Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Morgan McGarvey

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Morgan McGarvey (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Kentucky representatives represented an average of 751,557 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 725,101 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Republican primary)

Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 21 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey defeated Mike Craven, Daniel Cobble, and Jared Randall in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey (D)	61.9	203,100
		Mike Craven (R)	38.0	124,713
		Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	27
		Jared Randall (D) (Write-in)	0.0	24

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 327,864
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent Morgan McGarvey defeated Geoff M. Young and Jared Randall in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey	84.1	44,275
		Geoff M. Young	11.2	5,875
		Jared Randall	4.7	2,491

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,641
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Mike Craven defeated Denny Ormerod in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Craven	75.2	15,397
	Submit photo	Denny Ormerod	24.8	5,074

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,471
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2022

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Stuart Ray and Daniel Cobble in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey (D)	62.0	160,920
		Stuart Ray (R)	38.0	98,637
		Daniel Cobble (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	30

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,587
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Morgan McGarvey defeated Attica Scott in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Morgan McGarvey	63.3	52,157
		Attica Scott	36.7	30,183

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 82,340
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stuart Ray	29.5	9,703
		Rhonda Palazzo	29.4	9,645
		Mike Craven	19.7	6,488
		Gregory Puccetti	9.1	2,980
		Daniel Cobble	4.7	1,539
	Submit photo	Justin Gregory	3.9	1,293
		Darien Barrios Moreno	3.7	1,212

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,860
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Robert DeVore Jr. (R)

2020

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth defeated Rhonda Palazzo in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.7	230,672
		Rhonda Palazzo (R)	37.3	137,425

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 368,097
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent John A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Rhonda Palazzo defeated Mike Craven and Waymen Eddings in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on June 23, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rhonda Palazzo	42.4	19,806
		Mike Craven	42.1	19,676
	Submit photo	Waymen Eddings	15.6	7,275

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,757
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2018

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth defeated Vickie Yates Glisson and Gregory Boles in the general election for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John A. Yarmuth (D)	62.1	173,002
		Vickie Yates Glisson (R)	36.6	101,930
	Submit photo	Gregory Boles (L)	1.4	3,788

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 278,720
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Incumbent John A. Yarmuth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		John A. Yarmuth

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3

Vickie Yates Glisson defeated Mike Craven and Rhonda Palazzo in the Republican primary for U.S. House Kentucky District 3 on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Vickie Yates Glisson	49.1	11,240
		Mike Craven	26.9	6,163
		Rhonda Palazzo	24.0	5,510

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 22,913
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Waymen Eddings (R)

2016

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent John Yarmuth (D), the only Democratic candidate to file in the race, won re-election to his sixth term in 2016. He faced Harold Bratcher (R) and Everett Corley (Forefathers Party) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Yarmuth was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Bratcher defeated Everett Corley and Robert DeVore Jr. to win the Republican nomination. The primary elections took place on May 17, 2016.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth Incumbent	63.5%	212,401
	Republican	Harold Bratcher	36.5%	122,093
Total Votes				334,494
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 Republican Primary, 2016

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Harold Bratcher	44.5%	9,578
Everett Corley	36.5%	7,857
Robert DeVore	18.9%	4,075
Total Votes		21,510
Source: Kentucky State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Yarmuth (D) defeated challengers Michael Mcfarlane (R) and Greg Puccetti (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth Incumbent	63.5%	157,056
	Republican	Michael Macfarlane	35.6%	87,981
	Independent	Gregory Peter Puccetti	0.9%	2,318
Total Votes				247,355
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

General election candidates

• Michael Macfarlane
• John Yarmuth - Incumbent
• Greg Puccetti

May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Michael Macfarlanea

Democratic Primary

• John Yarmuth - Incumbenta
• E. Ray Pierce

Third Party Candidates

• Mark Gatton

2012

See also: Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent John Yarmuth won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth Incumbent	64%	206,385
	Republican	Brooks Wicker	34.5%	111,452
	Independent	Robert DeVore Jr.	1.5%	4,819
Total Votes				322,656
Source: Kentucky Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010
On November 2, 2010, John Yarmuth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Todd Lally (R), Edward A. Martin (Libertarian) and Michael D. Hansen (Independent) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth incumbent	54.7%	139,940
	Republican	Todd Lally	44%	112,627
	Libertarian	Edward A. Martin	0.8%	2,029
	Independent	Michael D. Hansen	0.5%	1,334
Total Votes				255,930

