The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election was 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. The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024. Republicans maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any seats.
A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed at the Kentucky House of Representatives' website.here
Overview PartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsOpposedUnopposedBeforeWon+/−Republican45431,291,76171.358080-Democratic4412514,26728.402020-Independent204,5140.2500-Total91551,810,542100.00100100±0Source: Kentucky Secretary of State
Retiring incumbents
A total of 12 representatives (five Democrats and seven Republicans) retired, four of whom (two Democrats and two Republicans) retired to run for other offices.
Democratic 41st: Josie Raymond (Louisville): Retired to run for the Louisville Metro Council. 42nd: Keturah Herron (Louisville): Retired to run for the 35th senate district. 57th: Derrick W. Graham (Frankfort): Retired. 67th: Rachel Roberts (Newport): Retired. 76th: Ruth Ann Palumbo (Lexington): Retired.
Republican 11th: Jonathan Dixon (Corydon): Retired. 24th: Courtney Gilbert (Hodgenville): Retired. 29th: Kevin D. Bratcher (Louisville): Retired to run for the Louisville Metro Council. 62nd: Phillip R. Pratt (Georgetown): Retired. 66th: Steve Rawlings (Burlington): Retired to run for the 11th senate district. 94th: Jacob D. Justice (Elkhorn City): Retired. 98th: Danny R. Bentley (Russell): Retired.
Incumbents defeated Two incumbents lost renomination in the primary election, and one incumbent lost reelection in the general election.
In the primary election Democrats None.
Republicans Two Republicans lost renomination.
2nd: Richard Heath (first elected in 2012) lost renomination to Kimberly Holloway, who won the general election. 45th: Killian Timoney (first elected in 2020) lost renomination to Thomas Jefferson, who lost the general election.
In the general election Democrats One Democrat lost reelection.
88th: Cherlynn Stevenson (first elected in 2018) lost to Vanessa Grossl.
Republicans None.
Partisan background In the 2020 presidential election, Republican Donald Trump won 81 of 100 districts, while Democratic candidate Joe Biden won 19.
Crossover seats Five districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2022 house election.
Democratic This lists the districts in which Donald Trump won in 2020 but were represented by Democrats:
District Incumbent # Trump margin ofvictory in 2020 Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2022 67 88 95
Republican This lists the districts in which Joe Biden won in 2020 but were represented by Republicans:
District Incumbent # Biden margin ofvictory in 2020 Member Party Incumbent marginof victory in 2022 31 48
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball | October 23, 2024
Summary by district † – Incumbent did not seek re-election DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1 Steven Jack Rudy Rep Steven Jack Rudy Rep 2 Richard Heath Rep Kimberly Holloway Rep 3 Randy Bridges Rep Randy Bridges Rep 4 D. Wade Williams Rep D. 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 Wood Thomas Rep Walker Wood Thomas Rep 9 Myron B. Dossett Rep Myron B. Dossett Rep 10 Josh Calloway Rep Josh Calloway Rep 11 Jonathan Dixon† Rep J. T. Payne Rep 12 Jim Gooch Jr. Rep Jim Gooch Jr. Rep 13 D. J. Johnson Rep D. J. Johnson Rep 14 Scott Lewis Rep Scott Lewis Rep 15 Rebecca Raymer Rep Rebecca Raymer Rep 16 Jason Petrie Rep Jason Petrie Rep 17 Robert B. Duvall Rep Robert B. Duvall Rep 18 Samara Heavrin Rep Samara Heavrin Rep 19 Michael Lee Meredith Rep Michael Lee Meredith Rep 20 Kevin L. Jackson Rep Kevin L. Jackson Rep 21 Amy Neighbors Rep Amy Neighbors Rep 22 Shawn McPherson Rep Shawn McPherson Rep 23 Steve Riley Rep Steve Riley Rep 24 Courtney Gilbert† Rep Ryan Bivens Rep 25 Steve Bratcher Rep Steve Bratcher Rep 26 Peyton Griffee Rep Peyton Griffee Rep 27 Nancy J. Tate Rep Nancy J. Tate Rep 28 Jared A. Bauman Rep Jared A. Bauman Rep 29 Kevin D. Bratcher† Rep Chris Lewis Rep 30 Daniel Grossberg Dem Daniel Grossberg Dem 31 Susan Tyler Witten Rep Susan Tyler Witten Rep 32 Tina Bojanowski Dem Tina Bojanowski Dem 33 Jason Michael Nemes Rep Jason Michael Nemes Rep 34 Sarah Stalker Dem Sarah Stalker Dem 35 Lisa Willner Dem Lisa Willner Dem 36 John F. Hodgson Rep John F. Hodgson Rep 37 Emily Callaway Rep Emily Callaway Rep 38 Rachel Roarx Dem Rachel Roarx Dem 39 Matt Lockett Rep Matt Lockett Rep 40 Nima Kulkarni Dem Nima Kulkarni Dem 41 Josie Raymond† Dem Mary Lou Marzian Dem 42 Keturah Herron† Dem Joshua Watkins Dem 43 Pamela Stevenson Dem Pamela Stevenson Dem 44 Beverly D. Chester-Burton Dem Beverly D. Chester-Burton Dem 45 Killian Timoney Rep Adam Moore Dem 46 Alan "Al" Gentry Dem Alan "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 Candy Massaroni Rep Candy Massaroni Rep 51 Michael "Sarge" Pollock Rep Michael "Sarge" Pollock Rep 52 Ken Upchurch Rep Ken Upchurch Rep 53 James Allen Tipton Rep James Allen Tipton Rep 54 Daniel B. Elliott Rep Daniel B. Elliott Rep 55 Kim King Rep Kim King Rep 56 Daniel A. Fister Rep Daniel A. Fister Rep 57 Derrick W. Graham† Dem Erika Marie Hancock Dem 58 Jennifer Henson Decker Rep Jennifer Henson Decker Rep 59 David W. Osborne Rep David W. Osborne Rep 60 Marianne Proctor Rep Marianne Proctor Rep 61 Savannah Maddox Rep Savannah Maddox Rep 62 Phillip R. Pratt† Rep Tony Hampton Rep 63 Kim Banta Rep Kim Banta Rep 64 Kimberly Poore Moser Rep Kimberly Poore Moser Rep 65 Stephanie Ann Dietz Rep Stephanie Ann Dietz Rep 66 Steve Rawlings† Rep T. J. Roberts Rep 67 Rachel Roberts† Dem Matthew Lehman Dem 68 Mike Clines