2024 Kentucky Senate election

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2024 Kentucky Senate election
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19 out of 38 seats in the Kentucky Senate
20 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Robert Stivers Gerald A. Neal
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2013January 3, 2023
Leader's seat25th – Manchester 33rd – Louisville
Last election317
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 13
Seats up145
2024 Kentucky Senate election retirements or losses of renomination map.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     No election
Incumbent Senate President

Robert Stivers
Republican



The 2024 Kentucky Senate election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 21. Half of the senate (all odd-numbered seats) are up for election. Following the 2022 election, Republicans and Democrats held 31 and seven seats, respectively. [1] The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024.

Contents

A numbered map of the senate districts can be viewed here.

Overview

PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
OpposedUnopposedBeforeWonAfter+/−
Republican 7831
Democratic 747
Total1412381938±0

Retiring incumbents

A total of four senators (one Democrat and three Republicans) are retiring, none of whom are retiring to run for other offices.

Democratic

  1. 35th: Denise Harper Angel (Louisville): Retiring. [2]

Republican

  1. 3rd: Whitney Westerfield (Fruit Hill): Retiring. [3]
  2. 11th: John Schickel (Union): Retiring. [4]
  3. 17th: Damon Thayer (Georgetown): Retiring. [5]

Summary by district

Candidate filings are located on the Secretary of State website.

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent PartyElectedParty
1 Jason G. Howell Rep
3 Whitney Westerfield†Rep
5 Stephen Meredith Rep
7 Adrienne E. Southworth Rep
9 David P. Givens Rep
11 John Schickel†Rep
13 Reggie Thomas Dem
15 Rick Girdler Rep
17 Damon Thayer†Rep
19 Cassie Chambers Armstrong Dem
21 Brandon J. Storm Rep
23 Chris McDaniel Rep
25 Robert Stivers Rep
27 Steve West Rep
29 Johnnie L. Turner Rep
31 C. Phillip Wheeler Jr. Rep
33 Gerald A. Neal Dem
35 Denise Harper Angel†Dem
37 David Yates Dem

Special elections

District 19 special

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Precinct results:
  Armstrong
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Glin
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   >90%

Cassie Chambers Armstrong was elected in February 2023 following the resignation of Morgan McGarvey to become a U. S. Representative. [6]

2023 Kentucky Senate 19th district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cassie Chambers Armstrong 8,139 77.10%
Republican Misty Glin2,41822.90%
Total votes10,557 100.00%
Democratic hold

District 28 special

Precinct results: Elkins 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Sainte 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Henderson 40-50% 2023 Kentucky Senate 28th district special election results map by precinct.svg
Precinct results:
  Elkins
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Sainte
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
  Henderson
  •   40–50%

Greg Elkins was elected in May 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ralph Alvarado in January 2023. [7]

2023 Kentucky Senate 28th district special election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Greg Elkins 7,899 49.78%
Democratic Robert Sainte4,96831.31%
Independent Richard Henderson 3,00118.91%
Total votes15,868 100.00%
Republican hold

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Lynn Bechler
Organizations
Jason Howell
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lynn Bechler
Republican Jason G. Howell (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 3

Incumbent senator Whitney Westerfield is retiring. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Jamie Skudlarek, candidate for the Ohio County Board of Education in 2022

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Thomas Ballinger
Organizations
Stephen Meredith
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Thomas Ballinger
Republican Stephen Meredith (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 7

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Ed Gallrein
Organizations
Aaron Reed
Organizations
Adrienne Southworth
Organizations
Declined to endorse
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ed Gallrein
Republican Aaron Reed
Republican Adrienne E. Southworth (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Karen M. Pennington

Republican primary

Candidates

District 11

Incumbent senator John Schickel is retiring. [4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Steve Rawlings
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duane Froelicher
Republican Steve Rawlings
Total votes100.0

District 13

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

District 17

Incumbent senator and senate majority leader Damon Thayer is retiring. [5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Kiana Fields

Republican primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Matt Nunn
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Julia Jaddock
Republican Matt Nunn
Total votes100.0

District 19

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 21

Republican primary

Candidates

District 23

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 25

Republican primary

Candidates

District 27

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

General election

Endorsements

Molly Gene Crain (D)
Organizations

District 29

Republican primary

Candidates

Withdrawn

  • Les Stapleton, mayor of Prestonsburg (2015–2024) (withdrew January 5, 2024)

Endorsements

Johnnie Turner
Organizations

Results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shawn Andrew Gilley
Republican Randy Thompson
Republican Johnnie L. Turner (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

District 31

Republican primary

Candidates

District 33

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Gerald Neal
Organizations
Attica Scott
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael W. Churchill Jr.
Democratic Gerald A. Neal (incumbent)
Democratic Attica Woodson Scott
Total votes100.0

District 35

Incumbent senator Denise Harper Angel is retiring. [2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 37

Democratic primary

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

Notes

  1. ↑ Thompson was appointed to the office in 2005 by governor Ernie Fletcher and was removed from office in 2013 after being convicted of conspiracy to buy votes. [14] [15]

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