1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky gained two seats in reapportionment following the 1820 United States census. Kentucky elected its members August 5, 1822.

District	Incumbent			This race
District	Member	Party	First elected	Results	Candidates
Kentucky 1	David Trimble	Democratic-Republican	1816	Incumbent re-elected.	√ David Trimble (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 79.8% Thomas Fletcher (Democratic-Republican) 20.2%
Kentucky 2	Thomas Metcalfe Redistricted from the 4th district	Democratic-Republican	1818	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Thomas Metcalfe (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 73.8% William Worthington 14.0% Walker Reid 12.3%
Kentucky 3	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Henry Clay (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 4	John S. Smith Redistricted from the 7th district	Democratic-Republican	1821 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Robert P. Letcher (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 52.2% John S. Smith (Democratic-Republican) 47.8%
Kentucky 5	John T. Johnson Redistricted from the 3rd district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ John T. Johnson (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 47.5%^[a] Robert McHatton (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 47.8% Alfred Sanford 4.7%
Kentucky 6	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Adams Republican gain.	√ David White (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 56.1% John Logan 43.9%
Kentucky 7	Samuel H. Woodson Redistricted from the 2nd district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Thomas P. Moore (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 41.5% John Pope (Democratic-Republican) 29.7% Samuel H. Woodson (Democratic-Republican) 28.8%
Kentucky 8	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Adams Republican gain.	√ Richard A. Bucker (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican)^[b] Nathan Gaither (Jackson Democratic-Republican?)
Kentucky 9	James D. Breckinridge Redistricted from the 8th district	Democratic-Republican	1821 (Special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic-Republican hold.	√ Charles A. Wickliffe (Jackson Democratic-Republican) 52.0% James D. Breckinridge (Democratic-Republican) 48.0%
Kentucky 10	Francis Johnson Redistricted from the 6th district	Democratic-Republican	1820	Incumbent re-elected.	√ Francis Johnson (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican) 100%
Kentucky 11	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Philip Thompson (Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican)^[b] James Crutcher William Inglish John S. Eave
Kentucky 12	None (District created)			New seat. New member elected. Democratic-Republican gain.	√ Robert P. Henry (Jackson Democratic-Republican)^[c] Dickson Given Breathitt^[d] Young Ewing

Notes

^ Based on incomplete data.
^ ^a ^b Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.
^ Numbers of votes not available in source, said to have won by a majority of 101 votes.
^ Source does not give full name.

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[nr-2] Numbers of votes missing or incomplete in source.

[3] Numbers of votes not available in source, said to have won by a majority of 101 votes.

[fn-4] Source does not give full name.

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