2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky.

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.

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election

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All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader David Osborne Joni Jenkins (retired) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 2018 January 7, 2020 Leader's seat 59th – Prospect 44th – Shively Last election 75 25 Seats won 80 20 Seat change 5 5
Results Popular vote Results:      Republican hold      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Democratic gain Popular vote:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election David Osborne Republican Elected Speaker David Osborne Republican

A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here.

Overview

Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Seats
		Opposed	Unopposed			Before	Won	+/−
	Republican	89	39	904,806	70.41	75	80	+5
	Democratic	57	11	377,805	29.40	25	20	-5
	Write-in	5	0	2,508	0.20	0	0	-
Total		151	50	1,285,119	100.00	100	100	±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Retiring incumbents

A total of 14 representatives (six Democrats and eight Republicans) retired, three of whom (two Democrats and one Republican) ran for other offices.

Democratic

1. 34th: Mary Lou Marzian (Louisville): Retired.
2. 38th: McKenzie Cantrell (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
3. 41st: Attica Scott (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
4. 44th: Joni Jenkins (Shively): Retired.
5. 75th: Kelly Flood (Lexington): Retired.
6. 79th: Susan Westrom (Lexington): Retired.

Republican

1. 15th: Melinda Gibbons Prunty (Belton): Retired.
2. 17th: Steve Sheldon (Bowling Green): Retired.
3. 21st: Bart Rowland (Tompkinsville): Retired.
4. 25th: Jim DuPlessis (Elizabethtown): Retired.
5. 36th: Jerry T. Miller (Eastwood): Retired.
6. 50th: Chad McCoy (Bardstown): Retired.
7. 68th: Joseph Fischer (Fort Thomas): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Supreme Court.
8. 82nd: Regina Bunch (Williamsburg): Retired.

Incumbents defeated

Six incumbents lost renomination in the primary election and five incumbents lost reelection in the general election.

In the primary election

Democrats

One Democrat lost renomination.

1. 30th: Tom Burch (first elected in 1971) lost renomination to Daniel Grossberg, who won the general election.

Republicans

Five Republicans lost renomination.

1. 12th: Lynn Bechler (first elected in 2012) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Jim Gooch, who won the general election.
2. 60th: Sal Santoro (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Marianne Proctor, who won the general election.
3. 66th: C. Ed Massey (first elected in 2018) lost renomination to Steve Rawlings, who won the general election.
4. 69th: Adam Koenig (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Steven Doan, who won the general election.
5. 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

Democrats

Five Democrats lost reelection to Republicans.

1. 20th: Patti Minter (first elected in 2018) lost to Kevin Jackson.
2. 28th: Charles Miller (first elected in 1998) lost to Jared Bauman.
3. 37th: Jeffery Donohue (first elected in 2012) lost to Emily Callaway.
4. 65th: Buddy Wheatley (first elected in 2018) lost to Stephanie Dietz.
5. 94th: Angie Hatton (first elected in 2016) lost to Jacob Justice.

Republicans

No Republicans lost reelection.

Summary by district

Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.

