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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	586	11.9
Deaths:	662	13.4
Net Migration:	-198	-4.0
Net Immigration:	-8	-0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +820	R +235	D + 0.8%
D +585
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,959	R +1,517	R + 13.4%
D +442
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,087	R +2,281	R + 23.5%
D -194

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,267	R +2,046	R + 24.3%
D -779
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	50%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,994	59.6%	Joe Biden (D)	3,880	38.5%	191 [+]	1.9%	10,065	-3	13	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 137 (1.4%);
2016	45%	Donald Trump (R)	5,174	58.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,295	37.2%	379 [+]	4.3%	8,848	-4	13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 207 (2.3%); Jill Stein (Grn) 85 (1.0%); Evan McMullin (I) 68 (0.8%);
2012	40%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,035	52.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,438	44.9%	192 [+]	2.5%	7,665	-8	5	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 89 (1.2%);
2008	44%	Barack Obama (D)	4,074	50.0%	John McCain (R)	3,907	47.9%	173 [+]	2.1%	8,154	-9	2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 101 (1.2%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 42 (0.5%);
2004	48%	John Kerry (D)	4,556	52.3%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,063	46.7%	87 [+]	1.0%	8,706	-13	-4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 56 (0.6%);
2000	41%	George W. Bush (R)	3,546	49.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	3,505	48.5%	175 [+]	2.4%	7,226	-7	1	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 136 (1.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 14 (0.2%);
1996	37%	Bill Clinton* (D)	3,215	51.0%	Robert Dole (R)	2,309	36.6%	780 [+]	12.4%	6,304	-8	-4	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 724 (11.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 26 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	44%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,558	48.9%	George Bush* (R)	2,469	33.9%	1,247 [+]	17.1%	7,274	-7	-3	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,212 (16.7%);
1988	38%	George Bush (R)	3,093	50.9%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,968	48.8%	16 [+]	0.3%	6,077	-5	-3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 5 (0.1%);
1984	43%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,698	57.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,748	42.5%	24	0.4%	6,470	-3	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	42%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,975	49.7%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,758	46.1%	254 [+]	4.2%	5,987	-3	-5	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 191 (3.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 34 (0.6%);
1976	45%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,541	60.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,244	38.2%	83 [+]	1.4%	5,868	-7	-10	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 42 (0.7%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,245	59.5%	George McGovern (D)	2,169	39.7%	44 [+]	0.8%	5,458	-4	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 32 (0.6%);
1968	44%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,017	45.2%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,898	42.6%	544 [+]	12.2%	4,459	1	2	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 541 (12.1%);
1964	48%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	2,824	64.2%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,554	35.4%	18	0.4%	4,396	0	-3	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	62%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,558	51.5%	John Kennedy (D)	2,412	48.5%	0	0.0%	4,970	-2	2	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	61%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	2,470	50.9%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,380	49.0%	7	0.1%	4,857	-3	-7	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	53%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,220	52.7%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,985	47.1%	11	0.3%	4,216	-3	-8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	47%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,097	57.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,502	41.2%	46 [+]	1.3%	3,645	0	-4	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 18 (0.5%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 3 (0.1%);
1944	49%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,944	51.5%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,815	48.1%	15	0.4%	3,774	3	2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	55%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,294	54.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,944	45.8%	2	0.0%	4,240	4	1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	54%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	1,989	54.0%	Alf Landon (R)	1,687	45.8%	8 [+]	0.2%	3,684	6	9	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 3 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 3 (0.1%);
1932	70%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	2,844	63.3%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,622	36.1%	24 [+]	0.5%	4,490	-4	-3	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 12 (0.3%);
1928	51%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,857	61.2%	Al Smith (D)	1,170	38.6%	5 [+]	0.2%	3,032	2	3	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.1%);
1924	44%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,305	53.2%	John Davis (D)	1,092	44.5%	56 [+]	2.3%	2,453	4	-1	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 53 (2.2%);
1920	54%	Warren Harding (R)	1,564	54.9%	James Cox (D)	1,264	44.4%	19 [+]	0.7%	2,847	6	-5	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	36%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	941	51.1%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	881	47.9%	18 [+]	1.0%	1,840	5	5	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 12 (0.7%); Allan Benson (Soc) 5 (0.3%);
1912	32%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	737	44.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	458	27.5%	468 [+]	28.1%	1,663	0	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 417 (25.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 41 (2.5%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 6 (0.4%);
1908	37%	William Taft (R)	1,017	56.3%	William J. Bryan (D)	757	41.9%	33 [+]	1.8%	1,807	8	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	33%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	844	55.1%	Alton Parker (D)	661	43.1%	27 [+]	1.8%	1,532	8	-1	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	39%	William McKinley* (R)	905	53.1%	William J. Bryan (D)	790	46.4%	9 [+]	0.5%	1,704	5	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

