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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	332	12.1
Deaths:	480	17.6
Net Migration:	-533	-19.5
Net Immigration:	-4	-0.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +264	R +66	D + 3.0%
D +198
2020 vs. 2012	R +1,010	R +1,423	R + 18.8%
D -413
2020 vs. 2008	R +1,845	R +3,120	R + 47.6%
D -1,275

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,581	R +3,054	R + 50.5%
D -1,473
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,965	75.5%	Joe Biden (D)	1,529	23.2%	83 [+]	1.3%	6,577	13	29	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 67 (1.0%);
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	4,701	75.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,331	21.4%	179 [+]	2.9%	6,211	13	30	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 115 (1.9%); Evan McMullin (I) 33 (0.5%); Jill Stein (Grn) 29 (0.5%);
2012	52%	Mitt Romney (R)	3,955	66.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,942	32.5%	82 [+]	1.4%	5,979	6	19	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 34 (0.6%);
2008	52%	John McCain (R)	3,120	51.7%	Barack Obama (D)	2,804	46.5%	110 [+]	1.8%	6,034	-6	6	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 76 (1.3%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 14 (0.2%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	3,534	59.1%	John Kerry (D)	2,398	40.1%	45 [+]	0.8%	5,977	0	8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 31 (0.5%);
2000	46%	George W. Bush (R)	2,749	51.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,547	47.4%	72 [+]	1.3%	5,368	-5	3	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 54 (1.0%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 13 (0.2%);
1996	43%	Bill Clinton* (D)	2,913	57.3%	Robert Dole (R)	1,554	30.6%	617 [+]	12.1%	5,084	-14	-10	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 598 (11.8%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 7 (0.1%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	48%	Bill Clinton (D)	3,325	57.9%	George Bush* (R)	1,605	28.0%	809 [+]	14.1%	5,739	-13	-9	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 794 (13.8%);
1988	47%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,316	58.9%	George Bush (R)	2,292	40.7%	20 [+]	0.4%	5,628	-15	-13	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 2 (0.0%);
1984	47%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,090	54.8%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	2,524	44.8%	23	0.4%	5,637	-15	-14	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	45%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,479	64.0%	Ronald Reagan (R)	1,847	34.0%	111 [+]	2.0%	5,437	-15	-17	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 68 (1.3%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 33 (0.6%);
1976	48%	Jimmy Carter (D)	3,540	66.6%	Gerald Ford* (R)	1,716	32.3%	56 [+]	1.1%	5,312	-13	-16	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 21 (0.4%);
1972	44%	Richard Nixon* (R)	2,701	58.7%	George McGovern (D)	1,855	40.3%	48 [+]	1.0%	4,604	-5	-2	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 29 (0.6%);
1968	64%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,616	45.2%	George Wallace (AIP)	1,804	31.1%	1,374 [+]	23.7%	5,794	-20	-20	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Richard Nixon (R) 1,371 (23.7%);
1964	60%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	3,934	75.9%	Barry Goldwater (R)	1,220	23.5%	27	0.5%	5,181	-12	-15	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	63%	John Kennedy (D)	3,457	65.9%	Richard Nixon (R)	1,789	34.1%	0	0.0%	5,246	-19	-15	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	62%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,863	55.1%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	1,956	37.7%	374	7.2%	5,193	-17	-20	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	64%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	3,445	63.5%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	1,967	36.3%	10	0.2%	5,422	-14	-19	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	52%	Harry Truman* (D)	3,607	80.9%	Thomas Dewey (R)	744	16.7%	110 [+]	2.5%	4,461	-25	-28	0.54%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 37 (0.8%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 11 (0.2%);
1944	49%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,489	78.7%	Thomas Dewey (R)	935	21.1%	12	0.3%	4,436	-24	-25	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	57%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,355	79.6%	Wendell Willkie (R)	1,111	20.3%	8	0.1%	5,474	-22	-25	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	64%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,713	81.5%	Alf Landon (R)	965	16.7%	107 [+]	1.8%	5,785	-23	-20	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 104 (1.8%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 0 (0.0%);
1932	67%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	4,892	81.7%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	1,063	17.7%	36 [+]	0.6%	5,991	-22	-22	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 10 (0.2%);
1928	71%	Al Smith (D)	3,884	62.2%	Herbert Hoover (R)	2,350	37.6%	9 [+]	0.1%	6,243	-22	-21	0.66%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 4 (0.1%);
1924	61%	John Davis (D)	3,493	63.1%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	1,768	31.9%	276 [+]	5.0%	5,537	-17	-22	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 242 (4.4%);
1920	75%	James Cox (D)	4,919	70.8%	Warren Harding (R)	1,943	28.0%	85 [+]	1.2%	6,947	-21	-32	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%);
1916	43%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	2,754	69.0%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	1,184	29.7%	55 [+]	1.4%	3,993	-17	-16	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 49 (1.2%); James Hanly (Proh) 5 (0.1%);
1912	35%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	2,168	64.5%	William Taft* (R)	642	19.1%	552 [+]	16.4%	3,362	-6	-4	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) 303 (9.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 227 (6.8%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 13 (0.4%);
1908	44%	William J. Bryan (D)	2,781	65.6%	William Taft (R)	1,312	31.0%	146 [+]	3.4%	4,239	-17	-21	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1904	38%	Alton Parker (D)	2,533	67.8%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	1,071	28.7%	132 [+]	3.5%	3,736	-18	-28	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1900	45%	William J. Bryan (D)	3,104	67.5%	William McKinley* (R)	1,437	31.2%	60 [+]	1.3%	4,601	-17	-20	0.98%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,529

23.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,965

75.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.0%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

6,577

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 29

2016 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,331

21.4%

Donald Trump (R)

4,701

75.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

115

1.9%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Evan McMullin (I)

0.5%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

6,211

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 30

2012 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,942

32.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

3,955

66.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,979

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 19

2008 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,804

46.5%

John McCain (R)

3,120

51.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.2%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

6,034

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

3,534

59.1%

John Kerry (D)

2,398

40.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,977

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,749

51.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,547

47.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

1.0%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.2%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,368

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): 3

1996 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

2,913

57.3%

Robert Dole (R)

1,554

30.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

598

11.8%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,084

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -10

1992 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

3,325

57.9%

George Bush* (R)

1,605

28.0%

Ross Perot (I)

794

13.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,739

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -9

1988 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

2,292

40.7%

Michael Dukakis (D)

3,316

58.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

5,628

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -13

1984 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

2,524

44.8%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,090

54.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,637

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -14

1980 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

1,847

34.0%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,479

64.0%

John Anderson (I)

1.3%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,437

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -17

1976 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

3,540

66.6%

Gerald Ford* (R)

1,716

32.3%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.4%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,312

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -16

1972 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

2,701

58.7%

George McGovern (D)

1,855

40.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.6%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

4,604

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -2

1968 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

1,371

23.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,616

45.2%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,804

31.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,794

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

1964 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

3,934

75.9%

Barry Goldwater (R)

1,220

23.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

5,181

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -12	Diff (US): -15

1960 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

John Kennedy (D)

3,457

65.9%

Richard Nixon (R)

1,789

34.1%

TOTAL

5,246

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -19	Diff (US): -15

1956 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

1,956

37.7%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,863

55.1%

Other

374

7.2%

TOTAL

5,193

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

1952 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

1,967

36.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

3,445

63.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

5,422

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -19

1948 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

3,607

80.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

744

16.7%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.8%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,461

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): -25	Diff (US): -28

1944 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,489

78.7%

Thomas Dewey (R)

935

21.1%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

4,436

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): -24	Diff (US): -25

1940 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,355

79.6%

Wendell Willkie (R)

1,111

20.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,474

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -25

1936 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,713

81.5%

Alf Landon (R)

965

16.7%

William Lemke (Union)

