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Elections for the Kentucky House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was May 21, 2024. The filing deadline was January 5, 2024.

The Kentucky House of Representatives was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.

Republicans maintained a veto-proof supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature after the 2024 election.[1] Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) won re-election in 2023, making Kentucky one of four states with a governor of one party and a veto-proof state legislative majority of the opposing party going into the 2024 elections, along with Kansas, North Carolina, and Vermont.

Party control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas
Kentucky House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2024 After November 6, 2024
     Democratic Party 20 Pending
     Republican Party 80 Pending
Total 100 100

Candidates

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Voting information
See also: Voting in Kentucky

Election information in Kentucky: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
  • By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
  • Online: Oct. 7, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: N/A
  • By mail: N/A by N/A
  • Online: Oct. 22, 2024

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
  • By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 31, 2024 to Nov. 2, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.


General election race ratings

The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.

Incumbents who were not re-elected

See also: Annual State Legislative Competitiveness Report: Vol. 14, 2024

Incumbents defeated in general elections

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

One incumbent lost in general elections. This was the fewest incumbents defeated since Ballotpedia started tracking in 2010.

Name Party Office
Cherlynn Stevenson Electiondot.png Democratic District 88

Incumbents defeated in primaries

See also: Incumbents defeated in state legislative elections, 2024

Two incumbents lost in primaries. The average number incumbents who lost in primaries from 2010-2022 was 2.7.

Name Party Office
Richard Heath Ends.png Republican House District 2
Killian Timoney Ends.png Republican House District 45

Retiring incumbents

Thirteen incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[2] This was higher than the average of 10.9 retirements per election cycle from 2010 to 2022. Those incumbents were:

Name Party Office
Jonathan Dixon Ends.png Republican House District 11
Brandon Reed Ends.png Republican House District 24
Kevin Bratcher Ends.png Republican House District 29
Nima Kulkarni[3] Electiondot.png Democratic House District 40
Josie Raymond Electiondot.png Democratic House District 41
Keturah Herron Electiondot.png Democratic House District 42
Derrick Graham Electiondot.png Democratic House District 57
Phillip Pratt Ends.png Republican House District 62
Steve Rawlings Ends.png Republican House District 66
Rachel Roberts Electiondot.png Democratic House District 67
Ruth Palumbo Electiondot.png Democratic House District 76
Jacob Justice Ends.png Republican House District 94
Danny Bentley Ends.png Republican House District 98

Primary election competitiveness

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Kentucky. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Kentucky in 2024. Information below was calculated on Feb. 28, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Twenty-six Kentucky state legislative incumbents faced primary challenges in 2024, representing 25.2% of all incumbents running for re-election. This was the second-highest number and percentage of contested incumbents since 2014. 

Of the 26 incumbents in contested primaries, six were Democrats and 20 were Republicans.

Kentucky had 44 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a 23% decrease from 2022.

Of the 44 contested primaries, there were 16 for Democrats and 28 for Republicans. For Democrats, this was one more than in 2022. For Republicans, the number was down 33% from 42 in 2022.

Overall, 227 major party candidates — 91 Democrats and 136 Republicans — filed to run. All 100 House and 19 of 38 Senate seats were up for election.

Seventeen of those seats were open, meaning no incumbents filed. This guaranteed that at least 14% of seats up for election would be represented by newcomers in 2025.


Open seats

The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[4]

Open Seats in Kentucky House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024
Year Total seats Open seats Seats with incumbents running for re-election
2024 100 13 (13 percent) 87 (87 percent)
2022 100 14 (14 percent) 86 (86 percent)
2020 100 14 (14 percent) 86 (86 percent)
2018 100 20 (20 percent) 80 (80 percent)
2016 100 8 (8 percent) 92 (92 percent)
2014 100 7 (7 percent) 93 (93 percent)
2012 100 8 (8 percent) 92 (92 percent)
2010 100 5 (5 percent) 95 (95 percent)

Legislative referrals

See also: Legislative referral

A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.

