2024 Kentucky elections

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2024 Kentucky elections
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  2023
2026 

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2024. The primary election for all offices will be held on May 21, 2024. The last day to register to vote in the primary election is April 22 and the last day to register to vote in the general election is October 7. [1]

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Federal offices

President and Vice President of the United States

Kentucky has 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. Incumbent president Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are running for a second term. Trump previously won the state in 2016 and 2020.

United States House of Representatives

Kentucky has 6 congressional districts. In 2022 Kentucky elected 5 Republicans and one Democrat.

State offices

Kentucky Senate

The Kentucky Senate consists of 38 members. In 2024, half of the chamber (all odd-numbered districts) will be up for election. [2] Following the 2022 election, the senate consisted of 31 Republicans and 7 Democrats.

Kentucky House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives will be up for election in 2024. [2] Following the 2022 election, the house consisted of 80 Republicans and 20 Democrats.

Kentucky Supreme Court

Current districts of the Supreme Court. Kentucky Supreme Court Districts.svg
Current districts of the Supreme Court.

The Kentucky Supreme Court consists of 7 justices elected in non-partisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. District 5, occupied by chief justice Laurance B. VanMeter, is the only seat up for election in 2024. [2] The district is composed of 8 counties in the Lexington area. VanMeter announced in September 2023 that he would not be seeking reelection. [3]

Commonwealth’s Attorneys

Commonwealth's Attorneys, who serve as the prosecutors for felonies in the state, are elected to six-year terms. [2] One attorney is elected for each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts. Following the 2018 elections, 32 attorneys were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 24 with the Republican party, and one independent. [4]

2024 Kentucky Commonwealth’s Attorneys elections
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 2018November 5, 20242030 

All 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts
 
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Last election24321
Current seats30 [lower-alpha 1] 252 [lower-alpha 2]

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Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring
     Independent incumbent
Summary of elections
CircuitIncumbent [5] Candidates [6]
#CountiesAttorneyPartyStatus
1 Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman Michael B. StacyIndependentIncumbent running
  • Michael B. Stacy (Independent)
2 McCracken Daniel Y. BoazDemocraticIncumbent retiring [7]
  • Donna L. Dixon (Republican)
  • Eddie Jones (Republican)
3 Christian Maureen LeamyRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Maureen Leamy (Republican)
4 Hopkins Kathryn SenterRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Kathryn Senter (Republican)
5 Crittenden, Union, Webster Zac GreenwellDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Zac Greenwell (Democratic)
6 Daviess Mike Van MeterDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Mike Van Meter (Democratic)
7 Logan, Todd Neil KerrRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Neil Kerr (Republican)
8 Edmonson, Warren Kori Beck BumgarnerDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Kori Beck Bumgarner (Democratic)
9 Hardin Shane YoungRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Shane Young (Republican)
10 Hart, LaRue, Nelson Terry L. GeogheganDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Kyle W. Williamson (Democratic)
11 Green, Marion, Taylor, Washington Shelly MillerRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Shelly Miller (Republican)
12 Henry, Oldham, Trimble Courtney T. BaxterRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Courtney T. Baxter (Republican)
13 Garrard, Jessamine Andy SimsRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Andy Sims (Republican)
14 Bourbon, Scott, Woodford Sharon Muse JohnsonRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Jack Keith Eardley (Republican)
  • Sharon Muse Johnson (Republican)
  • Kelli Kearney (Republican)
15 Carroll, Grant, Owen Leigh Ann Tomlinson RobertsRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Leigh Ann Tomlinson Roberts (Republican)
16 Kenton Rob SandersRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Rob Sanders (Republican)
17 Campbell Michelle SnodgrassDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Michael C. Zimmerman (Republican)
18 Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson Douglas MillerDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Michael Wade Laws (Republican)
19 Bracken, Fleming, Mason J. Kelly ClarkeDemocraticIncumbent running
  • J. Kelly Clarke (Democratic)
20 Greenup, Lewis Melvin C. LeonhartDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Troy Breeze (Republican)
  • Rhese David McKenzie (Republican)
  • Joseph J. Merkel (Republican)
21 Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan Ashton McKenzieDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Ashton McKenzie (Democratic)
22 Fayette Kimberly Henderson BairdDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Kimberly Henderson Baird (Democratic)
23 Estill, Lee, Owsley Heather Buntin CombsRepublicanIncumbent retiring
  • Beverly Brewer (Democratic)
24 Johnson, Lawrence, Martin Floyd Anthony SkeansRepublicanIncumbent retiring [8]
  • David Matt Runyon (Republican)
25 Clark, Madison David W. SmithDemocraticIncumbent running
  • David W. Smith (Democratic)
26 Harlan Steven Parker BoggsDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Karen Davenport (Republican)
27 Knox, Laurel Jackie SteeleRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Jackie Steele (Republican)
28 Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle David L. DaltonRepublicanIncumbent running
  • David L. Dalton (Republican)
29 Adair, Casey Brian WrightRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Brian Wright (Republican)
30 Jefferson Gerina WhethersDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Gerina Whethers (Democratic)
31 Floyd Arnold Brent TurnerDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Arnold Brent Turner (Democratic)
32 Boyd Rhonda M. CopleyRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Rhonda M. Copley (Republican)
33 Perry Scott BlairDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Scott Blair (Democratic)
34 McCreary, Whitley Ronnie BowlingRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Ronnie Bowling (Republican)
35 Pike Billy G. SloaneRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Billy G. Sloane (Republican)
36 Knott, Magoffin Todd MartinDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Todd Martin (Democratic)
37 Carter, Elliott, Morgan Brandon IsonDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Brandon Ison (Democratic)
38 Butler, Hancock, Ohio Blake Ross ChambersRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Blake Ross Chambers (Republican)
39 Breathitt, Powell, Wolfe Miranda Stevens KingDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Miranda Stevens King (Democratic)
40 Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe Jesse M. StocktonRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Jesse M. Stockton (Republican)
41 Clay, Jackson, Leslie Gary H. GregoryRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Haley Jo Fields (Republican)
  • Gary H. Gregory (Republican)
  • Jake Roberts (Democratic)
42 Calloway, Marshall Dennis R. FoustIndependentIncumbent running
  • Dennis R. Foust (Independent)
43 Barren, Metcalfe John Bishop GardnerDemocraticIncumbent running
  • John Bishop Gardner (Democratic)
44 Bell Lisa FugateRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Lisa Fugate (Republican)
  • Jessie Moberg (Democratic)
  • Mike Taylor (Republican)
45 McLean, Muhlenberg Clayton Douglas AdamsDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Clayton Douglas Adams (Democratic)
46 Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade Rick Allen HardinRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Rick Allen Hardin (Republican)
47 Letcher Edison G. Banks IIRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Matthew Butler (Democratic)
  • Edison G. Banks (Republican)
48 Franklin Larry ClevelandDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Larry Cleveland (Democratic)
49 Allen, Simpson Corey MorganRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Mike Lindsey (Republican)
  • Corey Morgan (Republican)
50 Boyle, Mercer Richard BottomsDemocraticIncumbent retiring
  • Sarah Bryant (Republican)
  • Justin Johnson (Republican)
51 Henderson Herbert L. McKee, Jr.DemocraticIncumbent running
  • Herbert L. McKee Jr. (Democratic)
52 Graves Richard KempDemocraticIncumbent running
  • Richard Kemp (Democratic)
  • George Shannon Powers (Republican)
53 Anderson, Shelby, Spencer Hart T. MegibbenRepublicanIncumbent running
  • David Wayne Bullock (Republican)
  • Hart T. Megibben (Republican)
54 Boone, Gallatin Louis KellyRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Louis Kelly (Republican)
55 Bullitt Bailey TaylorRepublicanIncumbent retiring
  • Nathan Ray Batey (Republican)
  • Amanda Hernandez-Troutman (Republican)
56 Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg Carrie L. Ovey-WigginsRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Carrie L. Ovey-Wiggins (Republican)
57 Russell, Wayne Matthew LeveridgeRepublicanIncumbent running
  • Matthew Leveridge (Republican)
  • Lee Whittenburg (Republican)

Circuit Clerks

Each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts will elect a clerk to a six-year term. [2]

Local offices

Mayors

Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years. [2] Cities with mayoral elections in 2024 include Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Frankfort, Newport, Owensboro, and Paducah. Special elections will be held for unexpired terms in Brandenburg and Prestonsburg.

Summary of elections
CityIncumbentCandidates
MayorFirst
elected
Status
Ashland Matt Perkins2020Incumbent retiring
  • Joshua Blanton
  • Chuck Charles
Bowling Green Todd Alcott2020Incumbent running
Brandenburg
(special)
David Pace2024 [lower-alpha 3] Incumbent retiring
  • Bruce Fackler
Covington Joseph U. Meyer 2016Incumbent retiring
  • Ronald Washington
Frankfort Layne Wilkerson2020Incumbent running
  • Katrisha Waldridge
  • Layne Wilkerson
Newport Thomas Guidugli2020Incumbent running
  • Thomas Guidugli
Owensboro Tom Watson2016 [lower-alpha 4] Incumbent running
  • Sharon Castle
  • Ron Payne
  • Pamela Smith-Wright
  • Tom Watson
  • Titus Willis
Paducah George Bray2020Incumbent running
  • George Bray
  • David Guess
Prestonsburg
(special)
Rick Hughes2024 [lower-alpha 5] Incumbent running
  • David Gearheart
  • Rick Hughes

City Councils

Each incorporated city will elect its council members to a two-year term. [2]

School boards

Local school board members are elected to staggered four-year terms, with half up for election in 2024. [2]

Louisville Metro Council

The Louisville Metro Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, with even-numbered districts up for election in 2024. [2]

Ballot measures

Two constitutional amendments have been proposed by the Kentucky General Assembly to be voted on in the general election.

Noncitizen voting amendment

If enacted, the amendment would prevent people who are not United States citizens from voting.

School choice amendment

If enacted, the amendment would allow the General Assembly to fund charter schools.

See also

Notes

  1. A Republican won a special election in the 15th circuit, previously held by a Democrat, in November 2022. Additionally, five Democratic incumbents in the 4th, 9th, 11th, 35th, and 56th circuits switched parties following the 2018 elections.
  2. The Democratic incumbent in the 1st circuit switched parties following the 2018 elections.
  3. Pace was appointed by the Brandenburg City Council to replace outgoing mayor Bryan Claycomb, beginning January 1, 2024.
  4. Watson previously served as mayor from 2005 to 2008.
  5. Hughes was appointed by the Prestonsburg City Council to replace outgoing mayor Les Stapleton, who resigned on March 12, 2024.

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