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.
- Alexander MarshallKentuckyAmerican1855–1857
- Charles MoreheadKentuckyWhig1847–1851
- Frederick VinsonKentuckyDemocratic1923–1939
- George DavisonKentuckyRepublican1897–1899
- George GilbertKentuckyDemocratic1899–1907
- James BreckinridgeKentuckyRepublican1821–1823
- James ClayKentuckyDemocratic1857–1859
- James GoldenKentuckyRepublican1949–1955
- James SpriggKentuckyWhig1841–1843
- Joseph BatesKentuckyDemocratic1937–1953
- King SwopeKentuckyRepublican1919–1921
- Lewis WalkerKentuckyRepublican1929–1931
- Milton DurhamKentuckyDemocratic1873–1879
- Nathan GaitherKentuckyJackson1829–1833
- Patrick PopeKentuckyJackson1833–1835
- Philip Thompson Jr.KentuckyDemocratic1879–1885
- Ralph GilbertKentuckyDemocratic1921–1933
- Richard Anderson Jr.KentuckyRepublican1817–1821
- Richard BucknerKentuckyAdams1823–1829
- Stephen OrmsbyKentuckyRepublican1811–1817
- William GravesKentuckyWhig1835–1841
- William RandallKentuckyUnconditional Unionist1863–1867
- William SimmsKentuckyDemocratic1859–1861
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