2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

November 5, 2002
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 Popular vote 693,860 350,924 Percentage 63.41% 32.07%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

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.

Overview

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

2002 Kentucky's 1st congressional district election

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

See also: Kentucky's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ed Whitfield won reelection.

Kentucky's 1st congressional district election, 2002

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

2002 Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election

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

See also: Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Ron Lewis won reelection.

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district election, 2002

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

2002 Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election

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

See also: Kentucky's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congresswoman Anne Northup defeated Democratic candidate Jack Conway to win reelection.

Kentucky's 3rd congressional district election, 2002

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

2002 Kentucky's 4th congressional district election

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

See also: Kentucky's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Ken Lucas defeated Republican candidate Geoff Davis to win reelection.

Kentucky's 4th congressional district election, 2002

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

2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election

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

See also: Kentucky's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Congressman Hal Rogers won reelection.

Kentucky's 5th congressional district election, 2002

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

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

See also: Kentucky's 6th congressional district

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

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

Preceded by 2000 elections

United States House elections in Kentucky 2002

Succeeded by 2004 elections