1820 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky
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Kentucky elected its members August 7, 1820.
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| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Kentucky 1 | David Trimble | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ David Trimble (Democratic-Republican) 68.5% William P. Fleming 31.5% |
| Kentucky 2 | Henry Clay | Democratic-Republican | 1810 1814 (Resigned) 1814 1815 (Seat declared vacant) 1815 (Special) |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Samuel H. Woodson (Democratic-Republican) 59.4% John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 37.8% Thomas T. Barr 2.8% |
| Kentucky 3 | William Brown | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ John T. Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 98.6% Thomas A. Grimes 1.4% |
| Kentucky 4 | Thomas Metcalfe | Democratic-Republican | 1818 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Thomas Metcalfe (Democratic-Republican)[a] |
| Kentucky 5 | Alney McLean | Democratic-Republican | 1814 1816 (Retired) 1818 |
Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. |
√ Anthony New (Democratic-Republican)[a] John Daviess Dickson Gwen |
| Kentucky 6 | David Walker | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent died March 1, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term. |
√ Francis Johnson (Democratic-Republican) 57.2% John Breathitt 41.8% Willis Wills 1.0% |
| Kentucky 7 | George Robertson | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent re-elected. Incumbent resigned sometime before the start of the new Congress, leading to an August 6, 1821 special election. |
√ George Robertson (Democratic-Republican)[a] |
| Kentucky 8 | Richard C. Anderson, Jr. | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor died October 13, 1821, leading to a November 22, 1821 special election. |
√ Wingfield Bullock (Democratic-Republican)[a] Norborne B. Beall Samuel Churchill John Logan |
| Kentucky 9 | Tunstall Quarles | Democratic-Republican | 1816 | Incumbent resigned June 15, 1820. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold. Successor also elected to finish the term. |
√ Thomas Montgomery (Democratic-Republican)[a] |
| Kentucky 10 | Benjamin Hardin | Democratic-Republican | 1814 1816 (Retired) 1818 |
Incumbent re-elected. | √ Benjamin Hardin (Democratic-Republican)[a] Richard Rudd John Hays |
See also
[edit]- 1820 Kentucky's 6th congressional district special election
- 1820 Kentucky's 9th congressional district special election
- 1821 Kentucky's 7th congressional district special election
- 1821 Kentucky's 8th congressional district special election
- 1820 and 1821 United States House of Representatives elections
- List of United States representatives from Kentucky
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