Democratic Party primaries in Kentucky, 2020

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Democratic Party primaries, 2020

Kentucky Democratic Party.png

Primary Date
June 23, 2020

Primary Runoff Date
N/A

Federal elections
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Kentucky
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that took place in Kentucky on May 19, 2020. Click here for more information about the Republican primaries.

Note that the dates and terms of participation for presidential preference primaries and caucuses sometimes differ from those that apply to primaries for state-level and other federal offices, which are the subject of this article. For more information on this state's presidential nomination process, click here.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Kentucky, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primary)

oters in Kentucky elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the election on November 3, 2020.

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Did not make the ballot:


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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Kentucky, 2020 (May 19 Democratic primaries)

The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Kentucky took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected six candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's six congressional districts.

District 1

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

This primary was canceled and this candidate advanced:

District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


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State elections

State Senate

See also: Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020
The Kentucky State Senate was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Kentucky State Senate elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Howell*

District 3

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngWhitney Westerfield* (i)

District 5

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngStephen Meredith* (i)

District 7

Green check mark transparent.pngJoe Graviss*

Cleaver Crawford  Candidate Connection
Katie Howard  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAdrienne Southworth  Candidate Connection
Calen Studler
Linda Thompson

District 9

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Pedigo*

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Givens* (i)

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Fiorelli*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Schickel* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngReggie Thomas* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 15

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRick Girdler (i)
Larry Nichols

District 17

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Stroude*

Green check mark transparent.pngDamon Thayer* (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngMorgan McGarvey* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngWalter Trebolo III*

Albert Robinson (i)
Kay Hensley
Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Storm

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Olexia*

Green check mark transparent.pngChris McDaniel* (i)

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Stivers* (i)

District 27

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve West* (i)

District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Ray Turner* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnnie Turner
Matthew Wynn

District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngGlenn Martin Hammond  Candidate Connection
Scott Sykes

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Wheeler* (i)

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngGerald Neal* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngDenise Harper Angel* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 37

Katie Brophy
Garrett Dean
Di Tran  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Yates  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


State House

See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020
The Kentucky House of Representatives was one of 86 state legislative chambers with elections in 2020. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2018, 87 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Kentucky State House elections, 2020

  • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
  • Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
  • * = The primary was canceled and the candidate advanced.
Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteven Rudy (i)
Carroll Hubbard

District 2

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Heath* (i)

District 3

Green check mark transparent.pngCorbin Snardon*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRandy Bridges* (i)

District 4

Green check mark transparent.pngAlonzo Pennington*

Green check mark transparent.pngLynn Bechler* (i)

District 5

Green check mark transparent.pngShannon Davis-Roberts*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Imes*

District 6

Green check mark transparent.pngAl Cunningham
Linda Edwards

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Freeland* (i)

District 7

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Miles* (i)

District 8

Green check mark transparent.pngPam Dossett*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngWalker Thomas* (i)

District 9

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMyron Dossett* (i)

District 10

Green check mark transparent.pngDean Schamore* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Calloway*

District 11

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Wiederstein* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Dixon*

District 12

Green check mark transparent.pngArt McLaughlin*

Green check mark transparent.pngJim Gooch Jr.* (i)

District 13

Green check mark transparent.pngJames Glenn Jr.* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngD.J. Johnson*

District 14

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngScott Lewis* (i)

District 15

Green check mark transparent.pngCrystal Chappell*

Green check mark transparent.pngMelinda Gibbons Prunty* (i)

District 16

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJason Petrie* (i)

District 17

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Sheldon* (i)

District 18

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSamara Heavrin* (i)

District 19

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Wayne Johnson*

Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Meredith* (i)

District 20

Green check mark transparent.pngPatti Minter* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 21

Green check mark transparent.pngJohnny Pennington*

Green check mark transparent.pngBart Rowland* (i)

District 22

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Young*

Nathan Brace
Brian Gann
Green check mark transparent.pngShawn McPherson
Tim Miller

District 23

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Jones*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Riley* (i)

District 24

Green check mark transparent.pngTerry Mills*

Green check mark transparent.pngBrandon Reed* (i)

District 25

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJim DuPlessis* (i)

District 26

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRussell Webber (i)
Paul Ham

District 27

Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Chism
Stacy Crosslin  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Tate* (i)

District 28

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Miller (i)
Ramona Thomas  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 29

Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Kugler*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngKevin Bratcher* (i)

District 30

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Burch (i)
Daniel Grossberg

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 31

Green check mark transparent.pngJosie Raymond* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 32

Green check mark transparent.pngTina Bojanowski* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngG. Hunt Rounsavall Jr.*  Candidate Connection

District 33

Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Plattner*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJason Michael Nemes* (i)

