U.S. House · Historical · Kentucky District 8
Kentucky's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Kentucky's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Former U.S. RepresentativeAlexander MarshallKentuckyAmerican1855–1857
- Former U.S. RepresentativeCharles MoreheadKentuckyWhig1847–1851
- Former U.S. RepresentativeFrederick VinsonKentuckyDemocratic1923–1939
- Former U.S. RepresentativeGeorge DavisonKentuckyRepublican1897–1899
- Former U.S. RepresentativeGeorge GilbertKentuckyDemocratic1899–1907
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames BreckinridgeKentuckyRepublican1821–1823
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames ClayKentuckyDemocratic1857–1859
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames GoldenKentuckyRepublican1949–1955
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJames SpriggKentuckyWhig1841–1843
- Former U.S. RepresentativeJoseph BatesKentuckyDemocratic1937–1953
- Former U.S. RepresentativeKing SwopeKentuckyRepublican1919–1921
- Former U.S. RepresentativeLewis WalkerKentuckyRepublican1929–1931
- Former U.S. RepresentativeMilton DurhamKentuckyDemocratic1873–1879
- Former U.S. RepresentativeNathan GaitherKentuckyJackson1829–1833
- Former U.S. RepresentativePatrick PopeKentuckyJackson1833–1835
- Former U.S. RepresentativePhilip Thompson Jr.KentuckyDemocratic1879–1885
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRalph GilbertKentuckyDemocratic1921–1933
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard Anderson Jr.KentuckyRepublican1817–1821
- Former U.S. RepresentativeRichard BucknerKentuckyAdams1823–1829
- Former U.S. RepresentativeStephen OrmsbyKentuckyRepublican1811–1817
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam GravesKentuckyWhig1835–1841
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam RandallKentuckyUnconditional Unionist1863–1867
- Former U.S. RepresentativeWilliam SimmsKentuckyDemocratic1859–1861
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