2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky.

2020 Kentucky House of Representatives election
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader David Osborne Joni Jenkins
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2018 December 20, 2019
Leader's seat 59th 44th
Last election 61 39
Seats before 62 38
Seats won 75 25
Seat change Increase 13 Decrease 13
Popular vote 1,225,446 706,246
Percentage 62.64% 36.10%
Results:
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election

David Osborne
Republican

Elected Speaker

David Osborne
Republican

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Elections to the Kentucky House of Representatives were held on November 3, 2020.[1]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[2] Safe R October 21, 2020

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. District 45, 2.2%
  2. District 48, 2.2% gain
  3. District 88, 3%
  4. District 10, 4.2% gain
  5. District 56, 4.6%
  6. District 67, 5.6%
  7. District 13, 7.4% gain
  8. District 32, 7.4%
  9. District 11, 8% gain
  10. District 33, 8.2%
  11. District 100, 8.8% gain
  12. District 37, 9%
  13. District 8, 9.6%

Results

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56 • District 57 • District 58 • District 59 • District 60 • District 61 • District 62 • District 63 • District 64 • District 65 • District 66 • District 67 • District 68 • District 69 • District 70 • District 71 • District 72 • District 73 • District 74 • District 75 • District 76 • District 77 • District 78 • District 79 • District 80 • District 81 • District 82 • District 83 • District 84 • District 85 • District 86 • District 87 • District 88 • District 89 • District 90 • District 91 • District 92 • District 93 • District 94 • District 95 • District 96 • District 97 • District 98 • District 99 • District 100

District 1

District 1
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven Rudy (incumbent) 17,836 100.0%
Total votes 17,836 100.0%
Republican hold

District 2

District 2
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard Heath (incumbent) 15,484 83.2%
Libertarian Joshua Gilpin 3,118 16.8%
Total votes 18,602 100.0%
Republican hold

District 3

District 3
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Bridges (incumbent) 11,334 59.9%
Democratic Corbin Snardon 7,593 40.1%
Total votes 18,927 100.0%
Republican hold

District 4

District 4
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lynn Bechler (incumbent) 14,696 72.6%
Democratic Alonzo Pennington 4,565 22.6%
Independent Austin Valentine Jr. 979 4.8%
Total votes 20,240 100.0%
Republican hold

District 5

District 5
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mary Beth Imes 14,855 68.8%
Democratic Shannon Davis Roberts 6,726 31.2%
Total votes 21,581 100.0%
Republican hold

District 6

District 6
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Freeland (incumbent) 16,562 71.9%
Democratic Al Cunningham 6,487 28.1%
Total votes 23,049 100.0%
Republican hold

District 7

District 7
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Suzanne Miles (incumbent) 18,847 100.0%
Total votes 18,847 100.0%

District 8

District 8
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walker Thomas (incumbent) 7,303 54.8%
Democratic Pam Dossett 6,023 45.2%
Total votes 13,326 100.0%
Republican hold

District 9

District 9
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Myron Dossett (incumbent) 13,244 100.0%
Total votes 13,244 100.0%
Republican hold

District 10

District 10
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Calloway 11,624 52.1%
Democratic Dean Schamore (incumbent) 10,692 47.9%
Total votes 22,316 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 11

District 11
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jonathan Dixon 10,825 54.0%
Democratic Rob Wiederstein (incumbent) 9,223 46.0%
Total votes 20,048 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

District 12
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim Gooch (incumbent) 16,891 76.5%
Democratic Arthur "Art" Mclaughlin 5,177 23.5%
Total votes 22,068 100.0%
Republican hold

District 13

District 13
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican DJ Johnson 9,485 53.7%
Democratic Jim Glenn (incumbent) 8,167 46.3%
Total votes 17,652 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 14

District 14
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Lewis 19,304 100.0%
Total votes 19,304 100.0%
Republican hold

District 15

District 15
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melinda Gibbons Prunty (incumbent) 13,423 67.4%
Democratic Crystal Chappell 6,485 32.6%
Total votes 19,908 100.0%
Republican hold

District 16

District 16
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Petrie (incumbent) 15,585 100.0%
Total votes 15,858 100.0%
Republican hold

District 17

District 17
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Sheldon (incumbent) 21,348 100.0%
Total votes 21,348 100.0%
Republican hold

