Scotty Baesler, U.S. Representative

Scotty Baesler

U.S. Representative
Born
July 9, 1941
Current age
85
Home state
Kentucky
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
1992–2000
3-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Baesler988,915
Opponents996,078
5
Elections run

Between 1992 and 2000, Scotty Baesler ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), winning 3 and losing 2. Baesler's biggest single-election total was 563,051 votes, in the 1998 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky. Baesler's closest win came in the 1994 U.S. House election in Kentucky's District 6, decided by 21,053 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Kentucky's District 6, every U.S. Senate election in Kentucky, or all 2000 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Scotty Baesler received?

Scotty Baesler has received 988,915 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 3–2.

Election history

Scotty Baesler’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2000U.S. HouseKentuckyLost94,16734.77%Gatewood Galbraith
Ernie Fletcher

Joseph Novak
1998U.S. SenateKentuckyLost563,05149.16%Jim Bunning
Charles R. Arbegust
1996U.S. HouseKentuckyWon125,99955.7%Ernest Fletcher
1994U.S. HouseKentuckyWon70,08558.84%Matthew Eric Wills
1992U.S. HouseKentuckyWon135,61360.69%Charles W. Ellinger
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (B000028) and Wikidata (Q2261433). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Scotty Baesler: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/scotty-baesler. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.