Certified returns for every federal race in Kentucky in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 7 of 7 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Republican
1,048,462
57.4%
Democratic
751,985
41.2%
Independent
15,378
0.8%
Libertarian
5,989
0.3%
Constitution
4,694
0.3%
Write-in
112
0.0%
Total
1,826,620
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mitch McConnell
Republican
953,816
53.0%
Bruce Lunsford
Democrat
847,005
47.0%
Total
1,800,821
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ed Whitfield
Republican
178,107
64.3%
Heather A. Ryan
Democrat
98,674
35.6%
Charles K. Hatchett
Write-in
5
0.0%
Total
276,786
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
S. Brett Guthrie
Republican
158,936
52.6%
David E. Boswell
Democrat
143,379
47.4%
Total
302,315
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John A. Yarmuth
Democrat
203,843
59.4%
Anne M. Northup
Republican
139,527
40.6%
Total
343,370
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Geoff Davis
Republican
190,210
63.0%
Michael Kelley
Democrat
111,549
37.0%
Total
301,759
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Harold Rogers
Republican
177,024
84.1%
Jim Holbert
Independent
33,444
15.9%
Total
210,468
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ben Chandler
Democrat
203,764
64.7%
Jon Larson
Republican
111,378
35.3%
Total
315,142
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.