Brent Yonts
Brent Yonts was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from District 15. He took office in 1997 and was defeated for re-election in 2016 by Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty.
Yonts died from COVID-19 at a hospital in Owensboro, Kentucky, on August 20, 2021, aged 72.
Education
Yonts earned his BS from Murray State University, and his JD from the University of Kentucky College of Law.Elections
- 1994 Yonts ran in the District 15 1994 Democratic Primary, but lost to Charles Nelson, who went on to win the November 8, 1994 General election.
- 1996 When Representative Nelson left the Legislature and left the seat open, Yonts won the six-way 1996 Democratic Primary and won the November 5, 1996 General election against Republican nominee Marshall Prunty.
- 1998 Yonts was unopposed for both the 1998 Democratic Primary and the November 3, 1998 General election.
- 2000 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2000 Democratic Primary and the November 7, 2000 General election, winning with 9,448 votes.
- 2002 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2002 Democratic Primary and the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 8,348 votes.
- 2004 Yonts was unopposed for both the 2004 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 10,259 votes.
- 2006 Yonts unopposed for the 2006 Democratic Primary and won the November 7, 2006 General election with 9,315 votes against Republican nominee Matthew Oates.
- 2008 Yonts was challenged in the 2008 Democratic Primary, winning with 5,805 votes and was unopposed for the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 12,275 votes.
- 2010 Yonts was unopposed for both the May 18, 2010 Democratic Primary and the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 8,288 votes.
- 2012 Yonts and returning 1996 Republican opponent Marshall Prunty were both unopposed for their May 22, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Yonts won the November 6, 2012 General election with 8,696 votes against Prunty.
- 2016 Yonts was defeated in the general election by Melinda Gibbons Prunty, who carried 57.1% of the vote.