

2020-11-03	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	5,535	80.7%	Alexandra Owensby (D)	1,321	19.3%	0	0.0%	6,856
County Total for 2020-11-03:										6,856

2018-11-06	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	3,242	70.9%	Seth Hall (D)	1,193	26.1%	140	3.1%	4,575
County Total for 2018-11-06:										4,575

2016-11-08	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	4,455	77.9%	Calvin Sidle (D)	1,262	22.1%	0	0.0%	5,717
County Total for 2016-11-08:										5,717

2014-11-04	KY04	Thomas Massie* (R)	2,669	65.6%	Peter Newberry (D)	1,398	34.4%	0	0.0%	4,067
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,067

2012-11-06	KY04	Thomas Massie (R)	3,216	61.2%	Bill Adkins (D)	1,908	36.3%	134	2.5%	5,258
County Total for 2012-11-06:										5,258

2010-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	2,788	70.5%	John Waltz (D)	1,166	29.5%	0	0.0%	3,954
County Total for 2010-11-02:										3,954

2008-11-04	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	3,579	64.3%	Michael Kelley (D)	1,989	35.7%	0	0.0%	5,568
County Total for 2008-11-04:										5,568

2006-11-07	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	2,194	53.0%	Ken Lucas (D)	1,747	42.2%	196	4.7%	4,137
County Total for 2006-11-07:										4,137

2004-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis (R)	3,376	57.6%	Nick Clooney (D)	2,342	40.0%	140	2.4%	5,858
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,858

2002-11-05	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	1,853	50.9%	Geoff Davis (R)	1,734	47.6%	54	1.5%	3,641
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,641

2000-11-07	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	2,867	64.3%	Don Bell (R)	1,508	33.8%	84	1.9%	4,459
County Total for 2000-11-07:										4,459

1998-11-03	KY04	Ken Lucas (D)	1,665	56.0%	Gex Williams (R)	1,306	44.0%	0	0.0%	2,971
County Total for 1998-11-03:										2,971

1996-11-05	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,914	69.4%	Denny Bowman (D)	1,282	30.6%	0	0.0%	4,196
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,196

1994-11-08	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,872	76.8%	Sally Skaggs (D)	567	23.2%	0	0.0%	2,439
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,439

1992-11-03	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,636	62.9%	Floyd Poore (D)	1,555	37.1%	0	0.0%	4,191
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,191

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	10,718	5,678	53.0%	4,006	37.4%	1,034	9.6%	Rep +1,672	Rep +15.6%	96%
2022	10,808	5,585	51.7%	4,216	39.0%	1,007	9.3%	Rep +1,369	Rep +12.7%	97%
2020	10,785	5,102	47.3%	4,721	43.8%	962	8.9%	Rep +381	Rep +3.5%	97%
2018	10,374	4,237	40.8%	5,249	50.6%	888	8.6%	Dem +1,012	Dem +9.8%	93%
2016	10,324	3,910	37.9%	5,544	53.7%	870	8.4%	Dem +1,634	Dem +15.8%	92%
2014	10,190	3,496	34.3%	5,900	57.9%	794	7.8%	Dem +2,404	Dem +23.6%	91%
2012	9,994	3,304	33.1%	5,962	59.7%	728	7.3%	Dem +2,658	Dem +26.6%	89%
2010	9,699	3,021	31.1%	6,040	62.3%	638	6.6%	Dem +3,019	Dem +31.1%	87%
2008	9,841	2,963	30.1%	6,270	63.7%	608	6.2%	Dem +3,307	Dem +33.6%	89%
2006	9,702	2,855	29.4%	6,296	64.9%	551	5.7%	Dem +3,441	Dem +35.5%	89%
2004	9,610	2,653	27.6%	6,428	66.9%	529	5.5%	Dem +3,775	Dem +39.3%	90%
2002	9,031	2,204	24.4%	6,355	70.4%	472	5.2%	Dem +4,151	Dem +46.0%	86%
2000	8,686	1,719	19.8%	6,442	74.2%	525	6.0%	Dem +4,723	Dem +54.4%	84%
1998	8,617	1,390	16.1%	6,686	77.6%	541	6.3%	Dem +5,296	Dem +61.5%	87%
1994	7,408	866	11.7%	6,427	86.8%	115	1.6%	Dem +5,561	Dem +75.1%	80%
1986	6,032	733	12.2%	5,215	86.5%	84	1.4%	Dem +4,482	Dem +74.3%	74%

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