District	Incumbent	Party		Elected	Party
1	Steven Rudy		Rep	Steven Rudy		Rep
2	Richard Heath		Rep	Richard Heath		Rep
3	Randy Bridges		Rep	Randy Bridges		Rep
4	Lynn Bechler		Rep	D. Wade Williams		Rep
5	Mary Beth Imes		Rep	Mary Beth Imes		Rep
6	Chris Freeland		Rep	Chris Freeland		Rep
7	Suzanne Miles		Rep	Suzanne Miles		Rep
8	Walker Thomas		Rep	Walker Thomas		Rep
9	Myron Dossett		Rep	Myron Dossett		Rep
10	Josh Calloway		Rep	Josh Calloway		Rep
11	Jonathan Dixon		Rep	Jonathan Dixon		Rep
12	Jim Gooch		Rep	Jim Gooch		Rep
13	DJ Johnson		Rep	DJ Johnson		Rep
14	Scott Lewis		Rep	Scott Lewis		Rep
15	Melinda Gibbons Prunty		Rep	Rebecca Raymer		Rep
16	Jason Petrie		Rep	Jason Petrie		Rep
17	Steve Sheldon		Rep	Robert Duvall		Rep
18	Samara Heavrin		Rep	Samara Heavrin		Rep
19	Michael Meredith		Rep	Michael Meredith		Rep
20	Patti Minter		Dem	Kevin Jackson		Rep
21	Bart Rowland		Rep	Amy Neighbors		Rep
22	Shawn McPherson		Rep	Shawn McPherson		Rep
23	Steve Riley		Rep	Steve Riley		Rep
24	Brandon Reed		Rep	Brandon Reed		Rep
25	Jim DuPlessis		Rep	Steve Bratcher		Rep
26	Russell Webber		Rep	Russell Webber		Rep
27	Nancy Tate		Rep	Nancy Tate		Rep
28	Charles Miller		Dem	Jared Bauman		Rep
29	Kevin Bratcher		Rep	Kevin Bratcher		Rep
30	Tom Burch		Dem	Daniel Grossberg		Dem
31	Josie Raymond		Dem	Susan Tyler Witten		Rep
32	Tina Bojanowski		Dem	Tina Bojanowski		Dem
33	Jason Nemes		Rep	Jason Nemes		Rep
34	Mary Lou Marzian		Dem	Sarah Stalker		Dem
35	Lisa Willner		Dem	Lisa Willner		Dem
36	Jerry T. Miller		Rep	John Hodgson		Rep
37	Jeffery Donohue		Dem	Emily Callaway		Rep
38	McKenzie Cantrell		Dem	Rachel Roarx		Dem
39	Matt Lockett		Rep	Matt Lockett		Rep
40	Nima Kulkarni		Dem	Nima Kulkarni		Dem
41	Attica Scott		Dem	Josie Raymond		Dem
42	Keturah Herron		Dem	Keturah Herron		Dem
43	Pamela Stevenson		Dem	Pamela Stevenson		Dem
44	Joni Jenkins		Dem	Beverly Chester-Burton		Dem
45	Killian Timoney		Rep	Killian Timoney		Rep
46	Al Gentry		Dem	Al Gentry		Dem
47	Felicia Rabourn		Rep	Felicia Rabourn		Rep
48	Ken Fleming		Rep	Ken Fleming		Rep
49	Thomas Huff		Rep	Thomas Huff		Rep
50	Chad McCoy		Rep	Candy Massaroni		Rep
51	Michael Pollock		Rep	Michael Pollock		Rep
52	Ken Upchurch		Rep	Ken Upchurch		Rep
53	James Tipton		Rep	James Tipton		Rep
54	Daniel Elliott		Rep	Daniel Elliott		Rep
55	Kim King		Rep	Kim King		Rep
56	Daniel Fister		Rep	Daniel Fister		Rep
57	Derrick Graham		Dem	Derrick Graham		Dem
58	Jennifer Decker		Rep	Jennifer Decker		Rep
59	David Osborne		Rep	David Osborne		Rep
60	Sal Santoro		Rep	Marianne Proctor		Rep
61	Savannah Maddox		Rep	Savannah Maddox		Rep
62	Phillip Pratt		Rep	Phillip Pratt		Rep
63	Kim Banta		Rep	Kim Banta		Rep
64	Kimberly Poore Moser		Rep	Kimberly Poore Moser		Rep
65	Buddy Wheatley		Dem	Stephanie Dietz		Rep
66	C. Ed Massey		Rep	Steve Rawlings		Rep
67	Rachel Roberts		Dem	Rachel Roberts		Dem
68	Joseph Fischer		Rep	Mike Clines		Rep
69	Adam Koenig		Rep	Steven Doan		Rep
70	William Lawrence		Rep	William Lawrence		Rep
71	Josh Bray		Rep	Josh Bray		Rep
72	Matthew Koch		Rep	Matthew Koch		Rep
73	Ryan Dotson		Rep	Ryan Dotson		Rep
74	David Hale		Rep	David Hale		Rep
75	Kelly Flood		Dem	Lindsey Burke		Dem
76	Ruth Ann Palumbo		Dem	Ruth Ann Palumbo		Dem
77	George Brown Jr.		Dem	George Brown Jr.		Dem
78	Mark Hart		Rep	Mark Hart		Rep
79	Susan Westrom		Dem	Chad Aull		Dem
80	David Meade		Rep	David Meade		Rep
81	Deanna Frazier		Rep	Deanna Frazier		Rep
82	Regina Bunch		Rep	Nick Wilson		Rep
83	Josh Branscum		Rep	Josh Branscum		Rep
84	Chris Fugate		Rep	Chris Fugate		Rep
85	Shane Baker		Rep	Shane Baker		Rep
86	Tom Smith		Rep	Tom Smith		Rep
87	Adam Bowling		Rep	Adam Bowling		Rep
88	Cherlynn Stevenson		Dem	Cherlynn Stevenson		Dem
89	Timmy Truett		Rep	Timmy Truett		Rep
90	Derek Lewis		Rep	Derek Lewis		Rep
91	Billy Wesley		Rep	Billy Wesley		Rep
92	John Blanton		Rep	John Blanton		Rep
93	Norma Kirk-McCormick		Rep	Lamin Swann		Dem
94	Angie Hatton		Dem	Jacob Justice		Rep
95	Ashley Tackett Laferty		Dem	Ashley Tackett Laferty		Dem
96	Patrick Flannery		Rep	Patrick Flannery		Rep
97	Bobby McCool		Rep	Bobby McCool		Rep
98	Danny Bentley		Rep	Danny Bentley		Rep
99	Richard White		Rep	Richard White		Rep
100	Scott Sharp		Rep	Scott Sharp		Rep

Crossover seats

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.

Democratic

Eight districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:

District			Incumbent
#	Trump/Biden margin of victory in old district	Trump margin of victory in new district	Member	Party	Incumbent margin of victory in 2020
20	D+10.73	R+3.75	Patti Minter	Democratic	D+39.86[a]
28	R+10.96	R+11.01	Charles Miller	Democratic	Uncontested
37	D+1.94	R+11.96	Jeffery Donohue	Democratic	D+8.95
65	D+17.05	R+2.17	Buddy Wheatley	Democratic	D+20.96
67	D+2.77	R+0.08	Rachel Roberts	Democratic	D+5.66
88	D+4.04	R+4.70	Cherlynn Stevenson	Democratic	D+3.00
94	R+58.56	R+62.32	Angie Hatton	Democratic	Uncontested
95	R+52.37	R+51.14	Ashley Tackett Laferty	Democratic	D+19.98

Republican

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

Former crossover seats

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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[1]	Safe R	May 19, 2022

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. District 88, 0.23%
2. District 65, 2.09% (gain)
3. District 38, 2.97%
4. District 31, 4.03% (gain)
5. District 93, 7.68% (gain)
6. District 48, 8.30%
7. District 20, 9.08% (gain)
8. District 46, 9.91%

Special elections

District 51 special

Michael Pollock was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Carney in July 2021.

