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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,581	13.8
Deaths:	1,198	10.5
Net Migration:	1,556	13.6
Net Immigration:	19	0.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +2,715	D +137	D + 6.8%
D +2,852
2020 vs. 2012	R +5,088	R +2,053	D + 0.1%
D +3,035
2020 vs. 2008	R +5,985	R +3,130	R + 4.5%
D +2,855

2016 vs. 2008	R +3,270	R +3,267	R + 11.3%
D +3
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	65%	Donald Trump* (R)	17,767	61.3%	Joe Biden (D)	10,567	36.5%	635 [+]	2.2%	28,969	-1	15	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 480 (1.7%);
2016	61%	Donald Trump (R)	15,052	62.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	7,715	31.9%	1,433 [+]	5.9%	24,200	0	16	1.26%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 853 (3.5%); Evan McMullin (I) 402 (1.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 139 (0.6%);
2012	57%	Mitt Romney (R)	12,679	61.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	7,532	36.6%	362 [+]	1.8%	20,573	1	14	1.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 205 (1.0%);
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	11,782	59.7%	Barack Obama (D)	7,712	39.1%	236 [+]	1.2%	19,730	2	14	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 123 (0.6%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 60 (0.3%);
2004	60%	George W. Bush* (R)	10,600	62.2%	John Kerry (D)	6,325	37.1%	125 [+]	0.7%	17,050	3	11	0.95%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 86 (0.5%);
2000	57%	George W. Bush (R)	7,952	57.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	5,472	39.7%	362 [+]	2.6%	13,786	1	10	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 272 (2.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 35 (0.3%);
1996	45%	Robert Dole (R)	4,349	45.2%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,258	44.3%	1,008 [+]	10.5%	9,615	0	5	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 977 (10.2%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 12 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	George Bush* (R)	3,810	41.1%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,639	39.2%	1,824 [+]	19.7%	9,273	0	4	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,800 (19.4%);
1988	47%	George Bush (R)	4,482	56.7%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,380	42.7%	46 [+]	0.6%	7,908	1	3	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 12 (0.2%);
1984	44%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	4,461	62.4%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,606	36.5%	77	1.1%	7,144	2	4	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	44%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,531	53.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,868	43.0%	268 [+]	4.0%	6,667	-6	-8	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 197 (3.0%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 28 (0.4%);
1976	42%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,118	55.3%	Gerald Ford* (R)	2,408	42.7%	112 [+]	2.0%	5,638	-3	-5	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 37 (0.7%);
1972	40%	Richard Nixon* (R)	3,255	64.8%	George McGovern (D)	1,642	32.7%	129 [+]	2.6%	5,026	1	4	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 119 (2.4%);
1968	48%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,961	39.3%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,748	35.1%	1,275 [+]	25.6%	4,984	-9	-8	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,242 (24.9%);
1964	48%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,289	70.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,330	28.7%	20	0.4%	4,639	-7	-10	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	53%	John Kennedy (D)	2,598	54.1%	Richard Nixon (R)	2,200	45.9%	0	0.0%	4,798	-8	-4	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	54%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,860	59.0%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,940	40.0%	48	1.0%	4,848	-14	-17	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	59%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,171	60.3%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	2,077	39.5%	13	0.2%	5,261	-10	-16	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	60%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,548	69.2%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,352	26.4%	228 [+]	4.4%	5,128	-15	-19	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 91 (1.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.1%);
1944	63%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,627	69.1%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,589	30.3%	32	0.6%	5,248	-15	-16	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	72%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,039	69.1%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,795	30.7%	15	0.3%	5,849	-12	-14	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	75%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,966	67.9%	Alf Landon (R)	1,861	31.9%	11 [+]	0.2%	5,838	-8	-5	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4 (0.1%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	85%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,572	69.8%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,943	29.7%	36 [+]	0.5%	6,551	-10	-10	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1928	78%	Herbert Hoover (R)	3,192	52.8%	Al Smith (D)	2,843	47.0%	8 [+]	0.1%	6,043	-7	-5	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 6 (0.1%);
1924	78%	John Davis (D)	3,805	61.5%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	2,315	37.4%	68 [+]	1.1%	6,188	-11	-17	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 38 (0.6%);
1920	95%	James Cox (D)	4,993	65.0%	Warren Harding (R)	2,661	34.7%	25 [+]	0.3%	7,679	-15	-26	0.84%
[-] 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)	2,611	63.2%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,486	36.0%	34 [+]	0.8%	4,131	-11	-10	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 21 (0.5%); Allan Benson (Soc) 7 (0.2%);
1912	46%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,361	60.0%	William Taft* (R)	1,047	26.6%	527 [+]	13.4%	3,935	1	3	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 480 (12.2%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 27 (0.7%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 17 (0.4%);
1908	51%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,476	57.4%	William Taft (R)	1,794	41.6%	43 [+]	1.0%	4,313	-6	-10	0.88%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	48%	Alton Parker (D)	2,374	57.1%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,713	41.2%	74 [+]	1.8%	4,161	-6	-15	0.95%
[-] 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)	2,539	54.2%	William McKinley* (R)	2,107	45.0%	41 [+]	0.9%	4,687	-4	-7	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

