Kentucky's 5th congressional district
Kentucky's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Kentucky. The district elects a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is the second most poor district in the United States. The district is in Appalachia and is the most rural district in the United States. The district includes the cities of cities of Pikeville, Prestonsburg, Middlesboro, Hazard, Jackson, Morehead, London, and Somerset.[5] During the American Civil War one area of the district liked the Republican Party and the Union and the other area liked the Confederate States of America and the Democratic Party. The district is currently represented by Harold D. "Hal" Rogers.
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 Kentucky's 5th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 689,793[1] | ||
| Median income | $35,636[2] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+31[3] | ||
Election history
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2000 | President | Bush 57 - 42% |
| 2004 | President | Bush 61 - 39% |
| 2008 | President | McCain 67 - 31% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 75 - 23% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 80 - 18% |
| 2020 | President | Trump 80 - 19% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 137,986 | 78.29 | |
| Democrat | Sidney Jane Bailey | 38,254 | 21.71 | |
| Total votes | 176,240 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 177,579 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 177,579 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 147,261 | 73.76 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth Stepp | 52,384 | 26.24 | |
| Total votes | 199,645 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 177,024 | 84.11 | |
| [[Independent (politician)|Template:Independent (politician)/meta/shortname]] | Jim Holbert | 33,444 | 15.89 | |
| Total votes | 210,468 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 151,019 | 77.43 | |
| Democrat | Jim Holbert | 44,034 | 22.58 | |
| Total votes | 195,053 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 195,408 | 77.90 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth S. Stepp | 55,447 | 22.10 | |
| Total votes | 250,855 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 171,350 | 78.30 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth S. Stepp | 47,617 | 21.70 | |
| Total votes | 218,967 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 221,242 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 221,242 | 100.00 | ||
| Turnout | ||||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 172,093 | 78.9 | |
| Democrat | Kenneth Stepp | 45,890 | 21.0 | |
| style="background-color: Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color; width: 2px;" | | [[Independent (United States)|Template:Independent (United States)/meta/shortname]] | Bill Ray (write-in) | 34 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | 218,017 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Hal Rogers* | 250,660 | 84.2 | |
| Democrat | Matthew Best | 46,993 | 15.8 | |
| Total votes | 297,653 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Kentucky's 5th Congressional District Media
Kentucky's 5th congressional district (since 2023)
Benjamin Howard (Missouri) official governor portrait in Missouri State Capitol.
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Oil on canvas portrait of Henry Clay by Henry F. Darby (1829-1897) *Height: 49.25 inches (125.1 cm)*Width: 39.75 inches (101 cm)*Signature (lower right corner): H. F. DARBY Cat. no. 32.00002.000
Portrait of Samuel Hopkins (cropped)
Portrait of Alney McLean
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Portrait of Alney McLean
Kentucky Congressman John T. Johnson
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References
- ↑ Bureau, Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ↑ Geography, US Census Bureau. "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)". www.census.gov. Archived from the original on 17 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Congressional Districts – 113th Congress Demographics – Urban Rural Patterns". proximityone.com. Retrieved November 12, 2020.