The 2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 4, 2014. The Democratic and Republican primary elections were held on May 20. Democrats maintained their majority in the chamber without gaining or losing any seats. This is the most recent election where Democrats won a majority in the chamber, following their loss in the 2016 election.
Overview PartyCandidatesVotes%SeatsOpposedUnopposedBeforeWon+/−Democratic5125615,26648.945454-Republican5123635,19250.534646-Independent206,6560.5300-Total104481,257,114100.00100100±0Source: Kentucky Secretary of State
Retirements A total of seven representatives (three Democrats and four Republicans) retired, four of whom (one Democrat and three Republicans) retired to run for other offices.
Democratic 39th: Robert Damron (Nicholasville): Retired to run for Judge/Executive of Jessamine County. 71st: John Stacy (West Liberty): Retired. 77th: Jesse Crenshaw (Lexington): Retired.
Republican 10th: Ben Waide (Madisonville): Retired to run for Judge/Executive of Hopkins County. 17th: C. B. Embry (Morgantown): Retired to run for the Kentucky Senate. 18th: Dwight Butler (Harned): Retired. 32nd: Julie Raque Adams (Louisville): Retired to run for the Kentucky Senate.
Incumbents defeated One incumbent lost renomination in the primary election and three incumbents lost reelection in the general election.
In the primary election Democrats One Democrat lost renomination.
93rd: Keith Hall (first elected in 2000) lost renomination to Chris Harris, who won the general election.
Republicans No Republicans lost renomination.
In the general election Democrats Two Democrats lost reelection to Republicans.
25th: Jimmie Lee (first elected in 1992) lost to Jim DuPlessis. 74th: Richard Henderson (first elected in 2006) lost to David Hale.
Republicans One Republican lost reelection to a Democrat.
91st: Toby Herald (first elected in 2012) lost to Cluster Howard.
Redistricting 2014 was the first election following the redistricting of the house in 2013, which moved eight incumbents into different districts. Three districts had two incumbents grouped together, while three districts had no incumbent.
District Incumbent before redistricting Incumbent(s) after redistricting 9thMyron DossettMyron DossettBen Waide 10thBen WaideDwight Butler 17thC. B. EmbryJim DeCesareC. B. Embry 18thDwight ButlerTim Moore 21stJim DeCesareBart Rowland 26thTim MooreRussell Webber 36thJonathan Shell Open seat 49thRussell Webber Open seat 53rdBart Rowland Open seat 71stJohn StacyJonathan Shell 97thHubert CollinsHubert CollinsJohn Stacy
Summary by district (*) – Incumbent redistricted to another district † – Incumbent did not seek reelection DistrictIncumbent PartyElectedParty 1 Steven Rudy Rep Steven Rudy Rep 2 Richard Heath Rep Richard Heath Rep 3 Gerald Watkins Dem Gerald Watkins Dem 4 Lynn Bechler Rep Lynn Bechler Rep 5 Kenny Imes Rep Kenny Imes Rep 6 Will Coursey Dem Will Coursey Dem 7 Suzanne Miles Rep Suzanne Miles Rep 8 John Tilley Dem John Tilley Dem 9 Myron Dossett Rep Myron Dossett Rep 10 Ben Waide*† Rep Dean Schamore Dem 11 David Watkins Dem David Watkins Dem 12 Jim Gooch Jr. Dem Jim Gooch Jr. Dem 13 Jim Glenn Dem Jim Glenn Dem 14 Tommy Thompson Dem Tommy Thompson Dem 15 Brent Yonts Dem Brent