8th Congressional District
1861
Consisted of Franklin, Scott, Harrison, Nicholas, Bourbon, Fayette, Woodford, and Jessamine counties between 1861 and 1863. Consisted of Garrard, Madison, Estill, Wolfe, Rockcastle, Jackson, Owsley, Breathitt, Pulaski, Laurel, Clay, Perry, Wayne, Whitley, Knox, Harlan, and Letcher counties between 1863 and 1865. Represented by William E. Simms from 1859 to 1861. Represented by John J. Crittenden from 1861 to 1863. Represented by William H. Randall from 1863 to 1867.
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8th Congressional District. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32281588 (November 12, 2026).
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