This is another in a series of pictures showing what this year's blue wave looks like. Each congressional district has equal size in these cartograms. So far, I've done New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and Ohio.
Here's how things stood before the 2006 election. (Click the thumbnails for larger images.)
Here's how thing came out on Election Night.
Next is a map showing the margin of victory. KY-03 has to be near the top of our defense list in 2008.
Finally, here's a map showing the margin-of-victory change from 2004 to 2006. KY-04 was underwhelming, but performances were strong elsewhere.
Here are thumbnails of the districts. My favorite ordinary maps of congressional districts are from the Census Bureau and the Interior Department.
KY-01 (Paducah), Whitfield (R) defeats Barlow (D) 60-40:
KY-02 (Owensboro), Lewis (R) defeats Weaver (D) 55-45:
KY-03 (Louisville), Yarmuth (D) unseats Northup (R) 51-48:
KY-04 (Cincinnati suburbs), Davis (R) defeats Lucas (D) 51-44:
KY-05 (Somerset), Rogers (R) defeats Stepp (D) 74-26:
KY-06 (Lexington), Chandler (D) defeats Ard (Libertarian) 85-15: