2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Kentucky

2012 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election
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	County results; Guthrie: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. Representative before election; Brett Guthrie; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Brett Guthrie; Republican

2012 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County results; Whitfield: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Hatchett: 50–60%
U.S. Representative before election; Ed Whitfield; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Ed Whitfield; Republican

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
All 6 Kentucky seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

House elections for the 113th Congress in Kentucky

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on May 22, 2012.^[1]

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United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2012^[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	1,027,582	58.87%	5	+1
	Democratic	684,744	39.23%	1	-1
	Libertarian	4,914	0.28%	0	—
	Others	28,137	1.61%	0	—
Totals		1,745,377	100.00%	6	—

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	19,127	59.1
	Democratic	James Buckmaster	13,239	40.9
Total votes			32,366	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Whitfield (incumbent)	199,956	69.6
	Democratic	Charles Kendall Hatchett	87,199	30.4
Total votes			287,155	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brett Guthrie (incumbent)	181,508	64.3
	Democratic	David Lynn Williams	89,541	31.7
	Independent	Andrew R. Beacham	6,304	2.2
	Libertarian	Craig R. Astor	4,914	1.8
Total votes			282,267	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	43,635	86.7
	Democratic	Burrel Charles Farnsley	6,716	13.3
Total votes			50,351	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Yarmuth (incumbent)	206,385	64.0
	Republican	Brooks Wicker	111,452	34.5
	Independent	Robert L. DeVore, Jr.	4,819	1.5
Total votes			322,656	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	19,689	44.8
	Republican	Alecia Webb-Edgington	12,557	28.6
	Republican	Gary Moore	6,521	14.8
	Republican	Walter Christian Schumm	3,514	8.0
	Republican	Marc Carey	783	1.8
	Republican	Tom Wurtz	598	1.4
	Republican	Brian D. Oerther	257	0.6
Total votes			43,919	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	17,209	68.6
	Democratic	Greg Frank	7,869	31.4
Total votes			25,078	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	174,092	59.9
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	106,598	36.7
	Independent	David Lewis	9,987	3.4
Total votes			290,677	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Massie	186,036	62.1
	Democratic	Bill Adkins	104,734	35.0
	Independent	David Lewis	8,674	2.9
Total votes			299,444	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	12,275	52.7
	Democratic	Michael Ackerman	11,016	47.3
Total votes			23,291	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hal Rogers (incumbent)	195,408	77.9
	Democratic	Kenneth S. Stepp	55,447	22.1
Total votes			250,855	100.0
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	20,104	82.8
	Republican	Patrick J. Kelly, II	2,823	11.6
	Republican	Curtis Kenimer	1,354	5.6
Total votes			24,281	100.0

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ben Chandler (D)	Andy Barr (R)	Randolph Vance (I)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)	September 30–October 1, 2012	400	± %	49%	46%	—	5%
Mellman (D-Chandler)	September 10–13, 2012	400	± 4.9%	51%	37%	3%	9%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)	June 24–26, 2012	400	± 4.9%	47%	42%	—	13%
Mellman (D-Chandler)	March 26–28, 2012	400	± 4.9%	54%	30%	—	16%
Public Opinion Strategies (R-Barr)	February 20–21, 2012	400	± 4.9%	49%	42%	—	9%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[34]	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[35]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[36]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[37]	Lean R (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[38]	Lean D	November 4, 2012
RCP^[39]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[40]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy Barr	153,222	50.6
	Democratic	Ben Chandler (incumbent)	141,438	46.7
	Independent	Randolph Vance	8,340	2.7
Total votes			303,000	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

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