3,880

38.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,994

59.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

137

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

10,065

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,295

37.2%

Donald Trump (R)

5,174

58.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

207

2.3%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.0%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.8%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

8,848

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,438

44.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,035

52.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

103

1.3%

TOTAL

7,665

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

4,074

50.0%

John McCain (R)

3,907

47.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

101

1.2%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,154

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,063

46.7%

John Kerry (D)

4,556

52.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,706

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,546

49.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

3,505

48.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

136

1.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,226

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): 1

1996 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

3,215

51.0%

Robert Dole (R)

2,309

36.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

724

11.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,304

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -4

1992 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,558

48.9%

George Bush* (R)

2,469

33.9%

Ross Perot (I)

1,212

16.7%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,274

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -3

1988 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

3,093

50.9%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,968

48.8%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,077

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -3

1984 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

3,698

57.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,748

42.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

6,470

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -2

1980 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,758

46.1%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,975

49.7%

John Anderson (I)

191

3.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,987

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -5

1976 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,541

60.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,244

38.2%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,868

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

1972 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,245

59.5%

George McGovern (D)

2,169

39.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,458

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -1

1968 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

2,017

45.2%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,898

42.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

541

12.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,459

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 2

1964 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

2,824

64.2%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,554

35.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,396

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -3

1956 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

2,470

50.9%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,380

49.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,857

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -7

1952 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,985

47.1%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,220

52.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,216

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -8

1948 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,097

57.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,502

41.2%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.5%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,645

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

1944 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,944

51.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,815

48.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,774

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

1940 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,294

54.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,944

45.8%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

4,240

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

1936 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

1,989

54.0%

Alf Landon (R)

1,687

45.8%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,684

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 9

1932 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

2,844

63.3%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,622

36.1%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,490

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -3

1928 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,857

61.2%

Al Smith (D)

1,170

38.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

3,032

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 3

1924 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,305

53.2%

John Davis (D)

1,092

44.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

2.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

2,453

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

1920 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,564

54.9%

James Cox (D)

1,264

44.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

2,847

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -5

1916 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

881

47.9%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

941

51.1%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.3%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

1,840

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 5

1912 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

737

44.3%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

458

27.5%

William Taft* (R)

417

25.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

2.5%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

1,663

Turnout: 32%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

1908 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,017

56.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

757

41.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,807

Turnout: 37%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 5

1904 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

844

55.1%

Alton Parker (D)

661

43.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,532

Turnout: 33%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): -1

1900 President, Rowan County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

905

53.1%

William J. Bryan (D)

790

46.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,704

Turnout: 39%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rowan County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	32%	Andy Beshear* (D)	3,907	60.8%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,524	39.2%	0	0.0%	6,431	-8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	37%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,235	57.1%	Charles Booker (D)	3,180	42.9%	1 [+]	0.0%	7,416	-5	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2020	S2	50%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,403	53.8%	Amy McGrath (D)	4,175	41.6%	465 [+]	4.6%	10,043	-4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 464 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

2019	G	35%	Andy Beshear (D)	4,045	58.5%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,744	39.7%	129 [+]	1.9%	6,918	-9	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 129 (1.9%);
2016	S3	45%	Jim Gray (D)	4,625	52.9%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,123	47.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	8,750	-10	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2015	G	24%	Jack Conway (D)	2,321	49.7%	Matt Bevin (R)	2,179	46.7%	169 [+]	3.6%	4,669	-6	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 169 (3.6%);
2014	S2	38%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	3,667	49.6%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,453	46.7%	271 [+]	3.7%	7,391	-9	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 271 (3.7%);
2011	G	20%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,308	61.0%	David Williams (R)	1,028	27.2%	446 [+]	11.8%	3,782	-8	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 446 (11.8%);
2010	S3	35%	Jack Conway (D)	3,752	56.5%	Rand Paul (R)	2,883	43.5%	0	0.0%	6,635	-12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	43%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,710	58.7%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,312	41.3%	0	0.0%	8,022	-12	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	27%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,364	68.5%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,549	31.5%	0	0.0%	4,913	-10	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	47%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	5,032	59.8%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,388	40.2%	0	0.0%	8,420	-10	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	29%	Ben Chandler (D)	3,006	57.1%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	2,262	42.9%	0	0.0%	5,268	-12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	31%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,898	52.4%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,632	47.6%	0	0.0%	5,530	-12	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	14%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,575	63.9%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	492	20.0%	396 [+]	16.1%	2,463	-8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 361 (14.7%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 25 (1.0%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 10 (0.4%);
1998	S3	33%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,165	56.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,414	42.7%	68 [+]	1.2%	5,647	-7	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 68 (1.2%);
1996	S2	35%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,960	49.4%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,934	49.0%	99 [+]	1.7%	5,993	-6	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 53 (0.9%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 34 (0.6%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 12 (0.2%);
1995	G	28%	Paul Patton (D)	2,589	54.3%	Larry Forgy (R)	2,152	45.1%	31 [+]	0.6%	4,772	-4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 31 (0.6%);
1992	S3	39%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,572	70.8%	David Williams (R)	1,819	28.2%	67 [+]	1.0%	6,458	-8	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 67 (1.0%);
1991	G	29%	Brereton Jones (D)	3,331	70.1%	Larry Hopkins (R)	1,420	29.9%	0	0.0%	4,751	-5	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	26%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,155	51.3%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,048	48.7%	0	0.0%	4,203	-1	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	22%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,292	65.9%	John Harper (R)	1,182	34.0%	5 [+]	0.1%	3,479	-1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
1986	S3	20%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,322	76.3%	Jackson Andrews (R)	721	23.7%	0	0.0%	3,043	-2	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	40%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,074	51.1%	Mitch McConnell (R)	2,907	48.3%	34 [+]	0.6%	6,015	-2	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 34 (0.6%);
1983	G	36%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,966	56.2%	Jim Bunning (R)	2,263	42.9%	44 [+]	0.8%	5,273	-1	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 44 (0.8%);
1980	S3	37%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,419	64.7%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,869	35.3%	0	0.0%	5,288	0	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	38%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,181	62.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,892	37.3%	0	0.0%	5,073	-3	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	13%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,095	64.3%	Louie Guenthner (R)	577	33.9%	31 [+]	1.8%	1,703	-3	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 31 (1.8%);
1975	G	30%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,745	70.7%	Robert Gable (R)	1,137	29.3%	0	0.0%	3,882	-8	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	33%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,375	57.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,697	41.2%	49 [+]	1.2%	4,121	-3	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 49 (1.2%);
1972	S2	43%	Walter Huddleston (D)	2,651	50.5%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,512	47.8%	89 [+]	1.7%	5,252	0	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 89 (1.7%);
1971	G	43%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,686	55.6%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,921	39.8%	223 [+]	4.6%	4,830	-5	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 205 (4.2%); William Smith (American) 18 (0.4%);

1968	S3	40%	Marlow Cook (R)	2,094	50.8%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,006	48.7%	23 [+]	0.6%	4,123	-1	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 23 (0.6%);
1967	G	45%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,208	49.8%	Henry Ward (D)	2,195	49.5%	32 [+]	0.7%	4,435	-1	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 32 (0.7%);
1966	S2	33%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,054	64.4%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,135	35.6%	0	0.0%	3,189	0	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	48%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,169	51.4%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,049	48.6%	0	0.0%	4,218	2	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	46%	Thruston Morton* (R)	2,023	50.6%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,976	49.4%	0	0.0%	3,999	-2	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	61%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,807	57.1%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,112	42.9%	0	0.0%	4,919	-2	0.45%
[-] 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 Rowan County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	22,864	93.75%	2.7%
Black:	415	1.70%	21.7%
Indian:	41	0.17%	24.2%
Asian:	197	0.81%	8.2%
2+ races:	339	1.39%	65.4%
Hispanic:	532	2.18%	81.0%

Total non-White:	1,524	6.25%	42.8%

Change in White population:	598	2.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	457	2.0

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,881	66.5%	Conor Halbleib (D)	2,454	33.5%	0	0.0%	7,335
County Total for 2022-11-08:										7,335