2021 Kentucky House of Representatives 51st district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Pollock	5,217	73.7
	Democratic	Edwin Rogers	1,700	24.0
	Independent	Timothy Shafer	161	2.3
Total votes			7,078	100.0
	Republican hold

District 89 special

Timmy Truett was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Goforth in August 2021.

2021 Kentucky House of Representatives 89th district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timmy Truett	3,859	77.9
	Democratic	Maetinee Suramek	1,097	22.1
Total votes			4,956	100.0
	Republican hold

District 42 special

Keturah Herron was elected in February 2022 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reginald Meeks in December 2021.

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 42nd district special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keturah Herron	1,950	94.2
	Republican	Judy Martin Stallard	119	5.8
Total votes			2,069	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 1

Incumbent representative Steven Rudy won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Christopher Tucker.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Rudy, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Tucker

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Rudy	2,176	61.0
	Republican	Christopher Tucker	1,394	39.0
Total votes			3,570	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 1st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Rudy	Unopposed
Total votes			12,590	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent representative Richard Heath won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Kimberly Holloway.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard Heath, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 2nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Heath	10,922	82.6
	Write-in	Kimberly Holloway	2,300	17.4
Total votes			13,222	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

Incumbent representative Randy Bridges won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Bridges, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 3rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Bridges	Unopposed
Total votes			10,309	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted to the 12th district and was succeeded by D. Wade Williams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Byron Hobgood

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• D. Wade Williams

Eliminated in primary

• David Sharp

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	D. Wade Williams	1,665	66.6
	Republican	David Sharp	835	33.4
Total votes			2,500	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 4th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	D. Wade Williams	10,624	72.0
	Democratic	Byron Hobgood	4,140	28.0
Total votes			14,764	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent representative Mary Beth Imes won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 5th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Beth Imes	Unopposed
Total votes			11,181	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

Incumbent representative Chris Freeland won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Freeland, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 6th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Freeland	Unopposed
Total votes			14,298	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

Incumbent representative Suzanne Miles won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 7th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Suzanne Miles	Unopposed
Total votes			11,211	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Incumbent representative Walker Thomas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pam Dossett

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Walker Thomas, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Larry Curling

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walker Thomas	2,120	57.9
	Republican	Larry Curling	1,542	42.1
Total votes			3,662	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 8th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Walker Thomas	9,573	68.1
	Democratic	Pam Dossett	4,477	31.9
Total votes			14,050	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

Incumbent representative Myron Dossett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bianca Crockam.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bianca Crockam

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Myron Dossett, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 9th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Myron Dossett	5,123	68.6
	Democratic	Bianca Crockam	2,349	31.4
Total votes			7,472	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

Incumbent representative Josh Calloway won reelection, defeating write-in candidate John Whipple.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Calloway, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 10th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Calloway	11,516	98.8
	Write-in	John Whipple	135	1.2
Total votes			11,651	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Velvet Dowdy.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Velvet Dowdy

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jonathan Dixon, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 11th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Dixon	8,850	63.3
	Democratic	Velvet Dowdy	5,142	36.7
Total votes			13,992	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alan Lossner

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Gooch, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Lynn Bechler, representative from the 4th district (2013–2023)

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gooch	2,442	55.3
	Republican	Lynn Bechler	1,977	44.7
Total votes			4,419	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 12th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Gooch	12,131	77.5
	Democratic	Alan Lossner	3,518	22.5
Total votes			15,649	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

Incumbent representative DJ Johnson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Michael Johnson.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Johnson

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• DJ Johnson, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 13th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	DJ Johnson	8,387	63.3
	Democratic	Michael Johnson	4,870	36.7
Total votes			13,257	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Incumbent representative Scott Lewis won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Lewis, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 14th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Lewis	Unopposed
Total votes			12,313	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

Incumbent representative Melinda Gibbons Prunty did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Rebecca Raymer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Britt Hernandez-Stevenson

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rebecca Raymer

Eliminated in primary

• Timothy Dukes

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rebecca Raymer	2,932	61.5
	Republican	Timothy Dukes	1,836	38.5
Total votes			4,768	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 15th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rebecca Raymer	10,664	74.1
	Democratic	Britt Hernandez-Stevenson	3,729	25.9
Total votes			14,393	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

Incumbent representative Jason Petrie won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Petrie, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 16th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Petrie	Unopposed
Total votes			10,847	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

Incumbent representative Steve Sheldon did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Duvall.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Duvall

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 17th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Duvall	Unopposed
Total votes			8,825	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Incumbent representative Samara Heavrin won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Jacob Clark.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jacob Clark

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samara Heavrin	3,181	57.3
	Republican	Jacob Clark	2,366	42.7
Total votes			5,547	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 18th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Samara Heavrin	Unopposed
Total votes			11,423	100.0
	Republican hold

District 19

Incumbent representative Michael Meredith won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Meredith, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 19th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Meredith	Unopposed
Total votes			11,852	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

Incumbent representative Patti Minter was defeated for reelection by Republican Kevin Jackson.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patti Minter, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Jackson

Eliminated in primary

• Leanette Lopez

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Jackson	2,152	85.7
	Republican	Leanette Lopez	359	14.3
Total votes			2,511	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 20th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Jackson	6,762	54.5
	Democratic	Patti Minter	5,636	45.5
Total votes			12,398	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 21

Incumbent representative Bart Rowland did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Amy Neighbors.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amy Neighbors

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Carter
• Terry Dubree
• Joshua Ellis
• Daniel Glass

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Neighbors	3,609	33.2
	Republican	Jimmy Carter	3,313	30.5
	Republican	Joshua Ellis	1,494	13.7
	Republican	Terry Dubree	1,375	12.6
	Republican	Daniel Glass	1,079	9.9
Total votes			10,870	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 21st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Neighbors	Unopposed
Total votes			13,283	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

Incumbent representative Shawn McPherson won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 22nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shawn McPherson	Unopposed
Total votes			11,679	100.0
	Republican hold

District 23

Incumbent representative Steve Riley won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Riley, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 23rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Riley	Unopposed
Total votes			11,747	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

Incumbent representative Brandon Reed won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keith Pruitt

Eliminated in primary

• John Pennington

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keith Pruitt	1,667	70.0
	Democratic	John Pennington	714	30.0
Total votes			2,381	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Reed, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Courtney Gilbert

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Reed	3,769	68.3
	Republican	Courtney Gilbert	1,751	31.7
Total votes			5,520	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 24th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Reed	11,873	76.2
	Democratic	Keith Pruitt	3,706	23.8
Total votes			15,579	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

Incumbent representative Jim DuPlessis did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Steve Bratcher.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Katherine Leonard

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Bratcher

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Bennett

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Bratcher	1,593	67.6
	Republican	Bill Bennett	765	32.4
Total votes			2,358	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 25th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Bratcher	7,537	62.4
	Democratic	Katherine Leonard	4,539	37.6
Total votes			12,076	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Incumbent representative Russell Webber won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Russell Webber, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 26th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Russell Webber	Unopposed
Total votes			8,790	100.0
	Republican hold

District 27

Incumbent representative Nancy Tate won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nancy Tate, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 27th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nancy Tate	Unopposed
Total votes			9,365	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 28th district election

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Nominee Jared Bauman Charles Miller Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 8,209 6,334 Percentage 56.4% 43.6%

Results by precinct: Bauman:      50-60%      60-70% Miller:      50-60%      70-80%

Representative before election Charles Miller Democratic Elected Representative Jared Bauman Republican

Incumbent representative Charles Miller was defeated for reelection by Republican Jared Bauman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles Miller, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Almaria Baker

Results

Results by precinct:

  Miller

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Baker

•   90–100%

  Tie

•   50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles Miller	2,221	65.6
	Democratic	Almaria Baker	1,167	34.4
Total votes			3,388	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jared Bauman

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 28th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jared Bauman	8,209	56.4
	Democratic	Charles Miller	6,334	43.6
Total votes			14,543	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 29

Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Ann Sermersheim.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Bratcher, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 29th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kevin Bratcher	11,389	99.4
	Write-in	Ann Sermersheim	66	0.6
Total votes			11,455	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Incumbent Democratic representative Tom Burch was defeated for renomination by Daniel Grossberg.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Grossberg

Eliminated in primary

• Tom Burch, incumbent representative
• Neal Turpin

Results

Results by precinct:

  Grossberg

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Burch

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Tie

•   40–50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Grossberg	1,840	44.9
	Democratic	Tom Burch	1,719	42.0
	Democratic	Neal Turpin	536	13.1
Total votes			4,095	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 30th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Grossberg	Unopposed
Total votes			8,015	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 31

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 31st district election

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Nominee Susan Tyler Witten Sue Foster Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 10,095 9,313 Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

Results by precinct: Witten:      50-60%      60-70% Foster:      50-60%      60-70% Tie:      50%

Representative before election Josie Raymond Democratic Elected Representative Susan Tyler Witten Republican

Incumbent representative Josie Raymond was redistricted to the 41st district and was succeeded by Republican Susan Tyler Witten.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sue Foster

Eliminated in primary

• Derek Penwell

Results

Results by precinct:

  Foster

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Penwell

•   80–90%

  Tie

•   50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sue Foster	2,767	63.5
	Democratic	Derek Penwell	1,593	36.5
Total votes			4,360	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Susan Tyler Witten

Eliminated in primary

• Flint Breckinridge

Results

Results by precinct:

  Witten

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Tyler Witten	2,769	76.3
	Republican	Flint Breckinridge	862	23.7
Total votes			3,631	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 31st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan Tyler Witten	10,095	52.0
	Democratic	Sue Foster	9,313	48.0
	Write-in	Chris Adelmann	2	0.0
Total votes			19,410	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 32

Incumbent representative Tina Bojanowski won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tina Bojanowski, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 32nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tina Bojanowski	Unopposed
Total votes			13,061	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 33

Incumbent representative Jason Nemes won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kate Turner.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kate Turner

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jason Nemes, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 33rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Nemes	10,846	55.2
	Democratic	Kate Turner	8,803	44.8
Total votes			19,649	100.0
	Republican hold

District 34

Incumbent representative Mary Lou Marzian did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Sarah Stalker.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sarah Stalker

Eliminated in primary

• Jonathan Lowe

Results

Results by precinct:

  Stalker

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Lowe

•   50–60%

  Tie

•   50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Stalker	4,958	61.3
	Democratic	Jonathan Lowe	3,132	38.7
Total votes			8,090	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 34th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sarah Stalker	Unopposed
Total votes			16,352	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

Incumbent representative Lisa Willner won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lisa Willner, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 35th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lisa Willner	Unopposed
Total votes			6,381	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Incumbent representative Jerry T. Miller did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican John Hodgson.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Hodgson

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Crawford
• David Howser

Results

Results by precinct:

  Hodgson

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   80–90%

  Howser

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   90–100%

  Crawford

•   30–40%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hodgson	2,105	49.0
	Republican	David Howser	1,466	34.1
	Republican	Richard Crawford	722	16.8
Total votes			4,293	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 36th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Hodgson	Unopposed
Total votes			14,667	100.0
	Republican hold

District 37

Incumbent representative Jeffery Donohue was defeated for reelection by Republican Emily Callaway.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeffery Donohue, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Emily Callaway

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Maricle

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emily Callaway	1,302	62.8
	Republican	Jimmy Maricle	770	27.2
Total votes			2,072	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 37th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Emily Callaway	7,494	57.9
	Democratic	Jeffery Donohue	5,460	42.1
Total votes			12,954	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 38

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 38th district election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

Nominee Rachel Roarx Charles Breitenbach Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 6,522 6,146 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

Results by precinct: Roarx:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Breitenbach:      50-60%      60-70%

Representative before election McKenzie Cantrell Democratic Elected Representative Rachel Roarx Democratic

Incumbent representative McKenzie Cantrell retired from the house to run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals. She was succeeded by Democrat Rachel Roarx.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rachel Roarx

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Charles Breitenbach

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 38th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Roarx	6,522	51.5
	Republican	Charles Breitenbach	6,146	48.5
Total votes			12,668	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

Incumbent representative Matt Lockett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Gwendolyn Mitchell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gwendolyn Mitchell

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matt Lockett, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 39th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Lockett	8,329	59.6
	Democratic	Gwendolyn Mitchell	5,640	40.4
Total votes			13,969	100.0
	Republican hold

District 40

Incumbent representative Nima Kulkarni won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nima Kulkarni, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 40th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nima Kulkarni	Unopposed
Total votes			7,318	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 41st district election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

Nominee Josie Raymond Carrie Sanders McKeehan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 16,014 5,782 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

Results by precinct: Raymond:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      90-100%

Representative before election Attica Scott Democratic Elected Representative Josie Raymond Democratic

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josie Raymond, representative from the 31st district (2019–2023)

Eliminated in primary

• Darryl Young

Results

Results by precinct:

  Raymond

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%
•   90–100%

  Young

•   50–60%
•   80–90%

  Tie

•   50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josie Raymond	3,753	77.5
	Democratic	Darryl Young	1,088	22.5
Total votes			4,841	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Carrie Sanders McKeehan

Eliminated in primary

• Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell
• Bryan Shepherd

Results

Results by precinct:

  McKeehan

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Cottrell

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Shepherd

•   50–60%
•   80–90%

  Tie

•   40–50%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carrie Sanders McKeehan	848	44.4
	Republican	Sara-Elizabeth Cottrell	630	33.0
	Republican	Bryan Shepherd	430	22.5
Total votes			1,908	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 41st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josie Raymond	16,014	73.5
	Republican	Carrie Sanders McKeehan	5,782	26.5
Total votes			21,796	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

Incumbent representative Keturah Herron, who was first elected in a February special election, won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Keturah Herron, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 42nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Keturah Herron	Unopposed
Total votes			9,595	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 43

Incumbent representative Pamela Stevenson won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Robert LeVertis Bell.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pamela Stevenson, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Robert LeVertis Bell

Results

Results by precinct:

  Stevenson

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

  Bell

•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	2,622	53.8
	Democratic	Robert LeVertis Bell	2,255	46.2
Total votes			4,877	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 43rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pamela Stevenson	Unopposed
Total votes			9,045	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

Incumbent representative and house minority leader Joni Jenkins did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Beverly Chester-Burton.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Beverly Chester-Burton

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 44th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Beverly Chester-Burton	Unopposed
Total votes			9,091	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

Incumbent representative Killian Timoney won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Killian Timoney, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 45th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Killian Timoney	Unopposed
Total votes			13,061	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 46th district election

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

Nominee Al Gentry Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 8,842 7,247 Percentage 55.0% 45.0%

Results by precinct: Gentry:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      90-100% Mulvey-Woolridge:      50-60%      60-70% Tie:      50%

Representative before election Al Gentry Democratic Elected Representative Al Gentry Democratic

Incumbent representative Al Gentry won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Al Gentry, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 46th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Al Gentry	8,842	55.0
	Republican	Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge	7,247	45.0
Total votes			16,089	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 47

Incumbent representative Felicia Rabourn won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kimberly Browning.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kimberly Browning

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Felicia Rabourn, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 47th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Felicia Rabourn	11,387	71.8
	Democratic	Kimberly Browning	4,479	28.2
Total votes			15,866	100.0
	Republican hold