10,567

36.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

17,767

61.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

480

1.7%

Other

155

0.5%

TOTAL

28,969

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 15

2016 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

7,715

31.9%

Donald Trump (R)

15,052

62.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

853

3.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

139

0.6%

Evan McMullin (I)

402

1.7%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

24,200

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

7,532

36.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

12,679

61.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

205

1.0%

Other

157

0.8%

TOTAL

20,573

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

7,712

39.1%

John McCain (R)

11,782

59.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

123

0.6%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

19,730

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 14

2004 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

10,600

62.2%

John Kerry (D)

6,325

37.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

17,050

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

7,952

57.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

5,472

39.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

272

2.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

13,786

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 10

1996 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

4,258

44.3%

Robert Dole (R)

4,349

45.2%

Ross Perot (Ref)

977

10.2%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

9,615

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 5

1992 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,639

39.2%

George Bush* (R)

3,810

41.1%

Ross Perot (I)

1,800

19.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

9,273

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 4

1988 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

4,482

56.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

3,380

42.7%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

7,908

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

1984 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

4,461

62.4%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,606

36.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

7,144

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 4

1980 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,868

43.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,531

53.0%

John Anderson (I)

197

3.0%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,667

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -8

1976 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,118

55.3%

Gerald Ford* (R)

2,408

42.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

5,638

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

1972 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

3,255

64.8%

George McGovern (D)

1,642

32.7%

John Schmitz (Amer)

119

2.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,026

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 4

1968 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,748

35.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,961

39.3%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,242

24.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,984

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -9	Diff (US): -8

1964 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,289

70.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,330

28.7%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,639

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

1960 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

2,598

54.1%

Richard Nixon (R)

2,200

45.9%

TOTAL

4,798

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -4

1956 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,940

40.0%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,860

59.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,848

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -17

1952 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

2,077

39.5%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,171

60.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,261

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -16

1948 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,548

69.2%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,352

26.4%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

1.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

133

2.6%

TOTAL

5,128

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -19

1944 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,627

69.1%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,589

30.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,248

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -16

1940 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,039

69.1%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,795

30.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,849

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -14

1936 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,966

67.9%

Alf Landon (R)

1,861

31.9%

William Lemke (Union)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,838

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -5

1932 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,572

69.8%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,943

29.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,551

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

1928 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

3,192

52.8%

Al Smith (D)

2,843

47.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,043

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -5

1924 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

2,315

37.4%

John Davis (D)

3,805

61.5%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

0.6%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,188

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -17

1920 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

2,661

34.7%

James Cox (D)

4,993

65.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

7,679

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -26

1916 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,611

63.2%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,486

36.0%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.5%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,131

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -10

1912 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,361

60.0%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

480

12.2%

William Taft* (R)

1,047

26.6%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.7%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

3,935

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 3

1908 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,794

41.6%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,476

57.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,313

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -10

1904 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,713

41.2%

Alton Parker (D)

