Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022

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2022 Kentucky
House Elections
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PrimaryMay 17, 2022
GeneralNovember 8, 2022
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Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline was January 25, 2022.

The Kentucky House of Representatives was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Kentucky House of Representatives
Party As of November 8, 2022 After November 9, 2022
     Democratic Party 25 20
     Republican Party 75 80
Total 100 100

Candidates

General

Kentucky House of Representatives General Election 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Rudy (i)

District 2

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Heath (i)
Kimberly Holloway (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Bridges (i)

District 4

Byron Hobgood

Green check mark transparent.pngD. Wade Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Bobby Girvin  (Write-in)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Imes (i)

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Freeland (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Miles (i)

District 8

Pam Dossett

Green check mark transparent.pngWalker Thomas (i)

District 9

Bianca Crockam  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMyron Dossett (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Calloway (i)

John Whipple (Independent Party) (Write-in)  Candidate Connection

District 11

Velvet Dowdy  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Dixon (i)

District 12

Alan Lossner

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Gooch Jr. (i)

District 13

Michael Johnson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngD.J. Johnson (i)  Candidate Connection

District 14

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lewis (i)

District 15

Britt Hernandez-Stevenson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Raymer

District 16

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Petrie (i)

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Duvall

District 18

Green check mark transparent.pngSamara Heavrin (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Meredith (i)

District 20

Patti Minter (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Jackson

District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Neighbors

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngShawn McPherson (i)

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Riley (i)

District 24

Keith Pruitt

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Reed (i)

District 25

Katherine Leonard  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bratcher

District 26

Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Webber (i)

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Tate (i)

District 28

Charles Miller (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJared Bauman

District 29

Did not make the ballot:
Matthew Pfaadt  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Bratcher (i)

Ann Sermersheim (Independent) (Write-in)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Grossberg  Candidate Connection

District 31

Sue Foster

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Tyler Witten

Chris Adelmann (Independent) (Write-in)

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Bojanowski (i)

District 33

Kate Turner  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Michael Nemes (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Stalker  Candidate Connection

District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Willner (i)

District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hodgson  Candidate Connection

District 37

Jeffery M. Donohue (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Callaway  Candidate Connection

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Roarx  Candidate Connection

Charles Breitenbach

District 39

Gwendolyn Mitchell

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Lockett (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngNima Kulkarni (i)

District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngJosie Raymond (i)

Carrie Sanders McKeehan  Candidate Connection

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngKeturah Herron (i)

District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Stevenson (i)

District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngBeverly Chester-Burton

District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngKillian Timoney (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Gentry (i)

Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge

Did not make the ballot:
Sylvia Mond 

District 47

Kimberly Hinkel Browning  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFelicia Rabourn (i)

District 48

Maria Sorolis

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Fleming (i)

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Huff (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngCandy Massaroni

District 51

Jennifer Wheeler  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Pollock (i)

District 52

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Upchurch (i)

District 53

Dustin Burley

Green check mark transparent.pngJames A. Tipton (i)

District 54

Elaine Wilson-Reddy  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Elliott (i)

District 55

Green check mark transparent.pngKim King (i)

District 56

Grayson Vandegrift  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Fister (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrick Graham (i)

Gary Stratton

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Decker (i)

District 59

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Osborne (i)

District 60

Green check mark transparent.pngMarianne Proctor  Candidate Connection

District 61

Debby Lucas Angel  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSavannah Maddox (i)

District 62

Did not make the ballot:
Michael Robinson 

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Pratt (i)

Did not make the ballot:
James Toller  (Libertarian Party)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Banta (i)

District 64

Anita Isaacs

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Moser (i)

District 65

Charles Wheatley (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie A. Dietz

District 66

Tim Montgomery

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Rawlings

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Roberts (i)

Jerry Gearding

District 68

Kelly Jones

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Clines

District 69

Chris Brown

Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Doan  Candidate Connection

District 70

Meagan Brannon

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Lawrence (i)

District 71

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Bray (i)

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Koch (i)

District 73

Thomas Adams III  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dotson (i)

District 74

Bennie Deskins

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hale (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Burke

District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Palumbo (i)

District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge A. Brown Jr. (i)

Terry Cunningham  Candidate Connection

District 78

Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hart (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Aull

District 80

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Meade (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngDeanna Frazier Gordon (i)

District 82

Green check mark transparent.pngNick Wilson

District 83

Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Branscum (i)

District 84

Theresa Combs

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Fugate (i)

District 85

Bryon Vaught  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Baker (i)

