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2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader David Osborne Derrick Graham
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2018 January 3, 2023
Leader's seat 59th – Prospect 57th – Frankfort
Last election 80 20
Seats needed Steady Increase 31

Map of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring

Incumbent Speaker

David Osborne
Republican



The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 21. Following the 2022 election, Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats, respectively. [1] The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024. [2]

A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here.

Overview

Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Opposed Unopposed Before Won +/−
Republican 45 43 80
Democratic 45 12 20
Total 90 55 100 100 ±0

Retiring incumbents

A total of 12 representatives (five Democrats and seven Republicans) are retiring, four of whom (two Democrats and two Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.

Democratic

  1. 41st: Josie Raymond ( Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council. [2]
  2. 42nd: Keturah Herron ( Louisville): Retiring to run for the 35th senate district. [3]
  3. 57th: Derrick Graham ( Frankfort): Retiring. [4]
  4. 67th: Rachel Roberts ( Newport): Retiring. [5]
  5. 76th: Ruth Ann Palumbo ( Lexington): Retiring. [6]

Republican

  1. 11th: Jonathan Dixon ( Corydon): Retiring. [7]
  2. 24th: Courtney Gilbert ( Hodgenville): Retiring.
  3. 29th: Kevin Bratcher ( Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council. [2]
  4. 62nd: Phillip Pratt ( Georgetown): Retiring. [8]
  5. 66th: Steve Rawlings ( Burlington): Retiring to run for the 11th senate district. [9]
  6. 94th: Jacob Justice ( Elkhorn City): Retiring.
  7. 98th: Danny Bentley ( Russell): Retiring. [2]

Crossover seats

Five districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2022 house election.

Democratic

This lists the districts in which Donald Trump won in 2020 but are represented by Democrats:

District Incumbent
# Trump margin of
victory in 2020
Member Party Incumbent margin
of victory in 2022 [1]
67 R+0.08 Rachel Roberts Democratic D+12.27
88 R+4.70 Cherlynn Stevenson Democratic D+0.23
95 R+51.14 Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic D+19.67

Republican

This lists the districts in which Joe Biden won in 2020 but are represented by Republicans:

District Incumbent
# Biden margin of
victory in 2020
Member Party Incumbent margin
of victory in 2022 [1]
31 D+3.33 Susan Tyler Witten Republican R+4.03
48 D+1.76 Ken Fleming Republican R+8.30

Summary by district

Candidate filings are located on the Secretary of State website.

