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

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,167	15.9
Deaths:	1,354	18.4
Net Migration:	304	4.1
Net Immigration:	20	0.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +1,255	R +770	D + 2.9%
D +485
2020 vs. 2012	R +2,335	R +2,466	R + 7.8%
D -131
2020 vs. 2008	R +2,552	R +3,484	R + 17.9%
D -932

2016 vs. 2008	R +1,297	R +2,714	R + 20.7%
D -1,417
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	12,567	81.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,552	16.6%	237 [+]	1.5%	15,356	20	35	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Jo Jorgensen (Lbt) 177 (1.2%);
2016	50%	Donald Trump (R)	11,312	82.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,067	15.0%	395 [+]	2.9%	13,774	20	36	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 242 (1.8%); Evan McMullin (I) 103 (0.7%); Jill Stein (Grn) 41 (0.3%);
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	10,232	78.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,683	20.5%	157 [+]	1.2%	13,072	18	31	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2012: Gary Johnson (Lbt) 83 (0.6%);
2008	51%	John McCain (R)	10,015	73.1%	Barack Obama (D)	3,484	25.4%	205 [+]	1.5%	13,704	16	27	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2008: Ralph Nader (I) 118 (0.9%); Bob Barr (Lbt) 52 (0.4%);
2004	51%	George W. Bush* (R)	9,559	70.1%	John Kerry (D)	3,985	29.2%	85 [+]	0.6%	13,629	11	19	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2004: Ralph Nader (I) 55 (0.4%);
2000	44%	George W. Bush (R)	7,502	63.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	4,101	34.8%	171 [+]	1.5%	11,774	7	16	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2000: Ralph Nader (Grn) 107 (0.9%); Pat Buchanan (Ref) 37 (0.3%);
1996	42%	Robert Dole (R)	5,402	50.6%	Bill Clinton* (D)	4,174	39.1%	1,104 [+]	10.3%	10,680	6	10	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Ross Perot (Ref) 1,027 (9.6%); Harry Browne (Lbt) 38 (0.4%); Ralph Nader (Grn) 0 (0.0%);
1992	49%	George Bush* (R)	5,998	49.3%	Bill Clinton (D)	4,600	37.8%	1,569 [+]	12.9%	12,167	8	12	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: Ross Perot (I) 1,533 (12.6%);
1988	46%	George Bush (R)	7,337	65.6%	Michael Dukakis (D)	3,794	33.9%	57 [+]	0.5%	11,188	10	12	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1988: Ron Paul (Lbt) 15 (0.1%);
1984	49%	Ronald Reagan* (R)	7,851	68.2%	Walter Mondale (D)	3,575	31.0%	90	0.8%	11,516	8	9	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1984:
1980	48%	Ronald Reagan (R)	7,007	63.3%	Jimmy Carter* (D)	3,889	35.1%	181 [+]	1.6%	11,077	14	13	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1980: John Anderson (I) 125 (1.1%); Edward Clark (Lbt) 41 (0.4%);
1976	53%	Gerald Ford* (R)	6,100	58.7%	Jimmy Carter (D)	4,212	40.5%	80 [+]	0.8%	10,392	13	11	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1976: Eugene McCarthy (I) 16 (0.2%);
1972	53%	Richard Nixon* (R)	6,788	74.9%	George McGovern (D)	2,199	24.3%	75 [+]	0.8%	9,062	12	14	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: John Schmitz (Amer) 53 (0.6%);
1968	66%	Richard Nixon (R)	5,639	59.7%	Hubert Humphrey (D)	2,134	22.6%	1,666 [+]	17.7%	9,439	16	16	0.89%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: George Wallace (AIP) 1,650 (17.5%);
1964	65%	Lyndon Johnson* (D)	4,782	49.8%	Barry Goldwater (R)	4,779	49.8%	38	0.4%	9,599	14	11	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1964:
1960	69%	Richard Nixon (R)	7,553	71.8%	John Kennedy (D)	2,961	28.2%	0	0.0%	10,514	18	22	0.94%
[-] Other candidates in 1960:
1956	64%	Dwight Eisenhower* (R)	7,759	74.3%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,656	25.4%	23	0.2%	10,438	20	17	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1956:
1952	56%	Dwight Eisenhower (R)	7,030	70.2%	Adlai Stevenson (D)	2,958	29.5%	23	0.2%	10,011	20	15	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1952:
1948	48%	Thomas Dewey (R)	5,611	64.0%	Harry Truman* (D)	2,932	33.5%	220 [+]	2.5%	8,763	23	19	1.07%
[-] Other candidates in 1948: Strom Thurmond (StsRts) 57 (0.7%); Henry Wallace (Prog) 23 (0.3%);
1944	48%	Thomas Dewey (R)	6,378	73.1%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	2,352	26.9%	1	0.0%	8,731	28	27	1.01%
[-] Other candidates in 1944:
1940	57%	Wendell Willkie (R)	6,502	61.4%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	4,078	38.5%	16	0.2%	10,596	19	17	1.09%
[-] Other candidates in 1940:
1936	53%	Alf Landon (R)	5,733	64.3%	Franklin Roosevelt* (D)	3,175	35.6%	12 [+]	0.1%	8,920	24	28	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1936: William Lemke (Union) 4 (0.0%); Norman Thomas (Soc) 1 (0.0%);
1932	61%	Herbert Hoover* (R)	6,186	63.0%	Franklin Roosevelt (D)	3,576	36.4%	58 [+]	0.6%	9,820	23	23	1.00%
[-] Other candidates in 1932: Norman Thomas (Soc) 14 (0.1%);
1928	63%	Herbert Hoover (R)	8,060	83.3%	Al Smith (D)	1,610	16.6%	10 [+]	0.1%	9,680	24	25	1.03%
[-] Other candidates in 1928: Norman Thomas (Soc) 5 (0.1%);
1924	46%	Calvin Coolidge (R)	4,676	68.2%	John Davis (D)	1,413	20.6%	768 [+]	11.2%	6,857	19	14	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1924: Robert LaFollette (Prog) 730 (10.6%);
1920	61%	Warren Harding (R)	7,235	82.0%	James Cox (D)	1,556	17.6%	28 [+]	0.3%	8,819	33	22	0.96%
[-] Other candidates in 1920: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Parley Christiansen (FL) 0 (0.0%); Aaron Watkins (Proh) 0 (0.0%);
1916	34%	Charles Evans Hughes (R)	3,919	76.2%	Woodrow Wilson* (D)	1,171	22.8%	54 [+]	1.0%	5,144	30	30	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1916: Allan Benson (Soc) 33 (0.6%); James Hanly (Proh) 15 (0.3%);
1912	26%	Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)	2,036	49.7%	Woodrow Wilson (D)	998	24.4%	1,063 [+]	25.9%	4,097	-3	-1	0.90%
[-] Other candidates in 1912: William Taft* (R) 905 (22.1%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 136 (3.3%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 12 (0.3%);
1908	35%	William Taft (R)	4,023	77.7%	William J. Bryan (D)	1,111	21.4%	46 [+]	0.9%	5,180	30	26	1.06%
[-] Other candidates in 1908: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Chafin (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Hisgen (I) 0 (0.0%);
1904	29%	Theodore Roosevelt (R)	3,174	80.2%	Alton Parker (D)	658	16.6%	124 [+]	3.1%	3,956	33	24	0.91%
[-] Other candidates in 1904: Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%); Silas Swallow (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Thomas Watson (Pop) 0 (0.0%);
1900	38%	William McKinley* (R)	3,634	78.0%	William J. Bryan (D)	989	21.2%	33 [+]	0.7%	4,656	30	26	0.99%
[-] Other candidates in 1900: John Woolley (Proh) 0 (0.0%); Eugene Debs (Soc) 0 (0.0%);

