Kentuckians will be voting this fall on two constitutional amendments. This is the view approaching 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%
