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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	512	13.1
Deaths:	600	15.3
Net Migration:	420	10.7
Net Immigration:	1	0.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +811	R +274	D + 3.2%
D +537
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,533	R +1,502	R + 13.1%
D +31
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,451	R +1,545	R + 14.4%
D -94

2016 vs. 2008	R +640	R +1,271	R + 17.6%
D -631
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	58%	Donald Trump* (R)	5,888	67.4%	Joe Biden (D)	2,681	30.7%	163 [+]	1.9%	8,732	5	21	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 128 (1.5%);
2016	53%	Donald Trump (R)	5,077	67.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,144	28.5%	310 [+]	4.1%	7,531	5	22	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 200 (2.7%); Evan McMullin (I) 65 (0.9%); Jill Stein (Grn) 38 (0.5%);
2012	53%	Mitt Romney (R)	4,355	61.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,650	37.4%	88 [+]	1.2%	7,093	1	14	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 55 (0.8%);
2008	57%	John McCain (R)	4,437	60.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,775	38.0%	97 [+]	1.3%	7,309	3	15	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 58 (0.8%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 24 (0.3%);
2004	56%	George W. Bush* (R)	4,273	60.7%	John Kerry (D)	2,730	38.8%	40 [+]	0.6%	7,043	1	10	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 26 (0.4%);
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	3,169	54.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,583	44.4%	72 [+]	1.2%	5,824	-2	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 38 (0.7%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 11 (0.2%);
1996	46%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,749	51.3%	Robert Dole (R)	2,186	40.8%	423 [+]	7.9%	5,358	-4	0	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 401 (7.5%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 11 (0.2%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	52%	Bill Clinton (D)	2,834	48.5%	George Bush* (R)	2,280	39.0%	726 [+]	12.4%	5,840	-2	2	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 708 (12.1%);
1988	45%	George Bush (R)	2,699	55.5%	Michael Dukakis (D)	2,138	44.0%	22 [+]	0.5%	4,859	0	2	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 7 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	3,073	58.7%	Walter Mondale (D)	2,140	40.9%	23	0.4%	5,236	-1	0	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	47%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	2,713	56.3%	Ronald Reagan (R)	2,020	41.9%	86 [+]	1.8%	4,819	-7	-9	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 59 (1.2%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 21 (0.4%);
1976	46%	Jimmy Carter (D)	2,782	64.7%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,481	34.4%	36 [+]	0.8%	4,299	-11	-14	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 9 (0.2%);
1972	41%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,285	62.6%	George McGovern (D)	1,325	36.3%	42 [+]	1.2%	3,652	-1	2	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 33 (0.9%);
1968	57%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	1,505	34.7%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,435	33.1%	1,399 [+]	32.2%	4,339	-11	-10	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,390 (32.0%);
1964	57%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,168	76.4%	Barry Goldwater (R)	967	23.3%	9	0.2%	4,144	-12	-15	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	67%	John Kennedy (D)	2,642	57.8%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,927	42.2%	0	0.0%	4,569	-11	-7	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,879	66.2%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,454	33.4%	17	0.4%	4,350	-21	-24	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	59%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,724	67.4%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,310	32.4%	6	0.1%	4,040	-17	-23	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	56%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,752	73.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	762	20.5%	210 [+]	5.6%	3,724	-21	-25	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 74 (2.0%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 4 (0.1%);
1944	58%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,821	73.3%	Thomas Dewey (R)	1,012	26.3%	17	0.4%	3,850	-19	-20	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	59%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,950	74.8%	Wendell Willkie (R)	987	25.0%	8	0.2%	3,945	-17	-20	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	69%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,027	70.7%	Alf Landon (R)	1,240	29.0%	13 [+]	0.3%	4,280	-11	-8	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: Norman Thomas (Soc) 7 (0.2%); William Lemke (Union) 1 (0.0%);
1932	79%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,603	74.6%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,203	24.9%	21 [+]	0.4%	4,827	-15	-15	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 2 (0.0%);
1928	69%	Al Smith (D)	2,490	60.4%	Herbert Hoover (R)	1,635	39.6%	0	0.0%	4,125	-20	-19	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1924	68%	John Davis (D)	2,688	66.8%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,285	31.9%	52 [+]	1.3%	4,025	-17	-22	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 48 (1.2%);
1920	84%	James Cox (D)	3,206	65.3%	Warren Harding (R)	1,680	34.2%	21 [+]	0.4%	4,907	-15	-26	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	49%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,887	66.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	955	33.4%	16 [+]	0.6%	2,858	-13	-13	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: James Hanly (Proh) 11 (0.4%); Allan Benson (Soc) 5 (0.2%);
1912	45%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	1,639	62.5%	William Taft* (R)	547	20.9%	435 [+]	16.6%	2,621	-5	-2	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 418 (15.9%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 10 (0.4%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 6 (0.2%);
1908	47%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,714	64.5%	William Taft (R)	913	34.3%	32 [+]	1.2%	2,659	-14	-17	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	43%	Alton Parker (D)	1,540	62.3%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	863	34.9%	69 [+]	2.8%	2,472	-12	-21	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,571	63.0%	William McKinley* (R)	866	34.8%	55 [+]	2.2%	2,492	-14	-17	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,681

