2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Results
Popular vote Results: Republican hold Republican gain Democratic hold Democratic gainPopular vote: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining five seats.
A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here .
Retiring incumbents [ edit ]
A total of 14 representatives (six Democrats and eight Republicans) retired, three of whom (two Democrats and one Republican) ran for other offices.
34th: Mary Lou Marzian (Louisville ): Retired.
38th: McKenzie Cantrell (Louisville ): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals .
41st: Attica Scott (Louisville ): Retired to unsuccessfully run for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district .
44th: Joni Jenkins (Shively ): Retired.
75th: Kelly Flood (Lexington ): Retired.
79th: Susan Westrom (Lexington ): Retired.
15th: Melinda Gibbons Prunty (Belton ): Retired.
17th: Steve Sheldon (Bowling Green ): Retired.
21st: Bart Rowland (Tompkinsville ): Retired.
25th: Jim DuPlessis (Elizabethtown ): Retired.
36th: Jerry T. Miller (Eastwood ): Retired.
50th: Chad McCoy (Bardstown ): Retired.
68th: Joseph Fischer (Fort Thomas ): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Supreme Court .
82nd: Regina Bunch (Williamsburg ): Retired.
Incumbents defeated [ edit ]
Six incumbents lost renomination in the primary election and five incumbents lost reelection in the general election.
In the primary election [ edit ]
One Democrat lost renomination.
30th: Tom Burch (first elected in 1971) lost renomination to Daniel Grossberg , who won the general election.
Five Republicans lost renomination.
12th: Lynn Bechler (first elected in 2012) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Jim Gooch , who won the general election.
60th: Sal Santoro (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Marianne Proctor , who won the general election.
66th: C. Ed Massey (first elected in 2018) lost renomination to Steve Rawlings , who won the general election.
69th: Adam Koenig (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Steven Doan , who won the general election.
97th: Norma Kirk-McCormick (first elected in 2020) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Bobby McCool , who won the general election.
In the general election [ edit ]
Five Democrats lost reelection to Republicans.
20th: Patti Minter (first elected in 2018) lost to Kevin Jackson .
28th: Charles Miller (first elected in 1998) lost to Jared Bauman .
37th: Jeffery Donohue (first elected in 2012) lost to Emily Callaway .
65th: Buddy Wheatley (first elected in 2018) lost to Stephanie Dietz .
94th: Angie Hatton (first elected in 2016) lost to Jacob Justice .
No Republicans lost reelection.
Summary by district [ edit ]
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election .
Seven districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2020 house election . Following the redistricting of the house, an additional six incumbents represented districts which had voted for the other party for president in 2020, while three of the seven representatives in crossover seats now represented a district which had voted for the same party for president.
Eight districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:
Two districts voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but had Republican incumbents:
District
Incumbent
#
Trump/Biden margin of victory in old district
Biden margin of victory in new district
Member
Party
Incumbent margin of victory in 2020
48
D+8.78
D+1.76
Ken Fleming
Republican
R+2.16
93[ b]
R+65.88
D+16.75
Norma Kirk-McCormick
Republican
R+26.20
District
Incumbent
#
Trump/Biden margin of victory in old district
Trump/Biden margin of victory in new district
Member
Party
Incumbent margin of victory in 2020
33
D+1.82
R+7.69
Jason Nemes
Republican
R+8.29
45
D+3.61
R+3.44
Killian Timoney
Republican
R+2.19
57
R+0.58
D+2.59
Derrick Graham
Democratic
D+22.79
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
District 88, 0.23%
District 65, 2.09% (gain)
District 38, 2.97%
District 31, 4.03% (gain)
District 93, 7.68% (gain)
District 48, 8.30%
District 20, 9.08% (gain)
District 46, 9.91%
District 51 special [ edit ]
Michael Pollock was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Carney in July 2021.
District 89 special [ edit ]
Timmy Truett was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Goforth in August 2021.
District 42 special [ edit ]
Keturah Herron was elected in February 2022 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reginald Meeks in December 2021.
Incumbent representative Steven Rudy won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Christopher Tucker.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Richard Heath won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Kimberly Holloway.
Incumbent representative Randy Bridges won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted to the 12th district and was succeeded by D. Wade Williams .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Mary Beth Imes won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Chris Freeland won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Suzanne Miles won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Walker Thomas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Myron Dossett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bianca Crockam.
Incumbent representative Josh Calloway won reelection, defeating write-in candidate John Whipple.
Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Velvet Dowdy.
Incumbent representative Jim Gooch was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Lynn Bechler , who had been redistricted from the 4th district. Gooch defeated Bechler and Democratic candidate Alan Lossner in the general election.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Lynn Bechler , representative from the 4th district (2013–2023)
Incumbent representative DJ Johnson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Michael Johnson.
Incumbent representative Scott Lewis won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Melinda Gibbons Prunty did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Rebecca Raymer .
Britt Hernandez-Stevenson
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Jason Petrie won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Steve Sheldon did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Duvall .
Incumbent representative Samara Heavrin won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Jacob Clark.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Michael Meredith won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Patti Minter was defeated for reelection by Republican Kevin Jackson .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Bart Rowland did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Amy Neighbors .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Jimmy Carter
Terry Dubree
Joshua Ellis
Daniel Glass
Incumbent representative Shawn McPherson won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Steve Riley won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Brandon Reed won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Jim DuPlessis did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Steve Bratcher .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Russell Webber won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Nancy Tate won reelection unopposed.
2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 28th district election
Results by precinct:Bauman: 50-60% 60-70%Miller: 50-60% 70-80%
Incumbent representative Charles Miller was defeated for reelection by Republican Jared Bauman .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Ann Sermersheim.
Incumbent Democratic representative Tom Burch was defeated for renomination by Daniel Grossberg .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Tom Burch , incumbent representative
Neal Turpin
Results by precinct:
2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 31st district election
Results by precinct:Witten: 50-60% 60-70%Foster: 50-60% 60-70%Tie: 50%
Incumbent representative Josie Raymond was redistricted to the 41st district and was succeeded by Republican Susan Tyler Witten .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct:
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Incumbent representative Tina Bojanowski won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Jason Nemes won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kate Turner.
Incumbent representative Mary Lou Marzian did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Sarah Stalker .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Incumbent representative Lisa Willner won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Jerry T. Miller did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican John Hodgson .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Richard Crawford
David Howser
Results by precinct: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
80–90%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
90–100%
Incumbent representative Jeffery Donohue was defeated for reelection by Republican Emily Callaway .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 38th district election
Results by precinct:Roarx: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%Breitenbach: 50-60% 60-70%
Incumbent representative McKenzie Cantrell retired from the house to run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals . She was succeeded by Democrat Rachel Roarx .
Incumbent representative Matt Lockett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Gwendolyn Mitchell.
Incumbent representative Nima Kulkarni won reelection unopposed.
2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 41st district election
Results by precinct:Raymond: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100%
Incumbent representative Attica Scott retired from the house to unsuccessfully run for congress. She was succeeded by representative Josie Raymond , who had been redistricted from the 31st district.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
90–100%
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
Bryan Shepherd
Results by precinct: 30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Incumbent representative Keturah Herron , who was first elected in a February special election , won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Pamela Stevenson won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Robert LeVertis Bell.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Results by precinct: 50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Incumbent representative and house minority leader Joni Jenkins did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Beverly Chester-Burton .
Incumbent representative Killian Timoney won reelection unopposed.
2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 46th district election
Results by precinct:Gentry: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 90-100%Mulvey-Woolridge: 50-60% 60-70%Tie: 50%
Incumbent representative Al Gentry won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge.
Incumbent representative Felicia Rabourn won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kimberly Browning.
Incumbent representative Ken Fleming won reelection in a rematch with former representative Maria Sorolis , who he had defeated for reelection in 2020.
Incumbent representative Thomas Huff won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Chad McCoy did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Candy Massaroni .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Michael Pollock , who was first elected in a November 2021 special election , won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Wheeler.
Incumbent representative Ken Upchurch won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Othel King.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative James Tipton won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.
Incumbent representative Daniel Elliott won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Elaine Wilson-Reddy.
Incumbent representative Kim King won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Tony Wheatley.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Daniel Fister won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Grayson Vandegrift.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Derrick Graham won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Gary Stratton.
Incumbent representative Jennifer Decker won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative and speaker of the house David Osborne won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Bridgette Ehly.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican representative Sal Santoro was defeated for renomination by Marianne Proctor .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Savannah Maddox won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Phillip Pratt won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Michelle Nance.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Kim Banta won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Kimberly Poore Moser won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Buddy Wheatley was defeated for reelection by Republican Stephanie Dietz .
Incumbent Republican representative C. Ed Massey was defeated for renomination by Steve Rawlings .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Rachel Roberts won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Jerry Gearding.
Incumbent representative Joseph Fischer retired from the house to run for the Kentucky Supreme Court . He was succeeded by Republican Mike Clines .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent Republican representative Adam Koenig was defeated for renomination by Steven Doan .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative William Lawrence won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Meagan Brannon.
Incumbent representative Josh Bray won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Matthew Koch won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Ryan Dotson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Thomas Adams.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative David Hale won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bennie Deskins.
Incumbent representative Kelly Flood did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Lindsey Burke .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Ruth Ann Palumbo won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative George Brown Jr. won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Terry Cunningham.
Incumbent representative Mark Hart won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Susan Westrom did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Chad Aull .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative David Meade won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Deanna Frazier won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Regina Bunch did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Nick Wilson .
Incumbent representative Josh Branscum won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Chris Fugate won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Theresa Combs.
Incumbent representative Shane Baker won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bryon Vaught.
Incumbent representative Tom Smith won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Keith Dinsmore.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Adam Bowling won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Gary Smith.
Incumbent representative Cherlynn Stevenson won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Jim Coleman.
Incumbent representative Timmy Truett , who was first elected in a November 2021 special election , won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Brittany Oliver.
Incumbent representative Derek Lewis won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Billy Wesley won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative John Blanton won reelection unopposed.
Redistricting moved the 93rd district from eastern Kentucky (Martin and Pike Counties) to Lexington . Incumbent representative Norma Kirk-McCormick was redistricted to the 97th district and was succeeded by Democrat Lamin Swann .
Incumbent representative Angie Hatton was defeated for reelection by Republican Jacob Justice .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Ashley Tackett Laferty won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Brandon Spencer .
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Patrick Flannery won reelection unopposed.
Incumbent representative Bobby McCool was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Norma Kirk-McCormick , who had been redistricted from the 93rd district.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Danny Bentley won reelection, defeating primary election challenger James Campbell.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Richard White won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kevin Anderson.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ]
Incumbent representative Scott Sharp won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Deborah Criss.
^ No Republican candidate filed for the 20th district; Minter defeated independent candidate Leanette Lopez.
^ Redistricting moved the 93rd district from eastern Kentucky (Martin and Pike Counties) to Lexington . Kirk-McCormick unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination in the 97th district.
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