The Green Papers: Off Year Election 2001

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Governor:1(Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2000 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2002 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
1990 Census: 3,686,892(1.48% of 248,765,170)
2000 Census: 4,049,431(1.44% of 281,998,273)
Registered Voters (Nov 98): 2,512,318
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98): 2,990,000 
Tuesday, November 6, 2001 Polls Close: 6 PM EST (2300 UTC) and 6 PM CST (0000 UTC) - Poll closing time could be rather problematic in KENTUCKY. A large chunk of the state is in CST [but the networks consider that "most of the polls have closed" in KENTUCKY by 6 pm EST and so, if they can, project at the same time they project INDIANA]. CST voters in KENTUCKY may note the networks' willingness/eagerness to project a winner as early as 6 pm EST.
Candidates seeking office
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Governor  Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors  
 Democrat  Governor Paul Patton
First elected: 1995; re-elected; 1999
Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 4, 2003. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor).
Senate  6-year term, Current Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2Republican  Senator Mitch McConnell
First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
Class 3Republican  Senator Jim Bunning
First elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
House of Representatives  2 year term, Current House  
Partisan Composition: 1 Democrat, 5 Republicans
CD 1Republican  Congressman Edward Whitfield
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 2Republican  Congressman Ron Lewis
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 3Republican  Congressman Anne Meagher Northup
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 4Democrat  Congressman Ken Lucas
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 5Republican  Congressman Harold "Hal" Rogers
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
CD 6Republican  Congressman Ernest Fletcher
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
Congressional District

Kentucky has 120 counties and 6 congressional districts: 115 counties are wholly within a given congressional district; 5 counties are divided among more than one congressional district.

UNDIVIDED COUNTIES (wholly within one Congressional District):

  • CD 1: Allen, Ballard, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Christian, Clinton, Crittenden, Cumberland, Fulton, Graves, Henderson, Hickman, Hopkins, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, McCracken, McLean, Marshall, Monroe, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Russell, Simpson, Todd, Trigg, Union and Webster.
  • CD 2: Barren, Breckinridge, Bullitt, Casey, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Green, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Larue, Marion, Meade, Metcalfe, Nelson, Spencer, Taylor, Warren and Washington.
  • CD 4: Boone, Boyd, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Carter, Elliott, Fleming, Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Henry, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Oldham, Owen, Pendleton, Robertson, Rowan, Shelby and Trimble.
  • CD 5: Bell, Breathitt, Clay, Floyd, Harlan, Jackson, Johnson, Knott, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, McCreary, Magoffin, Martin, Menifee, Morgan, Owsley, Perry, Pike, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Wayne, Whitley and Wolfe.
  • CD 6: Anderson, Bath, Bourbon, Boyle, Clark, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrard, Harrison, Jessamine, Madison, Mercer, Montgomery, Powell, Scott and Woodford.

DIVIDED COUNTIES (split between more than one Congressional District):

  • Adair: CDs 1 and 2
  • Jefferson: CDs 2 and 3
  • Lawrence: CDs 4 and 5
  • Lincoln: CDs 2 and 6
  • Nicholas: CDs 4 and 6

CD 3 is wholly within Jefferson County