30.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

5,888

67.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

128

1.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

8,732

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 21

2016 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,144

28.5%

Donald Trump (R)

5,077

67.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

200

2.7%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.9%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

7,531

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 22

2012 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,650

37.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

4,355

61.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

7,093

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,775

38.0%

John McCain (R)

4,437

60.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,309

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 15

2004 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

4,273

60.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,730

38.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,043

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

3,169

54.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,583

44.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.7%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,824

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

1996 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,749

51.3%

Robert Dole (R)

2,186

40.8%

Ross Perot (Ref)

401

7.5%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,358

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 0

1992 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

2,834

48.5%

George Bush* (R)

2,280

39.0%

Ross Perot (I)

708

12.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,840

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 2

1988 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,699

55.5%

Michael Dukakis (D)

2,138

44.0%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,859

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 2

1984 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

3,073

58.7%

Walter Mondale (D)

2,140

40.9%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,236

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 0

1980 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

2,020

41.9%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

2,713

56.3%

John Anderson (I)

1.2%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,819

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -9

1976 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

2,782

64.7%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,481

34.4%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,299

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -14

1972 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,285

62.6%

George McGovern (D)

1,325

36.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.9%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,652

Turnout: 41%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): 2

1968 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,435

33.1%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

1,505

34.7%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,390

32.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,339

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -10

1964 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,168

76.4%

Barry Goldwater (R)

967

23.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,144

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

2,642

57.8%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,927

42.2%

TOTAL

4,569

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -7

1956 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,454

33.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,879

66.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,350

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -24

1952 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,310

32.4%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,724

67.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,040

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -23

1948 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,752

73.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

762

20.5%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

2.0%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.1%

Other

132

3.5%

TOTAL

3,724

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -25

1944 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,821

73.3%

Thomas Dewey (R)

1,012

26.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,850

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -20

1940 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,950

74.8%

Wendell Willkie (R)

987

25.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

3,945

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

1936 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,027

70.7%

Alf Landon (R)

1,240

29.0%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,280

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -11	Diff (US): -8

1932 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,603

74.6%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,203

24.9%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,827

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -15

1928 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

1,635

39.6%

Al Smith (D)

2,490

60.4%

TOTAL

4,125

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -20	Diff (US): -19

1924 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,285

31.9%

John Davis (D)

2,688

66.8%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

1.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

4,025

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -22

1920 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,680

34.2%

James Cox (D)

3,206

65.3%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,907

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -26

1916 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,887

66.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

955

33.4%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.4%

TOTAL

2,858

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -13

1912 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

1,639

62.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

418

15.9%

William Taft* (R)

547

20.9%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

0.2%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

2,621

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

1908 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

913

34.3%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,714

64.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,659

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -17

1904 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

863

34.9%

Alton Parker (D)

1,540

62.3%

Other

2.8%

TOTAL

2,472

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -21

1900 President, Simpson County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

866

34.8%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,571

63.0%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,492

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Simpson County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	31%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,718	58.8%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,905	41.2%	0	0.0%	4,623	11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	38%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,975	69.3%	Charles Booker (D)	1,763	30.7%	0	0.0%	5,738	7	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	58%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,302	60.9%	Amy McGrath (D)	2,976	34.2%	421 [+]	4.8%	8,699	3	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 421 (4.8%);