District 18

District 18
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Samara Heavrin (incumbent) 16,409 83.0%
Libertarian Jacob Clark 3,354 17.0%
Total votes 19,763 100.0%
Republican hold

District 19

District 19
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Michael Meredith (incumbent) 14,638 69.4%
Democratic Daniel Wayne Johnson 6,469 30.6%
Total votes 21,107 100.0%
Republican hold

District 20

District 20
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patti Minter (incumbent) 9,568 69.9%
Independent Leanette Lopez 4,114 30.1%
Total votes 13,682 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 21

District 21
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bart Rowland (incumbent) 15,433 80.5%
Democratic John W. Pennington 3,734 19.5%
Total votes 19,167 100.0%
Republican hold

District 22

District 22
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shawn McPherson 14,517 69.3%
Democratic David R. Young 6,427 30.7%
Total votes 20,944 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 23

District 23
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Riley (incumbent) 15,398 77.1%
Democratic Steve Jones 4,226 21.2%
Libertarian Tim Filback 354 1.8%
Total votes 19,978 100.0%
Republican hold

District 24

District 24
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brandon Reed (incumbent) 14,326 65.9%
Democratic Terry Mills 7,406 34.1%
Total votes 21,732 100.0%
Republican hold

District 25

District 25
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jim DuPlessis (incumbent) 16,968 100.0%
Total votes 16,968 100.0%
Republican hold

District 26

District 26
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Russell Webber (incumbent) 15,590 80.3%
Libertarian Randall Daniel 3,818 19.7%
Total votes 19,408 100.0%
Republican hold

District 27

District 27
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Tate (incumbent) 11,179 58.3%
Democratic Brian T. Chism 7,998 41.7%
Total votes 19,177 100.0%
Republican hold

District 28

District 28
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles Miller (incumbent) 12,187 100.0%
Total votes 12,187 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 29

District 29
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kevin Bratcher (incumbent) 15,298 55.6%
Democratic Suzanne Kugler 12,201 44.4%
Total votes 27,499 100.0%
Republican hold

District 30

District 30
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Burch (incumbent) 14,521 100.0%
Total votes 14,521 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 31

District 31
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Josie Raymond (incumbent) 15,775 100.0%
Total votes 15,775 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 32

District 32
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tina Bojanowski (incumbent) 13,047 53.7%
Republican G. Hunt Rounsavall Jr. 11,244 46.3%
Total votes 24,291 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 33

District 33
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jason Nemes (incumbent) 15,186 54.1%
Democratic Margaret S. Plattner 12,861 45.9%
Total votes 27,967 100.0%
Republican hold

District 34

District 34
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Lou Marzian 21,263 100.0%
Total votes 21,263 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 35

District 35
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisa Willner (incumbent) 14,224 100.0%
Total votes 14,224 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 36

District 36
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jerry T. Miller (incumbent) 20,480 60.6%
Democratic Jeff Grammer 13,293 39.4%
Total votes 33,773 100.0%
Republican hold

District 37

District 37
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeffery Donohue (incumbent) 8,661 54.5%
Republican Jimmy Maricle 7,238 45.5%
Total votes 15,899 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 38

District 38
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic McKenzie Cantrell (incumbent) 10,779 100.0%
Total votes 10,779 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 39

District 39
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Lockett 13,485 61.1%
Democratic Carolyn Dupont 8,574 38.9%
Total votes 22,059 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 40

District 40
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Nima Kulkarni (incumbent) 12,446 100.0%
Total votes 12,446 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 41

District 41
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Attica Scott (incumbent) 13,993 100.0%
Total votes 13,993 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 42

District 42
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Reginald Meeks (incumbent) 17,917 100.0%
Total votes 17,917 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 43

District 43
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pamela Stevenson 14,825 100.0%
Total votes 14,825 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 44

District 44
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joni Jenkins 14,205 100.0%
Total votes 14,205 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 45

District 45
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Killian Timoney 14,236 51.1%
Democratic Shirley Flynn Mitchell 13,626 48.9%
Total votes 27,862 100.0%
Republican hold

District 46

District 46
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Al Gentry (incumbent) 11,470 59.6%
Republican Bob DeVore 7,787 40.4%
Total votes 19,257 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 47

District 47
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Felicia Rabourn 13,953 69.4%
Democratic Jack Couch 6,163 30.6%
Total votes 20,116 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 48