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,552

16.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

12,567

81.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

177

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

15,356

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 35

2016 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,067

15.0%

Donald Trump (R)

11,312

82.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

242

1.8%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.3%

Evan McMullin (I)

103

0.7%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

13,774

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,683

20.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

10,232

78.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

0.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

13,072

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 31

2008 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,484

25.4%

John McCain (R)

10,015

73.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

118

0.9%

Bob Barr (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

13,704

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 27

2004 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

9,559

70.1%

John Kerry (D)

3,985

29.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

13,629

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 19

2000 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

7,502

63.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

4,101

34.8%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

107

0.9%

Pat Buchanan (Ref)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

11,774

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 16

1996 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton* (D)

4,174

39.1%

Robert Dole (R)

5,402

50.6%

Ross Perot (Ref)

1,027

9.6%

Harry Browne (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

10,680

Turnout: 42%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 10

1992 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Bill Clinton (D)

4,600

37.8%

George Bush* (R)

5,998

49.3%

Ross Perot (I)

1,533

12.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

12,167

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 12

1988 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George Bush (R)

7,337

65.6%

Michael Dukakis (D)

3,794

33.9%

Ron Paul (Lbt)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

11,188

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 12

1984 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan* (R)

7,851

68.2%

Walter Mondale (D)

3,575

31.0%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

11,516

Turnout: 49%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 9

1980 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Ronald Reagan (R)

7,007

63.3%

Jimmy Carter* (D)

3,889

35.1%

John Anderson (I)

125

1.1%

Edward Clark (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

11,077

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

1976 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Jimmy Carter (D)

4,212

40.5%

Gerald Ford* (R)

6,100

58.7%

Eugene McCarthy (I)

0.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

10,392

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

1972 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon* (R)

6,788

74.9%

George McGovern (D)

2,199

24.3%

John Schmitz (Amer)

0.6%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

9,062

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

1968 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Richard Nixon (R)

5,639

59.7%

Hubert Humphrey (D)

2,134

22.6%

George Wallace (AIP)

1,650

17.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

9,439

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 16

1964 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Lyndon Johnson* (D)

4,782

49.8%

Barry Goldwater (R)

4,779

49.8%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

9,599

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 11

1956 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower* (R)

7,759

74.3%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,656

25.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,438

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

1952 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Dwight Eisenhower (R)

7,030

70.2%

Adlai Stevenson (D)

2,958

29.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,011

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 15

1948 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Harry Truman* (D)

2,932

33.5%

Thomas Dewey (R)

5,611

64.0%

Strom Thurmond (StsRts)

0.7%

Henry Wallace (Prog)

0.3%

Other

140

1.6%

TOTAL

8,763

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 19

1944 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

2,352

26.9%

Thomas Dewey (R)

6,378

73.1%

Other

0.0%

TOTAL

8,731

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 28	Diff (US): 27

1940 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

4,078

38.5%

Wendell Willkie (R)

6,502

61.4%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

10,596

Turnout: 57%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

1936 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt* (D)

3,175

35.6%

Alf Landon (R)

5,733

64.3%

William Lemke (Union)

0.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.0%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

8,920

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 28

1932 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Franklin Roosevelt (D)

3,576

36.4%

Herbert Hoover* (R)

6,186

63.0%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

9,820

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 23

1928 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Herbert Hoover (R)

8,060

83.3%

Al Smith (D)

1,610

16.6%

Norman Thomas (Soc)

0.1%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

9,680

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 25

1924 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Calvin Coolidge (R)

4,676

68.2%

John Davis (D)

1,413

20.6%

Robert LaFollette (Prog)

730

10.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,857

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 14

1920 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Warren Harding (R)

7,235

82.0%

James Cox (D)

1,556

17.6%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

8,819

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 22

1916 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson* (D)

1,171

22.8%

Charles Evans Hughes (R)

3,919

76.2%

Allan Benson (Soc)

0.6%

James Hanly (Proh)

0.3%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

5,144

Turnout: 34%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 30

1912 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Woodrow Wilson (D)

998

24.4%

Theodore Roosevelt (Prog)

2,036

49.7%

William Taft* (R)

905

22.1%

Eugene Debs (Soc)

136

3.3%

Eugene Chafin (Proh)

0.3%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

4,097

Turnout: 26%	Diff (St): -3	Diff (US): -1

1908 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William Taft (R)

4,023

77.7%

William J. Bryan (D)

1,111

21.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

5,180

Turnout: 35%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 26

1904 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Theodore Roosevelt (R)

3,174

80.2%

Alton Parker (D)

658

16.6%

Other

124

3.1%

TOTAL

3,956

Turnout: 29%	Diff (St): 33	Diff (US): 24

1900 President, Whitley County, KY

Candidate

Votes

Pct

William McKinley* (R)

3,634

78.0%

William J. Bryan (D)

989

21.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

4,656

Turnout: 38%	Diff (St): 30	Diff (US): 26

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Whitley County, KY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2023	G	30%	Daniel Cameron (R)	5,540	67.3%	Andy Beshear* (D)	2,697	32.7%	0	0.0%	8,237	20	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2023:
2022	S3	36%	Rand Paul* (R)	8,221	81.9%	Charles Booker (D)	1,822	18.1%	0	0.0%	10,043	20	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2020	S2	55%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	11,634	76.0%	Amy McGrath (D)	2,887	18.9%	777 [+]	5.1%	15,298	18	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Brad Barron (Libertarian) 777 (5.1%);

2019	G	36%	Matt Bevin* (R)	6,672	67.5%	Andy Beshear (D)	2,995	30.3%	218 [+]	2.2%	9,885	19	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 2019: John Hicks (Libertarian) 218 (2.2%);
2016	S3	49%	Rand Paul* (R)	9,748	72.0%	Jim Gray (D)	3,795	28.0%	0	0.0%	13,543	15	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2016:
2015	G	25%	Matt Bevin (R)	4,772	69.7%	Jack Conway (D)	1,857	27.1%	215 [+]	3.1%	6,844	17	0.70%
[-] Other candidates in 2015: Drew Curtis (I) 215 (3.1%);
2014	S2	35%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	6,879	71.2%	Alison Lundergan Grimes (D)	2,485	25.7%	298 [+]	3.1%	9,662	15	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: David Patterson (Libertarian) 293 (3.0%); Other (Write-in) 5 (0.1%);
2011	G	25%	David Williams (R)	3,535	51.0%	Steve Beshear* (D)	2,921	42.2%	474 [+]	6.8%	6,930	16	0.83%
[-] Other candidates in 2011: Gatewood Galbraith (I) 474 (6.8%);
2010	S3	33%	Rand Paul (R)	6,469	71.4%	Jack Conway (D)	2,594	28.6%	0	0.0%	9,063	16	0.67%
[-] Other candidates in 2010:

2008	S2	49%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	8,485	63.6%	Bruce Lunsford (D)	4,849	36.4%	0	0.0%	13,334	11	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2008:
2007	G	31%	Ernie Fletcher* (R)	4,576	55.5%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,664	44.5%	0	0.0%	8,240	14	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2007:
2004	S3	47%	Jim Bunning* (R)	8,082	63.6%	Daniel Mongiardo (D)	4,620	36.4%	0	0.0%	12,702	13	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2004:
2003	G	31%	Ernie Fletcher (R)	5,618	68.6%	Ben Chandler (D)	2,574	31.4%	0	0.0%	8,192	14	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2003:
2002	S2	30%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,968	73.9%	Lois Weinberg (D)	2,108	26.1%	2 [+]	0.0%	8,078	9	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 2002: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);

1999	G	11%	Paul Patton* (D)	1,475	50.5%	Peppy Martin (R)	1,052	36.0%	392 [+]	13.4%	2,919	14	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 1999: Gatewood Galbraith (Reform) 321 (11.0%); Nailah Yarbrough (Natural Law) 44 (1.5%); Hoby Anderson (Write-in) 27 (0.9%);
1998	S3	34%	Jim Bunning (R)	5,664	63.2%	Scotty Baesler (D)	3,244	36.2%	61 [+]	0.7%	8,969	13	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1998: Charles Arbegust (Reform) 61 (0.7%);
1996	S2	37%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	5,856	61.6%	Steve Beshear (D)	3,388	35.7%	255 [+]	2.7%	9,499	6	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 1996: Dennis Lacy (Libertarian) 109 (1.1%); Mac McElroy (U.S. Taxpayers) 74 (0.8%); Patricia Metten (Natural Law) 72 (0.8%);
1995	G	26%	Larry Forgy (R)	4,079	61.0%	Paul Patton (D)	2,608	39.0%	1 [+]	0.0%	6,688	12	0.68%
[-] Other candidates in 1995: Gatewood Galbraith (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
1992	S3	37%	Wendell Ford* (D)	4,610	50.4%	David Williams (R)	4,404	48.1%	136 [+]	1.5%	9,150	12	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1992: James Ridenour (Libertarian) 136 (1.5%);
1991	G	27%	Brereton Jones (D)	3,581	54.2%	Larry Hopkins (R)	3,025	45.8%	0	0.0%	6,606	11	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 1991:
1990	S2	30%	Mitch McConnell* (R)	4,927	66.5%	Harvey Sloane (D)	2,481	33.5%	0	0.0%	7,408	14	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 1990:

