Riding profile
KY-1
The question
KY-1: a safe seat for the Republicans?
Current forecast
Republican
Safe
- Probability
- 100%
- Mean margin (pts)
- 38.2
- P(close race)
- 0%
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Smallest projected margin. Open one for the numbers.
In context
How this riding stacks up
| Republican | Democrat | |
|---|---|---|
| HereKY-1 | 69.1% | 30.9% |
| National averageUnited States | 44.9% +24.2 | 54.3% −23.4 |
Nationwide averages computed across the 435 riding-level projections (unweighted mean).
Projection track
How the projection has moved
Editorial read
KY-1, a mixed riding in KY, elected a member with the Republicans in the previous cycle, with a 49-point margin. The Vote-Scope model projects the Republicans ahead at 69% vote share, against 31% for the Democrats, and the probability of a close race is negligible.
Sitting member
COMER, JAMES
Sits with Republican
Who's running
The candidates
Declared and on-ballot candidates for the upcoming election.
- Republican Incumbent
Comer, James
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Democrat Challenger Williams, John Andrew
Previous election · 2024
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