2024 Kentucky House of Representatives election

Retiring incumbents

Democratic

1. 41st: Josie Raymond : Retired to run for the Louisville Metro Council.
2. 42nd: Keturah Herron : Retired to run for the 35th senate district.
3. 57th: Derrick W. Graham : Retired.
4. 67th: Rachel Roberts : Retired.
5. 76th: Ruth Ann Palumbo : Retired.

Republican

1. 11th: Jonathan Dixon : Retired.
2. 24th: Courtney Gilbert : Retired.
3. 29th: Kevin D. Bratcher : Retired to run for the Louisville Metro Council.
4. 62nd: Phillip R. Pratt : Retired.
5. 66th: Steve Rawlings : Retired to run for the 11th senate district.
6. 94th: Jacob D. Justice : Retired.
7. 98th: Danny R. Bentley : Retired.

Incumbents defeated

In the primary election

Democrats

Republicans

1. 2nd: Richard Heath lost renomination to Kimberly Holloway, who won the general election.
2. 45th: Killian Timoney lost renomination to Thomas Jefferson, who lost the general election.

In the general election

Democrats

1. 88th: Cherlynn Stevenson lost to Vanessa Grossl.

Republicans

Partisan background

Crossover seats

Democratic

Republican

Summary by district

Closest races

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Special elections

District 93 special

District 24 special

District 26 special

District 1

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Fredrick Fountain

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Jack Rudy, incumbent representative and house majority leader

District 2

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kimberly Holloway, write-in candidate for this district in 2022

  Eliminated in primary

• Richard Heath, incumbent representative and candidate for agriculture commissioner in 2015 and 2023

District 3

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carrie Gottschalk Singler

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Bridges, incumbent representative

District 4

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lloyd Smith

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• D. Wade Williams, incumbent representative

District 5

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lauren Hines, teacher

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative

District 6

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Freeland, incumbent representative

District 7

Republican primary

Candidates

• Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative

District 8

Republican primary

Candidates

• Walker Wood Thomas, incumbent representative

District 9

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Myron B. Dossett, incumbent representative

District 10

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Calloway, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Julie Cantwell, medical marijuana advocate

District 11

Republican primary

Candidates

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

District 12

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alton M. Ayer

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative

District 13

Republican primary

Candidates

• D. J. Johnson, incumbent representative

District 14

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chanda Garner, store manager and treasurer of the Ohio County Democratic party

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Lewis, incumbent representative

District 15

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rebecca Raymer, incumbent representative

  Withdrawn

• Kathy Perry-Russell ''''

District 16

Republican primary

Candidates

• Jason Petrie, incumbent representative

District 17

Republican primary

Candidates

• Robert B. Duvall, incumbent representative

District 18

Republican primary

Candidates

• Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative

District 19

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Lee Meredith, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Kelcey Rock, farmer and candidate for Warren County Magistrate in 2022

District 20

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kevin L. Jackson, incumbent representative

District 21

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffery Humble, insurance agent

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amy Neighbors, incumbent representative

District 22

Republican primary

Candidates

• Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative

District 23

Republican primary

Candidates

• Steve Riley, incumbent representative

District 24

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Bivens, farmer

  Eliminated in primary

• Asa L. T. Waggoner

  Withdrawn

• Brandon Reed, representative from the 24th district ''''

District 25

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Bratcher, incumbent representative

Independent candidates

• Eric S. Parrish

District 26

Republican primary

Candidates

• Peyton Griffee, incumbent representative

District 27

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tyler Chapman, financial consultant

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nancy J. Tate, incumbent representative

District 28

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared A. Bauman, incumbent representative

District 29

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Timothy Findley Jr., pastor and candidate for mayor of Louisville in 2022

  Eliminated in primary

• Matthew Pfaadt, engineer and Democratic nominee for this district in 2022 before withdrawing
• Ricky Santiago, president of the National Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Lewis, Republican strategist

  Eliminated in primary

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

District 30

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Grossberg, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Mitra Subedi, teacher

District 31

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Colleen Orsella Davis, attorney

