Kentucky's 39th House of Representatives district is one of 100 districts in the Kentucky House of Representatives. Located in the greater Lexington area, it comprises parts of Fayette and Jessamine Counties. It has been represented by Matt Lockett (R–Nicholasville) since 2021. As of 2024, the district had a population of 45,947.
Voter registration On January 1, 2026, the district had 33,309 registered voters, who were registered with the following parties.
PartyRegistrationVoters%Republican15,71347.17Democratic13,19039.60Independent2,2416.73Libertarian1580.47Green440.13Constitution150.05Socialist Workers70.02Reform00.00 "Other"2,2475.83Total33,309100.00
List of members representing the district Member Party Years Electoral history District location Benny Handy Democratic January 1, 1982 –January 1, 1985 Elected in 1981.Redistricted to the 42nd district. 1974–1985Jefferson County (part). Pearl Strong Democratic January 1, 1985 –January 1, 1987 Elected in 1984.Lost renomination. 1985–1993Harlan, Owsley, and Perry Counties (parts). William Strong Republican January 1, 1987 –January 1, 1993 Elected in 1986.Reelected in 1988.Reelected in 1990.Retired after being redistrictedto the 90th district. Robert Damron Democratic January 1, 1993 –January 1, 2015 Elected in 1992.Reelected in 1994.Reelected in 1996.Reelected in 1998.Reelected in 2000.Reelected in 2002.Reelected in 2004.Reelected in 2006.Reelected in 2008.Reelected in 2010.Reelected in 2012.Retired to run for Judge/Executiveof Jessamine County. 1993–1997Garrard, Jessamine, and Lincoln Counties (parts). 1997–2003 2003–2015 Russ Meyer Democratic January 1, 2015 –October 2020 Elected in 2014.Reelected in 2016.Reelected in 2018.Resigned to become KentuckyState Parks Commissioner. 2015–2023 Matt Lockett Republican January 1, 2021 –present Elected in 2020.Reelected in 2022.Reelected in 2024. 2023–present
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