As of the 2024 election, a 60% vote was required during one legislative session for the Kentucky State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 60 votes in the Kentucky House of Representatives and 23 votes in the Kentucky State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot. The Legislature cannot add more than four constitutional amendments to one election ballot.

At the time of the 2024 election, Republicans held a 31-7 majority in the Senate and a 80-20 majority in the House. Republicans did not need to win any Senate or House seats to be able to pass legislative referrals without Democratic votes. Democrats needed to win 16 Senate seats and 40 House seats to have the same ability.

Process to become a candidate

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Kentucky

DocumentIcon.jpg See statutes: Section 118.105 of the Kentucky Revised Statutes (2022)

There are three methods by which a candidate can gain ballot access in Kentucky: by political party primary, by political organization convention, and by petition. A candidate must be registered with a political party if he or she wishes to run in the political party primary. If a candidate seeks nomination by a political organization, either by petition or convention, he or she must be registered with that organization. An independent candidate must be registered as an independent in order to use that designation on his or her nominating petition.[5][6]

Political party primary candidates

A political party candidate is granted general election ballot access by winning his or her party's primary election. The candidate must file a notification and declaration form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be signed by the candidate and by no less than two registered voters from the same party as the candidate and from the same district in which the candidate is running. This form cannot be signed earlier than the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the election in which the candidate is running. The notification and declaration form must be filed by 4 p.m. on the first Friday following the first Monday in January preceding the primary election. A candidate defeated at the primary election is not permitted to run in the general election, with the exception of candidates running in a presidential preference primary.[7][8][9][10]

Political organization convention candidates

A political organization candidate is nominated at his or her political organization's convention. Only registered voters of the political organization can attend and vote at the convention. The Kentucky Statutes do not stipulate the time at which a convention must be held; however, it must be held prior to the filing deadline in order to complete all necessary paperwork. The candidate must file nomination papers by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the election of the office being sought.[11][12][13][14]

Petition candidates

Political organization, political group, and independent candidates may all run for office as petition candidates. A candidate running for state executive office or state legislative office must first file a statement of candidacy form with the Kentucky Secretary of State. This form must be filed by 4 p.m. on April 1 (or the next business day if April 1 falls on a weekend or holiday). No charge is assessed for the filing of this form. A petition signed by the candidate and by registered voters in the district from which the candidate seeks nomination must be filed with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Candidates may begin gathering signatures after the first Wednesday after the first Monday in November of the year preceding the general election in which the candidate is running.[6][11][13]

Petitions must be filed by the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June preceding the day fixed by law for the holding of regular elections for the offices sought. Signature requirements vary according to the office being sought. Examples are provided in the table below.[5][6][14]

Signature requirements for petition candidates in Kentucky[6]
Office sought Number of signatures required
Kentucky state executive office 5,000
Member of the United States Congress 400
Member of the Kentucky General Assembly 100

Write-in candidates

Though write-in candidates' names are not printed on the ballot, they may be written in by a voter. In order for a write-in vote to be counted, the write-in candidate must file a declaration of intent with the Kentucky Secretary of State by the fourth Friday in October preceding the general election. A candidate can be a write-in for only one office and will be considered ineligible for write-in status if he or she has already been placed on the ballot by a different method.[15]

All candidates

Any registered voter may challenge the "good faith of a candidate” at any time before the election. No specific challenge period is designated in the Kentucky Statutes.[16]

A candidate may only run for one office at a time, as his or her name cannot appear on the ballot more than once.[17]

All candidates are subject to filing fees. These fees are outlined in the table below. The Kentucky Secretary of State accepts personal checks, campaign account checks, cash, or money orders for payment of filing fees.[5][18][19]