  Eliminated in primary

• Carma Bell Marshall, transgender rights activist

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Tyler Witten, incumbent representative

Independent candidates

Withdrawn

• G. Perry Adelmann, candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 2018 and the Jefferson County Board of Education in 2022 ''''

District 32

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Tina Bojanowski, incumbent representative

District 33

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Taylor Jolly, pension actuary

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Michael Nemes, incumbent representative and house majority whip

District 34

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Sarah Stalker, incumbent representative

District 35

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lisa Willner, incumbent representative

District 36

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William "Woody" Zorn, teacher

  Eliminated in primary

• Colin Daugherty McDowell

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John F. Hodgson, incumbent representative

District 37

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John J. Stovall, president of the Jefferson County Public Schools bus drivers’ union

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emily Callaway, incumbent representative

District 38

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rachel Roarx, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

District 39

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Stanford, exterminator
• *

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Lockett, incumbent representative

District 40

Democratic nomination

Nominee

• Nima Kulkarni, incumbent representative

Primary election

Candidates

• Nima Kulkarni
• William Zeitz

  Endorsements

Results

Republican nomination

Nominee

• None selected

District 41

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Lou Marzian, representative from the 34th district

  Eliminated in primary

• William "Rick" Adams, attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

District 42

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joshua Watkins, realtor
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  Eliminated in primary

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

District 43

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

District 44

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Beverly D. Chester-Burton, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Daniel Deshawn Cockrell
• Shreeta Waldon

District 45

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Moore, veteran and personal fitness coach

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Jefferson, retired salesman

  Eliminated in primary

• Killian Timoney, incumbent representative

District 46

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan "Al" Gentry, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob DeVore, former McCreary County Board of Education member and perennial candidate

District 47

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robb Adams, firefighter, mayor of Carrollton, and member of the Carrollton city council

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Felicia Rabourn, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Mark A. Gilkison, Republican nominee for this district in 2018

District 48

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kate Farrow, Louisville Water Company operations manager and candidate for the Oldham County Board of Education in 2022

  Eliminated in primary

• Debbie Wesslund, member of the Jefferson County Board of Education

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Fleming, incumbent representative

District 49

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Huff, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• William Harned, chairman of the Bullitt County Soil Conservation District

District 50

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Candy Massaroni, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Andy Stone, pilot and member of the Bardstown Board of Education

  Withdrawn

• Don Thrasher, candidate for judge/executive of Nelson County in 2018 and 2022, and candidate for this district in 2020 ''''

District 51

Republican primary

Candidates

• Michael “Sarge” Pollock, incumbent representative

District 52

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ken Upchurch, incumbent representative

District 53

Republican primary

Candidates

• James Allen Tipton, incumbent representative

District 54

Republican primary

Candidates

• Daniel B. Elliott, incumbent representative

District 55

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katrina A. Sexton, member of the Burgin Board of Education and the Burgin city council

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kim King, incumbent representative

  Withdrawn

• James Toller, Libertarian nominee for the 78th district in 2020 ''''

District 56

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chantel Bingham, member of the Versailles city council

  Eliminated in primary

• Dencia Miche Branscum

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel A. Fister, incumbent representative

District 57

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erika Marie Hancock

  Eliminated in primary

• Kristie Powe, Legislative Research Commission employee

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kyle T. Thompson, Frankfort city commissioner and candidate for mayor of Frankfort in 2012

District 58

Democratic primary

Candidates

Disqualified

• Richard A. Henderson

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Henson Decker, incumbent representative

District 59

Republican primary

Candidates

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

District 60

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Deborah Ison Flowers, retired nurse

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marianne Proctor, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Pavese, engineer

  Withdrawn

• Darren Nichols ''''

District 61

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Savannah Maddox, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Jarrod M. Lykins, candidate for this district in 2022

District 62

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Kidwell, member of the Scott County Board of Education

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tony Hampton, Scott County sheriff

  Eliminated in primary

• Bill Parker, former Scott County magistrate and candidate for county judge/executive in 2014

District 63

Republican primary

Candidates

• Kim Banta, incumbent representative

District 64

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Heather Crabbe, attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kimberly Poore Moser, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Karen Campbell, realtor

District 65

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aaron Currin, public defender

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephanie Ann Dietz, incumbent representative

District 66

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peggy Houston-Nienaber

Republican primary

Campaign

Candidates

Nominee

• T. J. Roberts, Republican operative

  Eliminated in primary

• C. Ed Massey, representative from the 66th district

District 67

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Lehman, medical consultant and Democratic nominee for Kentucky's 4th congressional district in 2022

  Withdrawn

• Rachel Roberts, incumbent representative ''''

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Terry W. Hatton, candidate for Bellevue city council in 2018 and 2022

  Eliminated in primary

• Brian K. Ormes

  Withdrawn

• Jerry C. Gearding ''''

District 68

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• K. Brandon Long, teacher and minister

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Clines, incumbent representative

District 69

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Wilanne Stangel, librarian

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Doan, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Diane Brown

District 70

Republican primary

Candidates

• William Lee Lawrence, incumbent representative

District 71

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rachelle Riddle

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Bray, incumbent representative

District 72

Republican primary

Candidates

• Matthew R. Koch, incumbent representative

District 73

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rory Houlihan, candidate for the Democratic nomination for this district in 2018, 2020, and 2022; candidate for the U. S. Senate in 2016

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• D. Ryan Dotson, incumbent representative

District 74

Republican primary

Candidates

• David Hale, incumbent representative

District 75

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Lindsey Burke, incumbent representative

District 76

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anne Gay Donworth, Lexington Public Library director of development, marketing, and communications

  Eliminated in primary

• Joshua Daniel Buckman, social worker and write-in candidate for the Kentucky Senate in 2022
• James “Jamie” Palumbo

District 77

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George A. Brown Jr., incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Daniel E. Whitley, attorney

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Griffith, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky employee

District 78

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Hart, incumbent representative

Independent candidates

• Timothy D. Johnson

District 79

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Chad Aull, incumbent representative

District 80

Republican primary

Candidates

• David Meade, incumbent representative

District 81

Republican primary

Candidates

• Deanna Frazier Gordon, incumbent representative

District 82

Republican primary

Candidates

• Nick Wilson, incumbent representative

District 83

Republican primary

Candidates

• Josh Branscum, incumbent representative

District 84

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Zackary H. Hall, nonprofit worker and former teacher

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Fugate, incumbent representative

District 85

Republican primary

Candidates

• R. Shane Baker, incumbent representative

District 86

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom O’dell Smith, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Billy J. Taylor

District 87

Republican primary

Candidates

• Adam Bowling, incumbent representative

District 88

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cherlynn Stevenson, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Vanessa Grossl, civil servant and former teacher

District 89

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Timmy Truett, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Idalia Holland

District 90

Republican primary

Candidates

• Derek Lewis, incumbent representative

District 91

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Billy E. Wesley, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Darrell W. Billings, farmer and candidate for this district in 2022

District 92

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Blanton, incumbent representative

District 93

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adrielle Camuel, incumbent representative

  Eliminated in primary

• Sarah Ritter, Lexington tourism employee

District 94

Republican primary

Candidates

• Mitchum Addison Whitaker, attorney and chairman of the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Advisory Board of Kentucky

District 95

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ashley Tackett Laferty, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Spencer, representative from the 95th district

  Eliminated in primary

• David Pennington, candidate for the Republican nomination for this district in 2022

District 96

Republican primary

Candidates

• Patrick Flannery, incumbent representative

District 97

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bobby W. McCool, incumbent representative

District 98

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tammie Womack, Greenup County constable

  Eliminated in primary

• Shawn Lawrence Assar, teacher
• James M. Reneau, Shawnee State University professor
• Joe Virgin, insurance agent

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Aaron Thompson, field representative in the Kentucky Department for Local Government

District 99

Republican primary

Candidates

• Richard L. White, incumbent representative

District 100

Republican primary

Candidates

• Scott L. Sharp, incumbent representative