1816 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
| Elections in Kentucky |
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Kentucky elected its members August 5, 1816.
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
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| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | James Clark | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent resigned April 8, 1816 when appointed circuit court judge. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor was not elected to finish the current term. | √ David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 55.3% George Stockton 44.7% |
| Kentucky 2 | Henry Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Henry Clay (Democratic-Republican) 57.6% John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 42.4% |
| Kentucky 3 | Richard M. Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Richard M. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 56.6% Benjamin Taylor (Federalist) 43.4% |
| Kentucky 4 | Joseph Desha | Democratic-Republican | 1806 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Joseph Desha (Democratic-Republican) 56.1% William Garrard 43.9% |
| Kentucky 5 | Alney McLean | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican) 64.4% Benjamin W. Patton 35.6% |
| Kentucky 6 | Solomon P. Sharp | Democratic-Republican | 1812 | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ David Walker (Democratic-Republican) 54.2% William Thompson 37.7% Solomon P. Sharp (Democratic-Republican) 8.2% |
| Kentucky 7 | Samuel McKee | Democratic-Republican | 1808 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ George Robertson (Democratic-Republican) 62.3% Robert Caldwell 37.7% |
| Kentucky 8 | Stephen Ormsby | Democratic-Republican | 1810 | Incumbent lost-re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Richard Anderson (Democratic-Republican) 56.8% Edward George 34.6% Stephen Ormsby (Democratic-Republican) 8.6% |
| Kentucky 9 | Micah Taul | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Tunstal Quarles (Democratic-Republican)[a] Rife[b] |
| Kentucky 10 | Benjamin Hardin | Democratic-Republican | 1814 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. | √ Thomas Speed (Democratic-Republican) 42.3% James Crutcher 31.2% John Lancaster 26.5% |
See also
[edit]- Kentucky's 1st congressional district special election, 1816
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1816 and 1817
- List of United States representatives from Kentucky
Notes
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