The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining five seats.
A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here.
Overview PartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsOpposedUnopposedBeforeWon+/−Republican8939904,80670.417580+5Democratic5711377,80529.402520-5Write-in502,5080.2000-Total151501,285,119100.00100100±0Source: Kentucky Secretary of State
Retiring incumbents A total of 14 representatives (six Democrats and eight Republicans) retired, three of whom (two Democrats and one Republican) ran for other offices.
Democratic 34th: Mary Lou Marzian (Louisville): Retired. 38th: McKenzie Cantrell (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. 41st: Attica Scott (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district. 44th: Joni Jenkins (Shively): Retired. 75th: Kelly Flood (Lexington): Retired. 79th: Susan Westrom (Lexington): Retired.
Republican 15th: Melinda Gibbons Prunty (Belton): Retired. 17th: Steve Sheldon (Bowling Green): Retired. 21st: Bart Rowland (Tompkinsville): Retired. 25th: Jim DuPlessis (Elizabethtown): Retired. 36th: Jerry T. Miller (Eastwood): Retired. 50th: Chad McCoy (Bardstown): Retired. 68th: Joseph Fischer (Fort Thomas): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Supreme Court. 82nd: Regina Bunch (Williamsburg): Retired.
Incumbents defeated Six incumbents lost renomination in the primary election and five incumbents lost reelection in the general election.
In the primary election Democrats One Democrat lost renomination.
30th: Tom Burch (first elected in 1971) lost renomination to Daniel Grossberg, who won the general election.
Republicans Five Republicans lost renomination.
12th: Lynn Bechler (first elected in 2012) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Jim Gooch Jr., who won the general election. 60th: Sal Santoro (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Marianne Proctor, who won the general election. 66th: C. Ed Massey (first elected in 2018) lost renomination to Steve Rawlings, who won the general election. 69th: Adam Koenig (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Steven Doan, who won the general election. 97th: Norma Kirk-McCormick (first elected in 2020) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Bobby McCool, who won the general election.
In the general election Democrats Five Democrats lost reelection to Republicans.
20th: Patti Minter (first elected in 2018) lost to Kevin Jackson. 28th: Charles Miller (first elected in 1998) lost to Jared Bauman. 37th: Jeffery Donohue (first elected in 2012) lost to Emily Callaway. 65th: Buddy Wheatley (first elected in 2018) lost to Stephanie Dietz. 94th: Angie Hatton (first elected in 2016) lost to Jacob Justice.
Republicans No Republicans lost reelection.
Redistricting 2022 was the first election following the decennial redistricting, which moved six incumbents into different districts. Five districts had two incumbents grouped together, while five districts had no incumbent.
District Incumbent before redistricting Incumbent(s) after redistricting 4thLynn Bechler Open seat 12thJim Gooch Jr.Lynn BechlerJim Gooch Jr. 31stJosie Raymond Open seat 34thMary Lou Marzian Open seat 35thLisa WillnerMcKenzie CantrellLisa Willner 38thMcKenzie Cantrell Open seat 41stAttica ScottMary Lou MarzianJosie Raymond 42ndKeturah HerronKeturah HerronAttica Scott 93rdNorma Kirk-McCormick Open seat 97thBobby McCoolNorma Kirk-McCormickBobby McCool
Summary by district Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election. DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1 Steven Rudy Rep Steven Rudy Rep 2 Richard Heath Rep Richard Heath Rep 3 Randy Bridges Rep Randy Bridges Rep 4 Lynn Bechler Rep Wade Williams Rep 5 Mary Beth Imes Rep Mary Beth Imes Rep 6 Chris Freeland Rep Chris Freeland Rep 7 Suzanne Miles Rep Suzanne Miles Rep 8 Walker Thomas Rep Walker Thomas Rep 9 Myron Dossett Rep Myron Dossett Rep 10 Josh Calloway Rep Josh Calloway Rep 11 Jonathan Dixon Rep Jonathan Dixon Rep 12 Jim Gooch Jr. Rep Jim Gooch Jr. Rep 13 DJ Johnson Rep DJ Johnson Rep 14 Scott Lewis Rep Scott Lewis Rep 15 Melinda Gibbons Prunty Rep Rebecca Raymer Rep 16 Jason Petrie Rep Jason Petrie Rep 17 Steve Sheldon Rep Robert Duvall Rep 18 Samara Heavrin Rep Samara Heavrin Rep 19 Michael Meredith Rep Michael Meredith Rep 20 Patti Minter Dem Kevin Jackson Rep 21 Bart Rowland Rep Amy Neighbors Rep 22 Shawn McPherson Rep Shawn McPherson Rep 23 Steve Riley Rep Steve Riley Rep 24 Brandon Reed Rep Brandon Reed Rep 25 Jim DuPlessis Rep Steve Bratcher Rep 26 Russell Webber Rep Russell Webber Rep 27 Nancy Tate Rep Nancy Tate Rep 28 Charles Miller Dem Jared Bauman Rep 29 Kevin Bratcher Rep Kevin Bratcher Rep 30 Tom Burch Dem Daniel Grossberg Dem 31 Josie Raymond Dem Susan Tyler Witten Rep 32 Tina Bojanowski Dem Tina Bojanowski Dem 33 Jason Nemes Rep Jason Nemes Rep 34 Mary Lou Marzian Dem Sarah Stalker Dem 35 Lisa Willner Dem Lisa Willner Dem 36 Jerry T. Miller Rep John Hodgson Rep 37 Jeffery Donohue Dem Emily Callaway Rep 38 McKenzie Cantrell Dem Rachel Roarx Dem 39 Matt Lockett Rep Matt Lockett Rep 40 Nima Kulkarni Dem Nima Kulkarni Dem 41 Attica Scott Dem Josie Raymond Dem 42 Keturah Herron Dem Keturah Herron Dem 43 Pamela Stevenson Dem Pamela Stevenson Dem 44 Joni Jenkins Dem Beverly Chester-Burton Dem 45 Killian Timoney Rep Killian Timoney Rep 46 Al Gentry Dem Al Gentry Dem 47 Felicia Rabourn Rep Felicia Rabourn Rep 48 Ken Fleming Rep Ken Fleming Rep 49 Thomas Huff Rep Thomas Huff Rep 50 Chad McCoy Rep Candy Massaroni Rep 51 Michael Pollock Rep Michael Pollock Rep 52 Ken Upchurch Rep Ken Upchurch Rep 53 James Tipton Rep James Tipton Rep 54 Daniel Elliott Rep Daniel Elliott Rep 55 Kim King Rep Kim King Rep 56 Daniel Fister Rep Daniel Fister Rep 57 Derrick Graham Dem Derrick