Kentucky's 1st congressional district

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Kentucky's 1st congressional district
Current Representative		Ed Whitfield (R–Hopkinsville)
Distribution	36.52% urban, 63.48% rural
Population (2000)	673,729
Median income	$30,360
Ethnicity	90.4% White, 7.3% Black, 0.4% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 0.1% other
Cook PVI	R+15

Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, and the college town of Murray.

The district is presently represented by Republican Ed Whitfield.

Counties

Although Democrats have a 2-to-1 edge in registration and still hold most local offices in the district, they tend to be very conservative on social issues, a trend which favors Republicans at the federal level. Democratic candidates held an advantage until a Republican gerrymandering in 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Kentucky counties within the 1st Congressional District: Adair | Allen | Ballard | Butler | Caldwell | Calloway | Carlisle | Casey | Christian | Clinton | Crittenden | Cumberland | Fulton | Graves | Henderson | Hickman | Hopkins | Livingston | Logan | Lyon | Marshall | McCracken | McLean | Metcalfe | Monroe | Muhlenberg | Russell | Simpson | Todd | Trigg | Union | Webster

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Service	District Home	Notes
Christopher Greenup	Anti-Administration	November 9, 1792 - March 3, 1795
	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1795 - March 3, 1797
Thomas T. Davis	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1797 - March 3, 1803
Matthew Lyon	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1803 - March 3, 1811
Anthony New	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1811 - March 3, 1813
James Clark	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1813 - August, 1816		Leave of absence April 8, 1816, Resigned prior to August, 1816
Thomas Fletcher	Democratic-Republican	December 2, 1816 - March 3, 1817
David Trimble	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 - March 3, 1823
	Adams-Clay D-R	March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825
	Adams	March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1827
Henry Daniel	Jacksonian	March 4, 1827 - March 3, 1833
Chittenden Lyon	Jacksonian	March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1835		Redistricted from the 12th district
Linn Boyd	Jacksonian	March 4, 1835 - March 3, 1837
John L. Murray	Democratic	March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Linn Boyd	Democratic	March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1855		Speaker of the House from 1851-1855
Henry C. Burnett	Democratic	March 4, 1855 - December 3, 1861		Expelled
Samuel L. Casey	Unionist	March 10, 1862 - March 3, 1863
Lucien Anderson	Unconditonal Unionist	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865
Lawrence S. Trimble	Democratic	March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1871
Edward Crossland	Democratic	March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1875
Andrew Boone	Democratic	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1879
Oscar Turner	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881
	Democratic	March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883
	Independent Democrat	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885
William J. Stone	Democratic	March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1895
John K. Hendrick	Democratic	March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897
Charles K. Wheeler	Democratic	March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1903
Ollie M. James	Democratic	March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1913		Left when elected US Senator
Alben W. Barkley	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1927		Left when elected US Senator, later Vice President
William V. Gregory	Democratic	March 4, 1927 - 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
Noble J. Gregory	Democratic	January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1959		Lost in Primary
Frank Stubblefield	Democratic	January 3, 1959 - December 31, 1974		Lost in Primary, Resigned
Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1993		Lost in Primary
Tom Barlow	Democratic	January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995		Lost General Election
Ed Whitfield	Republican	January 3, 1995 - Present		Incumbent

Recent Election Results

2002

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	117,600	65.26%
	Democratic	Klint Alexander	62,617	34.74%
Totals			180,217	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2004

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	175,972	67.37%
	Democratic	Billy Cartwright	85,229	32.63%
Totals			261,201	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2006

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	123,618	59.58%
	Democratic	Tom Barlow	83,865	40.42%
Totals			207,483	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2008

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	178,107	64.35%
	Democratic	Heather Ryan	98,674	35.65%
Totals			276,781	100.00%
Voter turnout			%
	Republican hold

2010

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Republican	Ed Whitfield*	153,519	71.25%
	Democratic	Charles K. Hatchett	61,690	28.75%
Totals			215,209	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