District 86

Green check mark transparent.pngTom Smith (i)

District 87

Gary Smith  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Bowling (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngCherlynn Stevenson (i)

Jim Coleman

District 89

Brittany Oliver  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimmy Truett (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Lewis (i)

District 91

Martina Jackson

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Wesley (i)

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Blanton (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngLamin Swann

Kyle Whalen

District 94

Angie Hatton (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Justice  Candidate Connection

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Laferty (i)

Brandon Spencer

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Flannery (i)

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngBobby McCool (i)

District 98

Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Bentley (i)

District 99

Kevin Anderson

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard White (i)

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sharp (i)

Deborah Criss (Independent) (Write-in)

Primary

Kentucky House of Representatives Primary 2022

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Rudy (i)
Christopher Tucker  Candidate Connection

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Heath* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Kimberly Holloway  Candidate Connection

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Bridges* (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngByron Hobgood*

Did not make the ballot:
Ronnie Heady 

David Sharp
Green check mark transparent.pngD. Wade Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Kristopher Driver 
Bobby Girvin 

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMary Imes* (i)

District 6

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngChris Freeland* (i)

District 7

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Miles* (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Dossett*

Green check mark transparent.pngWalker Thomas (i)
Larry Curling

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBianca Crockam*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMyron Dossett* (i)

District 10

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Calloway* (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngVelvet Dowdy*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Dixon* (i)

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Lossner*

Lynn Bechler (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJim Gooch Jr. (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Johnson*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngD.J. Johnson* (i)  Candidate Connection

District 14

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lewis* (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngBritt Hernandez-Stevenson*  Candidate Connection

Timothy Dukes
Green check mark transparent.pngRebecca Raymer

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Petrie* (i)

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Duvall*

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSamara Heavrin (i)
Jacob Clark  Candidate Connection

District 19

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Meredith* (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngPatti Minter* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Jackson
Leanette Lopez  Candidate Connection

District 21

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jimmy Carter
Terry David Dubree
Joshua Wes Ellis
Daniel Thomas Glass  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAmy Neighbors

District 22

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngShawn McPherson* (i)

District 23

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Riley* (i)

District 24

Johnny Pennington
Green check mark transparent.pngKeith Pruitt

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Reed (i)
Courtney Gilbert  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Robert Hickman  Candidate Connection

District 25

Green check mark transparent.pngKatherine Leonard*  Candidate Connection

Bill Bennett
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Bratcher

Did not make the ballot:
Stan Routt 

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Webber (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Derek McAllister 

District 27

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Tate* (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Miller (i)
Almaria Baker  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJared Bauman*

Did not make the ballot:
Ryan Thompson 

District 29

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Suzanne Kugler 

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Bratcher* (i)

District 30

Thomas Burch (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Grossberg  Candidate Connection
Neal Turpin  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngSue Foster
Derek Penwell

Flint Breckinridge
Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Tyler Witten

District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Bojanowski* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngKate Turner*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Michael Nemes* (i)

District 34

Jonathan Lowe
Green check mark transparent.pngSarah Stalker  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Willner* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 36

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Richard Crawford
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Hodgson  Candidate Connection
David Howser  Candidate Connection

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery M. Donohue* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngEmily Callaway  Candidate Connection
Jimmy Maricle

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Roarx*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
McKenzie Cantrell (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Breitenbach*

District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngGwendolyn Mitchell*

Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Lockett* (i)

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngNima Kulkarni* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngJosie Raymond (i)
Darryl Young Jr.

Did not make the ballot:
Mary Lou Marzian (i)
Joshua Alexander Crowder 

Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngCarrie Sanders McKeehan  Candidate Connection
Bryan Shepherd

District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngKeturah Herron* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 43

Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Stevenson (i)
Robert LeVertis Bell

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngBeverly Chester-Burton*

Did not make the ballot:
Joni Jenkins (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKillian Timoney* (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Gentry* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngSylvia Mond*

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Hinkel Browning*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngFelicia Rabourn* (i)

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Sorolis*

Did not make the ballot:
Amanda Corzine 

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Fleming* (i)

District 49

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Huff* (i)

District 50

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chad McCoy (i)
John Bradley
Green check mark transparent.pngCandy Massaroni

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Wheeler*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Pollock* (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKen Upchurch (i)
Othel King

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin Burley*

Green check mark transparent.pngJames A. Tipton* (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngElaine Wilson-Reddy*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Elliott* (i)

