Kentucky presidential, congressional returns

The outside of the Sugar Maple Square polling site in Bowling Green,May 21, 2024. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony)

Kentucky voters provided no surprises or upsets in primaries for national office.

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden carried the top of the ticket, although Republican support for Trump was stronger than Democratic support for Biden.

Democrats nominated Hank Linderman in the 2nd Congressional District to take on Republican U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie. In the 6th Congressional District, Democrats chose Randy Cravens to challenge Republican U.S.  Rep. Andy Barr. Republican Mike Craven will challenge Kentucky’s only Democrat in Congress, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, who easily won his party’s nomination in the 3rd Congressional District.

Republican U.S. Reps. Hal Rogers in the 5th Congressional District and Thomas Massie in the 4th Congressional District easily won their primaries.

These are unofficial but final vote totals from Kentucky’s Tuesday primary election.

U.S. president

Republican

Donald J. Trump – 214,932, 85%

Nikki R. Haley – 16,227, 16%

Uncommitted – 8,979, 8%

Ron DeSantis – 7,798, 3%

Chris Christie – 2,458, 1%

Vivek Ramaswamy – 1,640, 1%

Ryan L. Binkley – 900, ~0%

Democratic

Joseph R. Biden Jr. – 131,439, 71%

Uncommitted – 32,905, 18%

Marianne Williamson – 11,188, 6%

Dean Phillips – 8,741, 5%

U.S. Congress

1st District

Republican

James R. Comer - Uncontested

Democratic

Erin Johnson - Uncontested

2nd District

Republican

Brett Guthrie - Uncontested

Democratic

Hank Linderman - 12,508, 57%

William Dakota Compton - 9,303, 43%

3rd District

Republican

Mike Craven - 15,397, 75%

Danny Ormerod - 5,074, 25%

Democratic

Morgan McGarvey - 44,275, 84%

Geoffrey M. “Geoff” Young - 5,874, 11%

Jared Randall - 2,491, 5%

4th District

Republican

Thomas Massie - 39,929, 76%

Michael McGinnis - 6,604, 13%

Eric Deters - 6,060, 12%

5th District

Republican

Hal Rogers - 39,423, 82%

Dana Edwards - 5,112, 11%

Brandon Monhollon - 2,673, 6%

David E. Kraftchak Jr. - 997, 2%

6th District

Republican

Andy Barr - Uncontested

Democratic

Randy Cravens - 9,305, 26%

Todd Kelly - 9,104, 25%

Shauna Rudd - 8,627, 24%

Jonathan Richardson - 4,433, 12%

Don B. Pratt - 4,335, 12%

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