Yonts Dem 16 Martha Jane King Dem Martha Jane King Dem 17 C. B. Embry† Rep Jim DeCesare Rep 18 Dwight Butler*† Rep Tim Moore Rep 19 Michael Meredith Rep Michael Meredith Rep 20 Jody Richards Dem Jody Richards Dem 21 Jim DeCesare* Rep Bart Rowland Rep 22 Wilson Stone Dem Wilson Stone Dem 23 Johnny Bell Dem Johnny Bell Dem 24 Terry Mills Dem Terry Mills Dem 25 Jimmie Lee Dem Jim DuPlessis Rep 26 Tim Moore* Rep Russell Webber Rep 27 Jeff Greer Dem Jeff Greer Dem 28 Charles Miller Dem Charles Miller Dem 29 Kevin Bratcher Rep Kevin Bratcher Rep 30 Tom Burch Dem Tom Burch Dem 31 Steve Riggs Dem Steve Riggs Dem 32 Julie Raque Adams† Rep Phil Moffett Rep 33 Ronald Crimm Rep Ronald Crimm Rep 34 Mary Lou Marzian Dem Mary Lou Marzian Dem 35 Jim Wayne Dem Jim Wayne Dem 36 Jonathan Shell* Rep Jerry T. Miller Rep 37 Jeffery Donohue Dem Jeffery Donohue Dem 38 Denver Butler Dem Denver Butler Dem 39 Robert Damron† Dem Russ Meyer Dem 40 Dennis Horlander Dem Dennis Horlander Dem 41 Tom Riner Dem Tom Riner Dem 42 Reginald Meeks Dem Reginald Meeks Dem 43 Darryl Owens Dem Darryl Owens Dem 44 Joni Jenkins Dem Joni Jenkins Dem 45 Stan Lee Rep Stan Lee Rep 46 Larry Clark Dem Larry Clark Dem 47 Rick Rand Dem Rick Rand Dem 48 Bob DeWeese Rep Bob DeWeese Rep 49 Russell Webber* Rep Linda H. Belcher Dem 50 David Floyd Rep David Floyd Rep 51 John Carney Rep John Carney Rep 52 Ken Upchurch Rep Ken Upchurch Rep 53 Bart Rowland* Rep James Tipton Rep 54 Mike Harmon Rep Mike Harmon Rep 55 Kim King Rep Kim King Rep 56 James Kay Dem James Kay Dem 57 Derrick Graham Dem Derrick Graham Dem 58 Brad Montell Rep Brad Montell Rep 59 David W. Osborne Rep David W. Osborne Rep 60 Sal Santoro Rep Sal Santoro Rep 61 Brian Linder Rep Brian Linder Rep 62 Ryan Quarles Rep Ryan Quarles Rep 63 Diane St. Onge Rep Diane St. Onge Rep 64 Thomas Kerr Rep Thomas Kerr Rep 65 Arnold Simpson Dem Arnold Simpson Dem 66 Addia Wuchner Rep Addia Wuchner Rep 67 Dennis Keene Dem Dennis Keene Dem 68 Joseph Fischer Rep Joseph Fischer Rep 69 Adam Koenig Rep Adam Koenig Rep 70 Mike Denham Dem Mike Denham Dem 71 John Stacy*† Dem Jonathan Shell Rep 72 Sannie Overly Dem Sannie Overly Dem 73 Donna Mayfield Rep Donna Mayfield Rep 74 Richard Henderson Dem David Hale Rep 75 Kelly Flood Dem Kelly Flood Dem 76 Ruth Ann Palumbo Dem Ruth Ann Palumbo Dem 77 Jesse Crenshaw† Dem George Brown Jr. Dem 78 Tom McKee Dem Tom McKee Dem 79 Susan Westrom Dem Susan Westrom Dem 80 David Meade Rep David Meade Rep 81 Rita Smart Dem Rita Smart Dem 82 Regina Bunch Rep Regina Bunch Rep 83 Jeff Hoover Rep Jeff Hoover Rep 84 Fitz Steele Dem Fitz Steele Dem 85 Tommy Turner Rep Tommy Turner Rep 86 Jim Stewart Rep Jim Stewart Rep 87 Rick Nelson Dem Rick Nelson Dem 88 Robert Benvenuti Rep Robert Benvenuti Rep 89 Marie Rader Rep Marie Rader Rep 90 Tim Couch Rep Tim Couch Rep 91 Toby Herald Rep Cluster Howard Dem 92 John Short Dem John Short Dem 93 Keith Hall Dem Chris Harris Dem 94 Leslie A. Combs Dem Leslie A. Combs Dem 95 Greg Stumbo Dem Greg Stumbo Dem 96 Jill York Rep Jill York Rep 97 Hubert Collins Dem Hubert Collins Dem 98 Tanya Pullin Dem Tanya Pullin Dem 99 Rocky Adkins Dem Rocky Adkins Dem 100 Kevin Sinnette Dem Kevin Sinnette Dem
Closest races Fourteen races were decided by 10% or lower.
