2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election
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Elections in Kentucky |
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Government |
The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were 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
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | ||||
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Opposed | Unopposed | Before | Won | +/โ | ||||
Republican | 45 | 43 | 80 | |||||
Democratic | 44 | 12 | 20 | |||||
Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 91 | 55 | 100 | 100 | ยฑ0 | |||
Retiring incumbents
[edit]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.[2][3]
Democratic
[edit]- 41st: Josie Raymond (Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.
- 42nd: Keturah Herron (Louisville): Retiring to run for the 35th senate district.
- 57th: Derrick W. Graham (Frankfort): Retiring.
- 67th: Rachel Roberts (Newport): Retiring.
- 76th: Ruth Ann Palumbo (Lexington): Retiring.
Republican
[edit]- 11th: Jonathan Dixon (Corydon): Retiring.
- 24th: Courtney Gilbert (Hodgenville): Retiring.
- 29th: Kevin D. Bratcher (Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.
- 62nd: Phillip R. Pratt (Georgetown): Retiring.
- 66th: Steve Rawlings (Burlington): Retiring to run for the 11th senate district.
- 94th: Jacob D. Justice (Elkhorn City): Retiring.
- 98th: Danny R. Bentley (Russell): Retiring.
Incumbents defeated
[edit]Two incumbents lost renomination in the primary election.
In the primary election
[edit]Democrats
[edit]None.
Republicans
[edit]Two Republicans lost renomination.
- 2nd: Richard Heath (first elected in 2012) lost renomination to Kimberly Holloway.
- 45th: Killian Timoney (first elected in 2020) lost renomination to Thomas Jefferson.
Partisan background
[edit]In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump won 81 of the current 100 districts, while Democratic candidate Joe Biden won 19.
Crossover seats
[edit]Five districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2022 house election.
Democratic
[edit]This lists the districts in which Donald Trump won in 2020 but are represented by Democrats:
District | Incumbent | |||
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# | 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
[edit]This lists the districts in which Joe Biden won in 2020 but are represented by Republicans:
District | Incumbent | |||
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# | 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
[edit]Candidate filings are located on the Secretary of State website.
โ โ Incumbent not seeking re-election
Special elections
[edit]District 93 special
[edit]Adrielle Camuel was elected in November 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lamin Swann in May 2023.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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
[edit]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.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
[edit]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.[3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Peyton Griffee | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 75 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Predictions
[edit]Source | Ranking | As of |
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270toWin[5] | Safe R | September 1, 2024 |
CNalysis[6] | Solid R | September 1, 2024 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe R | June 18, 2024 |
District 1
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Fredrick Fountain
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Steven Jack Rudy, incumbent representative and house majority leader
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- The Fairness Campaign[8]
- Kentucky AFL-CIO[9]
- Kentucky Sierra Club[10]
- United Auto Workers[11]
- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Fredrick Fountain | |||
Republican | Steven Jack Rudy (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 2
[edit]Incumbent representative Richard Heath was defeated for renomination by Kimberly Holloway.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Kimberly Holloway, write-in candidate for this district in 2022
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Richard Heath, incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023
Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- Kentucky Chamber of Commerce[14]
- Kentucky Right to Life Victory PAC[15]
- NRA Political Victory Fund[16]
- Organizations
- Kentucky Liberty Caucus[17]
Fundraising
[edit]Final campaign finance reports | |||
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Candidate | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand |
Richard Heath | $79,307.04 | $76,882.97 | $2,424.07 |
Kimberly Holloway | $29,715.51 | $29,715.51 | $0.00 |
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[18] |
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kimberly Holloway | 1,904 | 52.2 | |
Republican | Richard Heath (incumbent) | 1,743 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 3,647 | 100.0 |
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Kimberly Holloway | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
Republican hold |
District 3
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Carrie Gottschalk Singler
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Randy Bridges, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- Kentucky AFL-CIO[9]
- Kentucky Sierra Club[10]
- United Auto Workers[11]
- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Carrie Gottschalk Singler | |||
Republican | Randy Bridges (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 4
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Lloyd Smith
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- D. Wade Williams, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- Kentucky AFL-CIO[9]
- United Auto Workers[11]
- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lloyd Smith | |||
Republican | D. Wade Williams (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 5
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Lauren Hines, teacher
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- Emerge Kentucky[20]
- The Fairness Campaign[8]
- Kentucky AFL-CIO[9]
- United Auto Workers[11]
- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Lauren Hines | |||
Republican | Mary Beth Imes (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 6
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Linda Story Edwards, Democratic nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Chris Freeland, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- Organizations
- Kentucky AFL-CIO[9]
- United Auto Workers[11]
- Organizations
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Linda Story Edwards | |||
Republican | Chris Freeland (incumbent) | |||
Total votes | 100.0 |
District 7
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Suzanne Miles (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
Republican hold |
District 8
[edit]Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Walker Wood Thomas, incumbent representative
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Walker Wood Thomas (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
Republican hold |