District 48

Incumbent representative Ken Fleming won reelection in a rematch with former representative Maria Sorolis, who he had defeated for reelection in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Maria Sorolis, representative from the 48th district (2019–2021)

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Fleming, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 48th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Fleming	12,334	54.2
	Democratic	Maria Sorolis	10,443	45.8
Total votes			22,777	100.0
	Republican hold

District 49

Incumbent representative Thomas Huff won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Huff, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 49th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Thomas Huff	Unopposed
Total votes			10,594	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

Incumbent representative Chad McCoy did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Candy Massaroni.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Candy Massaroni

Eliminated in primary

• John Bradley

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Massaroni	1,523	51.3
	Republican	John Bradley	1,444	48.7
Total votes			2,967	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 50th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Candy Massaroni	Unopposed
Total votes			12,770	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

Incumbent representative Michael Pollock, who was first elected in a November 2021 special election, won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Jennifer Wheeler.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Wheeler

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Michael Pollock, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 51st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Pollock	10,629	71.9
	Democratic	Jennifer Wheeler	4,162	28.1
Total votes			14,791	100.0
	Republican hold

District 52

Incumbent representative Ken Upchurch won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Othel King.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ken Upchurch, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Othel King

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Upchurch	5,438	62.6
	Republican	Othel King	3,244	37.4
Total votes			8,682	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 52nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ken Upchurch	Unopposed
Total votes			11,931	100.0
	Republican hold

District 53

Incumbent representative James Tipton won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Dustin Burley.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dustin Burley

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• James Tipton, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 53rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James Tipton	12,995	76.7
	Democratic	Dustin Burley	3,952	23.3
Total votes			16,947	100.0
	Republican hold

District 54

Incumbent representative Daniel Elliott won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Elaine Wilson-Reddy.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elaine Wilson-Reddy

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Elliott, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 54th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Elliott	11,109	72.4
	Democratic	Elaine Wilson-Reddy	4,237	27.6
Total votes			15,346	100.0
	Republican hold

District 55

Incumbent representative Kim King won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Tony Wheatley.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kim King, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Tony Wheatley

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim King	2,257	54.4
	Republican	Tony Wheatley	1,895	45.6
Total votes			4,152	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 55th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim King	Unopposed
Total votes			12,485	100.0
	Republican hold

District 56

Incumbent representative Daniel Fister won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Grayson Vandegrift.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Grayson Vandegrift

Eliminated in primary

• Ben Nolan

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Grayson Vandegrift	3,005	65.2
	Democratic	Ben Nolan	1,604	34.8
Total votes			4,609	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Daniel Fister, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 56th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel Fister	10,284	56.1
	Democratic	Grayson Vandegrift	8,041	43.9
Total votes			18,325	100.0
	Republican hold

District 57

Incumbent representative Derrick Graham won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Gary Stratton.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Derrick Graham, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gary Stratton

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 57th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Derrick Graham	10,066	62.4
	Republican	Gary Stratton	6,073	37.6
Total votes			16,139	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 58

Incumbent representative Jennifer Decker won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jennifer Decker, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 58th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jennifer Decker	Unopposed
Total votes			12,484	100.0
	Republican hold

District 59

Incumbent representative and speaker of the house David Osborne won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Bridgette Ehly.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Osborne, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Bridgette Ehly

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Osborne	4,164	67.8
	Republican	Bridgette Ehly	1,975	32.2
Total votes			6,139	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 59th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Osborne	Unopposed
Total votes			12,655	100.0
	Republican hold

District 60

Incumbent Republican representative Sal Santoro was defeated for renomination by Marianne Proctor.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Marianne Proctor

Eliminated in primary

• Sal Santoro, incumbent representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marianne Proctor	1,958	51.7
	Republican	Sal Santoro	1,827	48.3
Total votes			3,785	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 60th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marianne Proctor	Unopposed
Total votes			12,490	100.0
	Republican hold

District 61

Incumbent representative Savannah Maddox won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Debby Angel

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Savannah Maddox, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Jarrod Lykins

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Savannah Maddox	2,949	71.2
	Republican	Jarrod Lykins	1,192	28.8
Total votes			4,141	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 61st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Savannah Maddox	11,351	76.5
	Democratic	Debby Angel	3,493	23.5
Total votes			14,844	100.0
	Republican hold

District 62

Incumbent representative Phillip Pratt won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Michelle Nance.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Phillip Pratt, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michelle Nance

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Pratt	3,264	79.8
	Republican	Michelle Nance	827	20.2
Total votes			4,091	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 62nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phillip Pratt	Unopposed
Total votes			11,054	100.0
	Republican hold

District 63

Incumbent representative Kim Banta won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kim Banta, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 63rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Banta	Unopposed
Total votes			9,359	100.0
	Republican hold

District 64

Incumbent representative Kimberly Poore Moser won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Anita Isaacs

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kimberly Poore Moser, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Christopher Mann

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Poore Moser	2,007	73.7
	Republican	Christopher Mann	718	26.3
Total votes			2,725	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 64th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kimberly Poore Moser	9,104	65.6
	Democratic	Anita Isaacs	4,769	34.4
Total votes			13,873	100.0
	Republican hold

