2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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 31
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Incumbent Speaker David Osborne Republican

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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.

In the 2020 presidential election in Kentucky, Republican Donald Trump won 81 State House districts, while Democrat Joe Biden won 19 districts.

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Seats
		Opposed	Unopposed			Before	Won	+/−
	Republican	46	42			80
	Democratic	45	12			20
	Independent	3	0			0
Total		94	54			100	100	±0

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.

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]

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]

Two incumbents lost renomination, and one was disqualified in the primary election.

One Democrat was disqualified.

1. 40th: Nima Kulkarni (first elected in 2018) was disqualified following a ruling by the Kentucky Supreme Court regarding errors in her candidacy filing.

Two Republicans lost renomination.

1. 2nd: Richard Heath (first elected in 2012) lost renomination to Kimberly Holloway.
2. 45th: Killian Timoney (first elected in 2020) lost renomination to Thomas Jefferson.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Fredrick Fountain

• Steven Jack Rudy, incumbent representative and house majority leader
  • Campaign website

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 1st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Fredrick Fountain
	Republican	Steven Jack Rudy (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

Incumbent representative Richard Heath was defeated for renomination by Republican Kimberly Holloway.

• Kimberly Holloway, write-in candidate for this district in 2022
  • Campaign website

• Richard Heath, incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023
  • Campaign website

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Richard Heath	$29,746.42	$20,789.60	$8,956.82
Kimberly Holloway	$18,795.50	$15,035.11	$3,760.39
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[18]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Holloway	1,904	52.2
	Republican	Richard Heath (incumbent)	1,743	47.8
Total votes			3,647	100.0

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 2nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Holloway	Unopposed
Total votes				100.0
	Republican hold

• Carrie Gottschalk Singler

• Randy Bridges, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 3rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carrie Gottschalk Singler
	Republican	Randy Bridges (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• Lloyd Smith
  • Campaign website

• D. Wade Williams, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 4th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lloyd Smith
	Republican	D. Wade Williams (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• Lauren Hines, teacher
  • Campaign website

• Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 5th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Hines
	Republican	Mary Beth Imes (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

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

• Chris Freeland, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 6th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Linda Story Edwards
	Republican	Chris Freeland (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative

• Walker Wood Thomas, incumbent representative

• Twyla Dillard, small business owner and candidate for the Hopkinsville city council in 2022^[19]

• Myron B. Dossett, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 9th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Twyla Dillard
	Republican	Myron B. Dossett (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

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

• Josh Calloway, incumbent representative

• Julie Cantwell, medical marijuana advocate
  • Campaign website

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Josh Calloway	$13,055.00	$5,583.27	$7,471.73
Julie Cantwell	$16,028.08	$11,416.91	$4,611.17
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[22]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Calloway (incumbent)	2,773	79.0
	Republican	Julie Cantwell	738	21.0
Total votes			3,511	100.0

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 10th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Whipple
	Republican	Josh Calloway (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon is retiring.^[7]

• J. T. Payne, farmer and member of the Henderson County Republican committee
  • Campaign website

• Alton M. Ayer

• Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 12th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alton M. Ayer
	Republican	Jim Gooch Jr. (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• D. J. Johnson, incumbent representative

• Chanda Garner, store manager and treasurer of the Ohio County Democratic party^[23]

• Scott Lewis, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 14th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chanda Garner
	Republican	Scott Lewis (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• Rebecca Raymer, incumbent representative

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

• Jason Petrie, incumbent representative

• Robert B. Duvall, incumbent representative

• Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative

• Michael Lee Meredith, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

• Kelcey Rock, farmer and candidate for Warren County Magistrate in 2022
  • Campaign website

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michael Lee Meredith	$154,161.60	$90,448.35	$63,713.25
Kelcey Rock	$13,863.13	$12,756.25	$1,106.88
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[25]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Lee Meredith (incumbent)	3,334	75.9
	Republican	Kelcey Rock	1,059	24.1
Total votes			4,393	100.0

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 19th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Lee Meredith (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes				100.0
	Republican hold

• Kevin L. Jackson, incumbent representative

• Jeffery Humble, insurance agent^[26]
  • Campaign website

• Amy Neighbors, incumbent representative

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 21st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeffery Humble
	Republican	Amy Neighbors (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

• Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative

• Steve Riley, incumbent representative

Incumbent representative Courtney Gilbert is retiring.