Rep Mike Clines Rep 69 Steven Doan Rep Steven Doan Rep 70 William Lee Lawrence Rep William Lee Lawrence Rep 71 Josh Bray Rep Josh Bray Rep 72 Matthew R. Koch Rep Matthew R. Koch Rep 73 D. Ryan Dotson Rep D. Ryan Dotson Rep 74 David Hale Rep David Hale Rep 75 Lindsey Burke Dem Lindsey Burke Dem 76 Ruth Ann Palumbo† Dem Anne Gay Donworth Dem 77 George A. Brown Jr. Dem George A. Brown Jr. Dem 78 Mark Hart Rep Mark Hart Rep 79 Chad Aull Dem Chad Aull Dem 80 David Meade Rep David Meade Rep 81 Deanna Frazier Gordon Rep Deanna Frazier Gordon Rep 82 Nick Wilson Rep Nick Wilson Rep 83 Josh Branscum Rep Josh Branscum Rep 84 Chris Fugate Rep Chris Fugate Rep 85 R. Shane Baker Rep R. Shane Baker Rep 86 Tom O’dell Smith Rep Tom O’dell Smith Rep 87 Adam Bowling Rep Adam Bowling Rep 88 Cherlynn Stevenson Dem Vanessa Grossl Rep 89 Timmy Truett Rep Timmy Truett Rep 90 Derek Lewis Rep Derek Lewis Rep 91 Billy E. Wesley Rep Billy E. Wesley Rep 92 John Blanton Rep John Blanton Rep 93 Adrielle Camuel Dem Adrielle Camuel Dem 94 Jacob D. Justice† Rep Mitchum Addison Whitaker Rep 95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem 96 Patrick Flannery Rep Patrick Flannery Rep 97 Bobby W. McCool Rep Bobby W. McCool Rep 98 Danny R. Bentley† Rep Aaron Thompson Rep 99 Richard L. White Rep Richard L. White Rep 100 Scott L. Sharp Rep Scott L. Sharp Rep
Closest races Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Special elections District 93 special
Adrielle Camuel was elected in November 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lamin Swann in May 2023.
District 24 special 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.
District 26 special 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.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of270toWin November 1, 2024 CNalysis November 1, 2024 Sabato's Crystal Ball June 18, 2024
District 1 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Fredrick Fountain
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven Jack Rudy,Archived campaign website incumbent representative and house majority leader
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District 2 Incumbent representative Richard Heath was defeated for renomination by Kimberly Holloway. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kimberly Holloway,Archived campaign website write-in candidate for this district in 2022
Eliminated in primary Richard Heath,Archived campaign website incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023
Endorsements
Fundraising Final campaign finance reportsCandidateRaisedSpentCash on handRichard Heath$79,307.04$76,882.97$2,424.07Kimberly Holloway$29,715.51$29,715.51$0.00Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
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District 3 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Carrie Gottschalk Singler
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Randy Bridges,Archived campaign website incumbent representative
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District 4 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lloyd SmithArchived campaign website
Republican primary Candidates Nominee D. Wade Williams, incumbent representative
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District 5 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lauren Hines, teacherArchived campaign website
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative
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District 6 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Linda Story Edwards, Democratic nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Chris Freeland, incumbent representative
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District 7 Republican primary Candidates Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative
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District 8 Republican primary Candidates Walker Wood Thomas, incumbent representative
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District 9 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Twyla Dillard, small business owner and candidate for the Hopkinsville city council in 2022
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Myron B. Dossett, incumbent representative
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District 10 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Whipple,Archived campaign website teacher, independent candidate for the 5th senate district in 2020, and write-in candidate for the 10th house district in 2022
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Josh Calloway, incumbent representative
Eliminated in primary Julie Cantwell,Archived campaign website medical marijuana advocate
Endorsements
Fundraising Final campaign finance reportsCandidateRaisedSpentCash on handJosh Calloway$19,606.00$17,572.76$2,033.24Julie Cantwell$14,625.88$14,625.88$0.00Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance
Results
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District 11 Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon was retiring.
Republican primary Candidates J. T. Payne,Archived campaign website farmer and member of the Henderson County Republican committee
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District 12 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Alton M. Ayer
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative
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District 13 Republican primary Candidates D. J. Johnson, incumbent representative
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District 14 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee