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{{Infobox U.S. congressional district
|state = Kentucky
|district number = 1
|image name = Kentucky US Congressional District 1 (since 2013).tif
|image width = 400
|image caption = '''Kentucky's 1st congressional district - since January 3, 2013.'''d
|representative = [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]]
|party = Republican
|residence = Tompkinsville
|english area =
|metric area = 
|distribution ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html|title=Congressional Districts Relationship Files (state-based)|first=US Census Bureau|last=Geography|website=www.census.gov|access-date=2018-02-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170717230259/https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/cd_state.html|archive-date=2017-07-17|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|percent urban = 36.88
|percent rural = 63.12
|population = 717,704<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=21&cd=01|title=My Congressional District|first=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census|last=Bureau|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|population year = 2019
|median income = $46,999<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=21&cd=01|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|website=www.census.gov}}</ref>
|percent white = 89.13
|percent black = 7.63
|percent asian = 0.45
|percent native american = 0.27
|percent hispanic = 2.68
|percent other race = 
|percent blue collar = 
|percent white collar = 
|percent gray collar = 
|cpvi = R+23<ref name=Cook>{{cite web|url=http://cookpolitical.com/file/Arranged_by_State_District.pdf|title=Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress|publisher=The Cook Political Report|date=April 7, 2017|access-date=April 7, 2017|archive-date=June 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170607150217/http://cookpolitical.com/file/Arranged_by_State_District.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
'''Kentucky's 1st congressional district''' is a [[congressional district]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kentucky]]. The district is in the [[west]]ern part of the state. The cities in the district are [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]], [[Hopkinsville, Kentucky|Hopkinsville]], [[Madisonville, Kentucky|Madisonville]], [[Paducah, Kentucky|Paducah]] and [[Murray, Kentucky|Murray]]. There are more people who like the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] than the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] but the people who live in the district vote for more Republicans than Democrats. The district is currently [[Representation (politics)|represented]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]].

==Election history==
{| class=wikitable
|-
! colspan="3" | Election results from presidential races
|-  style="background:#eee; text-align:center;"
|Year
|Office
|Results
|-
||2000
| [[2000 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush|Bush]] 58 - 40%
|-
||2004
| [[2004 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[George W. Bush|Bush]] 63 - 36%
|-
||2008
| [[2008 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[John McCain|McCain]] 62 - 37%
|-
||2012
| [[2012 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Mitt Romney|Romney]] 66 - 32%
|-
||2016
| [[2016 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump|Trump]] 72 - 24%
|-
|2020
| [[2020 United States presidential election|President]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}}|[[Donald Trump|Trump]] 73 - 25%
|}
===2000===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2000)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 132,115
  |percentage = 58.00
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Brian Roy 
  |votes      = 95,806
  |percentage = 42.000
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 227,921
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2002===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 117,600
  |percentage = 65.26
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Klint Alexander 
  |votes      = 62,617
  |percentage = 34.74
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 180,217
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 175,972
  |percentage = 67.37
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Billy Cartwright 
  |votes      = 85,229
  |percentage = 32.63
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 261,201
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 123,618
  |percentage = 59.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Tom Barlow
  |votes      = 83,865
  |percentage = 40.42
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 207,483
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2008===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 178,107
  |percentage = 64.35
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Heather Ryan 
  |votes      = 98,674
  |percentage = 35.65
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 276,781
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
  |percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 153,519
  |percentage = 71.25
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Charles K. Hatchett 
  |votes      = 61,690
  |percentage = 28.75
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 215,209
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2012===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Kentucky's 1st Congressional District Election (2012)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]]*
  |votes      = 199,956
  |percentage = 69.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Charles K. Hatchett 
  |votes      = 87,199
  |percentage = 30.37
}}
{{Election box total no change|
  |votes      = 287,155
  |percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
  |winner    = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2014===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Ed Whitfield]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 173,022
  |percentage = 73.1
  }}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (United States)
  |candidate  = Charles Kendall Hatchett
  |votes      = 63,596
  |percentage = 26.9
  }}
{{Election box total no change
  |votes = 236,618
  |percentage = 100.0
  }}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2016===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 216,959
| percentage = 72.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sam Gaskins
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 81,710
| percentage = 27.3
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Terry McIntosh (write-in)
| party = Independent (United States)
| votes = 332
| percentage = 0.1
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 299,001
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2018===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]] (incumbent)
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 172,167
| percentage = 68.6
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Paul Walker
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 78,849
| percentage = 31.4
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 251,016
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2020===
{{Election box begin no change| title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky]]}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[James Comer (politician)|James Comer]] (incumbent)
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 246,329
| percentage = 75.0
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = James Rhodes
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 82,141
| percentage = 25.0
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 328,470
| percentage = 100.0
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
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[[Category:Congressional districts of Kentucky|01]]