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent Party Elected Party
1 Steven Rudy Rep
2 Richard Heath Rep
3 Randy Bridges Rep
4 D. Wade Williams Rep
5 Mary Beth Imes Rep
6 Chris Freeland Rep
7 Suzanne Miles Rep
8 Walker Thomas Rep
9 Myron Dossett Rep
10 Josh Calloway Rep
11 Jonathan Dixon Rep
12 Jim Gooch Rep
13 DJ Johnson Rep
14 Scott Lewis Rep
15 Rebecca Raymer Rep
16 Jason Petrie Rep
17 Robert Duvall Rep
18 Samara Heavrin Rep
19 Michael Meredith Rep
20 Kevin Jackson Rep
21 Amy Neighbors Rep
22 Shawn McPherson Rep
23 Steve Riley Rep
24 Courtney Gilbert Rep
25 Steve Bratcher Rep
26 Peyton Griffee Rep
27 Nancy Tate Rep
28 Jared Bauman Rep
29 Kevin Bratcher Rep
30 Daniel Grossberg Dem
31 Susan Tyler Witten Rep
32 Tina Bojanowski Dem
33 Jason Nemes Rep
34 Sarah Stalker Dem
35 Lisa Willner Dem
36 John Hodgson Rep
37 Emily Callaway Rep
38 Rachel Roarx Dem
39 Matt Lockett Rep
40 Nima Kulkarni Dem
41 Josie Raymond Dem
42 Keturah Herron Dem
43 Pamela Stevenson Dem
44 Beverly Chester-Burton Dem
45 Killian Timoney Rep
46 Al Gentry Dem
47 Felicia Rabourn Rep
48 Ken Fleming Rep
49 Thomas Huff Rep
50 Candy Massaroni Rep
51 Michael Pollock Rep
52 Ken Upchurch Rep
53 James Tipton Rep
54 Daniel Elliott Rep
55 Kim King Rep
56 Daniel Fister Rep
57 Derrick Graham Dem
58 Jennifer Decker Rep
59 David Osborne Rep
60 Marianne Proctor Rep
61 Savannah Maddox Rep
62 Phillip Pratt Rep
63 Kim Banta Rep
64 Kimberly Poore Moser Rep
65 Stephanie Dietz Rep
66 Steve Rawlings Rep
67 Rachel Roberts Dem
68 Mike Clines Rep
69 Steven Doan Rep
70 William Lawrence Rep
71 Josh Bray Rep
72 Matthew Koch Rep
73 Ryan Dotson Rep
74 David Hale Rep
75 Lindsey Burke Dem
76 Ruth Ann Palumbo Dem
77 George Brown Jr. Dem
78 Mark Hart Rep
79 Chad Aull Dem
80 David Meade Rep
81 Deanna Frazier Rep
82 Nick Wilson Rep
83 Josh Branscum Rep
84 Chris Fugate Rep
85 Shane Baker Rep
86 Tom Smith Rep
87 Adam Bowling Rep
88 Cherlynn Stevenson Dem
89 Timmy Truett Rep
90 Derek Lewis Rep
91 Billy Wesley Rep
92 John Blanton Rep
93 Adrielle Camuel Dem
94 Jacob Justice Rep
95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem
96 Patrick Flannery Rep
97 Bobby McCool Rep
98 Danny Bentley Rep
99 Richard White Rep
100 Scott Sharp Rep

Special elections

District 93 special

Precinct results:
  Camuel
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Whalen
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

Adrielle Camuel was elected in November 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lamin Swann in May 2023. [10]

2023 Kentucky House of Representatives 93rd district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrielle Camuel 7,924 57.6
Republican Kyle Whalen 5,841 42.4
Total votes 13,765 100.0
Democratic hold

District 24 special

Courtney Gilbert was elected in March 2024 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Brandon Reed on January 15 in order to become executive director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy. [11]

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 24th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Courtney Gilbert 1,025 62.5
Democratic John Pennington 372 22.7
Write-in Craig Astor 244 14.9
Total votes 1,641 100.0
Republican hold

District 26 special

Peyton Griffee was elected in March 2024 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Russell Webber on January 2 in order to become deputy treasurer in the administration of Mark Metcalf. [12]

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 26th district special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peyton Griffee Unopposed
Total votes 75 100.0
Republican hold

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
CNalysis [13] Solid R March 16, 2024

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Fredrick Fountain

Republican primary

Candidates

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Richard Heath, incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023
  • Kimberly Holloway, write-in candidate for this district in 2022

Endorsements

Richard Heath

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Richard Heath $13,646.42 $1,500.00 $12,146.42
Kimberly Holloway $17,876.85 $7,272.83 $10,604.02
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [16]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Heath (incumbent)
Republican Kimberly Holloway
Total votes 100.0

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Carrie Gottschalk Singler

Republican primary

Candidates

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 6

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Linda Story Edwards, Democratic nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020

Republican primary

Candidates

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Twyla Dillard, small business owner and candidate for the Hopkinsville city council in 2022 [17]

Republican primary

Candidates

District 10

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • John Whipple, teacher, independent candidate for the 5th senate district in 2020, and write-in candidate for the 10th house district in 2022

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Josh Calloway
Julie Cantwell
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Josh Calloway $8,730.00 $4,981.85 $3,748.15
Julie Cantwell $13,015.08 $9,520.59 $3,494.49
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [19]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Calloway (incumbent)
Republican Julie Cantwell
Total votes 100.0

District 11

Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon is retiring. [7]

Republican primary

Candidates

District 12

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Alton M. Ayer

Republican primary

Candidates

District 13

Republican primary

Candidates

District 14

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Chanda Garner, store manager and treasurer of the Ohio County Democratic party [20]

