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.
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:
Incumbent representative Jim Gooch was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Lynn Bechler, who had been redistricted from the 4th district. Gooch defeated Bechler and Democratic candidate Alan Lossner in the general election.
Incumbent representative Attica Scott retired from the house to unsuccessfully run for congress. She was succeeded by representative Josie Raymond, who had been redistricted from the 31st district.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Josie Raymond, representative from the 31st district (2019–2023)
Redistricting moved the 93rd district from eastern Kentucky (Martin and Pike Counties) to Lexington. Incumbent representative Norma Kirk-McCormick was redistricted to the 97th district and was succeeded by Democrat Lamin Swann.
Incumbent representative Bobby McCool was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Norma Kirk-McCormick, who had been redistricted from the 93rd district.
↑ No Republican candidate filed for the 20th district; Minter defeated independent candidate Leanette Lopez.
↑ Redistricting moved the 93rd district from eastern Kentucky (Martin and Pike Counties) to Lexington. Kirk-McCormick unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 97th district.
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