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Kentucky's congressional delegations

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Since Kentucky became a U.S. state in 1792, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years, and members of the House to two-year terms.

These are tables of congressional delegations from Kentucky to the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives.

Current delegation

CPVI (2025):

! Class II senator ! Class III senator

|- style="vertical-align: top;" | [[File:Mitch McConnell portrait 2016.jpg|x150px]] Mitch McConnell (Senior senator) (Louisville) | [[File:Rand Paul, official portrait, 112th Congress alternate (cropped).jpg|x150px]] Rand Paul (Junior senator) (Bowling Green)

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|- ! Incumbent since | January 3, 1985 | January 3, 2011 |} Kentucky's current congressional delegation in the consists of its two senators, both of whom are Republicans, and its six representatives: five Republicans and one Democrat.

The current dean of the Kentucky delegation is Representative and Dean of the House Hal Rogers of the , having served in the House since 1981.

United States Senate

Main article: List of United States senators from Kentucky

Class II senator	Congress	Class III senator
Anti-Administration Party (US)	right	top}}	John Brown (AA)		2nd (1791–1793)
	3rd (1793–1795)
Democratic-Republican Party	right	bottom}}	John Brown (DR)	4th (1795–1797)
5th (1797–1799)
	6th (1799–1801)
7th (1801–1803)		Democratic-Republican Party}}	John Breckinridge (DR)
8th (1803–1805)
Democratic-Republican Party	right}}	Buckner Thruston (DR)		9th (1805–1807)
	John Adair (DR)
	Henry Clay (DR)
10th (1807–1809)		Democratic-Republican Party}}	John Pope (DR)
11th (1809–1811)
	Henry Clay (DR)
Democratic-Republican Party	right}}	George M. Bibb (DR)		12th (1811–1813)
13th (1813–1815)		Democratic-Republican Party}}	Jesse Bledsoe (DR)
	George Walker (DR)
Democratic-Republican Party	right}}	William T. Barry (DR)	Democratic-Republican Party}}	Isham Talbot (DR)
14th (1815–1817)
	Martin D. Hardin (DR)
	John J. Crittenden (DR)		15th (1817–1819)
Democratic-Republican Party	right	top}}	Richard Mentor Johnson (DR)	16th (1819–1821)
Democratic-Republican Party}}	Isham Talbot (DR)
17th (1821–1823)
	18th (1823–1825)
Jacksonian Party	right	bottom}}	Richard Mentor Johnson (J)	19th (1825–1827)
20th (1827–1829)
Jacksonian Party	right}}	George M. Bibb (J)		21st (1829–1831)
22nd (1831–1833)		Anti-Jacksonian Party
23rd (1833–1835)
	John J. Crittenden (NR)		24th (1835–1837)
Whig Party (US)	right	bottom}}	John J. Crittenden (W)	25th (1837–1839)
26th (1839–1841)
Whig Party (US)	right}}	James T. Morehead (W)		27th (1841–1843)
Whig Party (US)}}	John J. Crittenden (W)
28th (1843–1845)
29th (1845–1847)
Whig Party (US)	right}}	Joseph R. Underwood (W)		30th (1847–1849)
	Thomas Metcalfe (W)
31st (1849–1851)		Whig Party (US)}}	Henry Clay (W)
32nd (1851–1853)
	David Meriwether (D)
Whig Party (US)}}	Archibald Dixon (W)
Know Nothing	right}}	John Burton Thompson (KN)		33rd (1853–1855)
34th (1855–1857)		{{Party cell	Whig Party (US)
35th (1857–1859)	Know Nothing	bottom}}	John J. Crittenden (KN)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Lazarus Powell (D)		36th (1859–1861)
37th (1861–1863)			John C. Breckinridge (D)
Unionist Party (US)	top}}	Garrett Davis (U)
38th (1863–1865)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	James Guthrie (D)		39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)		Democratic Party (US)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Thomas C. McCreery (D)
41st (1869–1871)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	John W. Stevenson (D)		42nd (1871–1873)
	Willis B. Machen (D)
43rd (1873–1875)		Democratic Party (US)}}	Thomas C. McCreery (D)
44th (1875–1877)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	James B. Beck (D)		45th (1877–1879)
46th (1879–1881)		Democratic Party (US)}}	John Stuart Williams (D)
47th (1881–1883)
	48th (1883–1885)
49th (1885–1887)		Democratic Party (US)}}	J. C. S. Blackburn (D)
50th (1887–1889)
	51st (1889–1891)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	John G. Carlisle (D)
52nd (1891–1893)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	William Lindsay (D)
53rd (1893–1895)
	54th (1895–1897)
55th (1897–1899)		Republican Party (US)}}	William J. Deboe (R)
56th (1899–1901)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	J. C. S. Blackburn (D)		57th (1901–1903)
58th (1903–1905)		Democratic Party (US)}}	James B. McCreary (D)
59th (1905–1907)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Thomas H. Paynter (D)		60th (1907–1909)
61st (1909–1911)		Republican Party (US)}}	William O'Connell Bradley (R)
62nd (1911–1913)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Ollie Murray James (D)		63rd (1913–1915)
	Johnson N. Camden Jr. (D)
64th (1915–1917)		Democratic Party (US)}}	J. C. W. Beckham (D)
65th (1917–1919)
	George B. Martin (D)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Augustus Owsley Stanley (D)		66th (1919–1921)
67th (1921–1923)		Republican Party (US)}}	Richard P. Ernst (R)
68th (1923–1925)
Republican Party (US)	right}}	Frederic M. Sackett (R)		69th (1925–1927)
70th (1927–1929)		Democratic Party (US)}}	Alben W. Barkley (D)
71st (1929–1931)
	John M. Robsion (R)
	Ben M. Williamson (D)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	M. M. Logan (D)		72nd (1931–1933)
73rd (1933–1935)
74th (1935–1937)
	75th (1937–1939)
76th (1939–1941)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Happy Chandler (D)
77th (1941–1943)
	78th (1943–1945)
79th (1945–1947)
	William A. Stanfill (R)
Republican Party (US)	right}}	John Sherman Cooper (R)
80th (1947–1949)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Virgil Chapman (D)		81st (1949–1951)
	Garrett Withers (D)
Democratic Party (US)}}	Earle Clements (D)
82nd (1951–1953)
	Thomas R. Underwood (D)
Republican Party (US)	right}}	John Sherman Cooper (R)
83rd (1953–1955)
	Alben W. Barkley (D)		84th (1955–1957)
	Robert Humphreys (D)
Republican Party (US)	right}}	John Sherman Cooper (R)
85th (1957–1959)		Republican Party (US)}}	Thruston Ballard Morton (R)
86th (1959–1961)
	87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965)
89th (1965–1967)
	90th (1967–1969)
Republican Party (US)}}	Marlow Cook (R)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)
Democratic Party (US)	right}}	Walter Dee Huddleston (D)		93rd (1973–1975)
Democratic Party (US)}}	Wendell Ford (D)
94th (1975–1977)
95th (1977–1979)
	96th (1979–1981)
97th (1981–1983)
98th (1983–1985)
Republican Party (US)	right}}	Mitch McConnell (R)		99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)
101st (1989–1991)
	102nd (1991–1993)
103rd (1993–1995)
104th (1995–1997)
	105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)		Republican Party (US)}}	Jim Bunning (R)
107th (2001–2003)
	108th (2003–2005)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
	111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)		Republican Party (US)}}	Rand Paul (R)
113th (2013–2015)
	114th (2015–2017)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
	117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)
119th (2025–2027)

