2024 Kentucky Senate election Map of the incumbents: Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring Democratic incumbent Democratic incumbent retiring No election
The 2024 Kentucky Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 21. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) are up for election. Following the 2022 election , Republicans and Democrats held 31 and seven seats, respectively.[1] The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024.
A numbered map of the senate districts can be viewed here .
Overview [ edit ] Party Candidates Votes % Seats Opposed Unopposed Before Won After +/− Republican 7 8 31 Democratic 7 4 7 Total 14 12 38 19 38 ±0
Retiring incumbents [ edit ] A total of four senators (one Democrat and three Republicans) are retiring, none of whom are retiring to run for other offices.
Democratic [ edit ] 35th: Denise Harper Angel (Louisville ): Retiring.[2] Republican [ edit ] 3rd: Whitney Westerfield (Fruit Hill ): Retiring.[3] 11th: John Schickel (Union ): Retiring.[4] 17th: Damon Thayer (Georgetown ): Retiring.[5] Summary by district [ edit ] Candidate filings are located on the Secretary of State website .
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
Special elections [ edit ] District 19 special [ edit ] Precinct results: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
>90%
Cassie Chambers Armstrong was elected in February 2023 following the resignation of Morgan McGarvey to become a U. S. Representative .[6]
District 28 special [ edit ] Precinct results: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Greg Elkins was elected in May 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ralph Alvarado in January 2023.[7]
District 1 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Lynn Bechler $11,559.67 $7,843.28 $3,716.39 Jason G. Howell $121,818.20 $32,240.62 $89,577.58 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[11]
Results [ edit ] District 3 [ edit ] Incumbent senator Whitney Westerfield is retiring.[3]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Craig B. Richardson, attorney District 5 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Jamie Skudlarek, candidate for the Ohio County Board of Education in 2022 Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Thomas Ballinger $5,109.96 $4,225.19 $884.77 Stephen Meredith $118,026.04 $2,220.00 $115,806.04 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[13]
Results [ edit ] District 7 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Rhonda Davis, small business owner Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Ed Gallrein, veteran and farmer Aaron Reed, veteran and firearms manufacturer Adrienne E. Southworth , incumbent senator Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 24, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Ed Gallrein $169,169.00 $20,263.38 $148,905.62 Aaron Reed $25,660.00 $13,398.95 $12,261.05 Adrienne E. Southworth $48,219.90 $18,767.88 $29,452.02 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[14]
Results [ edit ] District 9 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 11 [ edit ] Incumbent senator John Schickel is retiring.[4]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Duane Froelicher, member of the Florence city council (2015–2021) and candidate for mayor of Florence in 2022 Steve Rawlings , representative from the 66th district (2023–present) Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Duane Froelicher $14,025.00 $11,532.08 $2,492.92 Steve Rawlings $33,617.64 $10,000.83 $23,616.81 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[15]
Results [ edit ] District 13 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 15 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 17 [ edit ] Incumbent senator and senate majority leader Damon Thayer is retiring.[5]
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Julia Jaddock, church employee Matt Nunn, veteran and Toyota Tsusho vice president Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Julia Jaddock $16,855.00 $10,348.51 $6,506.49 Matt Nunn $64,616.38 $9,021.07 $55,595.31 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[16]
Results [ edit ] District 19 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 21 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 23 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Jennifer Sierra, artist and author, and candidate for Dayton city council in 2014 Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 25 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 27 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Molly Gene Crain, farmer and consultant[17] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] District 29 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Withdrawn [ edit ] Les Stapleton, mayor of Prestonsburg (2015–2024) (withdrew January 5, 2024) Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 31 [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 33 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Fundraising [ edit ] Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024 Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand Michael W. Churchill Jr. $2,305.00 $2,237.35 $67.65 Gerald A. Neal $74,966.88 $25,919.67 $49,047.21 Attica Woodson Scott $24,348.19 $23,737.08 $611.11 Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[24]
Results [ edit ] District 35 [ edit ] Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel is retiring.[2]
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] District 37 [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] David Yates , incumbent senator and senate minority whip Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] ^ Thompson was appointed to the office in 2005 by governor Ernie Fletcher and was removed from office in 2013 after being convicted of conspiracy to buy votes.[19] [20] References [ edit ] ^ "Official 2022 General Election Results" (PDF) . Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved December 21, 2023 . ^ a b Smith, Connor (December 5, 2023). "State Sen. Denise Harper Angel stepping away from Frankfort" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ a b Latek, Tom (March 30, 2023). "Ky. Senator Westerfield to retire" . Kentucky Today . Retrieved December 25, 2023 . ^ a b Hughes, Chris (November 14, 2023). "State Sen. John Schickel announces retirement" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ a b Harbsmeier, Deborah (December 13, 2023). "State Senator Damon Thayer will not seek re-election" . Spectrum News 1 . Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ Sonka, Joe (February 21, 2023). "Cassie Chambers Armstrong wins special election for Kentucky Senate" . The Courier-Journal . Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ Latek, Tom (June 8, 2023). "Greg Elkins sworn into General Assembly, replacing former Sen. Alvarado" . Kentucky Today . Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved December 23, 2023 . ^ a b c d e "KY Liberty Caucus Candidates for 2024 Elections" . Kentucky Liberty Caucus . January 11, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ a b c d e Pitts, Jacqueline (April 16, 2024). "Kentucky Chamber PAC Announces Endorsed Candidates in 2024 Primary Elections" . The Bottom Line News . Frankfort, Kentucky . Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ a b c d e f "NRA-PVF | Grades | Kentucky" . NRA Political Victory Fund. Archived from the original on April 21, 2024. Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 1st District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 . ^ Ballinger, Thomas (January 27, 2024). "Ballinger announces state senate campaign" . The Messenger-Inquirer . Archived from the original on January 28, 2024. Retrieved March 16, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 5th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 7th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 11th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 17th District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 23, 2024 . ^ "Molly Crain" . Emerge Kentucky . Retrieved March 16, 2024 . ... Crain co-manages the Crain Family Farm in Flemingsburg with her sister and runs a small business, Kestrel Consulting ... ^ "Molly Gene Crain 2024 Endorsement" . Run for Something . Retrieved April 6, 2024 . ^ "Fletcher appoints new Knott Judge-Executive". The Lexington Herald-Leader . September 28, 2005. p. B3. ^ "Jailed judge-executive removed from office". The Lexington Herald-Leader . March 9, 2013. p. 3A. ^ a b "Endorsements 2024" . The AFL-CIO . Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ a b "KY Primary Election Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - C-FAIR Endorsements" . The Fairness Campaign . Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ "On the Ballot in 2024" . Emerge Kentucky . Retrieved April 21, 2024 . ^ "Reports filed for the position of State Senator (Odd) 33rd District" . kentucky.gov . Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved April 24, 2024 . See also [ edit ]
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