Kentucky U.S. House election, 2006
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This article discusses 2006 elections to the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Kentucky.
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KY-01
- Ed Whitfield (R) Incumbent. (hw)
- Tom Barlow (D) (cw)- former Congressman, won primary with 77%.
- Jim Bloink (D) (cw)
- Eric Streit (D) (cw)
- General election results:
Ed Whitfield (R) 123,676 60% Tom Barlow (D) 82,948 40%
KY-02
- Ron Lewis (R) Incumbent. (hw) (cw)
- Mike Weaver (D) (cw) - State Representative, won primary with 73%.
- General election results:
Ron Lewis (R) 117,424 55% Mike Weaver (D) 94,191 45%
KY-03
- Anne Northup (R) Incumbent. (hw) (cw)
- John Yarmuth (D) - Columnist and Publisher. (cw) Won the primary with 54%.
- Burrel Charles Farnsley (D)
- James Walter Moore (D) - Engineer and businessman (cw)
- Andrew Horne (D) - Marine Lt. Col., a Fighting Dem (cw)
- General election results:
John Yarmuth (D) 122,425 51% Anne Northup (R) 116,535 48% Other 2,905 1%
KY-04
- Geoffrey C. Davis (R) Incumbent. (hw) (cw)
- Ken Lucas (D) (cw)
- General election results:
Geoff Davis (R) 103,710 52% Ken Lucas (D) 87,701 44% Brian Houillion (L) 9,801 5%
- Outlook: Lucas held this seat from 1999-2004, but he retired and did not seek reelection in Nov. 2004. Davis lost against Lucas in 2002, but won the open seat in the following cycle. Lucas will be a very strong challenger in this northern Kentucky district.
- DailyKos => KY-04
KY-05
- Hal Rogers (R) Incumbent. (hw)
- Ken Stepp (D) (cw) Won the primary with 70%.
- James Tapley (D)
- General election results:
Hal Rogers (R) 147,426 74% Kenneth Stepp (D) 52,399 26%
KY-06
- Ben Chandler (D) Incumbent. (hw) (cw)
- Elaine Sue Carlson (R) (cw)
- General election results:
Ben Chandler (D) 156,738 85% Paul Ard (L) 26,656 15%