Kentucky's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Kentucky's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: James Comer (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Kentucky's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	James R. Comer	Republican	74.7%	49.4
2022	James R. Comer	Republican	74.9%	49.8
2020	James R. Comer	Republican	75.0%	50.0
2018	James R. Comer	Republican	68.6%	37.2
2016	James R. Comer	Republican	72.6%	45.2
2016 special	James R. Comer	Republican	72.2%	44.4
2014	Ed Whitfield	Republican	73.1%	46.3
2012	Ed Whitfield	Republican	69.6%	39.3
2010	Ed Whitfield	Republican	71.2%	42.5
2008	Ed Whitfield	Republican	64.3%	28.7
2006	Ed Whitfield	Republican	59.6%	19.2
2004	Ed Whitfield	Republican	67.3%	34.7
2002	Ed Whitfield	Republican	65.3%	30.5
2000	Ed Whitfield	Republican	58.0%	15.9
1998	Ed Whitfield	Republican	55.2%	10.4
1980	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	100.0%	—
1978	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	100.0%	—
1976	Carroll Hubbard	Democratic	82.0%	64.0

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James R. Comer Won	REP	252,729	74.72%
Erin Marshall	DEM	85,524	25.28%
Total		338,253

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James R. Comer Won	REP	184,157	74.90%
Jimmy C. Ausbrooks	DEM	61,701	25.10%
Total		245,858

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James R. Comer Won	REP	246,329	74.99%
James Rhodes	DEM	82,141	25.01%
Total		328,470

Questions and answers

Who represents Kentucky's 1st congressional district?

James Comer (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Kentucky's 1st congressional district?

James R. Comer won in 2024 by 49.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.