District 65

Incumbent representative Buddy Wheatley was defeated for reelection by Republican Stephanie Dietz.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Buddy Wheatley, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stephanie Dietz

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 65th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Stephanie Dietz	6,912	51.0
	Democratic	Buddy Wheatley	6,629	49.0
Total votes			13,541	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 66

Incumbent Republican representative C. Ed Massey was defeated for renomination by Steve Rawlings.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tim Montgomery

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Rawlings

Eliminated in primary

• C. Ed Massey, incumbent representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Rawlings	2,695	68.7
	Republican	C. Ed Massey	1,227	31.3
Total votes			3,922	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 66th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Rawlings	11,235	70.4
	Democratic	Tim Montgomery	4,719	29.6
Total votes			15,954	100.0
	Republican hold

District 67

Incumbent representative Rachel Roberts won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Jerry Gearding.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rachel Roberts, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jerry Gearding

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 67th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Roberts	7,673	56.1
	Republican	Jerry Gearding	5,996	43.9
Total votes			13,669	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 68

Incumbent representative Joseph Fischer retired from the house to run for the Kentucky Supreme Court. He was succeeded by Republican Mike Clines.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kelly Jones

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Clines

Eliminated in primary

• Mirna Eads
• Paul Kloeker

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Clines	2,827	53.8
	Republican	Paul Kloeker	1,640	31.2
	Republican	Mirna Eads	791	15.0
Total votes			5,258	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 68th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Clines	11,964	63.4
	Democratic	Kelly Jones	6,909	36.6
Total votes			18,873	100.0
	Republican hold

District 69

Incumbent Republican representative Adam Koenig was defeated for renomination by Steven Doan.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Brown

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steven Doan

Eliminated in primary

• Adam Koenig, incumbent representative

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Doan	1,369	53.7
	Republican	Adam Koenig	1,179	46.3
Total votes			2,548	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 69th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Doan	6,320	60.0
	Democratic	Chris Brown	4,218	40.0
Total votes			10,538	100.0
	Republican hold

District 70

Incumbent representative William Lawrence won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Meagan Brannon.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Meagan Brannon

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• William Lawrence, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 70th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Lawrence	10,890	65.4
	Democratic	Meagan Brannon	5,758	34.6
Total votes			16,648	100.0
	Republican hold

District 71

Incumbent representative Josh Bray won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Bray, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 71st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Bray	Unopposed
Total votes			10,124	100.0
	Republican hold

District 72

Incumbent representative Matthew Koch won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Matthew Koch, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 72nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matthew Koch	Unopposed
Total votes			10,984	100.0
	Republican hold

District 73

Incumbent representative Ryan Dotson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Thomas Adams.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Thomas Adams

Eliminated in primary

• Rory Houlihan

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas Adams	1,416	53.2
	Democratic	Rory Houlihan	1,244	46.8
Total votes			2,660	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ryan Dotson, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 73rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Dotson	8,704	56.6
	Democratic	Thomas Adams	6,678	43.4
Total votes			15,382	100.0
	Republican hold

District 74

Incumbent representative David Hale won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bennie Deskins.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bennie Deskins

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Hale, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 74th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Hale	10,764	70.4
	Democratic	Bennie Deskins	4,522	29.6
Total votes			15,286	100.0
	Republican hold

District 75

Incumbent representative Kelly Flood did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Lindsey Burke.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lindsey Burke

Eliminated in primary

• Chris Couch

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lindsey Burke	2,822	84.5
	Democratic	Chris Couch	517	15.5
Total votes			3,339	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 75th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lindsey Burke	Unopposed
Total votes			8,440	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 76

Incumbent representative Ruth Ann Palumbo won reelection unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ruth Ann Palumbo, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 76th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruth Ann Palumbo	Unopposed
Total votes			10,950	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 77

Incumbent representative George Brown Jr. won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Terry Cunningham.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• George Brown Jr., incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Terry Cunningham

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 77th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Brown Jr.	9,011	75.7
	Republican	Terry Cunningham	2,892	24.3
Total votes			11,903	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 78

Incumbent representative Mark Hart won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Hart, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 78th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Hart	Unopposed
Total votes			12,262	100.0
	Republican hold

District 79

Incumbent representative Susan Westrom did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Chad Aull.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chad Aull

Eliminated in primary

• Justin Bramhall

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chad Aull	2,790	86.9
	Democratic	Justin Bramhall	422	13.1
Total votes			3,212	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 79th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chad Aull	Unopposed
Total votes			9,215	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 80

Incumbent representative David Meade won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Meade, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 80th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Meade	Unopposed
Total votes			11,696	100.0
	Republican hold

District 81

Incumbent representative Deanna Frazier won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Deanna Frazier, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 81st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Deanna Frazier	Unopposed
Total votes			12,088	100.0
	Republican hold

District 82

Incumbent representative Regina Bunch did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Nick Wilson.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Wilson

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 82nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nick Wilson	Unopposed
Total votes			10,257	100.0
	Republican hold

District 83

Incumbent representative Josh Branscum won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Josh Branscum, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 83rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Josh Branscum	Unopposed
Total votes			13,055	100.0
	Republican hold

District 84

Incumbent representative Chris Fugate won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Theresa Combs.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Theresa Combs

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Fugate, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 84th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Fugate	8,676	68.9
	Democratic	Theresa Combs	3,918	31.1
Total votes			12,594	100.0
	Republican hold