2020-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,549	66.3%	Matthew Best (D)	3,323	33.7%	0	0.0%	9,872
County Total for 2020-11-03:										9,872

2018-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,603	61.8%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,837	38.1%	10	0.1%	7,450
County Total for 2018-11-06:										7,450

2016-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,452	100.0%				0	0.0%	6,452
County Total for 2016-11-08:										6,452

2014-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,444	63.7%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,529	36.3%	0	0.0%	6,973
County Total for 2014-11-04:										6,973

2012-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,405	60.2%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,918	39.8%	0	0.0%	7,323
County Total for 2012-11-06:										7,323

2010-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,964	61.5%	Jim Holbert (D)	2,486	38.5%	0	0.0%	6,450
County Total for 2010-11-02:										6,450

2008-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,676	71.2%	Jim Holbert (I)	1,891	28.8%	0	0.0%	6,567
County Total for 2008-11-04:										6,567

2006-11-07	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	3,448	56.0%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,713	44.0%	0	0.0%	6,161
County Total for 2006-11-07:										6,161

2004-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,498	100.0%				0	0.0%	4,498
County Total for 2004-11-02:										4,498

2002-11-05	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	2,655	54.4%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	2,222	45.6%	0	0.0%	4,877
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,877

2000-11-07	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	3,963	64.1%	Don Bell (R)	2,050	33.1%	173	2.8%	6,186
County Total for 2000-11-07:										6,186

1998-11-03	KY04	Ken Lucas (D)	2,930	58.8%	Gex Williams (R)	2,056	41.2%	0	0.0%	4,986
County Total for 1998-11-03:										4,986

1996-11-05	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,195	55.4%	Denny Bowman (D)	2,577	44.6%	0	0.0%	5,772
County Total for 1996-11-05:										5,772

1994-11-08	KY04	Jim Bunning* (R)	1,384	62.5%	Sally Skaggs (D)	832	37.5%	0	0.0%	2,216
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,216

1992-11-03	KY04	Floyd Poore (D)	3,251	50.0%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,249	50.0%	0	0.0%	6,500
County Total for 1992-11-03:										6,500

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	17,133	6,452	37.7%	8,959	52.3%	1,722	10.1%	Dem +2,507	Dem +14.6%	86%
2022	17,251	6,400	37.1%	9,203	53.3%	1,648	9.6%	Dem +2,803	Dem +16.2%	87%
2020	16,264	5,722	35.2%	9,194	56.5%	1,348	8.3%	Dem +3,472	Dem +21.3%	82%
2018	15,071	4,692	31.1%	9,220	61.2%	1,159	7.7%	Dem +4,528	Dem +30.0%	76%
2016	14,847	4,463	30.1%	9,287	62.6%	1,097	7.4%	Dem +4,824	Dem +32.5%	76%
2014	14,263	3,929	27.5%	9,394	65.9%	940	6.6%	Dem +5,465	Dem +38.3%	74%
2012	13,501	3,502	25.9%	9,139	67.7%	860	6.4%	Dem +5,637	Dem +41.8%	71%
2010	13,040	3,279	25.1%	9,011	69.1%	750	5.8%	Dem +5,732	Dem +44.0%	69%
2008	13,759	3,408	24.8%	9,534	69.3%	817	5.9%	Dem +6,126	Dem +44.5%	74%
2006	13,276	3,345	25.2%	9,195	69.3%	736	5.5%	Dem +5,850	Dem +44.1%	73%
2004	13,970	3,590	25.7%	9,549	68.4%	831	5.9%	Dem +5,959	Dem +42.7%	77%
2002	13,456	3,312	24.6%	9,418	70.0%	726	5.4%	Dem +6,106	Dem +45.4%	75%
2000	13,138	3,287	25.0%	9,104	69.3%	747	5.7%	Dem +5,817	Dem +44.3%	75%
1998	13,855	3,288	23.7%	9,779	70.6%	788	5.7%	Dem +6,491	Dem +46.8%	80%
1994	12,433	3,029	24.4%	9,004	72.4%	400	3.2%	Dem +5,975	Dem +48.1%	74%
1986	11,255	2,895	25.7%	7,878	70.0%	482	4.3%	Dem +4,983	Dem +44.3%	73%

Rowan County, KY

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