2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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 was January 9, 2026.

Overview

Retiring incumbents

A total of nine representatives (two Democrats and seven Republicans) have announced their retirement, five of whom (two Democrats 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. 95th: Ashley Tackett Laferty (Martin): Retiring to run for District Court Judge.

Republican

1. 14th: Scott Lewis (Hartford): Retiring.
2. 27th: Nancy Tate (Brandenburg): Retiring.
3. 52nd: Ken Upchurch (Monticello): Retiring.
4. 70th: William Lawrence (Maysville): Retiring to run for Mason County Commissioner.
5. 73rd: Ryan Dotson (Winchester): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 6th congressional district.
6. 74th: David Hale (Wellington): Retiring.
7. 91st: Bill Wesley (Ravenna): Retiring to run for Kentucky's 30th Senate district.

Predictions

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:

Republican

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

Summary by district

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District 1

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steven Rudy, incumbent representative

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nathanael Cox
• Richard Heath, representative from the 2nd district (2012–2025)
• Kim Holloway, incumbent representative

District 3

Republican primary

Candidates

• Randy Bridges, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Michael McVicker

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wade Williams, incumbent representative

District 5

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative

District 6

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chris Freeland, incumbent representative

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

• Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Laurie C. Campbell

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

• Walker Thomas, incumbent representative

District 9

Republican primary

Candidates

• Myron Dossett, incumbent representative

District 10

Republican primary

Candidates

• Josh Calloway, incumbent representative
• Julia Cantwell, candidate for this district in 2024

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John B. Whipple, candidate for this district in 2024

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

• J. T. Payne, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Janelle Rowena Glass

District 12

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative

District 13

Republican primary

Candidates

• DJ Johnson, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rhondalyn Randolph, pastor

District 14

Republican primary

Candidates

• Wesley Pate, nurse
• Marty Shephard, businessman

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Donna Haynes

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

• Rebecca Raymer, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Chris Waddell

District 16

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jason Petrie, incumbent representative

District 17

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert Duvall, incumbent representative

District 18

Republican primary

Candidates

• Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative

District 19

Republican primary

Candidates

• Michael Meredith, incumbent representative

District 20

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kevin Jackson, incumbent representative

District 21

Republican primary

Candidates

• Amy Neighbors, incumbent representative

District 22

Republican primary

Candidates

• Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative

District 23

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steve Riley, incumbent representative

District 24

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ryan Bivens, incumbent representative
• Steven T. Caven

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Johnny Pennington

District 25

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steve Bratcher, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Cherlyn Evette Smith

District 26

Republican primary

Candidates

• Peyton Griffee, incumbent representative

District 27

Republican primary

Candidates

• Sandra Carter
• Rachelle Frazier
• Joseph Redmon
• Paul Smith

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Susan C. Doman

District 28

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jared Bauman, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Almaria Baker

District 29

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chris Lewis, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Cassie Blausey

District 30

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Daniel Grossberg, incumbent representative
• Cassie Lyles, high school teacher
• Max Morley
• Mitra Subedi, high school teacher and candidate for this district in 2024

District 31

Republican primary

Candidates

• Susan Witten, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tim Hall

District 32

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tina Bojanowski, incumbent representative

District 33

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jason Nemes, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jennifer Hardin, businesswoman
• Tarah Combs LeBlanc, energy consultant

District 34

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sarah Stalker, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Victoria Ligon

District 35

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lisa Willner, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Charles Jungbert
• Bret Shultz

District 36

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Hodgson, incumbent representative
• Rex Toler

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William "Woody" Zorn, candidate for this district in 2024

District 37

Republican primary

Candidates

• Emily Callaway, incumbent representative

District 38

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rachel Roarx, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

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

District 39

Republican primary

Candidates

• Matt Lockett, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Ryan Stanford, candidate for this district in 2024

Endorsements

District 40

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Patrick Bryant Dunegan
• Nima Kulkarni, incumbent representative

District 41

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mary Lou Marzian, incumbent representative

District 42

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Joshua Watkins, incumbent representative

District 43

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Robert LeVertis Bell, public school teacher and candidate for this district in 2022
• Joi McAtee

Endorsements

District 44

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Beverly Chester-Burton, incumbent representative
• Jesten S. Slaw, U.S. Army Major
• Kenya Wade

District 45

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Adam Moore, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Killian Timoney, former representative from the 45th district (2021–2025)

Withdrawn

• Jeff Thompson, former member of the Idaho House of Representatives (2008–2018)

District 46

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Al Gentry, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Brad Woolridge, Jefferson County sheriff's office civilian instructor

District 47

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mark A. Gilkison, businessman and candidate for this district in 2024 and 2018
• Felicia Rabourn, incumbent representative

District 48

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ken Fleming, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Nathan Bellows
• Suhas Kulkarni

District 49

Republican primary

Candidates

• Thomas Huff, incumbent representative

District 50

Republican primary

Candidates

• Candy Massaroni, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• J. D. Netherton