Filing fees for candidates in Kentucky[20]
Office sought Filing fee
Member of the United States Congress $500.00
Governor of Kentucky $500.00
Kentucky Attorney General $500.00
Kentucky Secretary of State $500.00
Kentucky Auditor $500.00
Kentucky Treasurer $500.00
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture $500.00
Kentucky Senator $200.00
Kentucky Representative $200.00
Write-in candidate $50.00

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

To be eligible to serve in the Kentucky House of Representatives, a candidate must be:[21]

  • At least 24 years of age at the time of the election
  • A citizen of Kentucky
  • Resided in the state 2 years preceding the election
  • Resided in the district for the last year

Salaries and per diem

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[22]
SalaryPer diem
$188.22/calendar day during session for legislators whose terms began before 2023. $203.28/calendar day for legislators whose terms began after 2023.$182.60/day

When sworn in

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Kentucky legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.[23]

Kentucky political history

Trifectas

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2024
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Three years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D D D D R R R R D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R

Presidential politics in Kentucky

2020

See also: Presidential election, 2020


Presidential election in Kentucky, 2020
 
Candidate/Running mate
%
Popular votes
Electoral votes
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Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R)
 
62.1
 
1,326,646 8
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Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D)
 
36.2
 
772,474 0
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Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L)
 
1.2
 
26,234 0
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Ye/Michelle Tidball (Independent)
 
0.3
 
6,483 0
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Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Independent)
 
0.2
 
3,599 0
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Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
716 0
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Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
408 0
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Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
98 0
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Mark Charles/Adrian Wallace (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
43 0
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Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
29 0
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Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
20 0
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Shawn W. Howard/Alyssa Howard (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
9 0
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President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (Unaffiliated)
 
0.0
 
7 0
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Timothy Stevens/Susan Congleton Fletcher (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0
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Kasey Wells/Rachel Wells (Unaffiliated) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
1 0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined The results have been certified.

Total votes: 2,136,768


2016

See also: Presidential election, 2016
U.S. presidential election, Kentucky, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes Electoral votes
     Democratic Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine 32.7% 628,854 0
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump/Mike Pence 62.5% 1,202,971 8
     Libertarian Gary Johnson/Bill Weld 2.8% 53,752 0
     Green Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka 0.7% 13,913 0
     American Delta Roque De La Fuente/Michael Steinberg 0.1% 1,128 0
     Independent Evan McMullin/Nathan Johnson 1.2% 22,780 0
     - Write-in votes 0% 751 0
Total Votes 1,924,149 8
Election results via: Kentucky Secretary of State


Kentucky presidential election results (1900-2024)

  • 16 Democratic wins
  • 16 Republican wins
Year 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Winning Party D D D D D D R R D D D D D D R R D R R D R R R D D R R R R R R


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ New York Times, "Kentucky Election Results," accessed November 5, 2024
  2. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
  3. ↑ Though Kulkarni won in the Democratic primary for House District 40, the Kentucky Supreme Court struck down her primary results and found that Kulkarni was a disqualified candidate after a lawsuit alleged one of two people whose signature was on her nomination paperwork was a Republican when it was signed.
  4. ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "FAQs," accessed May 22, 2023
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.315 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  7. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.105 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  8. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  9. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.165 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  10. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.345 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.325 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  12. ↑ Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Register to Vote," accessed May 23, 2023
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.367 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.365 (2022)," accessed May 23, 2023
  15. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.125 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  16. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 176 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  17. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Chapter 118, Section 405 (2022)," accessed May 22, 2023
  18. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed May 22, 2023
  19. ↑ Kentucky Statutes, "Section 118.255 (2022),"accessed May 22, 2023
  20. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State Website, "Candidate Qualifications and Filing Fees," accessed May 22, 2023
  21. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Becoming a Candidate," accessed August 21, 2014
  22. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  23. ↑ Kentucky Constitution, "Section 30," accessed February 10, 2021


Current members of the Kentucky House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:David Osborne
Minority Leader:Derrick Graham
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Mary Imes (R)
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Kim King (R)
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Mark Hart (R)
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Chad Aull (D)
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