2008Final results
2008 election for Kentucky's 1st District
U.S. House · Kentucky
Ed Whitfield (R) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Heather A. Ryan (D) by 28.7 points.
Ed WhitfieldRepublican · winner
64.3%178,107
Heather A. RyanDemocrat
35.6%98,674
276,786 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 2008
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.
Heather A. RyanEd Whitfield
$27.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1M
$21.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$6.7K
Cash on hand
$649.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Sep 30, 2008; FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008