2019	G	32%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,457	51.8%	Andy Beshear (D)	2,203	46.5%	80 [+]	1.7%	4,740	3	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 80 (1.7%);
2016	S3	53%	Rand Paul* (R)	4,819	64.8%	Jim Gray (D)	2,618	35.2%	0	0.0%	7,437	8	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	20%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,652	59.6%	Jack Conway (D)	1,059	38.2%	62 [+]	2.2%	2,773	7	0.28%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 62 (2.2%);
2014	S2	35%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,738	57.3%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,887	39.5%	151 [+]	3.2%	4,776	1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 151 (3.2%);
2011	G	18%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,325	55.4%	David Williams (R)	994	41.5%	74 [+]	3.1%	2,393	6	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 74 (3.1%);
2010	S3	38%	Rand Paul (R)	2,846	58.0%	Jack Conway (D)	2,065	42.0%	0	0.0%	4,911	2	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	55%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,922	55.7%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	3,118	44.3%	0	0.0%	7,040	3	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	29%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,096	56.9%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,590	43.1%	0	0.0%	3,686	2	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	53%	Jim Bunning* (R)	3,665	55.5%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,938	44.5%	0	0.0%	6,603	5	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	26%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,715	53.5%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,492	46.5%	0	0.0%	3,207	-2	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	34%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,920	69.2%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,297	30.8%	0	0.0%	4,217	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	9%	Paul Patton* (D)	858	75.9%	Peppy Martin (R)	176	15.6%	97 [+]	8.6%	1,131	-7	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 79 (7.0%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 9 (0.8%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 9 (0.8%);
1998	S3	34%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,058	50.3%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,981	48.4%	53 [+]	1.3%	4,092	-1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 53 (1.3%);
1996	S2	42%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,539	51.6%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,315	47.1%	66 [+]	1.3%	4,920	-4	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 27 (0.5%); Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 23 (0.5%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 16 (0.3%);
1995	G	25%	Paul Patton (D)	1,455	50.2%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,446	49.8%	0	0.0%	2,901	1	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1992	S3	43%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,991	62.1%	David Williams (R)	1,789	37.1%	38 [+]	0.8%	4,818	1	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 38 (0.8%);
1991	G	25%	Brereton Jones (D)	1,942	68.5%	Larry Hopkins (R)	891	31.5%	0	0.0%	2,833	-4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	21%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,329	56.9%	Harvey Sloane (D)	1,007	43.1%	0	0.0%	2,336	5	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	26%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,171	78.7%	John Harper (R)	586	21.2%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,758	-14	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1987: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1986	S3	16%	Wendell Ford* (D)	1,405	84.3%	Jackson Andrews (R)	261	15.7%	0	0.0%	1,666	-10	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	44%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,648	56.2%	Mitch McConnell (R)	2,021	42.9%	39 [+]	0.8%	4,708	-7	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 39 (0.8%);
1983	G	33%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,416	68.7%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,083	30.8%	17 [+]	0.5%	3,516	-13	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 17 (0.5%);
1980	S3	39%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,993	75.1%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	992	24.9%	0	0.0%	3,985	-10	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	31%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	1,610	54.4%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,352	45.6%	0	0.0%	2,962	5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	18%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,251	73.9%	Louie Guenthner (R)	421	24.9%	21 [+]	1.2%	1,693	-12	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 21 (1.2%);
1975	G	29%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,155	81.8%	Robert Gable (R)	480	18.2%	0	0.0%	2,635	-19	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	21%	Wendell Ford (D)	1,356	71.9%	Marlow Cook* (R)	509	27.0%	22 [+]	1.2%	1,887	-17	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 22 (1.2%);
1972	S2	40%	Walter Huddleston (D)	1,994	55.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,555	43.5%	29 [+]	0.8%	3,578	-4	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 29 (0.8%);
1971	G	43%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,249	63.4%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,245	35.1%	52 [+]	1.5%	3,546	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 39 (1.1%); William Smith (American) 13 (0.4%);

1968	S3	47%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,193	61.8%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,330	37.5%	24 [+]	0.7%	3,547	-14	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 24 (0.7%);
1967	G	41%	Henry Ward (D)	1,654	54.4%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,371	45.1%	16 [+]	0.5%	3,041	-6	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 16 (0.5%);
1966	S2	31%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,419	61.6%	John Y. Brown (D)	883	38.4%	0	0.0%	2,302	-3	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	44%	Ned Breathitt (D)	1,997	64.0%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,122	36.0%	0	0.0%	3,119	-13	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	38%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	1,789	67.6%	Thruston Morton* (R)	857	32.4%	0	0.0%	2,646	-20	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	62%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,322	55.0%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,898	45.0%	0	0.0%	4,220	-14	0.39%
[-] 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 Simpson County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	16,890	84.67%	13.0%
Black:	1,799	9.02%	11.4%
Indian:	59	0.30%	63.9%
Asian:	182	0.91%	58.3%
2+ races:	405	2.03%	40.6%
Hispanic:	614	3.08%	88.9%

Total non-White:	3,059	15.33%	28.2%

Change in White population:	1,949	11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	673	3.9

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,192	73.5%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	1,509	26.5%	0	0.0%	5,701
County Total for 2022-11-08:										5,701

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	6,055	70.2%	James Rhodes (D)	2,566	29.8%	0	0.0%	8,621
County Total for 2020-11-03:										8,621

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,904	62.6%	Paul Walker (D)	2,332	37.4%	0	0.0%	6,236
County Total for 2018-11-06:										6,236

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	5,096	70.2%	Sam Gaskins (D)	2,162	29.8%	0	0.0%	7,258
County Total for 2016-11-08:										7,258

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,224	69.2%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,436	30.8%	0	0.0%	4,660
County Total for 2014-11-04:										4,660

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,497	66.1%	Charles Hatchett (D)	2,309	33.9%	0	0.0%	6,806
County Total for 2012-11-06:										6,806

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,261	67.5%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,569	32.5%	0	0.0%	4,830
County Total for 2010-11-02:										4,830

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,367	63.3%	Heather Ryan (D)	2,530	36.7%	0	0.0%	6,897
County Total for 2008-11-04:										6,897

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,458	56.5%	Tom Barlow (D)	1,893	43.5%	0	0.0%	4,351
County Total for 2006-11-07:										4,351

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,261	66.8%	Billy Cartwright (D)	2,113	33.2%	0	0.0%	6,374
County Total for 2004-11-02:										6,374

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,687	66.0%	Klint Alexander (D)	1,384	34.0%	0	0.0%	4,071
County Total for 2002-11-05:										4,071

2000-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,224	63.4%	Brian Roy (D)	1,864	36.6%	0	0.0%	5,088
County Total for 2000-11-07:										5,088

1998-11-03	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,076	54.6%	Tom Barlow (D)	1,724	45.4%	0	0.0%	3,800
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,800

1996-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,445	51.5%	Dennis Null (D)	2,300	48.5%	0	0.0%	4,745
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,745

1994-11-08	KY01	Ed Whitfield (R)	1,050	52.5%	Tom Barlow* (D)	950	47.5%	0	0.0%	2,000
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,000

1992-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	2,851	61.6%	Steve Hamrick (R)	1,765	38.1%	12	0.3%	4,628
County Total for 1992-11-03:										4,628

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	14,590	6,681	45.8%	6,321	43.3%	1,588	10.9%	Rep +360	Rep +2.5%	97%
2022	15,035	6,693	44.5%	6,762	45.0%	1,580	10.5%	Dem +69	Dem +0.5%	100%
2020	14,963	6,031	40.3%	7,530	50.3%	1,402	9.4%	Dem +1,499	Dem +10.0%	99%
2018	14,239	5,051	35.5%	7,932	55.7%	1,256	8.8%	Dem +2,881	Dem +20.2%	97%
2016	13,585	4,388	32.3%	8,018	59.0%	1,179	8.7%	Dem +3,630	Dem +26.7%	95%
2014	12,866	3,724	28.9%	8,051	62.6%	1,091	8.5%	Dem +4,327	Dem +33.6%	93%
2012	12,349	3,330	27.0%	8,035	65.1%	984	8.0%	Dem +4,705	Dem +38.1%	92%
2010	11,633	2,891	24.9%	7,823	67.2%	919	7.9%	Dem +4,932	Dem +42.4%	89%
2008	11,787	2,817	23.9%	8,034	68.2%	936	7.9%	Dem +5,217	Dem +44.3%	92%
2006	11,090	2,474	22.3%	7,795	70.3%	821	7.4%	Dem +5,321	Dem +48.0%	87%
2004	11,457	2,345	20.5%	8,193	71.5%	919	8.0%	Dem +5,848	Dem +51.0%	92%
2002	10,983	1,978	18.0%	8,178	74.5%	827	7.5%	Dem +6,200	Dem +56.5%	89%
2000	10,597	1,755	16.6%	8,082	76.3%	760	7.2%	Dem +6,327	Dem +59.7%	88%
1998	10,763	1,515	14.1%	8,397	78.0%	851	7.9%	Dem +6,882	Dem +63.9%	91%
1994	8,841	849	9.6%	7,684	86.9%	308	3.5%	Dem +6,835	Dem +77.3%	77%
1986	8,207	651	7.9%	7,441	90.7%	115	1.4%	Dem +6,790	Dem +82.7%	76%

Simpson County, KY

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