2,374

57.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

4,161

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -15

1900 President, Scott County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

2,107

45.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,539

54.2%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,687

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Scott County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	44%	Andy Beshear* (D)	10,575	54.6%	Daniel Cameron (R)	8,801	45.4%	1 [+]	0.0%	19,377	-2	1.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2023: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2022	S3	46%	Rand Paul* (R)	12,302	60.0%	Charles Booker (D)	8,198	40.0%	3 [+]	0.0%	20,503	-2	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Other (Write-in) 3 (0.0%);
2020	S2	65%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	16,408	56.6%	Amy McGrath (D)	11,251	38.8%	1,318 [+]	4.5%	28,977	-1	1.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 1,314 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.0%);

2019	G	47%	Andy Beshear (D)	9,827	49.1%	Matt Bevin* (R)	9,730	48.6%	458 [+]	2.3%	20,015	0	1.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 458 (2.3%);
2016	S3	61%	Rand Paul* (R)	13,340	55.2%	Jim Gray (D)	10,835	44.8%	0	0.0%	24,175	-2	1.27%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	31%	Matt Bevin (R)	6,165	51.3%	Jack Conway (D)	5,232	43.5%	617 [+]	5.1%	12,014	-1	1.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 617 (5.1%);
2014	S2	44%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	9,371	55.6%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	6,767	40.2%	706 [+]	4.2%	16,844	-1	1.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 706 (4.2%);
2011	G	28%	Steve Beshear* (D)	5,241	52.8%	David Williams (R)	2,843	28.6%	1,841 [+]	18.5%	9,925	-7	1.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 1,841 (18.5%);
2010	S3	43%	Rand Paul (R)	8,577	57.8%	Jack Conway (D)	6,250	42.1%	1 [+]	0.0%	14,828	2	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2010: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);

2008	S2	60%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	10,267	52.6%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	9,238	47.4%	0	0.0%	19,505	0	1.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	37%	Steve Beshear (D)	6,333	54.9%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	5,209	45.1%	0	0.0%	11,542	4	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	58%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	8,364	50.7%	Jim Bunning* (R)	8,126	49.3%	0	0.0%	16,490	-1	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	38%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	5,940	57.1%	Ben Chandler (D)	4,460	42.9%	0	0.0%	10,400	2	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	33%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,454	63.3%	Lois Weinberg (D)	3,159	36.7%	0	0.0%	8,613	-1	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	20%	Paul Patton* (D)	2,618	55.0%	Gatewood Galbraith (Reform)	1,303	27.4%	838 [+]	17.6%	4,759	-6	0.82%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Peppy Martin (R) 764 (16.1%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 47 (1.0%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 27 (0.6%);
1998	S3	37%	Scotty Baesler (D)	4,507	53.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	3,864	45.7%	88 [+]	1.0%	8,459	-4	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 88 (1.0%);
1996	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,874	54.3%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,969	44.2%	130 [+]	1.4%	8,973	-1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 56 (0.6%); Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 45 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 29 (0.3%);
1995	G	32%	Larry Forgy (R)	3,436	51.2%	Paul Patton (D)	3,215	47.9%	63 [+]	0.9%	6,714	2	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 63 (0.9%);
1992	S3	44%	Wendell Ford* (D)	5,305	63.8%	David Williams (R)	2,913	35.0%	97 [+]	1.2%	8,315	-1	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 97 (1.2%);
1991	G	32%	Brereton Jones (D)	3,705	63.9%	Larry Hopkins (R)	2,094	36.1%	0	0.0%	5,799	1	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	31%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,696	50.4%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,655	49.6%	0	0.0%	5,351	-2	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	30%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,067	60.9%	John Harper (R)	1,955	38.8%	18 [+]	0.4%	5,040	4	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 18 (0.4%);
1986	S3	17%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,433	84.7%	Jackson Andrews (R)	441	15.3%	0	0.0%	2,874	-10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	41%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,360	51.4%	Mitch McConnell (R)	3,118	47.7%	62 [+]	0.9%	6,540	-2	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 62 (0.9%);
1983	G	35%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,567	64.8%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,809	32.8%	131 [+]	2.4%	5,507	-11	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 131 (2.4%);
1980	S3	37%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,146	73.3%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	1,514	26.7%	0	0.0%	5,660	-8	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	33%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,173	67.6%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,520	32.4%	0	0.0%	4,693	-8	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	19%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,857	68.4%	Louie Guenthner (R)	747	27.5%	111 [+]	4.1%	2,715	-9	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 111 (4.1%);
1975	G	22%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,238	76.2%	Robert Gable (R)	700	23.8%	0	0.0%	2,938	-13	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	25%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,868	58.6%	Marlow Cook* (R)	1,213	38.0%	108 [+]	3.4%	3,189	-6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 108 (3.4%);
1972	S2	39%	Walter Huddleston (D)	2,624	53.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	2,198	44.9%	68 [+]	1.4%	4,890	-3	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 68 (1.4%);
1971	G	36%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,033	49.6%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,414	34.5%	655 [+]	16.0%	4,102	-10	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 609 (14.8%); William Smith (American) 46 (1.1%);

1968	S3	41%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,419	57.1%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,786	42.1%	33 [+]	0.8%	4,238	-9	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 33 (0.8%);
1967	G	38%	Henry Ward (D)	2,072	53.9%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,737	45.2%	32 [+]	0.8%	3,841	-6	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 32 (0.8%);
1966	S2	34%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,932	55.8%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,528	44.2%	0	0.0%	3,460	-9	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	35%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,942	58.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,368	41.3%	0	0.0%	3,310	-8	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	31%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,629	56.2%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,271	43.8%	0	0.0%	2,900	-9	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	51%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	2,415	52.1%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,222	47.9%	0	0.0%	4,637	-7	0.43%
[-] 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 Scott County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	50,747	85.87%	22.5%
Black:	3,286	5.56%	35.1%
Indian:	141	0.24%	34.3%
Asian:	799	1.35%	87.6%
2+ races:	1,241	2.10%	77.5%
Hispanic:	2,885	4.88%	44.7%

Total non-White:	8,352	14.13%	45.7%

Change in White population:	9,306	19.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,620	5.6

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	13,593	67.8%	Geoff Young (D)	6,043	30.2%	404	2.0%	20,040
County Total for 2022-11-08:										20,040

2020-11-03	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	18,699	64.6%	Josh Hicks (D)	9,678	33.4%	565	2.0%	28,942
County Total for 2020-11-03:										28,942

2018-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	12,522	57.0%	Amy McGrath (D)	9,159	41.7%	288	1.3%	21,969
County Total for 2018-11-06:										21,969

2016-11-08	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	16,472	68.6%	Nancy Jo Kemper (D)	7,557	31.4%	0	0.0%	24,029
County Total for 2016-11-08:										24,029

2014-11-04	KY06	Andy Barr* (R)	11,081	66.4%	Elizabeth Jensen (D)	5,610	33.6%	0	0.0%	16,691
County Total for 2014-11-04:										16,691

2012-11-06	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	11,285	55.2%	Ben Chandler* (D)	8,520	41.6%	652	3.2%	20,457
County Total for 2012-11-06:										20,457

2010-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	1,182	67.0%	John Waltz (D)	582	33.0%	0	0.0%	1,764
2010-11-02	KY06	Andy Barr (R)	7,035	53.7%	Ben Chandler* (D)	6,051	46.2%	7	0.1%	13,093
County Total for 2010-11-02:										14,857

2008-11-04	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	1,443	63.8%	Michael Kelley (D)	819	36.2%	0	0.0%	2,262
2008-11-04	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	10,536	62.4%	Jon Larson (R)	6,339	37.6%	0	0.0%	16,875
County Total for 2008-11-04:										19,137

2006-11-07	KY04	Geoff Davis* (R)	759	51.6%	Ken Lucas (D)	604	41.0%	109	7.4%	1,472
2006-11-07	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	7,586	84.3%	Paul Ard (Libertarian)	1,408	15.7%	0	0.0%	8,994
County Total for 2006-11-07:										10,466

