2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election
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The 2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 3, 2026. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 19. Following the 2024 election, Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats, respectively. The deadline for candidates to file is January 9, 2026.[1]
Retiring incumbents
A total of five representatives (one Democrat and four Republicans) have announced their retirement, four of whom (one Democrat and three Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.
Democratic
- 43rd: Pamela Stevenson (Louisville): Retiring to run for the United States Senate.[2]
Republican
- 70th: William Lawrence (Maysville): Retiring.
- 73rd: Ryan Dotson (Winchester): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.[3]
- 81st: Deanna Frazier Gordon (Richmond): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
- 91st: Bill Wesley (Ravenna): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 30th Senate district.
Crossover seats
This is a list of seats that voted for one party in the 2024 presidential election and another in the 2024 house election.
Democratic
This lists the districts which Donald Trump won in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:
| District | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Trump margin of victory in 2024 |
Member | Party | First elected |
Incumbent margin of victory in 2024 |
| 38 | R+1.40 | Rachel Roarx | Democratic | 2022 | D+1.44 |
| 45 | R+4.05 | Adam Moore | Democratic | 2024 | D+0.66 |
| 57 | R+1.96 | Erika Hancock | Democratic | 2024 | D+10.82 |
| 67 | R+2.66 | Matthew Lehman | Democratic | 2024 | D+0.16 |
| 95 | R+57.65 | Ashley Tackett Laferty | Democratic | 2018 | D+12.55 |
Republican
This lists the districts which Kamala Harris won in 2024 that are represented by Republicans:
| District | Incumbent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Harris margin of victory in 2024 |
Member | Party | First elected |
Incumbent margin of victory in 2024 |
| 31 | D+3.23 | Susan Witten | Republican | 2022 | R+1.43 |
| 48 | D+2.33 | Ken Fleming | Republican | 2016 2018 (lost) 2020 |
R+7.48 |
Summary by district
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
District 1
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Steven Rudy, incumbent representative[4]
District 2
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Kim Holloway, incumbent representative[4]
District 5
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative[4]
District 10
Republican primary
Candidates
- Julia Cantwell, candidate for this district in 2024[5]
Filed paperwork
- Josh Calloway, incumbent representative[4]
District 11
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- J. T. Payne, incumbent representative[4]
District 13
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- DJ Johnson, incumbent representative[4]
District 15
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Rebecca Raymer, incumbent representative[4]
District 17
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Robert Duvall, incumbent representative[4]
District 18
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative[4]
District 19
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Michael Meredith, incumbent representative[4]
District 20
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Kevin Jackson, incumbent representative[4]
District 26
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Peyton Griffee, incumbent representative[4]
District 28
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Jared Bauman, incumbent representative[4]
District 29
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Cassiopia Blausey[4]
District 30
Democratic primary
Candidates
Filed paperwork
- Mitra Subedi, candidate for this district in 2024[4]
District 31
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Susan Witten, incumbent representative[4]
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Melina Hettiaratchi[4]
District 36
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- John Hodgson, incumbent representative[4]
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- William Zorn, candidate for this district in 2024[4]
District 38
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Rachel Roarx, incumbent representative[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Carrie Sanders McKeehan, candidate for this district in 2024 and the 41st district in 2022[8]
District 42
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Joshua Watkins, incumbent representative[4]
District 43
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Robert Bell, candidate for this district in 2022 and the Louisville Metro Council in 2020[9]
District 48
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Ken Fleming, incumbent representative[4]
District 49
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Thomas Huff, incumbent representative[4]
District 57
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Erika Hancock, incumbent representative[4]
District 58
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Jennifer Decker, incumbent representative[4]
District 60
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Marianne Proctor, incumbent representative[4]
District 64
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Karen Campbell, candidate for this district in 2024[4]
District 65
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Stephanie Dietz, incumbent representative[4]
District 66
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- T. J. Roberts, incumbent representative[4]
District 69
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Steven Doan, incumbent representative[4]
District 70
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Michael Fisher[4]
- Richard Huber, candidate for Judge/Executive of Mason County in 2022[4]
- Greg Toller[4]
District 71
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
District 73
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Daniel Konstantopoulos, Clark County magistrate (2015–present)[4]
District 79
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
District 80
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- David Meade, incumbent representative[4]
District 81
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Andrew Simpson, candidate for Madison County magistrate in 2022[4]
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Anthony Looney[4]
District 82
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Nick Wilson, incumbent representative[4]
District 83
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Josh Branscum, incumbent representative[4]
District 86
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
District 88
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Vanessa Grossl, incumbent representative[4]
District 91
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Darrell Billings, candidate for this district in 2024 and 2022[4]
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- David Johnson[4]
District 92
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- John Blanton, incumbent representative[4]
District 93
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Adrielle Camuel, incumbent representative[4]
District 94
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Mitch Whitaker, incumbent representative[4]
District 96
Democratic primary
Filed paperwork
- Pamela Lewis[4]
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Patrick Flannery, incumbent representative[4]
District 98
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Aaron Thompson, incumbent representative[4]
District 99
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Richard White, incumbent representative[4]
District 100
Republican primary
Filed paperwork
- Scott Sharp, incumbent representative[4]
References
- ^ "Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Middleton, Wisconsin: Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Schreiner, Bruce (March 31, 2025). "Pamela Stevenson, the top Democrat in the Kentucky House, launches campaign for the US Senate". The Associated Press. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ Aulbach, Lucas (April 22, 2025). "As Andy Barr announces Senate run, first Kentucky candidate to replace him speaks up". The Courier Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba "Candidate Search - 2026 primary election". Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
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