District 85

Incumbent representative Shane Baker won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bryon Vaught.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bryon Vaught

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shane Baker, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 85th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shane Baker	11,756	81.9
	Democratic	Bryon Vaught	2,606	18.1
Total votes			14,362	100.0
	Republican hold

District 86

Incumbent representative Tom Smith won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Keith Dinsmore.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Smith, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Keith Dinsmore

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Smith	4,367	76.5
	Republican	Keith Dinsmore	1,344	23.5
Total votes			5,711	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 86th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Smith	Unopposed
Total votes			9,142	100.0
	Republican hold

District 87

Incumbent representative Adam Bowling won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Gary Smith.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gary Smith

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Bowling, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 87th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Bowling	10,057	83.7
	Democratic	Gary Smith	1,953	16.3
Total votes			12,010	100.0
	Republican hold

District 88

Incumbent representative Cherlynn Stevenson won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Jim Coleman.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cherlynn Stevenson, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Coleman

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 88th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cherlynn Stevenson	8,216	50.11
	Republican	Jim Coleman	8,179	49.89
Total votes			16,395	100.00
	Democratic hold

District 89

Incumbent representative Timmy Truett, who was first elected in a November 2021 special election, won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Brittany Oliver.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brittany Oliver

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Timmy Truett, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 89th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timmy Truett	10,756	77.1
	Democratic	Brittany Oliver	3,194	22.9
Total votes			13,950	100.0
	Republican hold

District 90

Incumbent representative Derek Lewis won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Derek Lewis, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 90th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Derek Lewis	Unopposed
Total votes			11,092	100.0
	Republican hold

District 91

Incumbent representative Billy Wesley won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Martina Jackson

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Billy Wesley, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Darrell Billings

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Wesley	2,510	63.2
	Republican	Darrell Billings	1,459	36.8
Total votes			3,969	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 91st district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Billy Wesley	9,050	68.2
	Democratic	Martina Jackson	4,214	31.8
Total votes			13,264	100.0
	Republican hold

District 92

Incumbent representative John Blanton won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Blanton, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 92nd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Blanton	Unopposed
Total votes			11,179	100.0
	Republican hold

District 93

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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lamin Swann

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kyle Whalen

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 93rd district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lamin Swann	7,699	53.8
	Republican	Kyle Whalen	6,601	46.2
Total votes			14,300	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 94

Incumbent representative Angie Hatton was defeated for reelection by Republican Jacob Justice.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Angie Hatton, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jacob Justice

Eliminated in primary

• Brandon Edwards

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob Justice	1,677	51.5
	Republican	Brandon Edwards	1,578	48.5
Total votes			3,255	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 94th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob Justice	7,331	56.7
	Democratic	Angie Hatton	5,595	43.3
Total votes			12,926	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 95

Incumbent representative Ashley Tackett Laferty won reelection, defeating Republican candidate Brandon Spencer.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ashley Tackett Laferty, incumbent representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brandon Spencer, representative from the 95th district (2007)

Eliminated in primary

• David Pennington

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Spencer	1,110	58.3
	Republican	David Pennington	793	41.7
Total votes			1,903	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 95th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ashley Tackett Laferty	8,775	59.8
	Republican	Brandon Spencer	5,890	40.2
Total votes			14,665	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 96

Incumbent representative Patrick Flannery won reelection unopposed.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick Flannery, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 96th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Flannery	Unopposed
Total votes			11,282	100.0
	Republican hold

District 97

Incumbent representative Bobby McCool was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Norma Kirk-McCormick, who had been redistricted from the 93rd district.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby McCool, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• Norma Kirk-McCormick, representative from the 93rd district (2021–2023)

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby McCool	4,244	60.4
	Republican	Norma Kirk-McCormick	2,778	39.6
Total votes			7,022	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 97th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby McCool	Unopposed
Total votes			9,395	100.0
	Republican hold

District 98

Incumbent representative Danny Bentley won reelection, defeating primary election challenger James Campbell.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny Bentley, incumbent representative

Eliminated in primary

• James Campbell

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Bentley	3,495	73.0
	Republican	James Campbell	1,294	27.0
Total votes			4,789	100.0

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 98th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Danny Bentley	Unopposed
Total votes			12,216	100.0
	Republican hold

District 99

Incumbent representative Richard White won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kevin Anderson.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Anderson

Eliminated in primary

• Edward Frazier

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Anderson	3,284	65.6
	Democratic	Edward Frazier	1,725	34.4
Total votes			5,009	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Richard White, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 99th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard White	8,188	60.4
	Democratic	Kevin Anderson	5,379	39.6
Total votes			13,567	100.0
	Republican hold

District 100

Incumbent representative Scott Sharp won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Deborah Criss.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Sharp, incumbent representative

General election

Results

2022 Kentucky House of Representatives 100th district election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Sharp	9,845	99.9
	Write-in	Deborah Criss	5	0.1
Total votes			9,850	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. No Republican candidate filed for the 20th district; Minter defeated independent candidate Leanette Lopez.
2. 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.

References

1. Jacobson, Louis (May 19, 2022). "The Battle for State Legislatures". Retrieved May 19, 2022.

See also

• 2022 Kentucky elections
  • 2022 Kentucky Senate election
  • 2022 United States Senate election in Kentucky
  • 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky