Kentucky's 2nd congressional district

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Kentucky's 2nd congressional district
Current Representative		Brett Guthrie (R–Bowling Green)
Distribution	47.28% urban, 52.72% rural
Population (2000)	673,224
Median income	$35,724
Ethnicity	91.4% White, 5.73% Black, 0.7% Asian, 1.7% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+15

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in west central Kentucky, the district includes Bowling Green, Owensboro, and Elizabethtown. The district has not seen an incumbent defeated since 1884.

The district is currently represented by Republican Brett Guthrie.

Previous to former U.S. Representative Ron Lewis, the district was represented by Democrat William H. Natcher, noted for holding the record for most consecutive roll call votes in the history of Congress - more than 18,000 votes.

Counties

Kentucky counties within the 2nd congressional district: Barren | Breckinridge | Bullitt | Daviess | Edmonson | Grayson | Green | Hancock | Hardin | Hart | Jefferson | Larue | Marion | Meade | Nelson | Ohio | Spencer | Shelby | Taylor | Warren | Washington. A small part of Louisville is included in the district, though most of the city is in Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Service	District Home	Notes
Alexander D. Orr	Anti-Administration	November 8, 1792 - March 3, 1795
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797
John Fowler	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803		Redistricted to the 5th district
John Boyle	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1809
Samuel McKee	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1809 - March 3, 1813		Redistricted to the 7th district
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 - January 19, 1814		Redistricted from the 5th district, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 1813-1814, Resigned
Joseph H. Hawkins	Democratic-Republican	March 29, 1814 - March 3, 1815
Henry Clay	Democratic-Republican	October 30, 1815 - March 3, 1821		Seat declared vacant March 4, 1815-October 30, 1815, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 1815-1820
Samuel H. Wooson	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1821 - March 3, 1823
Thomas Metcalfe	Adams-Clay D-R	March 3, 1823 - March 3, 1825		Redistricted from the 4th district
	Adams	March 4, 1825 - June 1, 1828		Resigned to run for Governor
John Chambers	Adams	December 1, 1828 - March 3, 1829
Nicholas D. Coleman	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 - March 3, 1831
Thomas A. Marshall	Anti-Jacksonian	March 4, 1831 - March 3, 1833		Redistricted to the 12th district
Albert G. Hawes	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837		Redistricted from the 11th district
Edward Rumsey	Whig	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Philip Triplett	Whig	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843
Willis Green	Whig	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845		Redistricted from the 6th district
John H. McHenry	Whig	March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847
Beverly L. Clarke	Democratic	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
James L. Johnson	Whig	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Benjamin E. Grey	Whig	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1855
John P. Campbell, Jr.	Know Nothing	March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
Samuel Peyton	Democratic	March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861
James S. Jackson	Unionist	March 4, 1861 - December 13, 1861		Resigned
George H. Yeaman	Unionist	December 1, 1862 - December 13, 1865
Burwell C. Ritter	Democratic	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1867
Vacant		March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869
William N. Sweeney	Democratic	March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871
Henry D. McHenry	Democratic	March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
John Y. Brown	Democratic	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1877
James A. McKenzie	Democratic	March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883
James F. Clay	Democratic	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885
Polk Laffoon	Democratic	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1889
William T. Ellis	Democratic	March 4, 1889 - March 3, 1895
John D. Clardy	Democratic	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1899
Henry D. Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1903
Augustus O. Stanley	Democratic	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1915
David H. Kincheloe	Democratic	March 4, 1915 - October 5, 1930		Resigned after being appointed to the United States Customs Court
John L. Dorsey, Jr.	Democratic	November 4, 1930 - March 3, 1931
Glover H. Cary	Democratic	March 4, 1931 - March 3, 1933		Redistricted to the At-large district
District redistricted to At-large district March 4, 1933
District re-established January 3, 1935 from At-large district
Cap R. Carden	Democratic	March 4, 1935 - June 13, 1935		Redistricted from the At-large district, Died
Edward W. Creal	Democratic	November 5, 1935 - January 3, 1937		Redistricted to the 4th district
Beverly M. Vincent	Democratic	March 2, 1937 - January 3, 1945
Earle C. Clements	Democratic	January 3, 1945 - January 6, 1948		Resigned after being elected Governor
John A. Whitaker	Democratic	April 17, 1948 - December 15, 1951		Died
Garrett L. Withers	Democratic	August 2, 1952 - April 30, 1953		Died
William H. Natcher	Democratic	August 1, 1953 - March 29, 1994		Died
Ron Lewis	Republican	May 24, 1994 - January 3, 2009
Brett Guthrie	Republican	January 3, 2009 - Present

Recent Election Results

2002

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	122,773	69.64%
	Democratic	David Lynn Williams	51,431	29.17%
	Libertarian	Robert Guy Dyer	2,084	1.18%
Totals			176,288	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	185,394	67.92%
	Democratic	Adam Smith	87,585	32.08%
Totals			272,979	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ron Lewis*	118,548	55.41%
	Democratic	Mike Weaver	95,415	44.59%
Totals			213,963	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Brett Guthrie	158,936	52.57%
	Democratic	David E. Boswell	143,379	47.43%
Totals			302,315	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Brett Guthrie*	155,906	67.89%
	Democratic	Ed Marksberry	73,749	28.75%
Totals			229,655	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present