Kristin Walker

Kentucky's 1st Congressional District seat has been in the hands of U.S. Rep Ed Whitfield (R-Hopkinsville) since the Republican party's 1994 nationwide harvesting of Congressional seats. Then, Whitfield topped incumbent Democrat Tom Barlow by just over 2,000 votes. After winning his first re-election bid in 1996 by seven points, Whitfield has kept a firm grasp on the 1st District, never winning by less than 11 points.

This year, Whitfield faces Heather Ryan (D-Paducah) in November's general election in what may be an atypical challenge for the incumbent.

Congressman Ed Whitfield’s (R-Hopkinsville) campaign today responded to allegations made over the weekend by his opponent in the 1st District House Race.