U.S. House of Representatives

Main article: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

1792–1803: 2 seats

Following statehood on June 1, 1792, Kentucky had two seats in the House.

Congress
2nd (1792–1793)
3rd (1793–1795)
4th (1795–1797)
5th (1797–1799)
6th (1799–1801)
7th (1801–1803)

1803–1813: 6 seats

Following the 1800 census, Kentucky was apportioned 6 seats.

Congress
8th (1803–1805)
9th (1805–1807)
10th (1807–1809)
11th (1809–1811)
	William T. Barry (DR)
12th (1811–1813)

1813–1823: 10 seats

Following the 1810 census, Kentucky was apportioned 10 seats.

Congress	District
13th (1813–1815)	rowspan=3	James
Clark (DR)
	Joseph Hawkins (DR)
14th (1815–1817)	rowspan=5	Henry
Clay (DR)
	Thomas Fletcher (DR)
15th (1817–1819)	rowspan=5	David
Trimble (DR)
16th (1819–1821)	Democratic-Republican Party}}	William
Brown (DR)
Democratic-Republican Party}}	Francis
Johnson (DR)	rowspan=3	Thomas
Montgomery
(DR)
17th (1821–1823)	Democratic-Republican Party}}	Samuel H.
Woodson (DR)
	John S. Smith (DR)		James Breckinridge (DR)

1823–1833: 12 seats

Following the 1820 census, Kentucky was apportioned 12 seats.