Republican primary

Candidates

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Kathy Perry-Russell (withdrew February 15, 2024)

District 16

Republican primary

Candidates

District 17

Republican primary

Candidates

District 18

Republican primary

Candidates

District 19

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Michael Lee Meredith
Kelcey Rock
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michael Lee Meredith $133,611.60 $26,695.29 $106,916.31
Kelcey Rock $13,063.13 $12,756.25 $306.88
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [22]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Lee Meredith (incumbent)
Republican Kelcey Rock
Total votes 100.0

District 20

Republican primary

Candidates

District 21

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 22

Republican primary

Candidates

District 23

Republican primary

Candidates

District 24

Incumbent representative Courtney Gilbert is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Brandon Reed, representative from the 24th district (2017–2024) (withdrew January 5, 2024)

Endorsements

Ryan Bivens
Organizations
Asa L. T. Waggoner
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Ryan Bivens $78,451.92 $13,308.57 $65,143.35
Asa L. T. Waggoner $9,345.29 $8,422.48 $922.81
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [24]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Bivens
Republican Asa L. T. Waggoner
Total votes 100.0

District 25

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Cherlyn Evette Smith, candidate for Elizabethtown city council in 2022

Republican primary

Candidates

District 26

Republican primary

Candidates

District 27

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 28

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 29

Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher is retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Timothy Findley Jr.
Democratic Matthew Pfaadt
Democratic Ricky Santiago
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wyatt Allison
Republican Chris Lewis
Republican Debbie Peden
Total votes 100.0

District 30

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Daniel Grossberg
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Daniel Grossberg $67,269.00 $2,717.61 $64,551.39
Mitra Subedi $40,960.00 $7,144.88 $33,815.12
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [27]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Daniel Grossberg (incumbent)
Democratic Mitra Subedi
Total votes 100.0

District 31

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Colleen Orsella Davis
Organizations
Carma Bell Marshall
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colleen Orsella Davis
Democratic Carma Bell Marshall
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

District 32

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 33

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 34

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 35

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 36

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

William "Woody" Zorn
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Colin Daugherty McDowell $50.00 $29.97 $20.03
William "Woody" Zorn $6,148.63 $5,271.83 $876.80
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [28]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Colin Daugherty McDowell
Democratic William "Woody" Zorn
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

District 37

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 38

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Carrie Sanders McKeehan, teacher and Republican nominee for the 41st district in 2022

District 39

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 40

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Nima Kulkarni
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nima Kulkarni (incumbent)
Democratic William Zeitz
Total votes 100.0

District 41

Incumbent representative Josie Raymond is retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Mary Lou Marzian
State legislators
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
William "Rick" Adams $58,993.00 $26,413.13 $32,579.87
Mary Lou Marzian $76,860.14 $5,582.62 $71,277.52
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [31]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William "Rick" Adams
Democratic Mary Lou Marzian
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell, candidate for the Republican nomination for this district in 2022

District 42

Incumbent representative Keturah Herron is retiring to run for the 35th senate district. [3]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Joshua Watkins
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Jonathan Musselwhite $9,170.00 $3,924.02 $5,245.98
Jack W. Walker $9,575.00 $2,042.20 $7,532.80
Joshua Watkins $36,545.65 $18,216.02 $18,329.63
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [32]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jonathan Musselwhite
Democratic Jack W. Walker
Democratic Joshua Watkins
Total votes 100.0

District 43

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 44

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Beverly D. Chester-Burton
Organizations
Shreeta Waldon
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Beverly D. Chester-Burton (incumbent)
Democratic Daniel Deshawn Cockrell
Democratic Shreeta Waldon
Total votes 100.0

District 45

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Thomas Jefferson
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Killian Timoney
Organizations
Declined to endorse

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Jefferson
Republican Killian Timoney (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Adam Moore (D)
Organizations

District 46

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 47

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Robb Adams, firefighter, mayor of Carrollton (2015–present), and member of the Carrollton city council (2011–2015)

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Mark A. Gilkison
Organizations
Felicia Rabourn

