2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Kentucky, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

By district
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky by district:

District 1
Incumbent Republican James Comer, who had represented the district since 2016, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+23.

Nominee

 * James Comer, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Paul Walker, professor

Eliminated in primary

 * Alonzo Pennington, musician

District 2
Incumbent Republican Brett Guthrie, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+19.

Nominee

 * Brett Guthrie, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Hank Linderman, musician

Eliminated in primary

 * Brian Pedigo, teacher and farmer
 * Rane Eir Olivia Sessions, veteran and former intern for William D. Ford
 * Grant Short pilot, businessman and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

District 3
Incumbent Democrat John Yarmuth, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with %63 of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+6.

Nominee

 * John Yarmuth, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Vickie Yates Glisson, lawyer and former state health secretary

Eliminated in primary

 * Mike Craven, Ford worker
 * Rhonda Palazzo, realtor

Withdrawn

 * Waymen Eddings

District 4
Incumbent Republican Thomas Massie, who had represented the district since 2012, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+18.

Nominee

 * Thomas Massie, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Seth Hall, health insurance worker

Eliminated in primary

 * Christina Lord
 * Patti Piatt, business executive

District 5
Incumbent Republican Hal Rogers, who had represented the district since 1981, ran for re-election. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+31.

Nominee

 * Hal Rogers, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Gerardo Serrano

Nominee

 * Kenneth Stepp, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Sykes

District 6
Incumbent Republican Andy Barr, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+9.

Nominee

 * Andy Barr, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Chuck Eddy

Nominee

 * Amy McGrath, retired U.S. Marine fighter pilot

Eliminated in primary

 * Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexington and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Theodore Green
 * Daniel Kemph, business analyst
 * Reggie Thomas, state senator
 * Geoff Young, perennial candidate

Campaign
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Kentucky's 6th congressional district on its initial list of Republican-held seats considered targets in 2018. McGrath's campaign announcement video, entitled "Told Me" where she spoke of her navy service (being the first female Marine to fly an F-18 in combat), attracted much national attention.

The DCCC opted to support Jim Gray in the primary.

Results
[[File:2018 Kentucky's 6th congressional district Democratic primary election results map by county.svg|thumb|180px|County results Map legend

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Polling

 * Graphical summary