Congress	District	District
18th
(1823–1825)	{{Party cell	Democratic-Republican Party	top}}	David
Trimble (DR)
19th
(1825–1827)	Anti-Jacksonian Party	bottom}}	David
Trimble (NR)
Anti-Jacksonian Party}}	James
Clark (NR)	Jacksonian Party}}	Robert L.
McHatton (J)		John Flournoy
Henry (NR)
20th
(1827–1829)	Jacksonian Party}}	Henry
Daniel (J)	Jacksonian Party}}	Joel Yancey (J)
	John Calhoon (NR)
	John Chambers (NR)	Jacksonian Party}}	Thomas Chilton (J)
21st
(1829–1831)		Nicholas D.
Coleman (J)	Jacksonian Party}}	Richard Mentor
Johnson (J)
22nd
(1831–1833)		Thomas A.
Marshall (NR)		Chilton
Allan (NR)

1833–1843: 13 seats

Following the 1830 census, Kentucky was apportioned 13 seats.

Congress	District	District
23rd
(1833–1835)	rowspan=2	Chittenden
Lyon (J)	rowspan=3	Albert Gallatin
Hawes (J)
	Robert P. Letcher (NR)
24th
(1835–1837)		Linn
Boyd (J)	{{Party cell	National Republican Party (US)
25th
(1837–1839)		John L.
Murray (D)		Edward
Rumsey (W)
26th
(1839–1841)	rowspan=3	Linn
Boyd (D)	rowspan=3	Philip
Triplett (W)
rowspan=2	John Burton
Thompson (W)
27th
(1841–1843)		Bryan
Owsley (W)		James
Sprigg (W)

1843–1863: 10 seats

Following the 1840 census, Kentucky was apportioned 10 seats.

Congress	District
28th
(1843–1845)	rowspan=8	Linn
Boyd (D)
29th
(1845–1847)		John H.
McHenry (W)
30th
(1847–1849)		Beverly L.
Clarke (D)
31st
(1849–1851)		James Leeper
Johnson (W)
32nd
(1851–1853)	rowspan=4	Benjamin E.
Grey (W)
rowspan=3	William
Preston (W)
33rd
(1853–1855)	rowspan=2	James
Chrisman (D)
	Francis
Bristow (W)
34th
(1855–1857)	rowspan=4	Henry
Cornelius
Burnett (D)
35th
(1857–1859)	rowspan=2	Samuel
Peyton (D)
36th
(1859–1861)		Francis
Bristow (O)
37th
(1861–1863)		J. S. Jackson (U)
	Samuel Casey (U)		George Yeaman (U)

1863–1873: 9 seats

Following the 1860 census, Kentucky was apportioned 9 seats.

Congress	District
38th
(1863–1865)		Lucien
Anderson (UU)
39th
(1865–1867)	rowspan=6	Lawrence S.
Trimble (D)
rowspan=2	Elijah
Hise (D)		Andrew Ward (D)
40th
(1867–1869)	Vacant}}	vacant
rowspan=2	Jacob
Golladay (D)		Samuel McKee (R)
41st
(1869–1871)	rowspan=2	William N.
Sweeney (D)
rowspan=2	Joseph Horace
Lewis (D)
42nd
(1871–1873)		Edward
Crossland (D)

1873–1883: 10 seats

Following the 1870 census, Kentucky was apportioned 10 seats.

Congress	District
43rd
(1873–1875)		Edward
Crossland (D)
44th
(1875–1877)	rowspan=3	Andrew
Boone (D)
	Henry Watterson (D)
45th
(1877–1879)	rowspan=3	James A.
McKenzie (D)
46th
(1879–1881)	rowspan=2	Oscar
Turner (ID)
47th
(1881–1883)		John D.
White (R)

1883–1933: 11 seats

Following the 1880 census, Kentucky was apportioned 11 seats.