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKim King (i)
Tony Wheatley  Candidate Connection

District 56

Benjamin Nolan
Green check mark transparent.pngGrayson Vandegrift  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Fister* (i)

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrick Graham* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Stratton*

District 58

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Decker* (i)

District 59

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Osborne (i)
Bridgette Ehly  Candidate Connection

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Sal Santoro (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngMarianne Proctor  Candidate Connection

District 61

Green check mark transparent.pngDebby Lucas Angel*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSavannah Maddox (i)
Jarrod Lykins  Candidate Connection

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Robinson*

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Pratt (i)
Michelle Nance  Candidate Connection

District 63

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Banta* (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngAnita Isaacs*

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Moser (i)
Christopher Mann

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Wheatley* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngStephanie A. Dietz*

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngTim Montgomery*

C. Ed Massey (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Rawlings

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Roberts* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry Gearding*

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Jones*

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Clines
Mirna Eads  Candidate Connection
Paul Kloeker

Did not make the ballot:
Chris Robinson 

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Brown*

Adam Koenig (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Doan  Candidate Connection

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngMeagan Brannon*

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Lawrence* (i)

District 71

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Bray* (i)

District 72

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Koch* (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Adams III  Candidate Connection
Rory Houlihan

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dotson* (i)

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngBennie Deskins*

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hale* (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngLindsey Burke
Chris Couch

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Palumbo* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge A. Brown Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Cunningham*  Candidate Connection

District 78

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hart* (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngChad Aull
Justin Bramhall

Did not make the ballot:
Susan Westrom (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 80

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Meade* (i)

District 81

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDeanna Frazier Gordon* (i)

District 82

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngNick Wilson*

District 83

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Branscum* (i)

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngTheresa Combs*

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Fugate* (i)

District 85

Green check mark transparent.pngBryon Vaught*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngShane Baker* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
John P. Alexander 
Daniel Carmack 

District 86

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngTom Smith (i)
Keith Dinsmore

District 87

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Smith*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Bowling* (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngCherlynn Stevenson* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Coleman*

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngBrittany Oliver*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngTimmy Truett* (i)

District 90

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Lewis* (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngMartina Jackson*

Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Wesley (i)
Darrell Billings

District 92

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Blanton* (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngLamin Swann*

Did not make the ballot:
Jeff Kender 

Green check mark transparent.pngKyle Whalen*

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Hatton* (i)

Brandon Edwards
Green check mark transparent.pngJacob Justice  Candidate Connection

District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Laferty* (i)

David Pennington
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Spencer

District 96

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Flannery* (i)

District 97

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Barbi Maynard 

Norma Kirk-McCormick (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngBobby McCool (i)

District 98

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Bentley (i)
James Campbell  Candidate Connection

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Anderson
Edward Frazier

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard White* (i)

District 100

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sharp* (i)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 12, 2022

Incumbents defeated in general elections

Five incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.

Name Party Office
Patti Minter Electiondot.png Democratic House District 20
Charles Miller Electiondot.png Democratic House District 28
Jeffery M. Donohue Electiondot.png Democratic House District 37
Charles Wheatley Electiondot.png Democratic House District 65
Angie Hatton Electiondot.png Democratic House District 94

Incumbents defeated in primary elections

See also: Defeated state legislative incumbents, 2022

Seven incumbents lost in the May 17 primaries.

Name Party Office
Lynn Bechler Ends.png Republican House District 12
Thomas Burch Electiondot.png Democratic House District 30
Chad McCoy Ends.png Republican House District 50
Sal Santoro Ends.png Republican House District 60
C. Ed Massey Ends.png Republican House District 66
Adam Koenig Ends.png Republican House District 69
Norma Kirk-McCormick Ends.png Republican House District 97

Retiring incumbents

Thirteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[1] Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office Reason
Melinda Gibbons Prunty Ends.png Republican House District 15 Retired
Steve Sheldon Ends.png Republican House District 17 Retired
Bart Rowland Ends.png Republican House District 21 Retired
Jim DuPlessis Ends.png Republican House District 25 Retired
Mary Lou Marzian Electiondot.png Democratic House District 34 Retired
Jerry T. Miller Ends.png Republican House District 36 Retired
McKenzie Cantrell Electiondot.png Democratic House District 38 Other office
Attica Scott Electiondot.png Democratic House District 41 Other office
Joni Jenkins Electiondot.png Democratic House District 44 Retired
Joseph Fischer Ends.png Republican House District 68 Other office
Kelly Flood Electiondot.png Democratic House District 75 Retired
Susan Westrom Electiondot.png Democratic House District 79 Retired
Regina Huff Ends.png Republican House District 82 Retired

