Kentucky Elections in 2008
U.S. President
Kentucky Presidential Election
Candidates: Barack Obama (D), John McCain (R), Ralph Nader (I), Bob Barr, Jr. (L)
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate
Candidates: Bruce Lunsford (D), Addison Mitchell McConnell (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 1
Candidates: Heather Ryan (D), Wayne Edward Whitfield (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 2
Candidates: David Boswell (D), Steven Brett Guthrie (R)
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U.S. House, District 3
Candidates: John Allan Yarmuth (D, Incumbent), Anne Northup (R)
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U.S. House, District 4
Candidates: Michael J. Kelley (D), Geoffrey C. Davis (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 5
Candidates: Harold Rogers (R, Incumbent)
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U.S. House, District 6
Candidates: Ben Chandler (D, Incumbent), Jon S. Larson (R)
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Previous KY Election Results
Republican Presidential Primary (May 20, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | News/Analysis
Democratic Presidential Primary (May 20, 2008)
» MAP: Primary Results, by County | Exit Polls | News/Analysis
Latest Headlines
- Presidential Update: No Alarms, No Surprises (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Live-Blogging the Results: The Early State Calls (Nov. 4, 2008)
- Washington Post-ABC News Poll (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Poll Shows Obama Deflected Recent Attacks (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Races (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Democrats Carry Big Generic Ballot Lead (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The Final Fix Electoral Map (Nov. 3, 2008)
- Obama and McCain Wrap Up Campaigns (Nov. 3, 2008)
- The State of the Election: South (Nov. 2, 2008)
- The State Of the Races (Nov. 2, 2008)
Political Profile
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Kentucky Demographics
- Population: 4,241,474
- Gender: 48.9% male, 51.1% female
- Age: 76.3% 18 years and over; 12.9% 65 years and over; Median age: 37.4
- Median Household Income: $40,267
- Families Below Poverty Level: 13.2%
- Education: 8.0% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
Note: This list of candidates is not comprehensive. Candidates listed on this page were chosen by washingtonpost.com reporters and editors based on an analysis of their overall competitiveness in this race. Candidates will be added and removed from this page as the race unfolds.
