Kentucky's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located in Western Kentucky, and stretching into Central Kentucky, the district takes in Henderson, Hopkinsville, Madisonville, Paducah, Murray, Danville, and Frankfort. The district is represented by Republican James Comer who won a special election to fill the seat of Rep. Ed Whitfield who resigned in September 2016. Comer also won election to the regular term to begin January 3, 2017. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+23, it is the second most Republican district in Kentucky and tied for the ninth most Republican district in the United States.
Voter registration On January 1, 2026, the district had 554,782 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican279,10750.31Democratic222,11640.04Independent22,7834.11Libertarian2,5100.45Green3590.06Constitution2980.05Socialist Workers810.01Reform370.01 "Other"27,4914.96Total554,782100.00
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 61% - 37%2012 PresidentRomney 66% - 34%2016 PresidentTrump 70% - 26% SenatePaul 64% - 36%2019 GovernorBevin 57% - 41% Attorney GeneralCameron 65% - 35%2020 PresidentTrump 71% - 28% SenateMcConnell 65% - 31%2022 SenatePaul 71% - 29%2023 GovernorCameron 56% - 44% Attorney GeneralColeman 67% - 33% Auditor of Public AccountsBall 69% - 31% Secretary of StateAdams 69% - 31% State TreasurerMetcalf 66% - 34%2024 PresidentTrump 73% - 26%
Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all or portions of the following counties and communities:
Adair County (1)
Columbia
Allen County (1)
Scottsville
Anderson County (0)
No incorporated or census-recognized communities
Ballard County (7)
All 7 communities
Boyle County (3)
All 3 communities
Caldwell County (3)
All 3 communities
Calloway County (3)
All 3 communities
Carlisle County (2)
Arlington, Bardwell
Casey County (1)
Liberty
Christian County (9)
All 9 communities
Clinton County (1)
Albany
Crittenden County (3)
All 3 communities
Cumberland County (2)
Burkesville, Marrowbone
Franklin County (1)
Frankfort
Fulton County (3)
All 3 communities
Graves County (10)
All 10 communities
Henderson County (6)
All 6 communities
Hickman County (2)
Clinton, Columbus
Hopkins County (10)
All 10 communities
Livingston County (6)
All 6 communities
Logan County (4)
Adairville, Dunmor (part; also 2nd; shared with Muhlenberg County), Lewisburg, Russellville
Lyon County (2)
Eddyville, Kuttawa
McCracken County (5)
All 5 communities
Marion County (4)
All 4 communities
Marshall County (4)
All 4 communities
Metcalfe County (2)
Edmonton, Summer Shade
Monroe County (3)
All 3 communities
Russell County (2)
Jamestown, Russell Springs
Simpson County (1)
Franklin
Taylor County (1)
Campbellsville
Todd County (5)
All 5 counties
Trigg County (2)
Cadiz, Cerulean (shared with Christian County)
Union County (5)
All 5 communities
Washington County (3)
All 3 communities
Webster County (8)
All 8 communities
List of members representing the district
Member Party Service Congress Electoral history Location District created November 9, 1792 Christopher Greenup Anti-Administration November 9, 1792 –March 3, 1795 Elected September 7, 1792.Re-elected in 1793.Re-elected in 1795.Retired. 1792–1803"Southern district": Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Mercer, Nelson, Shelby, and Washington countiesAdded in 1797: Green, Hardin, and Logan countiesAdded in 1799: Barren, Bullitt, Christian, Cumberland, Garrard, Henderson, Henry, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Pulaski, and Warren countiesAdded in 1801: Breckinridge, Knox, and Wayne counties Democratic-Republican March 4, 1795 –March 3, 1797 Thomas T. Davis Democratic-Republican March 4, 1797 –March 3, 1803 Elected in 1797.Re-elected in 1799.Re-elected in 1801.Retired. Matthew Lyon Democratic-Republican March 4, 1803 –March 3, 1811 Elected in 1803.Re-elected in 1804.Re-elected in 1806.Re-elected in 1808.Lost re-election. 1803–1813Adair, Barren, Christian, Cumberland, Henderson, Livingston, Logan, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Pulaski, Warren, and Wayne counties Anthony New Democratic-Republican March 4, 1811 –March 3, 1813 Elected in 1810.Redistricted to the and retired. James Clark Democratic-Republican March 4, 1813 –August 1816 Elected in 1812.Re-elected in 1814.Leave of absence April 8, 1816.Resigned prior to August 1816. 1813–1823Bath, Clark, Estill, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, and Montgomery counties Vacant August 1816 –December 2, 1816 Thomas Fletcher Democratic-Republican December 2, 1816 –March 3, 1817 Elected to finish Clark's term.Retired. David Trimble Democratic-Republican March 4, 1817 –March 3, 1825 Elected in 1816.Re-elected in 1818.Re-elected in 1820.Re-elected in 1822.Re-elected in 1824.Lost re-election. 1823–1833Bath, Fleming, Floyd, Greenup, Lawrence, Lewis, Montgomery, and Pike counties Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1825 –March 3, 1827 Henry Daniel Jacksonian March 4, 1827 –March 3, 1833 Elected in 1827.Re-elected in 1829.Re-elected in 1831.Lost re-election. Chittenden Lyon Jacksonian March 4, 1833 –March 3, 1835 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1833.Retired. 1833–1843 Linn Boyd Jacksonian March 4, 1835 –March 3, 1837 Elected in 1835.Lost re-election. John L. Murray Democratic March 4, 1837 –March 3, 1839 Elected in 1837.Retired. Linn Boyd Democratic March 4, 1839 –March 3, 1855 Elected in 1839.Re-elected in 1841.Re-elected in 1843.Re-elected in 1845.Re-elected in 1847.Re-elected in 1849.Re-elected in 1851.Re-elected in 1853.Retired. 1843–1853 1853–1863 Henry C. Burnett Democratic March 4, 1855 –December 3, 1861 Elected in 1855.Re-elected in 1857.Re-elected in 1859.Re-elected in 1861.Expelled due to collaborating with the Confederacy. Vacant December 3, 1861 –March 10, 1862 Samuel L. Casey Union Democratic March 10, 1862 –March 3, 1863 Elected to finish Burnett's term.Retired. Lucien Anderson Union Democratic March 4, 1863 –March 3, 1865 Elected in 1863.Retired. 1863–1873 Lawrence S. Trimble Democratic March 4, 1865 –March 3, 1871 Elected in 1865.Re-elected in 1867.Re-elected in 1868.Lost renomination. Edward Crossland Democratic March 4, 1871 –March 3, 1875 Elected in 1870.Re-elected in 1872.Retired. 1873–1883 Andrew Boone Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1879 Elected in 1874.Re-elected in 1876.Retired. Oscar Turner Independent Democratic March 4, 1879 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1878.Re-elected in 1880.Re-elected in 1882.Retired. Democratic March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Independent Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1885 1883–1893 William J. Stone Democratic March 4, 1885 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Retired. 1893–1903 John K. Hendrick Democratic March 4, 1895 –March 3, 1897 Elected in 1894.Lost renomination. Charles K. Wheeler Democratic March 4, 1897 –March 3, 1903 Elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Retired. Ollie M. James Democratic March 4, 1903 –March 3, 1913 Elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Re-elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Re-elected in 1910.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 1903–1913 Alben W. Barkley Democratic March 4, 1913 –March 3, 1927 Elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Re-elected in 1922.Re-elected in 1924.Retired to run for U.S. Senator. 1913–1933 William V. Gregory Democratic March 4, 1927 –March 3, 1933 Elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Redistricted to the . District inactive March 4, 1933 –March 3, 1935 William V. Gregory Democratic March 4, 1935 –October 10, 1936 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1934.Died. 1935–1953 Vacant October 10, 1936 –January 3, 1937 Noble J. Gregory Democratic January 3, 1937 –January 3, 1959 Elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Re-elected in 1946.Re-elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Lost renomination. 1953–1957 1957–1963 Frank Stubblefield Democratic January 3, 1959 –December 31, 1974 Elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Lost renomination and resigned early. 1963–1967 1967–1973 1973–1983 Vacant December 31, 1974 –January 3, 1975 Carroll Hubbard Democratic January 3, 1975 –January 3, 1993 Elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Re-elected in 1980.Re-elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Lost renomination. 1983–1993 Tom Barlow Democratic January 3, 1993 –January 3, 1995 Elected in 1992.Lost re-election. 1993–1997 Ed Whitfield Republican January 3, 1995 –September 6, 2016 Elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Re-elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Re-elected in 2014.Retired and resigned early. 1997–2003 2003–2013 2013–202334 Counties Vacant September 6, 2016 –November 8, 2016 James Comer Republican November 8, 2016 –present Elected to finish Whitfield's term.Elected to full term in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Re-elected in 2024. 2023–present
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See also
Kentucky's congressional districts List of United States congressional districts
Notes
References
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present