2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Leader David Osborne Derrick Graham (retiring) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2018 January 3, 2023 Leader's seat 59th – Prospect 57th – Frankfort Last election 80 20 Seats needed 31
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The 2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 5, 2024. The Republican and Democratic primary elections will be held on May 21. Following the 2022 election, Republicans and Democrats held 80 and 20 seats, respectively.^[1] The deadline for candidates to file was January 5, 2024.^[2]

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

Overview[edit]

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Seats
		Opposed	Unopposed			Before	Won	+/−
	Republican	45	43			80
	Democratic	45	12			20
Total		90	55			100	100	±0

Retiring incumbents[edit]

A total of 12 representatives (five Democrats and seven Republicans) are retiring, four of whom (two Democrats and two Republicans) are retiring to run for other offices.

Democratic[edit]

1. 41st: Josie Raymond (Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.^[2]
2. 42nd: Keturah Herron (Louisville): Retiring to run for the 35th senate district.^[3]
3. 57th: Derrick Graham (Frankfort): Retiring.^[4]
4. 67th: Rachel Roberts (Newport): Retiring.^[5]
5. 76th: Ruth Ann Palumbo (Lexington): Retiring.^[6]

Republican[edit]

1. 11th: Jonathan Dixon (Corydon): Retiring.^[7]
2. 24th: Courtney Gilbert (Hodgenville): Retiring.
3. 29th: Kevin Bratcher (Louisville): Retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.^[2]
4. 62nd: Phillip Pratt (Georgetown): Retiring.^[8]
5. 66th: Steve Rawlings (Burlington): Retiring to run for the 11th senate district.^[9]
6. 94th: Jacob Justice (Elkhorn City): Retiring.
7. 98th: Danny Bentley (Russell): Retiring.^[2]

Crossover seats[edit]

Five districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2022 house election.

Democratic[edit]

This lists the districts in which Donald Trump won in 2020 but are represented by Democrats:

District		Incumbent
#	Trump margin of victory in 2020	Member	Party	Incumbent margin of victory in 2022[1]
67	R+0.08	Rachel Roberts	Democratic	D+12.27
88	R+4.70	Cherlynn Stevenson	Democratic	D+0.23
95	R+51.14	Ashley Tackett Laferty	Democratic	D+19.67

Republican[edit]

This lists the districts in which Joe Biden won in 2020 but are represented by Republicans:

District		Incumbent
#	Biden margin of victory in 2020	Member	Party	Incumbent margin of victory in 2022[1]
31	D+3.33	Susan Tyler Witten	Republican	R+4.03
48	D+1.76	Ken Fleming	Republican	R+8.30

Summary by district[edit]

Candidate filings are located on the Secretary of State website.

† – Incumbent not seeking re-election

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1	Steven Rudy		Rep
2	Richard Heath		Rep
3	Randy Bridges		Rep
4	D. 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	Jonathan Dixon†		Rep
12	Jim Gooch		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	Courtney Gilbert†		Rep
25	Steve Bratcher		Rep
26	Peyton Griffee		Rep
27	Nancy Tate		Rep
28	Jared Bauman		Rep
29	Kevin Bratcher†		Rep
30	Daniel Grossberg		Dem
31	Susan Tyler 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	Josie Raymond†		Dem
42	Keturah Herron†		Dem
43	Pamela Stevenson		Dem
44	Beverly Chester-Burton		Dem
45	Killian Timoney		Rep
46	Al Gentry		Dem
47	Felicia Rabourn		Rep
48	Ken Fleming		Rep
49	Thomas Huff		Rep
50	Candy Massaroni		Rep
51	Michael Pollock		Rep
52	Ken Upchurch		Rep
53	James Tipton		Rep
54	Daniel Elliott		Rep
55	Kim King		Rep
56	Daniel Fister		Rep
57	Derrick Graham†		Dem
58	Jennifer Decker		Rep
59	David Osborne		Rep
60	Marianne Proctor		Rep
61	Savannah Maddox		Rep
62	Phillip Pratt†		Rep
63	Kim Banta		Rep
64	Kimberly Poore Moser		Rep
65	Stephanie Dietz		Rep
66	Steve Rawlings†		Rep
67	Rachel Roberts†		Dem
68	Mike Clines		Rep
69	Steven Doan		Rep
70	William Lawrence		Rep
71	Josh Bray		Rep
72	Matthew Koch		Rep
73	Ryan Dotson		Rep
74	David Hale		Rep
75	Lindsey Burke		Dem
76	Ruth Ann Palumbo†		Dem
77	George Brown Jr.		Dem
78	Mark Hart		Rep
79	Chad Aull		Dem
80	David Meade		Rep
81	Deanna Frazier		Rep
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	Cherlynn Stevenson		Dem
89	Timmy Truett		Rep
90	Derek Lewis		Rep
91	Billy Wesley		Rep
92	John Blanton		Rep
93	Adrielle Camuel		Dem
94	Jacob Justice†		Rep
95	Ashley Tackett Laferty		Dem
96	Patrick Flannery		Rep
97	Bobby McCool		Rep
98	Danny Bentley†		Rep
99	Richard White		Rep
100	Scott Sharp		Rep

Special elections[edit]

District 93 special[edit]

Adrielle Camuel was elected in November 2023 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lamin Swann in May 2023.^[10]

2023 Kentucky House of Representatives 93rd district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrielle Camuel	7,924	57.6
	Republican	Kyle Whalen	5,841	42.4
Total votes			13,765	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24 special[edit]

Courtney Gilbert was elected in March 2024 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Brandon Reed on January 15 in order to become executive director of the Kentucky Office of Agricultural Policy.^[11]

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 24th district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Courtney Gilbert	1,025	62.5
	Democratic	John Pennington	372	22.7
	Write-in	Craig Astor	244	14.9
Total votes			1,641	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26 special[edit]

Peyton Griffee was elected in March 2024 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Russell Webber on January 2 in order to become deputy treasurer in the administration of Mark Metcalf.^[12]

2024 Kentucky House of Representatives 26th district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peyton Griffee	Unopposed
Total votes			75	100.0
	Republican hold

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
CNalysis[13]	Solid R	March 16, 2024

District 1[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Fredrick Fountain

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Steven Jack Rudy, incumbent representative and house majority leader
  • Campaign website

District 2[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Richard Heath, incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023
  • Campaign website
• Kimberly Holloway, write-in candidate for this district in 2022
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Richard Heath	$29,746.42	$20,789.60	$8,956.82
Kimberly Holloway	$18,795.50	$15,035.11	$3,760.39
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[18]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Heath (incumbent)
	Republican	Kimberly Holloway
Total votes				100.0

District 3[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Carrie Gottschalk Singler

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Randy Bridges, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 4[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Lloyd Smith
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• D. Wade Williams, incumbent representative

District 5[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Lauren Hines, teacher
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative

District 6[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Linda Story Edwards, Democratic nominee for this district in 2018 and candidate for the Democratic nomination in 2020

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Chris Freeland, incumbent representative

District 7[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative

District 8[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Walker Wood Thomas, incumbent representative

District 9[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Twyla Dillard, small business owner and candidate for the Hopkinsville city council in 2022^[19]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Myron B. Dossett, incumbent representative

District 10[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• John Whipple, teacher, independent candidate for the 5th senate district in 2020, and write-in candidate for the 10th house district in 2022
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Josh Calloway, incumbent representative
• Julie Cantwell, medical marijuana advocate
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Josh Calloway	$13,055.00	$5,583.27	$7,471.73
Julie Cantwell	$16,028.08	$11,416.91	$4,611.17
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[22]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Calloway (incumbent)
	Republican	Julie Cantwell
Total votes				100.0

District 11[edit]

Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon is retiring.^[7]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• J. T. Payne, farmer and member of the Henderson County Republican committee
  • Campaign website

District 12[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Alton M. Ayer

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative

District 13[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• D. J. Johnson, incumbent representative

District 14[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Chanda Garner, store manager and treasurer of the Ohio County Democratic party^[23]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Scott Lewis, incumbent representative

