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

← 2000 November 5, 2002 2004 →

All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 5 1
Seats won 5 1
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 693,860 350,924
Percentage 63.41% 32.07%

Overview

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United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2002
Party Votes Percentage Seats +/–
Republican 693,860 63.41% 5 -
Democratic 350,924 32.07% 1 -
Independents 41,753 3.82% 0 -
Libertarian 7,705 0.70% 0 -
Totals 1,094,242 100.00% 6 -

District 1

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2002 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee Ed Whitfield Klint Alexander
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 117,600 62,617
Percentage 65.3% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Whitfield (inc.) 117,600 65.25
Democratic Klint Alexander 62,617 34.75
Total votes 180,217 100.00
Republican hold

District 2

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2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Ron Lewis David Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 122,773 51,431
Percentage 69.6% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ron Lewis (inc.) 122,773 69.64
Democratic Adam Smith 51,431 29.17
Libertarian Robert Guy Dyer 2,084 1.18
Total votes 176,288 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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2002 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Anne Northup Jack Conway
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 118,228 110,846
Percentage 51.6% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Anne Northup (inc.) 118,228 51.61
Democratic Jack Conway 110,846 48.39
Total votes 229,074 100.00
Republican hold

District 4

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2002 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Ken Lucas Geoff Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 87,776 81,651
Percentage 51.1% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ken Lucas (inc.) 87,776 51.11
Republican Geoff Davis 81,651 47.54
Libertarian John Grote 2,308 1.34
Total votes 171,735 100.00
Democratic hold

District 5

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2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election
 
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Nominee Hal Rogers Sidney Jane Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 137,986 38,254
Percentage 78.3% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (inc.) 137,986 78.29
Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey 38,254 21.71
Total votes 176,240 100.00
Republican hold

District 6

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2002 Kentucky's 6th congressional district election
 
     
Nominee Ernie Fletcher Gatewood Galbraith
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 115,622 41,753
Percentage 72.0% 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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ernie Fletcher (inc.) 115,622 71.95
Independent Gatewood Galbraith 41,753 25.98
Libertarian Mark Gailey 3,313 2.06
Total votes 160,688 100.00
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Report of official election night tally results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. December 4, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
Preceded by
2000 elections
United States House elections in Kentucky
2002
Succeeded by
2004 elections