2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

The 2002 House elections in Kentucky occurred on November 5, 2002, to elect the members of the State of Kentucky's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Kentucky had six seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. All six incumbent representatives won reelection.

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

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All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Last election51
Seats won51
Seat changeSteadySteady
Popular vote693,860350,924
Percentage63.41%32.07%

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2002
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Republican693,86063.41%5-
Democratic350,92432.07%1-
Independents41,7533.82%0-
Libertarian7,7050.70%0-
Totals1,094,242100.00%6-

District 1

2002 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election

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NomineeEd WhitfieldKlint Alexander
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote117,60062,617
Percentage65.3%34.7%

County results
Whitfield:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ed Whitfield
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ed Whitfield
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield won reelection.

Kentucky's 1st congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanEd Whitfield (inc.) 117,600 65.25
DemocraticKlint Alexander62,61734.75
Total votes180,217 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election

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NomineeRon LewisDavid Williams
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote122,77351,431
Percentage69.6%29.2%

County results
Lewis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ron Lewis
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ron Lewis
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis won reelection.

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanRon Lewis (inc.) 122,773 69.64
DemocraticAdam Smith51,43129.17
LibertarianRobert Guy Dyer2,0841.18
Total votes176,288 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

2002 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

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NomineeAnne NorthupJack Conway
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote118,228110,846
Percentage51.6%48.4%


U.S. Representative before election

Anne Northup
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Anne Northup
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup defeated Democratic candidate Jack Conway to win reelection.

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanAnne Northup (inc.) 118,228 51.61
DemocraticJack Conway110,84648.39
Total votes229,074 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

2002 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election

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NomineeKen LucasGeoff Davis
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote87,77681,651
Percentage51.1%47.5%

County results
Lucas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Davis:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Ken Lucas
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Ken Lucas
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ken Lucas defeated Republican candidate Geoff Davis to win reelection.

Kentucky's 4th congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticKen Lucas (inc.) 87,776 51.11
RepublicanGeoff Davis81,65147.54
LibertarianJohn Grote2,3081.34
Total votes171,735 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

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NomineeHal RogersSidney Jane Bailey
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote137,98638,254
Percentage78.3%21.7%

County results
Rogers:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Bailey:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Hal Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Hal Rogers
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers won reelection.

Kentucky's 5th congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanHal Rogers (inc.) 137,986 78.29
DemocraticSidney Jane Bailey38,25421.71
Total votes176,240 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

2002 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election

 
NomineeErnie FletcherGatewood Galbraith
PartyRepublicanIndependent
Popular vote115,62241,753
Percentage72.0%26.0%

County results
Fletcher:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Ernie Fletcher
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ernie Fletcher
Republican

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ernie Fletcher won reelection. Fletcher defeated independent candidate Gatewood Galbraith, as no Democratic candidate filed to run.

Kentucky's 6th congressional district election, 2002[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanErnie Fletcher (inc.) 115,622 71.95
IndependentGatewood Galbraith41,75325.98
LibertarianMark Gailey3,3132.06
Total votes160,688 100.00
Republican hold

References

Preceded by
2000 elections
United States House elections in Kentucky
2002
Succeeded by
2004 elections