District created March 4, 1813.
| Member | Party | Years | Electoral history | Location | | Vacant | March 4, 1813 –
April 20, 1813 | Representative-elect John Simpson died. | Bullett, Henry, Jefferson, and Shelby counties |
| Stephen Ormsby | Democratic-Republican | April 20, 1813 –
March 3, 1817 | Elected to finish Simpson's term.
Re-elected in 1814.
Lost re-election. |
| Richard C. Anderson Jr. | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1817 –
March 3, 1821 | Elected in 1816.
Re-elected in 1818.
Retired. |
| Wingfield Bullock | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1821 –
October 13, 1821 | Elected in 1820.
Died. |
| Vacant | October 13, 1821 –
November 21, 1821 |
| James D. Breckinridge | Democratic-Republican | November 21, 1821 –
March 3, 1823 | | Redistricted to the {{ushr>KY|9|C}}.
| Richard A. Buckner | Adams-Clay Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1823 –
March 3, 1825 | Elected in 1822.
Re-elected in 1824.
Re-elected in 1826.
Retired. | Adair, Casey, Cumberland, Green, Pulaski, and Wayne counties |
| Adams | March 4, 1825 –
March 3, 1829 |
| Nathan Gaither | Jacksonian | March 4, 1829 –
March 3, 1833 | Elected in 1828.
{{Data missing}} |
| Patrick H. Pope | Jacksonian | March 4, 1833 –
March 3, 1835 | {{Data missing}} |
William J. Graves | Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1835 –
March 3, 1837 | {{Data missing}} |
| Whig | March 4, 1837 –
March 3, 1841 | {{Data missing}} |
| James Sprigg | Whig | March 4, 1841 –
March 3, 1843 | {{Data missing}} |
Garrett Davis | Whig | March 4, 1843 –
March 3, 1847 | Kentucky|12|C}}.
{{Data missing}} |
Charles S. Morehead | Whig | March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851 | {{Data missing}} |
John C. Breckinridge | Democratic | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1855 | {{Data missing}} |
| Alexander K. Marshall | Know Nothing | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857 | {{Data missing}} |
James B. Clay | Democratic | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859 | {{Data missing}} |
| William E. Simms | Democratic | March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1861 | {{Data missing}} |
John J. Crittenden | Unionist | March 4, 1861 –
March 3, 1863 | {{Data missing}} |
William H. Randall | Unconditional Unionist | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1867 | {{Data missing}} |
George M. Adams | Democratic | March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1873 | | Redistricted to the {{ushr>Kentucky|9|C}}.
Milton J. Durham | Democratic | March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1879 | {{Data missing}} |
Philip B. Thompson Jr. | Democratic | March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1885 | {{Data missing}} |
James B. McCreary | Democratic | March 4, 1885 –
March 3, 1897 | {{Data missing}} |
George M. Davison | Republican | March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899 | {{Data missing}} |
George G. Gilbert | Democratic | March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1907 | {{Data missing}} |
| Harvey Helm | Democratic | March 4, 1907 –
March 3, 1919 | {{Data missing}}
Died. |
King Swope | Republican | August 1, 1919 –
March 3, 1921 | {{Data missing}} |
Ralph W. E. Gilbert | Democratic | March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1929 | {{Data missing}} |
Lewis L. Walker | Republican | March 4, 1929 –
March 3, 1931 | {{Data missing}} |
Ralph W. E. Gilbert | Democratic | March 4, 1931 –
March 3, 1933 | {{Data missing}} |
| District not in use | March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935 |
Fred M. Vinson | Democratic | January 3, 1935 –
May 27, 1938 | KY|AL|C}}.
Resigned to become Associate Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. |
Joe B. Bates | Democratic | June 4, 1938 –
January 3, 1953 | {{Data missing}} |
James S. Golden | Republican | January 3, 1953 –
January 3, 1955 | Kentucky|9|C}}.
{{Data missing}} |
Eugene Siler | Republican | January 3, 1955 –
January 3, 1963 | | Redistricted to the {{ushr>Kentucky|5|C}}.
| District eliminated | January 3, 1963 |