1987	G	26%	Wallace Wilkinson (D)	3,363	53.9%	John Harper (R)	2,873	46.1%	0	0.0%	6,236	11	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 1987:
1986	S3	18%	Wendell Ford* (D)	2,542	59.3%	Jackson Andrews (R)	1,743	40.7%	0	0.0%	4,285	15	0.63%
[-] Other candidates in 1986:
1984	S2	43%	Mitch McConnell (R)	6,300	62.7%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	3,690	36.7%	55 [+]	0.5%	10,045	13	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 1984: Dave Welters (Socialist Workers) 55 (0.5%);
1983	G	34%	Jim Bunning (R)	4,610	58.5%	Martha Layne Collins (D)	3,219	40.9%	48 [+]	0.6%	7,877	14	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 1983: Nicholas McCubbin (Citizens United) 48 (0.6%);
1980	S3	34%	Mary Louise Foust (R)	3,926	50.3%	Wendell Ford* (D)	3,884	49.7%	0	0.0%	7,810	15	0.71%
[-] Other candidates in 1980:

1979	G	33%	Louie Nunn (R)	3,831	54.6%	John Y. Brown, Jr. (D)	3,190	45.4%	0	0.0%	7,021	14	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 1979:
1978	S2	16%	Louie Guenthner (R)	1,646	50.3%	Walter Huddleston* (D)	1,561	47.7%	64 [+]	2.0%	3,271	13	0.69%
[-] Other candidates in 1978: Anthony McCord (American) 64 (2.0%);
1975	G	29%	Robert Gable (R)	2,988	53.6%	Julian Carroll* (D)	2,583	46.4%	0	0.0%	5,571	16	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 1975:
1974	S3	31%	Marlow Cook* (R)	3,234	56.5%	Wendell Ford (D)	2,423	42.4%	63 [+]	1.1%	5,720	12	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 1974: William Parker (American) 63 (1.1%);
1972	S2	51%	Louie Nunn (R)	5,529	63.0%	Walter Huddleston (D)	3,176	36.2%	70 [+]	0.8%	8,775	15	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1972: Helen Breeden (American) 70 (0.8%);
1971	G	52%	Tom Emberton (R)	4,768	60.1%	Wendell Ford (D)	3,021	38.1%	147 [+]	1.9%	7,936	16	0.85%
[-] Other candidates in 1971: Happy Chandler (I) 114 (1.4%); William Smith (American) 33 (0.4%);

1968	S3	55%	Marlow Cook (R)	5,151	65.4%	Katherine Peden (D)	2,666	33.8%	64 [+]	0.8%	7,881	14	0.84%
[-] Other candidates in 1968: Duane Olson (American Independent) 64 (0.8%);
1967	G	56%	Louie Nunn (R)	5,395	66.1%	Henry Ward (D)	2,747	33.6%	26 [+]	0.3%	8,168	15	0.92%
[-] Other candidates in 1967: C.H. Glanz (Conservative) 26 (0.3%);
1966	S2	44%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	5,023	77.7%	John Y. Brown (D)	1,443	22.3%	0	0.0%	6,466	13	0.86%
[-] Other candidates in 1966:
1963	G	52%	Louie Nunn (R)	4,821	62.7%	Ned Breathitt (D)	2,871	37.3%	0	0.0%	7,692	13	0.87%
[-] Other candidates in 1963:
1962	S3	51%	Thruston Morton* (R)	5,050	66.4%	Wilson Wyatt (D)	2,555	33.6%	0	0.0%	7,605	14	0.93%
[-] Other candidates in 1962:
1960	S2	67%	John Sherman Cooper* (R)	7,597	75.5%	Keen Johnson (D)	2,467	24.5%	0	0.0%	10,064	16	0.92%
[-] 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 Whitley County, KY

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2022 Census data
White:	35,148	95.32%	1.8%
Black:	331	0.90%	61.5%
Indian:	97	0.26%	4.3%
Asian:	182	0.49%	35.8%
2+ races:	466	1.26%	28.0%
Hispanic:	649	1.76%	109.4%

Total non-White:	1,725	4.68%	54.6%

Change in White population:	627	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	609	1.7

Date	District	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes
2022-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	8,578	86.6%	Conor Halbleib (D)	1,326	13.4%	1	0.0%	9,905
County Total for 2022-11-08:										9,905

2020-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	13,310	87.8%	Matthew Best (D)	1,856	12.2%	0	0.0%	15,166
County Total for 2020-11-03:										15,166

2018-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	8,029	84.8%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,434	15.1%	5	0.1%	9,468
County Total for 2018-11-06:										9,468

2016-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	11,875	100.0%				0	0.0%	11,875
County Total for 2016-11-08:										11,875

2014-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,998	84.9%	Ken Stepp (D)	1,421	15.1%	0	0.0%	9,419
County Total for 2014-11-04:										9,419

2012-11-06	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	10,686	83.9%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,052	16.1%	0	0.0%	12,738
County Total for 2012-11-06:										12,738

2010-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,598	83.4%	Jim Holbert (D)	1,513	16.6%	0	0.0%	9,111
County Total for 2010-11-02:										9,111

2008-11-04	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	10,659	83.7%	Jim Holbert (I)	2,077	16.3%	0	0.0%	12,736
County Total for 2008-11-04:										12,736

2006-11-07	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,436	78.5%	Ken Stepp (D)	2,037	21.5%	0	0.0%	9,473
County Total for 2006-11-07:										9,473

2004-11-02	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	10,185	100.0%				0	0.0%	10,185
County Total for 2004-11-02:										10,185

2002-11-05	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,881	84.3%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	1,280	15.7%	0	0.0%	8,161
County Total for 2002-11-05:										8,161

2000-11-07	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	8,218	80.2%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	2,033	19.8%	0	0.0%	10,251
County Total for 2000-11-07:										10,251

1998-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,605	84.9%	Sidney Jane Bailey (D)	1,351	15.1%	0	0.0%	8,956
County Total for 1998-11-03:										8,956

1996-11-05	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	6,742	100.0%				0	0.0%	6,742
County Total for 1996-11-05:										6,742

1994-11-08	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	4,381	83.8%	Doc Blevins (D)	850	16.2%	0	0.0%	5,231
County Total for 1994-11-08:										5,231

1992-11-03	KY05	Harold Rogers* (R)	7,575	70.9%	John Hays (D)	3,116	29.1%	0	0.0%	10,691
County Total for 1992-11-03:										10,691

Year	Total	Republican		Democrat		Other		R/D Edge	R/D Edge %	VAPOP %
2023	27,283	20,313	74.5%	5,115	18.7%	1,855	6.8%	Rep +15,198	Rep +55.7%	99%
2022	28,330	20,904	73.8%	5,563	19.6%	1,863	6.6%	Rep +15,341	Rep +54.2%	103%
2020	28,337	20,717	73.1%	5,852	20.7%	1,768	6.2%	Rep +14,865	Rep +52.5%	103%
2018	27,290	19,628	71.9%	6,065	22.2%	1,597	5.9%	Rep +13,563	Rep +49.7%	99%
2016	26,828	19,158	71.4%	6,239	23.3%	1,431	5.3%	Rep +12,919	Rep +48.2%	98%
2014	26,428	18,734	70.9%	6,375	24.1%	1,319	5.0%	Rep +12,359	Rep +46.8%	97%
2012	26,178	18,294	69.9%	6,628	25.3%	1,256	4.8%	Rep +11,666	Rep +44.6%	96%
2010	25,666	17,956	70.0%	6,597	25.7%	1,113	4.3%	Rep +11,359	Rep +44.3%	95%
2008	26,132	18,112	69.3%	6,912	26.5%	1,108	4.2%	Rep +11,200	Rep +42.9%	97%
2006	25,470	18,155	71.3%	6,347	24.9%	968	3.8%	Rep +11,808	Rep +46.4%	95%
2004	25,094	17,877	71.2%	6,240	24.9%	977	3.9%	Rep +11,637	Rep +46.4%	94%
2002	23,540	17,033	72.4%	5,616	23.9%	891	3.8%	Rep +11,417	Rep +48.5%	88%
2000	22,220	15,789	71.1%	5,494	24.7%	937	4.2%	Rep +10,295	Rep +46.3%	83%
1998	22,998	16,523	71.8%	5,491	23.9%	984	4.3%	Rep +11,032	Rep +48.0%	88%
1994	20,228	15,170	75.0%	4,771	23.6%	287	1.4%	Rep +10,399	Rep +51.4%	80%
1986	19,089	13,962	73.1%	4,923	25.8%	204	1.1%	Rep +9,039	Rep +47.4%	80%

Whitley County, KY

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