District Winner Margin 91st data-sort-value=1 (flip) 0.10% 25th data-sort-value=1 (flip) 1.79% 13th data-sort-value=1 4.56% 29th data-sort-value=1 4.97% 74th data-sort-value=1 (flip) 5.65% 49th data-sort-value=1 (flip) 5.84% 50th data-sort-value=1 6.63% 32nd data-sort-value=1 6.69% 7th data-sort-value=1 7.07% 3rd data-sort-value=1 7.23% 10th data-sort-value=1 (flip) 7.26% 78th data-sort-value=1 8.03% 23rd data-sort-value=1 8.64% 24th data-sort-value=1 9.22%
Special elections District 52 special Ken Upchurch was elected in February 2013 after the winner of the 2012 election, Sara Beth Gregory, declined her seat in order to serve in the Kentucky Senate.
District 56 special James Kay was elected in June 2013 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Carl Rollins in April 2013.
District 7 special Suzanne Miles was elected in December 2013 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of John Arnold in September 2013.
District 1 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven Rudy, incumbent representative
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District 2 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Richard Heath, incumbent representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jesse Wright
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District 3 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Gerald Watkins, incumbent representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Randy Bridges
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District 4 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Lynn Bechler, incumbent representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jarrod H. Jackson
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District 5 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kenny Imes, incumbent representative
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District 6 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Will Coursey, incumbent representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Keith Travis
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District 7 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Warren
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District 8 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Tilley, incumbent representative
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District 9 Incumbent Republican representative Myron Dossett won reelection. Representative Ben Waide was redistricted into the 9th district from the 10th district but declined to seek reelection. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Myron Dossett, incumbent representative
Declined Ben Waide, representative from the 10th district (2011–2015)
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District 10 Incumbent Republican representative Ben Waide was redistricted to the 9th district. Representative Dwight Butler was redistricted into the 10th district from the 18th district but declined to seek reelection. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Alan Claypool
Eliminated in primary Brian Key Jerry Lloyd Lucas
Declined Dwight Butler, representative from the 18th district (1995–2015)
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Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Dean Schamore
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District 11 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee David Watkins, incumbent representative
Eliminated in primary James Buckmaster
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Paul A. DeSpain
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District 12 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Dianne Burns Mackey
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District 13 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jim Glenn, incumbent representative
Eliminated in primary J. D. Warfield
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Republican primary Candidates Nominee Alan Braden
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District 14 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Tommy Thompson, incumbent representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Marian Turley
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District 15 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Brent Yonts, incumbent representative
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District 16 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Martha Jane King, incumbent representative
Independent candidates Jason Petrie
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District 17 Incumbent Republican representative C. B. Embry declined to seek reelection. Representative Jim DeCesare was redistricted into the 17th district from the 21st district. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jim DeCesare, representative from the 21st district (2005–2015)
Declined C. B. Embry, incumbent representative
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District 18 Incumbent Republican representative Dwight Butler was redistricted to the 10th district. Representative Tim Moore was redistricted into the 18th district from the 26th district. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tim Moore, representative from the 26th district (2007–2015)
Eliminated in primary Stephen Meredith
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District 19 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Michael Meredith, incumbent representative
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee John Wayne Smith
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District 20 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Jody Richards, incumbent representative
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jenean Hampton