8th Congress: Kentucky 1803
Kentucky elected six Democratic-Republicans to the Eighth Congress.
Following the 1800 Census, Kentucky gained four seats in the House of Representatives.
Kentucky used a district system for electing members to Congress.
| District | Candidate | Party | Vote | Percentage | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Lyon | Democratic-Republican | 2,472 | 51% | ✓ |
| 1 | David Walker | Democratic-Republican | 2,373 | 49% | |
| 2 | John Boyle | Democratic-Republican | unopposed | ✓ | |
| 3 | Matthew Walton | Democratic-Republican | unopposed | ✓ | |
| 4 | Thomas Sandford | Democratic-Republican | 2,333 | 43.2% | ✓ |
| 4 | William Henry | Democratic-Republican | 1,482 | 27.5% | |
| 4 | Richard M. Johnson | Democratic-Republican | 1,345 | 24.9% | |
| 5 | John Fowler | Democratic-Republican | unopposed | ✓ | |
| 6 | George M. Bedinger | Democratic-Republican | 2,539 | 57.8% | ✓ |
| 6 | Philemon Thomas | Democratic-Republican | 1,407 | 32% | |
| 6 | George Culp | Democratic-Republican | 448 | 10.2% |
In most cases, only candidates who received more than 5 percent of the vote in a district are reported. Other candidates are reported as a group, but only if they in aggregate received more than 5 percent of the vote. In addition, percentages for each district may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. The term Dissenting Republican includes various breakaway factions of the Democratic-Republican party.
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