2004-11-02	KY04	Geoff Davis (R)	1,270	59.6%	Nick Clooney (D)	835	39.2%	26	1.2%	2,131
2004-11-02	KY06	Ben Chandler* (D)	8,201	58.1%	Tom Buford (R)	5,743	40.7%	160	1.1%	14,104
County Total for 2004-11-02:										16,235

2004-02-17 sp	KY06	Ben Chandler (D)	3,444	54.4%	Alice Kerr (R)	2,791	44.0%	101	1.6%	6,336
County Total for 2004-02-17:										6,336

2002-11-05	KY04	Ken Lucas* (D)	571	53.9%	Geoff Davis (R)	488	46.1%	0	0.0%	1,059
2002-11-05	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	4,865	73.5%	Gatewood Galbraith (I)	1,606	24.3%	144	2.2%	6,615
County Total for 2002-11-05:										7,674

2000-11-07	KY06	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	7,225	54.9%	Scotty Baesler (D)	4,239	32.2%	1,705	12.9%	13,169
County Total for 2000-11-07:										13,169

1998-11-03	KY06	Ernie Fletcher (R)	4,594	56.6%	Ernesto Scorsone (D)	3,409	42.0%	115	1.4%	8,118
County Total for 1998-11-03:										8,118

1996-11-05	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	4,958	55.1%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	4,034	44.9%	0	0.0%	8,992
County Total for 1996-11-05:										8,992

1994-11-08	KY06	Scotty Baesler* (D)	2,191	57.6%	Matthew Wills (R)	1,615	42.4%	0	0.0%	3,806
County Total for 1994-11-08:										3,806

1992-11-03	KY06	Scotty Baesler (D)	5,306	62.6%	Charles Ellinger (R)	3,175	37.4%	0	0.0%	8,481
County Total for 1992-11-03:										8,481

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	45,531	22,783	50.0%	18,153	39.9%	4,595	10.1%	Rep +4,630	Rep +10.2%	103%
2022	46,060	22,905	49.7%	18,694	40.6%	4,461	9.7%	Rep +4,211	Rep +9.1%	104%
2020	44,760	21,740	48.6%	19,002	42.5%	4,018	9.0%	Rep +2,738	Rep +6.1%	101%
2018	41,089	18,982	46.2%	18,576	45.2%	3,531	8.6%	Rep +406	Rep +1.0%	97%
2016	38,734	17,084	44.1%	18,490	47.7%	3,160	8.2%	Dem +1,406	Dem +3.6%	96%
2014	35,177	14,489	41.2%	17,981	51.1%	2,707	7.7%	Dem +3,492	Dem +9.9%	92%
2012	32,848	12,957	39.4%	17,580	53.5%	2,311	7.0%	Dem +4,623	Dem +14.1%	90%
2010	30,124	11,411	37.9%	16,857	56.0%	1,856	6.2%	Dem +5,446	Dem +18.1%	87%
2008	29,205	10,632	36.4%	16,786	57.5%	1,787	6.1%	Dem +6,154	Dem +21.1%	90%
2006	26,351	9,367	35.5%	15,450	58.6%	1,534	5.8%	Dem +6,083	Dem +23.1%	87%
2004	24,621	8,179	33.2%	15,001	60.9%	1,441	5.9%	Dem +6,822	Dem +27.7%	87%
2002	21,993	6,481	29.5%	14,174	64.4%	1,338	6.1%	Dem +7,693	Dem +35.0%	83%
2000	20,599	5,571	27.0%	13,730	66.7%	1,298	6.3%	Dem +8,159	Dem +39.6%	84%
1998	18,003	4,201	23.3%	12,528	69.6%	1,274	7.1%	Dem +8,327	Dem +46.3%	78%
1994	13,052	2,129	16.3%	10,411	79.8%	512	3.9%	Dem +8,282	Dem +63.5%	65%
1986	10,516	1,064	10.1%	9,165	87.2%	287	2.7%	Dem +8,101	Dem +77.0%	63%

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