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2022

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Kentucky. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Kentucky state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022
Office Districts/
offices
Seats Open seats Candidates Possible primaries Contested Democratic primaries Contested Republican primaries % of contested primaries Incumbents in contested primaries % of incumbents in contested primaries
2022 119 119 21 248 238 15 42 23.9% 31 30.4%
2020 119 119 17 240 238 13 23 15.1% 13 12.7%
2018 119 119 22 291 238 25 26 21.4% 18 18.6%
2016 119 119 10 255 238 18 34 21.8% 18 16.5%
2014 119 119 11 215 238 11 18 12.2% 14 13.0%


Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Kentucky in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 17, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

In 2022, 256 candidates filed for to run in Kentucky's 119 state legislative districts: 88 Democrats and 168 Republicans. This equals 2.2 candidates per district, up from 2.0 in 2020 but lower than the 2.4 in 2018.

Of the 119 districts holding elections, either a Democrat or Republican was likely to win 61 (51.3%) because no candidates from the opposing party filed. Democrats were likely to win 12 districts—one in the Senate and 11 in the House—because no Republicans filed to run for them. Republicans were likely to win 49 districts—nine in the Senate and 40 in the House. This represented the least amount of major party competition in the state since 2012 when 63 districts saw no major party competition (52.9%).

Twenty-one of the 119 districts holding elections (17.6%) were open following the filing deadline, meaning no incumbent filed to run. This was a larger percentage than in 2020 (14.2%) but lower than 2018 (18.5%). Four of these districts were open because the incumbents representing those districts were drawn into new districts as a result of redistricting.

Following the filing deadline, there were 59 contested primaries scheduled out of a possible 238 (24.8%), the largest number of contested primaries in the state since at least 2014.

Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2010 to 2022.[2]

Open Seats in Kentucky House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2022
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2022 100 14 (14 percent) 86 (86 percent)
2020 100 14 (14 percent) 86 (86 percent)
2018 100 20 (20 percent) 80 (80 percent)
2016 100 8 (8 percent) 92 (92 percent)
2014 100 7 (7 percent) 93 (93 percent)
2012 100 8 (8 percent) 92 (92 percent)
2010 100 5 (5 percent) 95 (95 percent)

Incumbents running in new districts

When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election. In 2022, four incumbents filed to run for re-election in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Those incumbents were:

Incumbents running in new districts
Name Party Originally represented ... Filed in 2022 in ... New district open?
Lynn Bechler Ends.png Republican House District 4 House District 12 No
Josie Raymond Electiondot.png Democratic House District 31 House District 41 No
Mary Lou Marzian Electiondot.png Democratic House District 34 House District 41 No
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Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Kentucky

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Section 118.105 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (2022)

There are three methods by which a candidate can gain ballot access in Kentucky: by political party primary, by political organization convention, and by petition. A candidate must be registered with a political party if he or she wishes to run in the political party primary. If a candidate seeks nomination by a political organization, either by petition or convention, he or she must be registered with that organization. An independent candidate must be registered as an independent in order to use that designation on his or her nominating petition.[3][4]

Political party primary candidates

A political party candidate is granted general election ballot access by winning his or her party's primary election. The candidate must file a notification and declaration form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be signed by the candidate and by no less than two registered voters from the same party as the candidate and from the same district in which the candidate is running. This form cannot be signed earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the election in which the candidate is running. The notification and declaration form must be filed by 4 p.m. on the first Friday following the first Monday in January preceding the primary election. A candidate defeated at the primary election is not permitted to run in the general election, with the exception of candidates running in a presidential preference primary.[5][6][7][8]

Political organization convention candidates

A political organization candidate is nominated at his or her political organization's convention. Only registered voters of the political organization can attend and vote at the convention. The Kentucky Statutes do not stipulate the time at which a convention must be held; however, it must be held prior to the filing deadline in order to complete all necessary paperwork. The candidate must file nomination papers by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the election of the office being sought.[9][10][11][12]

Petition candidates

Political organization, political group, and independent candidates may all run for office as petition candidates. A candidate running for state executive office or state legislative office must first file a statement of candidacy form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be filed by 4 p.m. on April 1 (or the next business day if April 1 falls on a weekend or holiday). No charge is assessed for the filing of this form. A petition signed by the candidate and by registered voters in the district from which the candidate seeks nomination must be filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Candidates may begin gathering signatures after the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the general election in which the candidate is running.[4][9][11]