District 15[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Rebecca Raymer, incumbent representative

Withdrawn[edit]

• Kathy Perry-Russell (withdrew February 15, 2024, remained on ballot)

District 16[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jason Petrie, incumbent representative

District 17[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Robert B. Duvall, incumbent representative

District 18[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative

District 19[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Michael Lee Meredith, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website
• Kelcey Rock, farmer and candidate for Warren County Magistrate in 2022
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Michael Lee Meredith	$154,161.60	$90,448.35	$63,713.25
Kelcey Rock	$13,863.13	$12,756.25	$1,106.88
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[25]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Lee Meredith (incumbent)
	Republican	Kelcey Rock
Total votes				100.0

District 20[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Kevin L. Jackson, incumbent representative

District 21[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jeffery Humble, insurance agent^[26]
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Amy Neighbors, incumbent representative

District 22[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative

District 23[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Steve Riley, incumbent representative

District 24[edit]

Incumbent representative Courtney Gilbert is retiring.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Johnny Pennington, candidate for the 21st district in 2020, the 24th district in 2022 and March 2024

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Ryan Bivens, farmer
  • Campaign website
• Asa L. T. Waggoner
  • Campaign website

Withdrawn[edit]

• Brandon Reed, representative from the 24th district (2017–2024) (withdrew January 5, 2024)

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Ryan Bivens	$86,151.92	$72,448.38	$13,703.54
Asa L. T. Waggoner	$10,326.99	$8,625.58	$1,701.41
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[27]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Bivens
	Republican	Asa L. T. Waggoner
Total votes				100.0

District 25[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Cherlyn Evette Smith, candidate for Elizabethtown city council in 2022

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Steve Bratcher, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 26[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Peyton Griffee, incumbent representative

District 27[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Tyler Chapman, financial consultant
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Nancy J. Tate, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 28[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Almaria Baker, teacher, candidate for this district in 2022, and the Louisville Metro Council in 2018
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jared A. Bauman, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 29[edit]

Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher is retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Timothy Findley Jr., pastor and candidate for mayor of Louisville in 2022
  • Campaign website
• Matthew Pfaadt, engineer and Democratic nominee for this district in 2022 before withdrawing^[28]
  • Campaign website
• Ricky Santiago, president of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Timothy Findley Jr.	$350.00	$0.00	$350.00
Matthew Pfaadt	$15,291.10	$1,654.61	$13,636.49
Ricky Santiago	$14,847.34	$6,775.99	$8,071.35
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[30]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Timothy Findley Jr.
	Democratic	Matthew Pfaadt
	Democratic	Ricky Santiago
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Wyatt Allison, candidate for the Louisville Metro Council in 2020
  • Campaign website
• Chris Lewis, Republican strategist
  • Campaign website
• Debbie Peden, teacher and Republican nominee for the 2006 37th senate district special election
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Wyatt Allison	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Chris Lewis	$46,315.00	$22,207.21	$24,107.79
Debbie Peden	$23,864.00	$5,386.60	$18,477.40
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[31]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wyatt Allison
	Republican	Chris Lewis
	Republican	Debbie Peden
Total votes				100.0

District 30[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Daniel Grossberg, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website
• Mitra Subedi, teacher
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of April 23, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Daniel Grossberg	$67,269.00	$2,717.61	$64,551.39
Mitra Subedi	$40,960.00	$7,144.88	$33,815.12
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[33]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Grossberg (incumbent)
	Democratic	Mitra Subedi
Total votes				100.0

District 31[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Colleen Orsella Davis, attorney
  • Campaign website
• Carma Bell Marshall, transgender rights activist
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Colleen Orsella Davis	$73,230.00	$15,397.87	$57,832.13
Carma Bell Marshall	$1,165.00	$15.99	$1,149.01
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[34]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colleen Orsella Davis
	Democratic	Carma Bell Marshall
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Susan Tyler Witten, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 32[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Tina Bojanowski, incumbent representative