2008
On November 4, 2008, John Yarmuth won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Anne M. Northup (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth incumbent	59.4%	203,843
	Republican	Anne M. Northup	40.6%	139,527
Total Votes				343,370

2006
On November 7, 2006, John Yarmuth won election to the United States House. He defeated Anne M. Northup (R), Donna Walker Mancini (L) and W. Ed Parker (Constitution) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Yarmuth	50.6%	122,489
	Republican	Anne M. Northup incumbent	48.2%	116,568
	Libertarian	Donna Walker Mancini	0.9%	2,134
	Constitution	W. Ed Parker	0.3%	774
Total Votes				241,965

2004
On November 2, 2004, Anne M. Northrup won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Tony Miller (D), George C. Dick (L) and Corley Everett (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anne M. Northrup incumbent	60.3%	197,736
	Democratic	Tony Miller	37.8%	124,040
	Libertarian	George C. Dick	1.9%	6,363
	Write-in	Corley Everett	0%	15
Total Votes				328,154

2002
On November 5, 2002, Anne M. Northrup won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jack Conway (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anne M. Northrup incumbent	51.6%	118,228
	Democratic	Jack Conway	48.4%	110,846
Total Votes				229,074

2000
On November 7, 2000, Anne M. Northrup won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Eleanor Jordan (D) and Donna Walker Mancini (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Kentucky District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Anne M. Northrup incumbent	52.9%	142,106
	Democratic	Eleanor Jordan	44.2%	118,875
	Libertarian	Donna Walker Mancini	2.9%	7,804
Total Votes				268,785

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Kentucky after the 2020 census

Kentucky adopted new congressional district boundaries on January 20, 2022, after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of legislation establishing the state’ new congressional map. Beshear vetoed Senate Bill 3 —the congressional redistricting legislation —on January 19, 2022. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 26-8 in the state Senate with 23 Republicans and three Democrats in favor and five Democrats and three Republicans opposed. The override vote was 64-24 in the state House, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 21 Democrats and three Republicans voting to sustain Beshear’s veto.

Senate Bill 3 was introduced in the Kentucky State Senate on January 4, 2022. The Senate voted 28-4 in favor of the map on January 6 followed by the House voting 65-25 in favor on January 8.

Greg Giroux of Bloomberg Government wrote that the "congressional map [is] designed to preserve a 5–1 Republican advantage in Kentucky’s U.S. House delegation." Giroux added, "The map most notably boosts Rep. Andy Barr (R), whose central 6th District in and around Lexington will become more Republican-friendly in part by transferring the state capital of Frankfort to the western 1st District of Rep. James Comer (R)."

How does redistricting in Kentucky work? In Kentucky, both congressional and state legislative district boundaries are drawn by the state legislature. District maps may be vetoed by the governor.

Guidelines adopted in 1991 stipulate that congressional districts ought to be contiguous. In addition, county lines and communities of interest should be maintained if possible. These guidelines are not statutory; consequently, they may be amended by the legislature at its discretion.

The Kentucky Constitution requires that state legislative districts "be contiguous ... and preserve whole counties where possible."

Kentucky District 3
until January 2, 2023

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Kentucky District 3
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2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Kentucky after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Kentucky after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Kentucky State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kentucky's 3rd the 136th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 60.2%-37.9%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+9. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 9 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kentucky's 3rd the 136th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 60.2% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 37.9%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District the 163rd most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 0.89. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.89 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Kentucky
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Kentucky's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Mitch McConnell (R)

Rand Paul (R)

Representatives

District 1

James Comer (R)

District 2

Brett Guthrie (R)

District 3

Morgan McGarvey (D)

District 4

Thomas Massie (R)

District 5

Hal Rogers (R)

District 6

Andy Barr (R)

Republican Party (7)

Democratic Party (1)