Congress	District
48th
(1883–1885)		Oscar Turner (ID)
49th
(1885–1887)	rowspan=8	William Johnson
Stone (D)
50th
(1887–1889)		W. Godfrey
Hunter (R)
51st
(1889–1891)	rowspan=6	William T.
Ellis (D)
rowspan=3	William W.
Dickerson (D)
52nd
(1891–1893)		John W. Kendall (D)
	Joseph M. Kendall (D)
53rd
(1893–1895)	rowspan=7	Albert S.
Berry (D)
	William M. Beckner (D)
54th
(1895–1897)	rowspan=2	John K.
Hendrick (D)
	Nathan T. Hopkins (R)
55th
(1897–1899)	rowspan=5	Charles K.
Wheeler (D)
56th
(1899–1901)	rowspan=4	Henry D.
Allen (D)
	June W. Gayle (D)
57th
(1901–1903)	rowspan=2	Harvey Samuel
Irwin (R)
	J. McKenzie Moss (R)
58th
(1903–1905)	rowspan=6	Ollie Murray
James (D)
	W. Godfrey Hunter (R)
59th
(1905–1907)		James M.
Richardson (D)
60th
(1907–1909)		Addison
James (R)
61st
(1909–1911)	rowspan=11	Robert Y.
Thomas Jr. (D)
62nd
(1911–1913)	rowspan=11	Arthur B.
Rouse (D)
63rd
(1913–1915)	rowspan=10	Alben W.
Barkley (D)
64th
(1915–1917)	rowspan=11	David Hayes
Kincheloe (D)
65th
(1917–1919)
66th
(1919–1921)	rowspan=3	Charles F.
Ogden (R)
	King Swope (R)
67th
(1921–1923)	rowspan=6	Ralph
Gilbert (D)
68th
(1923–1925)	rowspan=8	Maurice
Thatcher (R)
	Joseph W. Morris (D)	rowspan=4	Fred M.
Vinson (D)
69th
(1925–1927)	rowspan=3	Virgil
Chapman (D)
rowspan=2	John William
Moore (D)		Andrew J. Kirk (R)
70th
(1927–1929)	rowspan=4	W. Voris
Gregory (D)
71st
(1929–1931)		Charles W. Roark (R)
	John Lloyd
Dorsey Jr. (D)	rowspan=2	John William
Moore (D)
72nd
(1931–1933)		Glover H.
Cary (D)

1933–1953: 9 seats

Following the 1930 census, Kentucky was apportioned 9 seats, all of which were elected at-large statewide for the 73rd Congress, after which it redistricted into 9 districts.

Congress	At-large seats elected statewide on general ticket	Congress	District
73rd (1933–1935)		W. Voris
Gregory (D)		Glover H.
Cary (D)		Finley
Hamilton (D)
74th (1935–1937)		W. Voris
Gregory (D)	rowspan=2	Glover H.
Cary (D)	rowspan=9	Emmet
O'Neal (D)
	vacant	rowspan=6	Edward W. Creal (D)
75th (1937–1939)	rowspan=12	Noble J.
Gregory (D)	rowspan=6	Beverly M.
Vincent (D)
rowspan=11	Joe B.
Bates (D)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943)
78th (1943–1945)
	Chester O. Carrier (R)
79th (1945–1947)	rowspan=2	Earle Clements (D)	rowspan=6	Frank Chelf (D)
80th (1947–1949)	rowspan=5	Thurston Ballard
Morton (R)	rowspan=2	Wendell H.
Meade (R)
rowspan=3	John A.
Whitaker (D)		William Lewis (R)
81st (1949–1951)		Thomas R.
Underwood (D)	rowspan=3	Carl D.
Perkins (D)	rowspan=3	James S.
Golden (R)
82nd (1951–1953)	rowspan=2	John C. Watts (D)
	Garrett Withers (D)

1953–1963: 8 seats

Following the 1950 census, Kentucky was apportioned 8 seats.

Congress	District
83rd (1953–1955)	rowspan=4	Noble J.
Gregory (D)
rowspan=5	William Natcher (D)
84th (1955–1957)	rowspan=4	Eugene
Siler (R)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961)	rowspan=2	Frank
Stubblefield (D)
87th (1961–1963)

1963–1993: 7 seats

Following the 1960 census, Kentucky was apportioned 7 seats.

Congress	District
88th (1963–1965)	rowspan=7	Frank
Stubblefield (D)
89th (1965–1967)		Charlie Farnsley (D)
90th (1967–1969)	rowspan=2	William Cowger (R)
91st (1969–1971)
92nd (1971–1973)	rowspan=13	Romano
Mazzoli (D)
	William Curlin (D)
93rd (1973–1975)	rowspan=3	John B.
Breckinridge (D)
94th (1975–1977)	rowspan=10	Carroll
Hubbard (D)
95th (1977–1979)
96th (1979–1981)	rowspan=8	Larry J.
Hopkins (R)
97th (1981–1983)	rowspan=7	Hal Rogers (R)
98th (1983–1985)
rowspan=5	Chris Perkins (D)
99th (1985–1987)
100th (1987–1989)	rowspan=3	Jim Bunning (R)
101st (1989–1991)
102nd (1991–1993)

1993–present: 6 seats

Following the 1990 census, Kentucky was apportioned 6 seats.

Congress
103rd (1993–1995)
rowspan=9	Ron Lewis (R)
104th (1995–1997)
105th (1997–1999)
106th (1999–2001)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005)
Democratic Party (US)}}	Ben Chandler (D)
109th (2005–2007)
110th (2007–2009)
111th (2009–2011)
112th (2011–2013)
Republican Party (US)}}	Thomas Massie (R)
113th (2013–2015)
114th (2015–2017)
Republican Party (US)}}	James Comer (R)
115th (2017–2019)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023)
118th (2023–2025)
119th (2025–2027)

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References

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