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Mark A. Gilkison $26,600.00 $7,062.14 $19,537.86
Felicia Rabourn $18,524.81 $240.28 $18,284.53
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [34]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark A. Gilkison
Republican Felicia Rabourn (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 48

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Kate Farrow
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Kate Farrow $44,550.00 $13,197.36 $31,352.64
Debbie Wesslund $13,305.00 $5,928.47 $7,376.53
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [35]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kate Farrow
Democratic Debbie Wesslund
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

District 49

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Thomas Huff

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
William Harned $8,200.00 $6,827.60 $1,372.40
Thomas Huff $55,990.65 $11,418.50 $44,572.15
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [36]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Harned
Republican Thomas Huff (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 50

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Don Thrasher, candidate for Judge/Executive of Nelson County in 2018 and 2022, and candidate for this district in 2020 (withdrew April 19, 2024)

Endorsements

Candy Massaroni
Andy Stone
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Candy Massaroni (incumbent)
Republican Andy Stone
Total votes 100.0

District 51

Republican primary

Candidates

District 52

Republican primary

Candidates

District 53

Republican primary

Candidates

District 54

Republican primary

Candidates

District 55

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Katrina A. Sexton, member of the Burgin Board of Education (2019–present) and the Burgin city council (2009–2011, 2017–2019)

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Kim King, incumbent representative
  • James Toller, Libertarian nominee for the 78th district in 2020

Endorsements

Kim King

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim King (incumbent)
Republican James Toller
Total votes 100.0

District 56

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Dencia Miche Branscum
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chantel Bingham $4,800.00 $4,468.35 $331.65
Dencia Miche Branscum $3,702.00 $2,652.09 $1,049.91
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [38]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chantel Bingham
Democratic Dencia Miche Branscum
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

District 57

Incumbent representative and house minority leader Derrick Graham is retiring. [4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Kristie Powe
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Erika Marie Hancock $60,337.00 $18,814.12 $41,522.88
Kristie Powe $7,075.00 $6,686.29 $388.71
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [39]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Erika Marie Hancock
Democratic Kristie Powe
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Kyle T. Thompson, Frankfort city commissioner (2021–2022, 2023–present) [b] and candidate for mayor of Frankfort in 2012

District 58

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Richard A. Henderson

Republican primary

Candidates

District 59

Republican primary

Candidates

District 60

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Darren Nichols (withdrew January 17, 2024)

Endorsements

Christopher Pavese
Organizations
Marianne Proctor

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Christopher Pavese $42,270.00 $32,249.79 $10,020.21
Marianne Proctor $38,623.79 $14,005.01 $24,618.78
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [41]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Christopher Pavese
Republican Marianne Proctor (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 61

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Savannah Maddox

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jarrod M. Lykins
Republican Savannah Maddox (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 62

Incumbent representative Phillip Pratt is retiring. [8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Kevin Kidwell, member of the Scott County Board of Education (2015–2023)

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Tony Hampton
State legislators
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 22, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Tony Hampton $16,950.00 $10,024.02 $6,925.98
Bill Parker $4,025.00 $2,828.58 $1,196.42
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [44]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tony Hampton
Republican Bill Parker
Total votes 100.0

District 63

Republican primary

Candidates

District 64

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Kimberly Poore Moser

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Karen Campbell $11,371.00 $5,062.89 $6,308.11
Kimberly Poore Moser $153,008.50 $20,681.09 $132,327.41
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [45]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Karen Campbell
Republican Kimberly Poore Moser (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 65

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 66

Incumbent representative Steve Rawlings is retiring to run for the 11th senate district. [9]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Peggy Houston-Nienaber

Republican primary

Campaign

On January 22, the Boone County Republican Party censured Massey for donating to Democratic candidates in 2008 and 2010, as well as voting against impeaching Democratic governor Andy Beshear. [46]

Candidates

Endorsements

C. Ed Massey
Executive Branch officials
Organizations
T. J. Roberts
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
C. Ed Massey $89,877.88 $73,368.60 $16,509.28
T. J. Roberts $53,399.16 $27,997.22 $25,401.94
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [47]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. Ed Massey
Republican T. J. Roberts
Total votes 100.0

