p the 3rd congressional district of Kentucky. This district has a tradition of being slightly Republican at the poles. This stems from it consisting of anti-slavery residents at a time when Kentucky was a slave state. The voters do tend to slant towards the democratic side quite often, making it hard for any representative to feel safe in office. The current Rep., Anne Northrop, has been in office since 1996, but only won by 1,299 votes in 96, and 7,825 in 98. In 1970, Romano Mazzloi, a man who held the seat for over 20 years, won with a margin of only 211 votes. After that election however, he managed to increase his margin of victory quite significantly, a surprising fact considering how marginal the district was historically. "The 4th congressional district of Kentucky is a geographical oddity"; actually, this quote is an understatement. The area in this district is a strip of land on the Ohio River consisting of Louisville suburbs and stretching up towards Cincinnati. These suburban areas tend to vote Republican. In the middle of these rich suburban areas are counties, which "still look like they're in the 19th century." Half of the districts votes come from the three counties across the river from Cincinnati. And these have become very Republican in the 90's, but still remain possible swing areas. Ken Lucas currently holds the seat of this district in the House. He is a conservative Democrat who ran for his position on what he called a "common sense conservative" platform. He appeared to be an underdog at the start of campaigning, but a series of scandals led to the demise of his competitor....