104

1.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,785

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -23	Diff (US): -20

1932 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

4,892

81.7%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

1,063

17.7%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

5,991

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -22

1928 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

2,350

37.6%

Al Smith (D)

3,884

62.2%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,243

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -22	Diff (US): -21

1924 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

1,768

31.9%

John Davis (D)

3,493

63.1%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

242

4.4%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

5,537

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -22

1920 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

1,943

28.0%

James Cox (D)

4,919

70.8%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

6,947

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -21	Diff (US): -32

1916 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

2,754

69.0%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

1,184

29.7%

Allan Benson (Soc)

1.2%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

3,993

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -16

1912 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

2,168

64.5%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

303

9.0%

William Taft* (R)

642

19.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

227

6.8%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,362

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -4

1908 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

1,312

31.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

2,781

65.6%

Other

146

3.4%

TOTAL

4,239

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -21

1904 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

1,071

28.7%

Alton Parker (D)

2,533

67.8%

Other

132

3.5%

TOTAL

3,736

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): -18	Diff (US): -28

1900 President, Union County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

1,437

31.2%

William J. Bryan (D)

3,104

67.5%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,601

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Union County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	35%	Daniel Cameron (R)	2,107	55.0%	Andy Beshear* (D)	1,722	45.0%	0	0.0%	3,829	8	0.29%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	45%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,688	75.6%	Charles Booker (D)	1,193	24.4%	0	0.0%	4,881	14	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	60%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,351	66.4%	Amy McGrath (D)	1,803	27.5%	399 [+]	6.1%	6,553	9	0.31%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 399 (6.1%);

2019	G	40%	Matt Bevin* (R)	2,483	56.7%	Andy Beshear (D)	1,800	41.1%	98 [+]	2.2%	4,381	8	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 98 (2.2%);
2016	S3	55%	Rand Paul* (R)	3,840	62.5%	Jim Gray (D)	2,302	37.5%	0	0.0%	6,142	5	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	34%	Jack Conway (D)	1,928	50.1%	Matt Bevin (R)	1,829	47.5%	91 [+]	2.4%	3,848	-5	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 91 (2.4%);
2014	S2	45%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	3,171	61.8%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	1,824	35.6%	135 [+]	2.6%	5,130	6	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 135 (2.6%);
2011	G	24%	Steve Beshear* (D)	1,973	72.4%	David Williams (R)	676	24.8%	76 [+]	2.8%	2,725	-10	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 76 (2.8%);
2010	S3	43%	Jack Conway (D)	2,516	50.0%	Rand Paul (R)	2,513	50.0%	0	0.0%	5,029	-6	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	52%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	3,335	55.5%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,678	44.5%	0	0.0%	6,013	-8	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	30%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,450	69.6%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	1,068	30.4%	0	0.0%	3,518	-11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	49%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	2,880	50.8%	Jim Bunning* (R)	2,791	49.2%	0	0.0%	5,671	-1	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	30%	Ben Chandler (D)	1,954	56.1%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	1,526	43.9%	0	0.0%	3,480	-11	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	32%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	2,281	60.7%	Lois Weinberg (D)	1,475	39.3%	0	0.0%	3,756	-4	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2002:

1999	G	13%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,179	77.1%	Peppy Martin (R)	209	13.7%	141 [+]	9.2%	1,529	-9	0.26%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 119 (7.8%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 13 (0.9%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 9 (0.6%);
1998	S3	35%	Scotty Baesler (D)	2,421	59.7%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,582	39.0%	49 [+]	1.2%	4,052	-11	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 49 (1.2%);
1996	S2	39%	Steve Beshear (D)	2,674	58.2%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,897	41.3%	20 [+]	0.4%	4,591	-14	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 20 (0.4%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 0 (0.0%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 0 (0.0%);
1995	G	30%	Paul Patton (D)	2,334	65.0%	Larry Forgy (R)	1,255	35.0%	0	0.0%	3,589	-14	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
1992	S3	45%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,286	80.7%	David Williams (R)	981	18.5%	41 [+]	0.8%	5,308	-17	0.40%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 41 (0.8%);
1991	G	29%	Brereton Jones (D)	2,763	79.1%	Larry Hopkins (R)	731	20.9%	0	0.0%	3,494	-14	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	33%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,393	60.3%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	1,578	39.7%	0	0.0%	3,971	-12	0.43%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	27%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	2,734	84.4%	John Harper (R)	504	15.6%	0	0.0%	3,238	-19	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	26%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,865	91.2%	Jackson Andrews (R)	276	8.8%	0	0.0%	3,141	-17	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	44%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,412	64.7%	Mitch McConnell (R)	1,821	34.5%	43 [+]	0.8%	5,276	-15	0.41%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 43 (0.8%);
1983	G	36%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	2,844	65.0%	Jim Bunning (R)	1,510	34.5%	20 [+]	0.5%	4,374	-10	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 20 (0.5%);
1980	S3	41%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,045	82.1%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	884	17.9%	0	0.0%	4,929	-17	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	32%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	2,520	69.0%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,132	31.0%	0	0.0%	3,652	-10	0.39%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	28%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	2,518	79.0%	Louie Guenthner (R)	584	18.3%	86 [+]	2.7%	3,188	-19	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 86 (2.7%);
1975	G	22%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,030	83.0%	Robert Gable (R)	415	17.0%	0	0.0%	2,445	-20	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	29%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,322	73.8%	Marlow Cook* (R)	779	24.8%	45 [+]	1.4%	3,146	-19	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 45 (1.4%);
1972	S2	43%	Walter Huddleston (D)	3,204	70.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,302	28.7%	26 [+]	0.6%	4,532	-19	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 26 (0.6%);
1971	G	43%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,938	71.3%	Tom Emberton (R)	1,086	26.4%	94 [+]	2.3%	4,118	-18	0.44%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 78 (1.9%); William Smith (American) 16 (0.4%);

1968	S3	49%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,605	59.0%	Marlow Cook (R)	1,772	40.2%	35 [+]	0.8%	4,412	-11	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 35 (0.8%);
1967	G	45%	Henry Ward (D)	2,162	53.9%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,819	45.3%	32 [+]	0.8%	4,013	-6	0.45%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 32 (0.8%);
1966	S2	39%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,788	51.9%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,660	48.1%	0	0.0%	3,448	-13	0.46%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	49%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,649	62.7%	Louie Nunn (R)	1,577	37.3%	0	0.0%	4,226	-12	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	45%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,371	61.2%	Thruston Morton* (R)	1,505	38.8%	0	0.0%	3,876	-14	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	60%	Keen Johnson (D)	3,116	61.9%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	1,920	38.1%	0	0.0%	5,036	-21	0.46%
[-] 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 Union County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	11,547	89.09%	8.7%
Black:	790	6.10%	56.2%
Indian:	32	0.25%	18.5%
Asian:	68	0.52%	19.3%
2+ races:	270	2.08%	35.7%
Hispanic:	254	1.96%	4.5%

Total non-White:	1,414	10.91%	39.9%

Change in White population:	-1,107	-7.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	-939	-6.3

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,774	78.3%	Jimmy Ausbrooks (D)	1,048	21.7%	0	0.0%	4,822
County Total for 2022-11-08:										4,822

2020-11-03	KY01	James Comer* (R)	4,837	75.4%	James Rhodes (D)	1,576	24.6%	0	0.0%	6,413
County Total for 2020-11-03:										6,413

2018-11-06	KY01	James Comer* (R)	3,570	64.5%	Paul Walker (D)	1,964	35.5%	0	0.0%	5,534
County Total for 2018-11-06:										5,534

2016-11-08	KY01	James Comer (R)	4,063	68.7%	Sam Gaskins (D)	1,844	31.2%	8	0.1%	5,915
County Total for 2016-11-08:										5,915

2014-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,893	77.6%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,122	22.4%	0	0.0%	5,015
County Total for 2014-11-04:										5,015

2012-11-06	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	4,087	69.7%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,779	30.3%	0	0.0%	5,866
County Total for 2012-11-06:										5,866

2010-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,399	68.5%	Charles Hatchett (D)	1,566	31.5%	0	0.0%	4,965
County Total for 2010-11-02:										4,965

2008-11-04	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,533	59.5%	Heather Ryan (D)	2,409	40.5%	0	0.0%	5,942
County Total for 2008-11-04:										5,942

2006-11-07	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,322	51.5%	Tom Barlow (D)	2,191	48.5%	0	0.0%	4,513
County Total for 2006-11-07:										4,513

2004-11-02	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	3,500	63.9%	Billy Cartwright (D)	1,980	36.1%	0	0.0%	5,480
County Total for 2004-11-02:										5,480

2002-11-05	KY01	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,181	58.0%	Klint Alexander (D)	1,581	42.0%	0	0.0%	3,762
County Total for 2002-11-05:										3,762

2000-11-07	KY01	Brian Roy (D)	2,757	54.8%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	2,275	45.2%	0	0.0%	5,032
County Total for 2000-11-07:										5,032

1998-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	2,139	55.8%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,694	44.2%	0	0.0%	3,833
County Total for 1998-11-03:										3,833

1996-11-05	KY01	Dennis Null (D)	2,767	59.5%	Ed Whitfield* (R)	1,885	40.5%	0	0.0%	4,652
County Total for 1996-11-05:										4,652

1994-11-08	KY01	Tom Barlow* (D)	1,947	67.4%	Ed Whitfield (R)	943	32.6%	0	0.0%	2,890
County Total for 1994-11-08:										2,890

1992-11-03	KY01	Tom Barlow (D)	4,136	80.5%	Steve Hamrick (R)	990	19.3%	10	0.2%	5,136
County Total for 1992-11-03:										5,136

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	10,059	3,787	37.6%	5,653	56.2%	619	6.2%	Dem +1,866	Dem +18.6%	92%
2022	10,594	3,754	35.4%	6,195	58.5%	645	6.1%	Dem +2,441	Dem +23.0%	97%
2020	10,660	3,207	30.1%	6,860	64.4%	593	5.6%	Dem +3,653	Dem +34.3%	98%
2018	10,525	2,470	23.5%	7,535	71.6%	520	4.9%	Dem +5,065	Dem +48.1%	95%
2016	10,248	2,006	19.6%	7,762	75.7%	480	4.7%	Dem +5,756	Dem +56.2%	92%
2014	10,195	1,649	16.2%	8,129	79.7%	417	4.1%	Dem +6,480	Dem +63.6%	90%
2012	9,987	1,460	14.6%	8,169	81.8%	358	3.6%	Dem +6,709	Dem +67.2%	87%
2010	9,707	1,278	13.2%	8,101	83.5%	328	3.4%	Dem +6,823	Dem +70.3%	84%
2008	9,872	1,276	12.9%	8,265	83.7%	331	3.4%	Dem +6,989	Dem +70.8%	85%
2006	9,894	1,160	11.7%	8,403	84.9%	331	3.3%	Dem +7,243	Dem +73.2%	85%
2004	10,077	1,129	11.2%	8,593	85.3%	355	3.5%	Dem +7,464	Dem +74.1%	87%
2002	9,934	940	9.5%	8,657	87.1%	337	3.4%	Dem +7,717	Dem +77.7%	85%
2000	9,714	841	8.7%	8,549	88.0%	324	3.3%	Dem +7,708	Dem +79.3%	83%
1998	9,849	736	7.5%	8,763	89.0%	350	3.6%	Dem +8,027	Dem +81.5%	84%
1994	8,195	377	4.6%	7,771	94.8%	47	0.6%	Dem +7,394	Dem +90.2%	69%
1986	8,659	349	4.0%	8,230	95.0%	80	0.9%	Dem +7,881	Dem +91.0%	72%

Union County, KY

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