Graham Dem 58 Jennifer Decker Rep Jennifer Decker Rep 59 David Osborne Rep David Osborne Rep 60 Sal Santoro Rep Marianne Proctor Rep 61 Savannah Maddox Rep Savannah Maddox Rep 62 Phillip Pratt Rep Phillip Pratt Rep 63 Kim Banta Rep Kim Banta Rep 64 Kimberly Poore Moser Rep Kimberly Poore Moser Rep 65 Buddy Wheatley Dem Stephanie Dietz Rep 66 C. Ed Massey Rep Steve Rawlings Rep 67 Rachel Roberts Dem Rachel Roberts Dem 68 Joseph Fischer Rep Mike Clines Rep 69 Adam Koenig Rep Steven Doan Rep 70 William Lawrence Rep William Lawrence Rep 71 Josh Bray Rep Josh Bray Rep 72 Matthew Koch Rep Matthew Koch Rep 73 Ryan Dotson Rep Ryan Dotson Rep 74 David Hale Rep David Hale Rep 75 Kelly Flood Dem Lindsey Burke Dem 76 Ruth Ann Palumbo Dem Ruth Ann Palumbo Dem 77 George Brown Jr. Dem George Brown Jr. Dem 78 Mark Hart Rep Mark Hart Rep 79 Susan Westrom Dem Chad Aull Dem 80 David Meade Rep David Meade Rep 81 Deanna Frazier Rep Deanna Frazier Rep 82 Regina Bunch Rep Nick Wilson Rep 83 Josh Branscum Rep Josh Branscum Rep 84 Chris Fugate Rep Chris Fugate Rep 85 Shane Baker Rep Shane Baker Rep 86 Tom Smith Rep Tom Smith Rep 87 Adam Bowling Rep Adam Bowling Rep 88 Cherlynn Stevenson Dem Cherlynn Stevenson Dem 89 Timmy Truett Rep Timmy Truett Rep 90 Derek Lewis Rep Derek Lewis Rep 91 Bill Wesley Rep Bill Wesley Rep 92 John Blanton Rep John Blanton Rep 93 Norma Kirk-McCormick Rep Lamin Swann Dem 94 Angie Hatton Dem Jacob Justice Rep 95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem 96 Patrick Flannery Rep Patrick Flannery Rep 97 Bobby McCool Rep Bobby McCool Rep 98 Danny Bentley Rep Danny Bentley Rep 99 Richard White Rep Richard White Rep 100 Scott Sharp Rep Scott Sharp Rep
Crossover seats Seven districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2020 house election. Following the redistricting of the house, an additional six incumbents represented districts which had voted for the other party for president in 2020, while three of the seven representatives in crossover seats now represented a district which had voted for the same party for president.
Democratic Eight districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:
District Incumbent # Trump/Biden marginof victory in old district Trump margin ofvictory in new district Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2020 20 28 Uncontested 37 65 67 88 94 Uncontested 95
Republican Two districts voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but had Republican incumbents:
District Incumbent # Trump/Biden marginof victory in old district Biden margin ofvictory in new district Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2020 48 93
Former crossover seats District Incumbent # Trump/Biden marginof victory in old district Trump/Biden marginof victory in new district Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2020 33 45 57
Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal BallMay 19, 2022
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Special elections District 51 special Michael Pollock was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Carney in July 2021.
District 89 special Timmy Truett was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Goforth in August 2021.
District 42 special Keturah Herron was elected in February 2022 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reginald Meeks in December 2021.
District 1 Incumbent representative Steven Rudy won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Christopher Tucker. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven Rudy, incumbent representative
Eliminated in primary Christopher Tucker
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District 2 Incumbent representative Richard Heath won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Kimberly Holloway. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard Heath, incumbent representative
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District 3 Incumbent representative Randy Bridges won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Randy Bridges, incumbent representative
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District 4 Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted to the 12th district and was succeeded by Wade Williams. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Byron Hobgood
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Wade Williams
Eliminated in primary David Sharp
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District 5 Incumbent representative Mary Beth Imes won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative
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District 6 Incumbent representative Chris Freeland won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris Freeland, incumbent representative
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District 7 Incumbent representative Suzanne Miles won reelection unopposed. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative
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District 8 Incumbent representative Walker Thomas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Pam Dossett
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Walker Thomas, incumbent representative
Eliminated in primary Larry Curling
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District 9 Incumbent representative Myron Dossett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bianca Crockam. Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bianca Crockam
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Myron Dossett, incumbent representative
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District 10 Incumbent representative Josh Calloway won reelection, defeating write-in candidate John Whipple. Republican primary Candidates Nominee