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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the U.S. Senate.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:

District 1

Incumbent Republican Ed Whitfield, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Charles Kendall Hatchett, real estate broker and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012
Eliminated in primary
  • Wesley Bolin

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie, who had represented the 2nd district since 2009, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Ron Leach, physician assistant and U.S. Army veteran

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • E. Ray Pierce

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Michael MacFarlane

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

Incumbent Republican Thomas Massie, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Declined
  • Steve Stevens, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce President

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Peter Newberry

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

Republican incumbent Hal Rogers, who had represented the 5th district since 1981, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Kenneth Stepp, attorney
Eliminated in primary
  • Billy Ray Wilson

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican Andy Barr, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Democratic primary

Jensen was seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
  • Michael Coblenz, attorney and former Air Force B-52 navigator
  • Joe Palumbo, lumber yard owner and son of state representative Ruth Ann Palumbo
Declined

Results

General election

Polling

Predictions

Results

See also

References

External links