The 2026 Kentucky House of Representatives election will be held on November 3, 2026. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were 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.[ 1]
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.
Incumbents defeated
Three incumbents lost renomination in the primary election.
In the primary election
Democrats
Two Democrats lost renomination.
30th: Daniel Grossberg (first elected in 2022) lost renomination to Mitra Subedi.
44th: Beverly Chester-Burton (first elected in 2022) lost renomination to Kenya Wade.
Republicans
One Republican lost renomination.
63rd: Kim Banta (first elected in 2019) lost renomination to Cole Cuzick.
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:
District
Incumbent
#
Harris margin of
Member
Party
First
Incumbent margin
31
D+3.23 Susan Witten Republican
2022 R+1.43
48
D+2.33 Ken Fleming Republican
2016 2018 (lost) 2020 R+7.48
Summary by district
† – Incumbent not seeking re-election
District 2
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Nate Cox
Richard Heath , representative from the 2nd district (2012–2025)
District 10
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Julie Cantwell, candidate for this district in 2024
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
John B. Whipple, candidate for this district in 2024
District 13
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Rhondalyn Randolph, pastor
District 14
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Wes Pate, nurse and member of the Lewisport City Council (2015–2023)
Eliminated in primary
Marty Shephard, businessman
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Wes Pate 3,853 57.6
Republican Marty Shephard
2,832
42.4
Total votes
6,685 100.0
District 25
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Cherlyn Evette Smith, candidate for this district in 2024
District 27
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Sandra Carter
Rachelle Frazier, candidate for this district in 2014 , 2016 , and 2018
Paul Smith
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Joseph Redmon 1,558 43.0
Republican Rachelle Frazier
1,054
29.1
Republican Paul Smith
570
15.7
Republican Sandra Carter
443
12.2
Total votes
3,625 100.0
District 28
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Almaria Baker, candidate for this district in 2022 and 2024
District 30
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Mitra Subedi, high school teacher and candidate for this district in 2024
Results
Results by precinct:
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
District 33
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jennifer Hardin, businesswoman
Eliminated in primary
Tarah Combs LeBlanc, energy consultant
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jennifer Hardin 2,930 65.5
Democratic Tarah Combs LeBlanc
1,544
34.5
Total votes
4,474 100.0
District 35
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Bret Shultz 931 73.1
Republican Charles Jungbert
342
26.9
Total votes
1,273 100.0
District 36
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
William "Woody" Zorn, candidate for this district in 2024
District 38
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Carrie Sanders McKeehan, candidate for this district in 2024 and the 41st district in 2022
District 39
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Ryan Stanford, candidate for this district in 2024
District 40
Democratic primary
Results
Results by precinct:
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Nima Kulkarni (incumbent) 3,271 77.4
Democratic Patrick Bryant Dunegan
954
22.6
Total votes
4,225 100.0
District 43
Democratic primary
Endorsements
Robert LeVertis Bell
U.S. senators Organizations
Results
Results by precinct:
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Robert LeVertis Bell 2,938 54.6
Democratic Joi McAtee
2,447
45.4
Total votes
5,385 100.0
District 44
Democratic primary
Results
Results by precinct:
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
District 47
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Mark A. Gilkison, businessman and candidate for this district in 2024 and 2018
District 48
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Suhas Kulkarni 4,170 72.1
Democratic Nathan Bellows
1,613
27.9
Total votes
5,783 100.0
District 52
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Kevin G. Jones 5,429 65.0
Republican Michael Jonah Neal
2,922
35.0
Total votes
8,351 100.0
District 55
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Katrina A. Sexton, member of the Burgin Board of Education (2019–present) and the Burgin city council (2009–2011, 2017–2019) and candidate for this district in 2024
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Katrina A. Sexton 1,831 57.6
Democratic Nathan Saucedo
1,347
42.4
Total votes
3,178 100.0
District 59
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Stephanie White 2,635 80.5
Democratic Pandora Sears
637
19.5
Total votes
3,272 100.0
District 63
Republican primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Kim Banta , incumbent representativeSeth Winslow Young
District 64
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic William Nick Whalen 1,400 63.9
Democratic Nicholas C. McHargue
791
36.1
Total votes
2,191 100.0
District 65
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Aaron John Currin, candidate for this district in 2024
District 67
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Terry Hatton, candidate for this district in 2024
District 69
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Wilanne Stangel, candidate for this district in 2024
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Wilanne Stangel 1,029 53.5
Democratic Bryan G. Snapp
896
46.5
Total votes
1,925 100.0
District 70
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Mike Fisher 3,020 57.9
Republican Travis Huber
2,196
42.1
Total votes
5,216 100.0
District 73
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Daniel Konstantopoulos, Clark County magistrate (2015–present)
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Daniel Konstantopoulos 2,871 63.3
Republican Les Yates 1,667
36.7
Total votes
4,538 100.0
Democratic primary
Results
Democratic primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Chelsea Kirk 2,226 61.8
Democratic Rory Houlihan
1,377
38.2
Total votes
3,603 100.0
District 74
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican David F. Charles 3,224 65.5
Republican Shannon Denniston
1,098
22.3
Republican Aaron Williams
599
12.2
Total votes
4,921 100.0
District 76
Democratic primary
Candidates
Eliminated in primary
Jamie Palumbo, candidate for this district in 2024
District 77
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jason Griffith, candidate for this district in 2024
District 78
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Mark Hart (incumbent) 4,852 74.2
Republican Brandon N. Montano
1,683
25.8
Total votes
6,535 100.0
District 91
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Darrell Billings, candidate for this district in 2024 and 2022
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Darrell Billings 2,881 50.9
Republican Jeff Hensley
2,783
49.1
Total votes
5,664 100.0
District 95
Republican primary
Results
Republican primary results
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Tanner Hesterberg 2,159 66.4
Republican Willie Crase Jr.
1,092
33.6
Total votes
3,251 100.0
District 99
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Iva Markicevic Daley, activist
References
Candidate names throughout this article are those certified to appear on the primary or general election ballots.[ 13] [ 14]
↑ ↑ Kidd, Devin (January 1, 2026). "Laferty announces she won't be filing for reelection to state House, will file for district judge seat" . Appalachian News-Express . Retrieved January 1, 2026 . ↑ 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 . ↑ Jacobson, Louis (January 22, 2026). "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map: A First Look" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Retrieved January 22, 2026 . ↑ "Candidates for Common Good" . votecommongood.com . Retrieved February 20, 2026 .↑ Corbett, Jessica (May 15, 2026). " . Common Dreams . Retrieved May 16, 2026 . ↑ "LOUISVILLE DSA - Our Endorsed Candidates" . www.dsalouisville.org . Retrieved February 8, 2026 .↑ Horn, Austin (March 5, 2026). "Candidate dropout sets stage for key competitive Lexington House district" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ Staff, WKYT News; Plank, Jackson (March 5, 2026). "Clark County Judge-Executive resigns" . WKYT . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ Hensley, Steve (December 17, 2025). "Attorney, former news anchor files for state representative" . WYMT-TV . Retrieved January 15, 2026 . ↑ Hensley, Steve (December 18, 2025). "Pastor files to run for state representative" . WYMT-TV . Retrieved January 15, 2026 . ↑ "2026 Primary Election Candidates: Kentucky House of Representatives" . Kentucky Secretary of State. Retrieved May 15, 2026 .↑ Pinski, Hannah. "Elections 2026: Meet the candidates for Kentucky state House, Senate seats" . Lexington Herald-Leader . Retrieved February 7, 2026 .
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