District 51

Republican primary

Candidates

• Michael Sarge Pollock, incumbent representative

District 52

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kevin G. Jones
• Michael Jonah Neal

District 53

Republican primary

Candidates

• James Tipton, incumbent representative

District 54

Republican primary

Candidates

• Daniel Elliott, incumbent representative

District 55

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kim King, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Nathan Saucedo
• Katrina A. Sexton

District 56

Republican primary

Candidates

• Daniel Fister, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• David Graves

District 57

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Erika Hancock, incumbent representative

District 58

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jennifer Decker, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Andrew Thomas Monarch

District 59

Republican primary

Candidates

• David W. Osborne, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Pandora Sears
• Stephanie White

District 60

Republican primary

Candidates

• Marianne Proctor, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tracey Reid

District 61

Republican primary

Candidates

• Savannah Maddox, incumbent representative

District 62

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tony Hampton, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Matthew Marshall
• Randy Jackson Simpkins

District 63

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kim Banta, incumbent representative
• Cole Cuzick
• Seth Winslow Young

District 64

Republican primary

Candidates

• Scott Berger
• Kimberly Poore Moser, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Nicholas C. McHargue
• William Nick Whalen

District 65

Republican primary

Candidates

• Stephanie Dietz, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Aaron John Currin, candidate for this district in 2024

District 66

Republican primary

Candidates

• T. J. Roberts, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jason Ellis

District 67

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Matthew Lehman, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Terry Hatton, candidate for this district in 2024

District 68

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Clines, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Amy Amin

District 69

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steven Doan, incumbent representative
• Jesse Foreman

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Bryan G. Snapp
• Wilanne Stangel

District 70

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mike Fisher
• Travis Huber, candidate for Judge/Executive of Mason County in 2022

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Charlotte Harris, orthopedic surgeon

District 71

Republican primary

Candidates

• Josh Bray, incumbent representative

District 72

Republican primary

Candidates

• Matthew Koch, incumbent representative

District 73

Republican primary

Candidates

• Daniel Konstantopoulos, Clark County magistrate (2015–present)
• Les Yates, representative from the 73rd district (2019–2021) and judge/executive of Clark County (2023–2026)

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rory Houlihan, perennial candidate
• Chelsea Kirk

District 74

Republican primary

Candidates

• David F. Charles
• Shannon Denniston
• Aaron Williams

District 75

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lindsey Burke, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jeff Forsyth

District 76

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anne Gay Donworth, incumbent representative
• Jamie Palumbo, candidate for this district in 2024

Republican primary

Candidates

• Avram Phoenix Hicks

District 77

Democratic primary

Candidates

• George Brown Jr., incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jason Griffith, candidate for this district in 2024

District 78

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mark Hart, incumbent representative
• Brandon N. Montaro

District 79

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Chad Aull, incumbent representative

District 80

Republican primary

Candidates

• David Meade, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Mary Russell

District 81

Republican primary

Candidates

• Deanna Gordon, incumbent representative
• Andrew Simpson, candidate for Madison County magistrate in 2022

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Anthony Looney

District 82

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nick Wilson, incumbent representative

District 83

Republican primary

Candidates

• Josh Branscum, incumbent representative

District 84

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chris Fugate, incumbent representative

District 85

Republican primary

Candidates

• Shane Baker, incumbent representative

District 86

Republican primary

Candidates

• Tom Smith, incumbent representative

District 87

Republican primary

Candidates

• Adam Bowling, incumbent representative

District 88

Republican primary

Candidates

• Vanessa Grossl, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Alisha Dawn Chaffin

District 89

Republican primary

Candidates

• Timmy Truett, incumbent representative

District 90

Republican primary

Candidates

• Derek Lewis, incumbent representative

District 91

Republican primary

Candidates

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• David Johnson

District 92

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Blanton, incumbent representative

District 93

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Adrielle Camuel, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

• Hannah Beth Rivera

District 94

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mitch Whitaker, incumbent representative

District 95

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Johnny Ray Turner, senator from the 29th district (2001–2021)

Republican primary

Candidates

• Willie Crase Jr., candidate for Kentucky's 29th Senate district in 2024 and Democratic nominee for judge/executive of Floyd County in 2022
• Tanner Hesterberg, attorney and candidate for Kentucky's 29th Senate district in 2024

District 96

Republican primary

Candidates

• Patrick Flannery, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Pamela Lewis

District 97

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bobby McCool, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Rebekah D. Skaggs

District 98

Republican primary

Candidates

• Aaron Thompson, incumbent representative

District 99

Republican primary

Candidates

• Richard White, incumbent representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Iva Markicevic Daley, activist

District 100

Republican primary

Candidates

• Scott Sharp, incumbent representative

See also

• 2026 Kentucky elections
• 2026 Kentucky Senate election
• 2026 United States Senate election in Kentucky
• 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

References