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Kentucky State Board of Elections
2008 Kentucky Congressional Results
Filing Deadline: 1/29/08, Presidential Primary Deadline: 1/29/08, Primary: 5/20/08, Presidential Primary: 5/20/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/12/08, Presidential Independent Filing Deadline: 9/5/08, Write-In Filing Deadline: 10/24/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: November 13, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 59.6% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe McCain, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 41.2%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 57.4%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.8%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.3%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.3%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (WI-GA),
Brian P. Moore (WI-FL),
Alan L. Keyes (WI-MD),
Leonard C. Habermehl (WI-KY), Keith Russell Judd (WI-TX), |
Senator, 64.7% in '02, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Lean Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Narrow Republican Advantage, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Republican, |
| '03 & '07 Gov. candidate / businessman Bruce Lunsford (D) 47.0%, |
A. Mitchell "Mitch" McConnell (R) 53.0%, |
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1st Congressional District, 59.6% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| ex-non-profit exec. Heather A. Ryan (D) 35.6%, |
Edward "Ed" Whitfield (R) 64.4%, |
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2nd Congressional District, 55.4% in '06, Ron Lewis (R) retiring after 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| ex-St. Ag. Comm'r. / St. Sen. David E. Boswell (D) 47.4%, |
St. Sen. S. Brett Guthrie (R) 52.6%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 50.6% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| John Yarmuth (D) 59.4%, |
'07 gubernatorial candidate / ex-U.S. Rep. Anne. M. Northup (R) 40.6%, |
Edward Martin (L/WI) 0.0%, |
4th Congressional District, 51.7% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| physician Michael Kelley (D) 37.0%, |
Geoffrey C. Davis (R) 63.0%, |
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5th Congressional District, 73.8% in '06, 14th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Harold "Hal" Rogers (R) 84.1%, |
pilot Jim Holbert (I) 15.9%, |
6th Congressional District, 85.5% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| A.B. "Ben" Chandler III (D) 64.7%, |
'07 Att. Gen. candidate / attorney Jon Larson (R) 35.3%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
3. Key to Kentucky Political Parties:
4. Kentucky Media Links:
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