1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Kentucky's 1st District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ed Whitfield (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas Barlow (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ed WhitfieldRepublican · winner
51.0%64,849
Thomas BarlowDemocrat
49.0%62,387
127,236 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Thomas BarlowEd Whitfield
$616.5K
Raised by the campaign
$352.8K
$621.3K
Spent by the campaign
$349.8K
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994