Kentucky's 1st congressional district
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Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, and stretching into Central Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, Murray, Danville, and Frankfort. The district is represented by Republican James Comer who won a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Ed Whitfield who resigned in September 2016. Comer also won election to the regular term to begin January 3, 2017.
Characteristics
| Voter registration and party enrollment as of May 2025[1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Number of voters | Percentage | |||
| Template:Party color cell | Republican | 274,098 | 49.57% | ||
| Template:Party color cell | Democratic | 226,881 | 41.03% | ||
| Template:Party color cell | Other | 26,715 | 4.83% | ||
| Template:Party color cell | Independent | 21,949 | 3.96% | ||
| Total | 552,886 | 100.00% | |||
Until January 1, 2006, Kentucky did not track party affiliation for registered voters who were neither Democratic nor Republican.[2] The Kentucky voter registration card does not explicitly list anything other than Democratic Party, Republican Party, or Other, with the "Other" option having a blank line and no instructions on how to register as something else.[3]
Recent election results from statewide races
Composition
For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:[7]
Adair County (1)
Allen County (1)
Anderson County (0)
- No incorporated or census-recognized communities
Ballard County (7)
- All 7 communities
Boyle County (3)
- All 3 communities
Caldwell County (3)
- All 3 communities
Calloway County (3)
- All 3 communities
Carlisle County (2)
Casey County (1)
Christian County (9)
- All 9 communities
Clinton County (1)
- All 3 communities
Franklin County (1)
Fulton County (3)
- All 3 communities
Graves County (10)
- All 10 communities
Henderson County (6)
- All 6 communities
Hickman County (2)
Hopkins County (10)
- All 10 communities
- All 6 communities
Logan County (4)
- Adairville, Dunmor (part; also 2nd; shared with Muhlenberg County), Lewisburg, Russellville
Lyon County (2)
McCracken County (5)
- All 5 communities
Marion County (4)
- All 4 communities
Marshall County (4)
- All 4 communities
Metcalfe County (2)
Monroe County (3)
- All 3 communities
Russell County (2)
Simpson County (1)
Taylor County (1)
Todd County (5)
- All 5 counties
Trigg County (2)
Union County (5)
- All 5 communities
- All 3 communities
Webster County (8)
- All 8 communities
List of members representing the district
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Recent election results
2000
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2002
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2004
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2006
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2008
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2010
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2012
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2014
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2016
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2018
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2020
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2022
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2024
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See also
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Notes
References
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- Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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- ↑ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::0ec1616e-7ed6-4f84-b20d-dcc51221b2bf
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- ↑ https://lookerstudio.google.com/reporting/75e97d20-411d-4954-9f27-8cc57a80aa96/page/p_zagwlwambd
- ↑ https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST21/CD118_KY01.pdf