United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 13
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 6 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kentucky took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected six candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's six congressional districts.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Kentucky modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee/mail-in voting eligibility was extended to all voters "concerned with contracting or spreading COVID-19."
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held five of the six congressional seats from Kentucky.
| Members of the U.S. House from Kentucky -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the six congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| James Comer Jr. |  Republican |
1 |
| Brett Guthrie | Republican |
2 |
| John Yarmuth |  Democratic |
3 |
| Thomas Massie | Republican |
4 |
| Hal Rogers | Republican |
5 |
| Andy Barr | Republican |
6 |
Voting in Kentucky
- See also: Voting in Kentucky
Click the links below for more information on Kentucky elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Kentucky elections as battlegrounds:
- Kentucky's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 23 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020 (June 23 Democratic primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- James Comer Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- James Rhodes (Democratic Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- James Comer Jr. (Incumbent) ✔
District 2
General election candidates
- Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Hank Linderman (Democratic Party)
- Robert Lee Perry (Libertarian Party)
- Lewis Carter (Populist Party)
- Poet Tribble (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
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This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary candidates
- Brett Guthrie (Incumbent) ✔
- Kathleen Free
District 3
General election candidates
- John A. Yarmuth (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Rhonda Palazzo (Republican Party)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
- John A. Yarmuth (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
District 4
General election candidates
- Thomas Massie (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Alexandra Owensby (Democratic Party)
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- Thomas Massie (Incumbent) ✔
- Todd McMurtry
District 5
General election candidates
- Hal Rogers (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Matthew Ryan Best (Democratic Party)
Did not make the ballot:
- John Wells (Libertarian Party)
- William Hibbitts (Independent)
Democratic primary candidates
This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:
Republican primary candidates
- Hal Rogers (Incumbent) ✔
- Gerardo Serrano
District 6
General election candidates
- Andy Barr (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Josh Hicks (Democratic Party)
- Frank Harris (Libertarian Party)
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- Andy Barr (Incumbent) ✔
- Chuck Eddy
- Geoff M. Young
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Kentucky in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Kentucky, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Kentucky | 1st Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 2nd Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 3rd Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 4th Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 5th Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 5th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 6th Congressional District | All parties | 2 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 1/28/2020 | Source |
| Kentucky | 6th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 400 | Fixed number | $500.00 | Fixed number | 6/2/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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