HOUSE

Kentucky KY-01 House2024

RACE AT A GLANCE

SEAT HELD

James Comer

RACE WINNER

James Comer

Seat held

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

James Comer (R)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Feb 2, 2023
Solid R

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Mar 6, 2023
D +50
R +50
R +24

Race summary

The current 1st District — arguably Kentucky’s most culturally Southern — opted for President Donald Trump by 44 points in 2020, and odds are it would only get more conservative without any of Franklin County.

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Jan 5, 2024

Primary Election: May 21, 2024

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

James Comer

First Elected: 2016

Last General Election: 74.9%

Last Primary Election: Unopposed

Full Bio:
COMER, James, a Representative from Kentucky; born in Carthage, Smith County, Tenn., August 19, 1972; graduated from Monroe County High School, Tompkinsville, Ky.; B.S., Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Ky., 1993; businessman; farmer; chairman, Monroe County, Ky., Republican party, 1993-1995; Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996; member of the Kentucky state house of representatives, 2001-2012; Kentucky state commissioner of agriculture, 2012-2015; elected simultaneously as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and to the One Hundred Fifteenth Congresses, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative Ed Whitfield (November 8, 2016-present).

Source: Bioguide

CANDIDATES

Democrats

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DISTRICT DATA

Kentucky - 01

West and central: Paducah, Frankfort 

Population Breakdown

Source: 2020 Census (VAP)

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2020 Election Results

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2016 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

Race Analysis

Updated: Jul 7, 2023

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