District 48
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken Fleming 15,677 51.1%
Democratic Maria Sorolis (incumbent) 15,014 48.9%
Total votes 30,691 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 49

District 49
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Huff 15,828 72.6%
Democratic Jonathan Cacciatore 5,339 24.5%
Libertarian Mitch Rushing 639 2.9%
Total votes 21,806 100.0%
Republican hold

District 50

District 50
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chat McCoy (incumbent) 16,695 73.3%
Democratic Kory Miller 6,074 26.7%
Total votes 22,769 100.0%
Republican hold

District 51

District 51
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John "Bam" Carney (incumbent) 16,461 78.6%
Democratic Richard Steele 4,492 21.4%
Total votes 20,953 100.0%
Republican hold

District 52

District 52
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ken UpChurch (incumbent) 16,375 100.0%
Total votes 16,375 100.0%
Republican hold

District 53

District 53
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican James Tipton 20,087 76.6%
Democratic Dustin Burley 6,126 23.4%
Total votes 26,213 100.0%
Republican hold

District 54

District 54
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Elliott (incumbent) 14,144 66.5%
Democratic Lydia Coffey 7,141 33.5%
Total votes 21,285 100.0%
Republican hold

District 55

District 55
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim King (incumbent) 20,375 99.8%
Write-In Dylan Franz 46 0.2%
Total votes 20,421 100.0%
Republican hold

District 56

District 56
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Daniel Fister 12,487 52.3%
Democratic Lamar Allen 11,375 47.7%
Total votes 23,862 100.0%
Republican hold

District 57

District 57
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Derrick Graham 13,202 61.4%
Republican Gary Reed Stratton 8,301 38.6%
Total votes 21,503 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 58

District 58
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jennifer Decker 15,263 65.7%
Democratic Will Barnett 7,983 34.3%
Total votes 23,246 100.0%
Republican hold

District 59

District 59
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Osborne (incumbent) 21,687 100.0%
Total votes 21,687 100.0%
Republican hold

District 60

District 60
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sal Santoro (incumbent) 23,703 100.0%
Total votes 23,703 100.0%
Republican hold

District 61

District 61
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Savannah Maddox (incumbent) 20,460 98.7%
Write-In Debby Lucas Angel 279 1.3%
Total votes 20,739 100.0%
Republican hold

District 62

District 62
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Phillip Pratt (incumbent) 17,470 69.0%
Democratic David Mayo 7,854 31.0%
Total votes 25,324 100.0%
Republican hold

District 63

District 63
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Banta (incumbent) 17,344 67.7%
Democratic Ashley Williams 8,287 32.3%
Total votes 25,631 100.0%
Republican hold

District 64

District 64
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kimberly Poore Moser (incumbent) 18,612 72.5%
Democratic Larry Varney 7,069 27.5%
Total votes 25,681 100.0%
Republican hold

District 65

District 65
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charles "Buddy" Wheatley (incumbent) 9,446 60.5%
Republican J. Davis 6,173 39.5%
Total votes 15,619 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 66

District 66
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican C. Ed Massey (incumbent) 17,872 68.9%
Democratic Roberto Henriquez 6,714 25.9%
Libertarian Cristi Kendrick 1,341 5.2%
Total votes 25,927 100.0%
Republican hold

District 67

District 67
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rachel Roberts 9,009 52.3%
Republican LeAnna Homandberg 8,034 46.7%
Write-In Mark Schroer 174 1.0%
Total votes 17,217 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 68

District 68
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Fischer (incumbent) 19,122 67.1%
Democratic Nancy Bardgett 9,358 32.9%
Total votes 28,480 100.0%
Republican hold

District 69

District 69
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Koenig (incumbent) 11,720 59.9%
Democratic Ryan Neaves 6,967 35.6%
Libertarian Bill Mitchell 884 4.5%
Total votes 19,571 100.0%
Republican hold

District 70

District 70
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Lawerence 12,999 64.6%
Democratic Craig Miller 7,133 35.4%
Total votes 20,132 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 71

District 71
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Bray 19,879 100.0%
Total votes 19,879 100.0%
Republican hold

District 72

Republican Party of Kentucky
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Koch (incumbent) 13,268 65.4%
Democratic Todd Neace 7,024 34.6%
Total votes 20,292 100.0%
Republican hold

District 73

District 73
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Dotson 11,923 56.9%
Democratic Kenny Blair 6,441 30.7%
Write-In Jada Brady 2,589 12.4%
Total votes 20,953 100.0%
Republican hold

