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      Home/Elections/2020/US House/Kentucky/KY-02
      2020·US House·Kentucky·District profile →

      Kentucky District 2 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Brett Guthrie
      71.0%255,735 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Hank Linderman
      26.3%94,643 votes
      Margin
      R+44.7
      360,399 total votes
      5 candidates360,399 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Brett GuthrieREP✓
      		REP255,73571.0%
      Hank LindermanDEM
      		DEM94,64326.3%
      Robert Lee PerryLIB
      		LIB7,5882.1%
      Lewis CarterOTH
      		OTH2,4310.7%
      Poet J TribbleOTH
      		OTH2---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+41.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+4.6
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202428.6%69.9%R+41.3351,430
      202030.8%67.5%R+36.7352,498
      201627.7%67.6%R+39.8312,050
      201235.9%64.1%R+28.1278,730
      200838.2%60.1%R+21.9288,226

      Seat History

      US House in Kentucky

      2024
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+46.2
      2022
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+43.7
      Redistricted
      2018
      S Brett GuthrieREP
      R+35.6
      2016
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+100.0
      2014
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+38.4
      2012
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+32.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Brett GuthrieREP
      R+35.8
      2008
      S Brett GuthrieREP
      R+5.2
      2006
      Ron LewisREP
      R+10.8
      2004
      Ron LewisREP
      R+35.8
      2002
      Ron LewisREP
      R+40.5
      Redistricted
      2000
      Ron LewisREP
      R+36.3
      1998
      Ron LewisREP
      R+28.3
      1996
      Ron LewisREP
      R+16.2
      View all US House history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      Brett GuthrieREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg MarginR+66.8
      Career1998-2024
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →
      Hank LindermanDEM
      Record0W-4L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2018-2024
      US House
      Full profile →
      Lewis CarterOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2020-2020
      US House
      Full profile →
      Poet J TribbleOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2020-2020
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert Lee PerryLIB
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2020-2020
      US House
      Full profile →

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