District 67

Incumbent representative and house minority whip Rachel Roberts is retiring. [5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Rachel Roberts, incumbent representative (withdrew December 20, 2023)

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Jerry C. Gearding (withdrew February 27, 2024)

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Terry W. Hatton
Republican Brian K. Ormes
Total votes 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Matthew Lehman (D)
Organizations

District 68

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 69

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Diane Brown
Organizations
Steven Doan

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Diane Brown $3,640.00 $284.75 $3,355.25
Steven Doan $52,161.97 $21,668.76 $30,493.21
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [49]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Diane Brown
Republican Steven Doan (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 70

Republican primary

Candidates

District 71

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Rachelle Riddle

Republican primary

Candidates

District 72

Republican primary

Candidates

District 73

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Rory Houlihan, candidate for the Democratic nomination for this district in 2018, 2020, and 2022; candidate for the U. S. Senate in 2016

Republican primary

Candidates

District 74

Republican primary

Candidates

District 75

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 76

Incumbent representative Ruth Ann Palumbo is retiring. [6]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Anne Gay Donworth
Organizations
James “Jamie” Palumbo
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joshua Daniel Buckman
Democratic Anne Gay Donworth
Democratic James “Jamie” Palumbo
Total votes 100.0

District 77

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

George A. Brown Jr.
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
George A. Brown Jr. $31,561.17 $20,152.02 $11,409.15
Daniel E. Whitley $18,485.17 $15,403.59 $3,081.58
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [50]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George A. Brown Jr. (incumbent)
Democratic Daniel E. Whitley
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

District 78

Republican primary

Candidates

District 79

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 80

Republican primary

Candidates

District 81

Republican primary

Candidates

District 82

Republican primary

Candidates

District 83

Republican primary

Candidates

District 84

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 85

Republican primary

Candidates

District 86

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Tom O’dell Smith
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom O’dell Smith (incumbent)
Republican Billy J. Taylor
Total votes 100.0

District 87

Republican primary

Candidates

District 88

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Endorsements

Cherlynn Stevenson (D)
Organizations

District 89

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Timmy Truett
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Idalia Holland
Republican Timmy Truett (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 90

Republican primary

Candidates

District 91

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Darrell W. Billings
U.S. Representatives
Statewide officials
Organizations
Billy E. Wesley

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Darrell W. Billings $70,021.06 $31,501.81 $38,519.25
Billy E. Wesley $19,500.00 $10,003.51 $9,496.49
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [52]

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Darrell W. Billings
Republican Billy E. Wesley (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 92

Republican primary

Candidates

District 93

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Adrielle Camuel
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Adrielle Camuel $32,244.97 $20,197.70 $12,047.27
Sarah Ritter $14,657.00 $7,047.17 $7,609.83
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance [53]

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adrielle Camuel (incumbent)
Democratic Sarah Ritter
Total votes 100.0

District 94

Incumbent representative Jacob Justice is retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

District 95

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

  • David Pennington, candidate for the Republican nomination for this district in 2022
  • Brandon Spencer, representative from the 95th district (2007)

Results

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Pennington
Republican Brandon Spencer
Total votes 100.0

District 96

Republican primary

Candidates

District 97

Republican primary

Candidates

District 98

Incumbent representative Danny Bentley is retiring. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Shawn Lawrence Assar
Democratic James M. Reneau
Democratic Joe Virgin
Democratic Tammie Womack
Total votes 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Aaron Thompson, field representative in the Kentucky Department for Local Government

District 99

Republican primary

Candidates

District 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Notes

  1. ^ Candidate for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district in 2008, 2012, and 2016; candidate for this district in 2010 and nominee in 2020; Republican nominee for Mayor of Louisville in 2014 and candidate in 2018; candidate for Governor of Kentucky in 2023
  2. ^ The city commission removed Thompson from office in March 2022 due to allegations of misconduct. Thompson was reelected in 2022 and his removal was later declared to have been unlawful. [40]

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See also