District 74

District 74
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Hale (incumbent) 15,230 72.4%
Democratic Jeff Spradling 5,814 27.6%
Total votes 21,044 100.0%
Republican hold

District 75

District 75
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kelly Flood (incumbent) 13,070 100.0%
Total votes 13,070 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 76

District 76
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ruth Ann Palumbo (incumbent) 16,159 100.0%
Total votes 16,159 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 77

District 77
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Brown Jr. (incumbent) 15,052 100.0%
Total votes 15,052 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 78

District 78
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Hart (incumbent) 14,392 83.1%
Libertarian James Toller 2,922 16.9%
Total votes 17,314 100.0%
Republican hold

District 79

District 79
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Susan Westrom (incumbent) 13,866 63.9%
Republican Jon Larson 7,838 36.1%
Total votes 21,704 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 80

District 80
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Meade (incumbent) 16,393 100.0%
Total votes 16,393 100.0%
Republican hold

District 81

District 81
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deanna Frazier (incumbent) 12,019 56.9%
Democratic Mike Eaves 9,100 43.1%
Total votes 21,119 100.0%
Republican hold

District 82

District 82
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Regina Huff (incumbent) 17,139 100.0%
Total votes 17,139 100.0%
Republican hold

District 83

District 83
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Josh Branscum 19,498 100.0%
Total votes 19,498 100.0%
Republican hold

District 84

District 84
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Fugate (incumbent) 12,098 73.5%
Democratic Kenneth R. Hall 4,356 26.5%
Total votes 16,454 100.0%
Republican hold

District 85

District 85
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shane Baker 18,706 100.0%
Total votes 18,706 100.0%
Republican hold

District 86

District 86
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Smith 16,677 100.0%
Total votes 16,677 100.0%
Republican hold

District 87

District 87
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Adam Bowling (incumbent) 12,581 100.0%
Total votes 12,581 100.0%
Republican hold

District 88

District 88
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cherlynn Stevenson (incumbent) 16,025 51.5%
Republican Aaron Yates 15,093 48.5%
Total votes 31,118 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 89

District 89
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Goforth (incumbent) 14,995 70.9%
Democratic Mike VanWinkle 6,030 28.5%
Write-In Stacy C. Abner 134 0.6%
Write-In Philip Eric Robinson 1 0.0%
Total votes 21,160 100.0%
Republican hold

District 90

District 90
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Derek Lewis (incumbent) 12,656 74.4%
Democratic Ralph Hoskin 4,361 25.6%
Total votes 17,017 100.0%
Republican hold

District 91

District 91
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Wesley 12,274 70.8%
Democratic Paula Clemons-Combs 5,073 29.2%
Total votes 17,347 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 92

District 92
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Blanton (incumbent) 11,447 71.6%
Democratic Ancel Smith 4,531 28.4%
Total votes 15,978 100.0%
Republican hold

District 93

District 93
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norma Kirk-McCormick 9,045 63.1%
Democratic Rod Varney 5,289 36.9%
Total votes 14,334 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 94

District 94
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Angie Hatton (incumbent) 10,531 100.0%
Total votes 10,531 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 95

District 95
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ashley Tackett Laferty (incumbent) 10,720 60.0%
Republican William Matt Reynolds 7,149 40.0%
Total votes 17,869 100.0%
Democratic hold

District 96

District 96
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Flannery 12,592 68.6%
Democratic Kathy Hinkle (incumbent) 5,759 31.4%
Total votes 18,351 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

District 97

District 97
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bobby McCool (incumbent) 14,459 78.5%
Democratic Will Hurst 3,971 21.5%
Total votes 18,430 100.0%
Republican hold

District 98

District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Danny Bentley (incumbent) 16,536 100.0%
Total votes 16,536 100.0%
Republican hold

District 99

District 99
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard White (incumbent) 12,101 64.6%
Democratic William H. "Bill" Redwine 6,629 35.4%
Total votes 18,730 100.0%
Republican hold

District 100

District 100
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Sharp 10,558 54.4%
Democratic Terri Clark (incumbent) 8,865 45.6%
Total votes 19,423 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

References

  1. ^ "Election: 2020 General Election". web.sos.ky.gov. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "October Overview: Handicapping the 2020 State Legislature Races". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved November 1, 2020.