District 33[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Taylor Jolly, pension actuary
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jason Michael Nemes, incumbent representative and house majority whip
  • Campaign website

District 34[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Sarah Stalker, incumbent representative

District 35[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Lisa Willner, incumbent representative

District 36[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Colin Daugherty McDowell
  • Campaign website
• William "Woody" Zorn, teacher
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Colin Daugherty McDowell	$50.00	$29.97	$20.03
William "Woody" Zorn	$8,008.63	$5,271.83	$2,736.80
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[35]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Colin Daugherty McDowell
	Democratic	William "Woody" Zorn
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• John F. Hodgson, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 37[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• John J. Stovall, president of the Jefferson County Public Schools bus drivers’ union (Teamsters Local 783)^[36]
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Emily Callaway, incumbent representative

District 38[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Rachel Roarx, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Carrie Sanders McKeehan, teacher and Republican nominee for the 41st district in 2022
  • Campaign website

District 39[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Ryan Stanford, exterminator
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Matt Lockett, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 40[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Nima Kulkarni, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website
• William Zeitz

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nima Kulkarni (incumbent)
	Democratic	William Zeitz
Total votes				100.0

District 41[edit]

Incumbent representative Josie Raymond is retiring to run for the Louisville Metro Council.^[2]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• William "Rick" Adams, attorney
  • Campaign website
• Mary Lou Marzian, representative from the 34th district (1994–2023)
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
William "Rick" Adams	$65,182.18	$49,035.95	$16,146.23
Mary Lou Marzian	$86,115.14	$14,895.80	$71,219.34
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[39]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William "Rick" Adams
	Democratic	Mary Lou Marzian
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell, candidate for the Republican nomination for this district in 2022
  • Campaign website

District 42[edit]

Incumbent representative Keturah Herron is retiring to run for the 35th senate district.^[3]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jonathan Musselwhite, union steward and candidate for the Louisville Metro Council in 2014
  • Campaign website
• Jack W. Walker, candidate for the 35th district in 2018
  • Campaign website
• Joshua Watkins, realtor
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jonathan Musselwhite	$9,195.00	$6,164.38	$3,030.62
Jack W. Walker	$13,345.00	$2,992.08	$10,352.92
Joshua Watkins	$42,220.65	$19,958.28	$22,262.37
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[40]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jonathan Musselwhite
	Democratic	Jack W. Walker
	Democratic	Joshua Watkins
Total votes				100.0

District 43[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Pamela Stevenson, incumbent representative and Democratic nominee for attorney general in 2023

District 44[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Beverly D. Chester-Burton, incumbent representative
• Daniel Deshawn Cockrell
  • Campaign website
• Shreeta Waldon
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly D. Chester-Burton (incumbent)
	Democratic	Daniel Deshawn Cockrell
	Democratic	Shreeta Waldon
Total votes				100.0

District 45[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Adam Moore, veteran and personal fitness coach
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Thomas Jefferson, retired salesman
  • Campaign website
• Killian Timoney, incumbent representative

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Jefferson
	Republican	Killian Timoney (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

District 46[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Alan “Al” Gentry, incumbent representative

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Bob DeVore, former McCreary County Board of Education member and perennial candidate^[c]

District 47[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Robb Adams, firefighter, mayor of Carrollton (2015–present), and member of the Carrollton city council (2011–2015)
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Mark A. Gilkison, Republican nominee for this district in 2018
  • Campaign website
• Felicia Rabourn, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Mark A. Gilkison	$31,400.00	$16,839.60	$14,560.40
Felicia Rabourn	$23,129.81	$6,680.15	$16,449.66
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[43]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark A. Gilkison
	Republican	Felicia Rabourn (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 48[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Kate Farrow, Louisville Water Company operations manager and candidate for the Oldham County Board of Education in 2022
  • Campaign website
• Debbie Wesslund, member of the Jefferson County Board of Education (2007–2015)
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Kate Farrow	$48,325.00	$15,310.59	$33,014.41
Debbie Wesslund	$17,455.00	$7,925.45	$9,529.55
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[44]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kate Farrow
	Democratic	Debbie Wesslund
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Ken Fleming, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 49[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• William Harned, Chairman of the Bullitt County Soil Conservation District
• Thomas Huff, incumbent representative

