Electoral history of Hal Rogers

Hal Rogers is an American politician from Kentucky who is currently serving in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. Rogers has served Kentucky's 5th congressional district for his entire term in Congress. Prior to his stint in Congress, Rogers served as the Commonwealth's Attorney of the 28th Kentucky Circuit Court from 1969 to 1981. He is currently the dean of the U.S. House of Representatives, and is one of the longest serving members of the House.[1]

U.S. House of Representatives

1980s

1980 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[2][3]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers 13,266 23.4
Republican Tom Emberton 10,576 18.6
Republican Gene Huff 9,595 16.9
Republican John D. Rogers 7,439 13.1
Republican Raymond Overstreet 5,171 9.1
Republican Eddie C. Lovelace 3,703 6.5
Republican Elmer Patrick 3,681 6.5
Republican Henry Skyler Garrison 2,246 4.0
Republican Philip Connley 753 1.3
Republican Elmer Begley, Jr. 192 0.3
Republican Thurman J. Hamlin 131 0.2
Total votes 56,756 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers 112,093 67.5
Democratic Ted R. Marcum 54,027 32.5
Total votes 166,120 100.0
Republican hold
1982 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[4][5]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 10,239 93.8
Republican Thurman Jerome Hamlin 671 6.2
Total votes 10,910 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 52,928 85.2
Democratic Doye Davenport 28,285 34.8
Write-in 4 0.0
Total votes 81,217 100.0
Republican hold
1984 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 125,164 75.9
Democratic Sherman Wilson McIntosh 39,783 24.1
Total votes 164,947 100.0
Republican hold
1986 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 56,760 100.0
Write-in 4 0.0
Total votes 56,764 100.0
Republican hold
1988 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 104,467 100.0
Write-in 34 0.0
Total votes 104,501 100.0
Republican hold

1990s

1990 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 64,660 100.0
Total votes 64,660 100.0
Republican hold
1992 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 115,255 54.6
Democratic John Doug Hays 95,760 45.4
Total votes 211,015 100.0
Republican hold
1994 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 82,291 79.4
Democratic Walter Blevins 21,318 20.6
Total votes 103,609 100.0
Republican hold
1996 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 117,842 100.0
Write-in 11 0.0
Total votes 117,853 100.0
Republican hold
1998 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 142,215 78.2
Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey-Bamer 39,585 21.8
Total votes 181,800 100.0
Republican hold

2000s

2000 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 145,980 73.6
Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey 52,495 26.4
Total votes 198,475 100.0
Republican hold
2002 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 77,615 91.8
Republican Billy Ray Wilson 6,948 8.2
Total votes 84,563 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 137,986 78.3
Democratic Sidney Jane Bailey 38,254 21.7
Total votes 176,240 100.0
Republican hold
2004 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[17][18]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 26,909 91.3
Republican Billy Ray Wilson 2,566 8.7
Total votes 29,475 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 177,579 100.0
Total votes 177,579 100.0
Republican hold
2006 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 147,201 73.8
Democratic Kenneth Stepp 52,367 26.2
Total votes 199,568 100.0
Republican hold
2008 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 177,024 84.1
Independent Jim Holbert 33,444 15.9
Total votes 210,468 100.0
Republican hold

2010s

2010 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 151,019 77.4
Democratic James E. "Jim" Holbert 44,034 22.6
Total votes 195,053 100.0
Republican hold
2012 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[22]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 195,408 77.9
Democratic Kenneth S. Stepp 55,447 22.1
Total votes 250,855 100.0
Republican hold
2014 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 171,350 78.3
Democratic Kenneth S. Stepp 47,617 21.7
Total votes 218,967 100.0
Republican hold
2016 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[24][25]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 35,984 82.4
Republican John Burke Jr. 7,669 17.6
Total votes 43,653 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 221,242 100.0
Total votes 221,242 100.0
Republican hold
2018 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[26][27]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 75,601 84.2
Republican Gerardo Serrano 14,216 15.8
Total votes 89,817 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 172,093 78.9
Democratic Kenneth S. Stepp 45,890 21.1
Write-in 34 0.0
Total votes 218,017 100.0
Republican hold

2020s

2020 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[28][29]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 76,575 91.1
Republican Gerardo Serrano 7,436 8.9
Total votes 84,011 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 250,914 84.2
Democratic Matthew Ryan Best 47,056 15.8
Total votes 297,970 100.0
Republican hold
2022 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[30][31]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 77,050 82.6
Republican Gerardo Serrano 5,460 5.9
Republican Jeanette Andrews 4,160 4.5
Republican Brandon Russell Monhollen 3,831 4.1
Republican Rich Van Dam 2,784 3.0
Total votes 93,285 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 177,712 82.2
Democratic Conor Halbleib 38,549 17.8
Write-in 9 0.0
Total votes 216,270 100.0
Republican hold
2024 Kentucky's 5th congressional district election[32][33]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 39,423 81.8
Republican Dana Edwards 5,112 10.6
Republican Brandon Monhollen 2,673 5.5
Republican David E. Kraftchak Jr. 997 2.1
Total votes 48,205 100.0
General election
Republican Hal Rogers (incumbent) 261,407 100.0
Total votes 261,407 100.0
Republican hold

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