Kentucky's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Kentucky's 2nd 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: Brett Guthrie (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

Kentucky's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	73.1%	46.2
2022	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	71.9%	43.7
2020	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	71.0%	44.7
2018	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	66.7%	35.7
2016	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	100.0%	—
2014	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	69.2%	38.4
2012	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	64.3%	32.6
2010	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	67.9%	35.8
2008	S. Brett Guthrie	Republican	52.6%	5.2
2006	Ron Lewis	Republican	55.4%	10.8
2004	Ron Lewis	Republican	67.9%	35.8
2002	Ron Lewis	Republican	69.6%	40.5
2000	Ron Lewis	Republican	67.7%	36.3
1998	Ron Lewis	Republican	63.7%	28.3
1980	William H. Natcher	Democratic	65.7%	31.3
1978	William H. Natcher	Democratic	100.0%	—
1976	William H. Natcher	Democratic	60.4%	20.7

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
S. Brett Guthrie Won	REP	252,826	73.10%
Hank Linderman	DEM	93,029	26.90%
Total		345,855

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
S. Brett Guthrie Won	REP	170,487	71.86%
Hank Linderman	DEM	66,769	28.14%
Total		237,256

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
S. Brett Guthrie Won	REP	255,735	70.96%
Hank Linderman	DEM	94,643	26.26%
Robert Lee Perry	LIB	7,588	2.11%
Lewis Carter	POP	2,431	0.68%
Poet J. Tribble	W	2	0.00%
Total		360,399

Questions and answers

Who represents Kentucky's 2nd congressional district?

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

Who won the last election in Kentucky's 2nd congressional district?

S. Brett Guthrie won in 2024 by 46.2 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.