Petitions must be filed by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. Examples are provided in the table below.[3][4][12]

Signature requirements for petition candidates in Kentucky[4]
Office sought Number of signatures required
Kentucky state executive office 5,000
Member of the United States Congress 400
Member of the Kentucky General Assembly 100

Write-in candidates

Though write-in candidates' names are not printed on the ballot, they may be written in by a voter. In order for a write-in vote to be counted, the write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Kentucky Secretary of State by the fourth Friday in October preceding the general election. A candidate can be a write-in for only one office and will be considered ineligible for write-in status if he or she has already been placed on the ballot by a different method.[13]

All candidates

Any registered voter may challenge the "good faith of a candidate” at any time before the election. No specific challenge period is designated in the Kentucky Statutes.[14]

A candidate may only run for one office at a time, as his or her name cannot appear on the ballot more than once.[15]

All candidates are subject to filing fees. These fees are outlined in the table below. The Kentucky Secretary of State accepts personal checks, campaign account checks, cash, or money orders for payment of filing fees.[3][16][17]

Filing fees for candidates in Kentucky[18]
Office sought Filing fee
Member of the United States Congress $500.00
Governor of Kentucky $500.00
Kentucky Attorney General $500.00
Kentucky Secretary of State $500.00
Kentucky Auditor $500.00
Kentucky Treasurer $500.00
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture $500.00
Kentucky Senator $200.00
Kentucky Representative $200.00
Write-in candidate $50.00

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[19]

  • At least 24 years of age at the time of the election
  • A citizen of Kentucky
  • Resided in the state 2 years preceding the election
  • Resided in the district for the last year

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[20]
SalaryPer diem
$188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023.$182.60/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Kentucky legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.[21]

Kentucky political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Kentucky

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Kentucky, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
62.1
 
1,326,646 8
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
36.2
 
772,474 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
26,234 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
6,483 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.2
 
3,599 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
716 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
408 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
98 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
43 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
29 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
20 0
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Shawn W. Howard/Alyssa Howard (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
7 0
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Timothy Stevens/Susan Congleton Fletcher (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Kasey Wells/Rachel Wells (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Total votes: 2,136,768


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Kentucky, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 32.7% 628,854 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 62.5% 1,202,971 8
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.8% 53,752 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 13,913 0
     American Delta Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 1,128 0
     Independent Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 1.2% 22,780 0
     - Write-in votes 0% 751 0
Total Votes 1,924,149 8
Election results via: Kentucky Secretary of State


Kentucky presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D R R D D D D D D R R D R R D R R R D D R R R R R R


Voting information

See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 11, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 25, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Oct. 25, 2022
  • Online: Oct. 25, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 3, 2022 to Nov. 5, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


Redistricting following the 2020 census

Kentucky adopted new state House district boundaries on January 20, 2022, after the general assembly overrode Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) veto of the plan. The vote to override the governor’s veto was 24-10 in the state Senate with all votes in favor by Republicans and eight Democrats and two Republicans voting against. The override vote was 69-23 in the state House, with all votes in favor by Republicans and 22 Democrats and one Republican voting to sustain Beshear’s veto.[22] Gov. Beshear allowed the redistricting proposal for new state Senate districts to become law without his signature on January 21, 2022. That legislation had passed the state Senate on January 6, 2022, 28-4, and the state House on January 8, 2022, 67-23.[23]

Below is the state House map in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Kentucky State House Districts
until December 31, 2022

Click a district to compare boundaries.

Kentucky State House Districts
starting January 1, 2023

Click a district to compare boundaries.


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Footnotes

  1. Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  2. Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "FAQs," accessed May 22, 2023
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.315 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  5. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.105 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  6. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  7. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.165 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  8. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.345 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  9. 9.0 9.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.325 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  10. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Register to Vote," accessed May 23, 2023
  11. 11.0 11.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.367 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  12. 12.0 12.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.365 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  13. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  14. Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 176 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  15. Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 405 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  16. Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed May 22, 2023
  17. Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.255 (2022),"accessed May 22, 2023
  18. Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Candidate Qualifications and Filing Fees," accessed May 22, 2023
  19. Kentucky Secretary of State, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed August 21, 2014
  20. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  21. Kentucky Constitution, "Section 30," accessed February 10, 2021
  22. Kentucky General Assembly, "House Bill 2," accessed January 21, 2022
  23. Kentucky General Assembly, "Senate Bill 2," accessed January 21, 2022


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