2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2022 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; Brett Guthrie; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Brett Guthrie; Republican

2022 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
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U.S. Representative before election; James Comer; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; James Comer; Republican

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

District 1

The 1st district takes in Western Kentucky, including Paducah, Hopkinsville, Murray, and Henderson. The incumbent was Republican James Comer, who had represented the 1st district since 2016. Comer was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 74.9% of the vote.^[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

James Comer, incumbent U.S. Representative^[2]

Withdrawn

David Sharp, former chair of the Hopkins County Republican Party^[3] (running for state representative)^[4]

Endorsements

James Comer

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Jimmy Ausbrooks^[6]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[14]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe R	October 18, 2022

Results

2022 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Comer (incumbent)	184,157	74.9
	Democratic	Jimmy Ausbrooks	61,701	25.1
Total votes			245,858	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district encompasses west-central Kentucky, taking in Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown. The incumbent was Republican Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009. Guthrie was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 71.9% of the vote.^[17]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Brett Guthrie, incumbent U.S. Representative^[18]

Eliminated in primary

Brent Feher^[6]
E. Lee Watts^[6]

Endorsements

Brett Guthrie

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	52,265	78.1
	Republican	Lee Watts	11,996	17.9
	Republican	Brent Feher	2,681	4.0
Total votes			66,942	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hank Linderman, nominee for this seat in 2018 and 2020^[20]

Eliminated in primary

William Compton, Plum Springs city commissioner^[6]^[21]

Results

Democratic primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Linderman	20,174	58.2
	Democratic	William Compton	14,465	41.8
Total votes			34,639	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[14]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe R	October 18, 2022

Results

2022 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	170,487	71.9
	Democratic	Hank Linderman	66,769	28.1
Total votes			237,256	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2022 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee	Morgan McGarvey	Stuart Ray
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	160,920	98,637
Percentage	62.0%	38.0%

County result
McGarvey: 60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

John Yarmuth
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Morgan McGarvey
Democratic

The 3rd district encompasses nearly all of Louisville Metro, which, since the merger of 2003, is consolidated with Jefferson County, though other incorporated cities, such as Shively and St. Matthews, exist within the county. Incumbent representative John Yarmuth announced he would not be running for re-election in 2022. He was succeeded in 2022 by State Senator Morgan McGarvey, who won 62.0% of the vote in the general election.^[22]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Morgan McGarvey, Minority Leader of the Kentucky Senate^[23]

Eliminated in primary

Attica Scott, state representative^[24]

Declined

Matthew Barzun, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom^[25]
Charles Booker, former state representative and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020 (running for U.S. Senate)^[26]^[27]
Greg Fischer, Mayor of Louisville^[25]
Gill Holland, businessman^[25]
Aaron Yarmuth, former newspaper owner and son of U.S. Representative John Yarmuth^[28]
John Yarmuth, incumbent U.S. Representative^[29]

Endorsements

Morgan McGarvey

U.S. representatives

John Yarmuth, U.S. Representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district (2007–present)^[30]

Organizations

Kentucky AFL–CIO^[31]
League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[32]
Pro-Israel America^[33]

Attica Scott

Organizations

Future Generations^[34]
Higher Heights for America PAC^[35]
National Women's Political Caucus^[36]
Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[37]
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)^[38]

Debates and forums

2022 KY-03 Democratic primary debates and forums
No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Participants
P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn
P Participant A Absent N Non-invitee I Invitee W Withdrawn					McGarvey	Scott
1^[39]	May 11, 2022	The Louisville Forum	Joe Arnold	Youtube	P	P

Results

Democratic primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morgan McGarvey	52,157	63.3
	Democratic	Attica Scott	30,183	36.7
Total votes			82,340	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Stuart Ray^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Daniel Cobble^[6]
Mike Craven^[6]
Justin Gregory^[6]
Darien Moreno, tax preparer^[6]
Rhonda Palazzo^[6]
Gregory Puccetti^[6]

Disqualified

Robert DeVore Jr., former McCreary County school board member and perennial candidate^[40]^[21]

Declined

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stuart Ray	9,703	29.5
	Republican	Rhonda Palazzo	9,645	29.4
	Republican	Mike Craven	6,488	19.7
	Republican	Gregory Puccetti	2,980	9.1
	Republican	Daniel Cobble	1,539	4.7
	Republican	Justin Gregory	1,293	3.9
	Republican	Darien Moreno	1,212	3.7
Total votes			32,860	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid D	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid D	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe D	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid D	August 22, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Likely D	October 18, 2022
538^[14]	Solid D	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe D	October 18, 2022

Endorsements

Morgan McGarvey (D)

U.S. representatives

John Yarmuth, representative for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district (2007–2023)^[30]

Statewide officials

Andy Beshear, 63rd governor of Kentucky (2019–present)^[41]

Organizations

Results

2022 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Morgan McGarvey	160,920	62.0
	Republican	Stuart Ray	98,637	38.0
		Daniel Cobble (write-in)	30	0.0
Total votes			259,587	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2022 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee	Thomas Massie	Matthew Lehman
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	167,541	79,977
Percentage	65.0%	31.0%

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

U.S. Representative before election

Thomas Massie
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Thomas Massie
Republican

The 4th district is located in the northeastern part of the state along the Ohio River, including the suburbs of Cincinnati and a small part of Louisville. The incumbent was Republican Thomas Massie, who had represented the district since 2012. Massie was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 65.0% of the vote in the general election.^[45]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Thomas Massie, incumbent U.S. Representative^[46]

Eliminated in primary

Alyssa Dara McDowell^[47]
George Washington^[48]
Claire Wirth, real estate developer^[49]^[21]

Endorsements

Thomas Massie

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]

U.S. Senators

Rand Paul, U.S. Senator from Kentucky^[50]^{[better source needed]}

Organizations

FreedomWorks^[51]

Claire Wirth

Individuals

Joe Arpaio, former Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018^[52]^{[better source needed]}

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Thomas Massie	Alyssa Dara McDowell	George Washington	Claire Wirth	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)^[A]	April 28 – May 1, 2022	300 (LV)	± 5.7%	66%	2%	4%	9%	19%

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (incumbent)	50,301	75.2
	Republican	Claire Wirth	10,521	15.7
	Republican	Alyssa Dara McDowell	3,446	5.2
	Republican	George Washington	2,606	3.9
Total votes			66,874	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Matthew Lehman^[6]

Endorsements

Matthew Lehman

Statewide officials

Andy Beshear, Governor of Kentucky^[53]

Organizations

Sierra Club^[44]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[14]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe R	October 18, 2022

Results

2022 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie (incumbent)	167,541	65.0
	Democratic	Matthew Lehman	79,977	31.0
	Pirate Party	Ethan Osborne^[b]	10,111	3.9
Total votes			257,629	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2022 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee	Hal Rogers	Conor Halbleib
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	177,712	38,549
Percentage	82.2%	17.8%

County results
Rogers: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%

U.S. Representative before election

Hal Rogers
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Hal Rogers
Republican

The 5th district is based in the coalfields of eastern Kentucky. The incumbent was Republican Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981. He was most recently re-elected in 2022, with 82.2% of the vote.^[54]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hal Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative and dean of the House^[55]

Eliminated in primary

Jeannette Andrews, accountant^[6]
Brandon Monhollen, transportation manager^[6]
Gerardo Serrano, farmer and activist^[6]
Richard Van Dam, physician^[56]

Endorsements

Hal Rogers

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	77,050	82.6
	Republican	Gerardo Serrano	5,460	5.8
	Republican	Jeannette Andrews	4,160	4.5
	Republican	Brandon Monhollen	3,831	4.1
	Republican	Richard Van Dam	2,784	3.0
Total votes			93,285	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Conor Halbleib^[6]

General election

Conor Halblieb

Organizations

LegalizeKY

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[14]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe R	October 18, 2022

Results

2022 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	177,712	82.2
	Democratic	Conor Halbleib	38,549	17.8
		Stephan William (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			216,270	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2022 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee	Andy Barr	Geoff Young
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	154,762	83,005
Percentage	62.7%	33.6%

County results
Barr: 40–50% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

U.S. Representative before election

Andy Barr
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Andy Barr
Republican

The 6th district is located in central Kentucky, taking in Lexington, Richmond, and Frankfort. The incumbent was Republican Andy Barr, who had represented the 6th district since 2013. Barr was most recently re-elected in 2022, winning 62.7% of the vote in the general election.^[57]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Andy Barr, incumbent U.S. Representative^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Derek Petteys, project manager and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[6]

Endorsements

Andy Barr

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[5]

Organizations

Pro-Israel America^[58]

Results

Republican primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr (incumbent)	47,660	87.8
	Republican	Derek Petteys	6,593	12.2
Total votes			54,253	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Geoff Young, perennial candidate and assistant director^[6]

Eliminated in primary

Christopher Preece, educator^[59]

Endorsements

Christopher Preece

Individuals

Marianne Williamson, author and candidate for President of the United States in 2020^[60]

Results

Democratic primary results^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Geoff Young	25,722	51.7
	Democratic	Christopher Preece	24,007	48.3
Total votes			49,729	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[7]	Solid R	January 24, 2022
Inside Elections^[8]	Solid R	February 22, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[9]	Safe R	January 26, 2022
Politico^[10]	Solid R	May 23, 2022
RCP^[11]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News^[12]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ^[13]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538^[14]	Solid R	June 30, 2022
The Economist^[15]	Safe R	October 18, 2022

Results

2022 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr (incumbent)	154,762	62.7
	Democratic	Geoff Young	83,005	33.6
		Maurice Randall Cravens II (write-in)	8,970	3.6
		Maxwell Keith Froedge (write-in)	81	0.0
Total votes			246,818	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign website for 2nd district candidate

Official campaign website for 3rd district candidate

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

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