# Kentucky's at-large congressional district

For the 73rd Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935), Kentucky did not use a district election format, but instead, elected all representatives in a statewide, at-large manner. The district format was returned during the 74th Congress and has been used in all congressional sessions thereafter. On September 3, 1932 United States District Judge Andrew M. J. Cochran of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky ruled in favor of the plaintiff in Hume v. Mahan, 1 F. Supp. 142 – Dist. Court, ED Kentucky 1932, striking down the "Kentucky Redistricting Act of 1932" passed by the Kentucky General Assembly that had established at-large congressional elections for the 1932 general election.

## List of members representing the district

All served March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935.
| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| John Y. Brown Sr. (Lexington) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Elected in 1932. Lost renomination. |
| Cap R. Carden (Munfordville) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| Glover H. Cary (Owensboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| Virgil Chapman (Paris) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| W. Voris Gregory (Mayfield) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| Finley Hamilton (London) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Elected in 1932. Retired. |
| Andrew J. May (Prestonsburg) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 7th district. |
| Brent Spence (Fort Thomas) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| Fred M. Vinson (Ashland) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 73rd | Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 8th district. |

## Election results

Kentucky's At-Large Congressional General Election (1932) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Fred M. Vinson (incumbent) | 575,191 | 59.26 |
| | Democratic | John Y. Brown Sr. | 574,270 | |
| | Democratic | Andrew J. May (incumbent) | 574,189 | |
| | Democratic | Brent Spence (incumbent) | 574,079 | |
| | Democratic | Virgil Chapman (incumbent) | 573,750 | |
| | Democratic | Glover H. Cary (incumbent) | 573,505 | |
| | Democratic | William Voris Gregory (incumbent) | 573,269 | |
| | Democratic | Cap R. Carden (incumbent) | 573,257 | |
| | Democratic | Finley Hamilton | 573,024 | |
| | Republican | Hillard H. Smith | 391,868 | 40.37 |
| | Republican | Robert Blackburn | 391,674 | |
| | Republican | William Lewis | 390,982 | |
| | Republican | George P. Ellison | 390,739 | |
| | Republican | D.E. McClure | 390,474 | |
| | Republican | J.C. Speight | 390,370 | |
| | Republican | Hugh H. Asher | 390,148 | |
| | Republican | B.T. Roundtree | 390,041 | |
| | Republican | Frank B. Russell | 389,950 | |
| | Socialist | John T. Scopes | 3,273 | 0.33 |
| | Socialist | J.J. Thobe | 3,264 | |
| | Socialist | C.E. Trimble | 3,260 | |
| | Socialist | W.G. Haag | 3,259 | |
| | Socialist | E. L. Nance | 3,256 | |
| | Socialist | E.C. Schulz | 3,256 | |
| | Socialist | J.M. Woodward | 3,255 | |
| | Socialist | H.L. Harwood | 3,254 | |
| | Socialist | D.S. Bennett | 3,252 | |
| | Communist | Frank Reynolds | 241 | 0.04 |
| | Communist | George N. Conway | 236 | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |