2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election

Last updated

2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Flag of Kentucky.svg
  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  House Speaker David W. Osborne.jpg Pamela Stevenson.jpg
Leader David W. Osborne Pamela Stevenson
(retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader sinceJanuary 8, 2018January 7, 2025
Leader's seat59th – Prospect 43rd – Louisville
Last election8020
Seats neededSteady2.svgIncrease2.svg 31

2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election retirements or losses of renomination map.svg
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring

Incumbent Speaker

David W. Osborne
Republican



The 2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 19. Following the 2024 election, Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats, respectively. The deadline for candidates to file is January 9, 2026. [1]

Contents

Retiring incumbents

A total of five representatives (one Democrat and four Republicans) have announced their retirement, four of whom (one Democrat and three Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.

Democratic

  1. 43rd: Pamela Stevenson (Louisville): Retiring to run for the United States Senate. [2]

Republican

  1. 70th: William Lawrence (Maysville): Retiring.
  2. 73rd: Ryan Dotson (Winchester): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 6th congressional district. [3]
  3. 81st: Deanna Frazier Gordon (Richmond): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
  4. 91st: Bill Wesley (Ravenna): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 30th Senate district.

Crossover seats

This is a list of seats that voted for one party in the 2024 presidential election and another in the 2024 house election.

Democratic

This lists the districts which Donald Trump won in 2024 that are represented by Democrats:

DistrictIncumbent
#Trump margin of
victory in 2024
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Incumbent margin
of victory in 2024
38R+1.40 Rachel Roarx Democratic 2022 D+1.44
45R+4.05 Adam Moore Democratic 2024 D+0.66
57R+1.96 Erika Hancock Democratic 2024 D+10.82
67R+2.66 Matthew Lehman Democratic 2024 D+0.16
95R+57.65 Ashley Tackett Laferty Democratic 2018 D+12.55

Republican

This lists the districts which Kamala Harris won in 2024 that are represented by Republicans:

DistrictIncumbent
#Harris margin of
victory in 2024
MemberPartyFirst
elected
Incumbent margin
of victory in 2024
31D+3.23 Susan Witten Republican 2022 R+1.43
48D+2.33 Ken Fleming Republican 2016
2018 (lost)
2020
R+7.48

Summary by district

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District Incumbent PartyElectedParty
1 Steven Rudy Rep
2 Kim Holloway Rep
3 Randy Bridges Rep
4 Wade Williams Rep
5 Mary Beth Imes Rep
6 Chris Freeland Rep
7 Suzanne Miles Rep
8 Walker Thomas Rep
9 Myron Dossett Rep
10 Josh Calloway Rep
11 J. T. Payne Rep
12 Jim Gooch Jr. Rep
13 DJ Johnson Rep
14 Scott Lewis Rep
15 Rebecca Raymer Rep
16 Jason Petrie Rep
17 Robert Duvall Rep
18 Samara Heavrin Rep
19 Michael Meredith Rep
20 Kevin Jackson Rep
21 Amy Neighbors Rep
22 Shawn McPherson Rep
23 Steve Riley Rep
24 Ryan Bivens Rep
25 Steve Bratcher Rep
26 Peyton Griffee Rep
27 Nancy Tate Rep
28 Jared Bauman Rep
29 Chris Lewis Rep
30 Daniel Grossberg Dem
31 Susan Witten Rep
32 Tina Bojanowski Dem
33 Jason Nemes Rep
34 Sarah Stalker Dem
35 Lisa Willner Dem
36 John Hodgson Rep
37 Emily Callaway Rep
38 Rachel Roarx Dem
39 Matt Lockett Rep
40 Nima Kulkarni Dem
41 Mary Lou Marzian Dem
42 Joshua Watkins Dem
43 Pamela StevensonDem
44 Beverly Chester-Burton Dem
45 Adam Moore Dem
46 Al Gentry Dem
47 Felicia Rabourn Rep
48 Ken Fleming Rep
49 Thomas Huff Rep
50 Candy Massaroni Rep
51 Michael Sarge Pollock Rep
52 Ken Upchurch Rep
53 James Tipton Rep
54 Daniel Elliott Rep
55 Kim King Rep
56 Daniel Fister Rep
57 Erika Hancock Dem
58 Jennifer Decker Rep
59 David W. Osborne Rep
60 Marianne Proctor Rep
61 Savannah Maddox Rep
62 Tony Hampton Rep
63 Kim Banta Rep
64 Kimberly Poore Moser Rep
65 Stephanie Dietz Rep
66 T. J. Roberts Rep
67 Matthew Lehman Dem
68 Mike Clines Rep
69 Steven Doan Rep
70 William LawrenceRep
71 Josh Bray Rep
72 Matthew Koch Rep
73 Ryan DotsonRep
74 David Hale Rep
75 Lindsey Burke Dem
76 Anne Donworth Dem
77 George Brown Jr. Dem
78 Mark Hart Rep
79 Chad Aull Dem
80 David Meade Rep
81 Deanna Frazier GordonRep
82 Nick Wilson Rep
83 Josh Branscum Rep
84 Chris Fugate Rep
85 Shane Baker Rep
86 Tom Smith Rep
87 Adam Bowling Rep
88 Vanessa Grossl Rep
89 Timmy Truett Rep
90 Derek Lewis Rep
91 Bill WesleyRep
92 John Blanton Rep
93 Adrielle Camuel Dem
94 Mitch Whitaker Rep
95 Ashley Tackett Laferty Dem
96 Patrick Flannery Rep
97 Bobby McCool Rep
98 Aaron Thompson Rep
99 Richard White Rep
100 Scott Sharp Rep

District 1

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 2

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 4

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 5

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 6

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 10

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Julia Cantwell, candidate for this district in 2024 [5]

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Stephen Mapp [6]

Filed paperwork

  • John Whipple, candidate for this district in 2024 [4]

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

District 13

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 15

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 17

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 18

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 19

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 20

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 21

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 22

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 25

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 26

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 28

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 29

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Cassiopia Blausey [4]

District 30

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Cassie Lyles [8]
  • Max Morley [9]

Filed paperwork

District 31

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Melina Hettiaratchi [4]

District 34

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 35

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Charles Jungbert [4]

District 36

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • William Zorn, candidate for this district in 2024 [4]

District 38

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Carrie Sanders McKeehan, candidate for this district in 2024 and the 41st district in 2022 [10]

District 39

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Ryan Stanford, candidate for this district in 2024 [4]

District 42

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 43

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 45

Democratic primary

Candidates

District 47

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Mark Gilkison, candidate for this district in 2024 and 2018 [4]

District 48

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Nathan Bellows [14]

District 49

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 50

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Jeremy Netherton [4]

District 53

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 56

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 57

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 58

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 60

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 63

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Cole Cuzick [4]

District 64

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Karen Campbell, candidate for this district in 2024 [4]

District 65

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 66

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 67

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 68

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 69

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 70

Republican primary

Candidates

Filed paperwork

  • Michael Fisher [4]
  • Greg Toller [4]

District 71

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 72

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 73

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 76

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 79

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 80

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 81

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Anthony Looney [4]

District 82

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 83

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 86

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 88

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 90

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 91

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

  • Darrell Billings, candidate for this district in 2024 and 2022 [4]
  • Jeff Hensley [4]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • David Johnson [4]

District 92

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 93

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

District 94

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 96

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Pamela Lewis [4]

District 98

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 99

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

District 100

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

References

  1. "Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2026". Ballotpedia . Middleton, Wisconsin: Lucy Burns Institute. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  2. Schreiner, Bruce (March 31, 2025). "Pamela Stevenson, the top Democrat in the Kentucky House, launches campaign for the US Senate". The Associated Press . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  3. Aulbach, Lucas (April 22, 2025). "As Andy Barr announces Senate run, first Kentucky candidate to replace him speaks up". The Courier Journal . Louisville, Kentucky . Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 "Candidate Search - 2026 primary election". Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. Retrieved July 7, 2025.
  5. Campaign website
  6. Campaign website
  7. Campaign website
  8. Campaign website
  9. Campaign website
  10. Campaign website
  11. Campaign website
  12. Campaign website
  13. Campaign website
  14. Campaign website
  15. Campaign website

See also