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
William Harned	$8,200.00	$6,862.50	$1,337.50
Thomas Huff	$59,690.65	$31,761.74	$27,928.91
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[45]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Harned
	Republican	Thomas Huff (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 50[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Candy Massaroni, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website
• Andy Stone, pilot and member of the Bardstown Board of Education (2013–present)^[46]
  • Campaign website

Withdrawn[edit]

• Don Thrasher, candidate for Judge/Executive of Nelson County in 2018 and 2022, and candidate for this district in 2020 (withdrew April 19, 2024, remained on ballot)

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Candy Massaroni	$34,365.80	$18,772.17	$15,593.63
Andy Stone	$48,793.15	$41,391.56	$7,401.59
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[48]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Massaroni (incumbent)
	Republican	Andy Stone
Total votes				100.0

District 51[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Michael “Sarge” Pollock, incumbent representative

District 52[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Ken Upchurch, incumbent representative

District 53[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• James Allen Tipton, incumbent representative

District 54[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Daniel B. Elliott, incumbent representative

District 55[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Katrina A. Sexton, member of the Burgin Board of Education (2019–present) and the Burgin city council (2009–2011, 2017–2019)

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Kim King, incumbent representative

Withdrawn[edit]

• James Toller, Libertarian nominee for the 78th district in 2020 (withdrew May 2, 2024, remained on ballot)

District 56[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Chantel Bingham, member of the Versailles city council (2023–present)
  • Campaign website
• Dencia Miche Branscum
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Chantel Bingham	$5,290.00	$4,164.71	$1,125.29
Dencia Miche Branscum	$4,757.00	$3,706.04	$1,050.96
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[49]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chantel Bingham
	Democratic	Dencia Miche Branscum
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Daniel A. Fister, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 57[edit]

Incumbent representative and house minority leader Derrick Graham is retiring.^[4]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Erika Marie Hancock
  • Campaign website
• Kristie Powe, Legislative Research Commission employee
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Erika Marie Hancock	$62,162.00	$25,788.58	$36,373.42
Kristie Powe	$10,035.00	$9,130.99	$904.01
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[50]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Marie Hancock
	Democratic	Kristie Powe
Total votes				100.0

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Kyle T. Thompson, Frankfort city commissioner (2021–2022, 2023–present)^[d] and candidate for mayor of Frankfort in 2012
  • Campaign website

District 58[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Richard A. Henderson

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jennifer Henson Decker, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

District 59[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• David W. Osborne, incumbent representative and speaker of the house

District 60[edit]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Deborah Ison Flowers, retired nurse
  • Campaign website

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Christopher Pavese, engineer
  • Campaign website
• Marianne Proctor, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

Withdrawn[edit]

• Darren Nichols (withdrew January 17, 2024)

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Christopher Pavese	$44,152.76	$35,277.08	$8,875.68
Marianne Proctor	$41,843.79	$20,945.46	$20,898.33
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[54]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Pavese
	Republican	Marianne Proctor (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 61[edit]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Jarrod M. Lykins, candidate for this district in 2022
• Savannah Maddox, incumbent representative
  • Campaign website

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jarrod M. Lykins	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Savannah Maddox	$32,076.48	$15,949.81	$16,126.67
Source: Kentucky Registry of Election Finance[55]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jarrod M. Lykins
	Republican	Savannah Maddox (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 62[edit]

Incumbent representative Phillip Pratt is retiring.^[8]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Kevin Kidwell, member of the Scott County Board of Education (2015–2023)

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Tony Hampton, Scott County sheriff (2011–present)^[56]
  • Campaign website
• Bill Parker, former Scott County Magistrate and candidate for County Judge/Executive in 2014

Endorsements[edit]

Fundraising[edit]

Campaign finance reports as of May 8, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Tony Hampton	$22,300.00	$19,790.16	$2,509.84
Bill Parker	$8,625.00	$4,167.97	$4,457.03
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