District 34

Green check mark transparent.pngMary Lou Marzian* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 35

Green check mark transparent.pngLisa Willner* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 36

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Grammer*

Green check mark transparent.pngJerry T. Miller* (i)

District 37

Green check mark transparent.pngJeffery M. Donohue* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJimmy Maricle*  Candidate Connection

District 38

Green check mark transparent.pngMcKenzie Cantrell* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 39

Green check mark transparent.pngCarolyn Dupont*

Jay Corman
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Lockett

District 40

Green check mark transparent.pngNima Kulkarni (i)
Dennis Horlander

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 41

Green check mark transparent.pngAttica Scott* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 42

Green check mark transparent.pngReginald Meeks* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 43

David Snardon
Green check mark transparent.pngPamela Stevenson

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 44

Green check mark transparent.pngJoni Jenkins* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 45

Green check mark transparent.pngShirley Mitchell  Candidate Connection
Corey Nichols  Candidate Connection
Sean Pickard

Green check mark transparent.pngKillian Timoney*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Stan Lee (i)

District 46

Green check mark transparent.pngAlan Gentry* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngBob DeVore*

District 47

Green check mark transparent.pngJack Couch*

Robert Foree
Green check mark transparent.pngFelicia Rabourn

District 48

Green check mark transparent.pngMaria Sorolis* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngKen Fleming*

District 49

Green check mark transparent.pngJonathan Cacciatore*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngThomas Huff* (i)

District 50

Green check mark transparent.pngKory Miller*

Did not make the ballot:
David Reed 

Green check mark transparent.pngChad McCoy (i)
Don Thrasher  Candidate Connection

District 51

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard Steele*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Carney* (i)

District 52

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKen Upchurch (i)
Rhett Ramsey  Candidate Connection

District 53

Green check mark transparent.pngDustin Burley*

Green check mark transparent.pngJames A. Tipton* (i)

District 54

Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Coffey*

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Elliott* (i)

District 55

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngKim King* (i)

District 56

Green check mark transparent.pngLamar Allen  Candidate Connection
Bob Gibson

Did not make the ballot:
Benjamin Nolan 

Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Fister*

District 57

Green check mark transparent.pngDerrick Graham* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngGary Stratton*

District 58

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Barnett*

Green check mark transparent.pngJennifer Decker
Dorothy Higgins
Chris Kleymeyer

District 59

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Osborne (i)
Tiffany Dunn

District 60

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSal Santoro* (i)

District 61

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngSavannah Maddox* (i)

District 62

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Mayo*

Green check mark transparent.pngPhillip Pratt* (i)

District 63

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Williams*

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Banta* (i)

District 64

Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Varney*

Green check mark transparent.pngKimberly Moser* (i)

District 65

Green check mark transparent.pngCharles Wheatley* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngJ. Davis*

District 66

Green check mark transparent.pngRoberto Henriquez*

Green check mark transparent.pngC. Ed Massey* (i)

District 67

Green check mark transparent.pngRachel Roberts* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngLeAnna Homandberg*  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Mary Jo Wedding 

District 68

Green check mark transparent.pngNancy Bardgett*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngJoseph Fischer* (i)

District 69

Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Neaves*

Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Koenig* (i)

District 70

Green check mark transparent.pngCraig Miller*

Rob Conn
Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Lawrence

District 71

The Democratic primary was canceled.


R. Travis Brenda (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngJosh Bray

District 72

Green check mark transparent.pngTodd Neace*

Green check mark transparent.pngMatthew Koch* (i)

District 73

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Blair
Rory Houlihan

Did not make the ballot:
Pat Banks 

Les Yates (i)
Green check mark transparent.pngRyan Dotson

District 74

Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Spradling*

Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Hale* (i)

District 75

Green check mark transparent.pngKelly Flood* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 76

Green check mark transparent.pngRuth Palumbo* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 77

Green check mark transparent.pngGeorge A. Brown Jr.* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 78

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hart* (i)

District 79

Green check mark transparent.pngSusan Westrom* (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Justin Bramhall 

Green check mark transparent.pngJon Larson*

District 80

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Meade* (i)

District 81

Green check mark transparent.pngMike Eaves
Martina Jackson  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngDeanna Frazier Gordon* (i)

District 82

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngRegina Huff (i)
Matthew Anderson

District 83

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngJoshua Branscum
Mark Polston

District 84

Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth Hall*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngChris Fugate* (i)

District 85

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngShane Baker
Wes Hargis
Gregory Ousley
Troy Strunk

District 86

The Democratic primary was canceled.


David Hart
Jonathan Reams
Don Rose
Green check mark transparent.pngTom Smith

District 87

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngAdam Bowling* (i)

District 88

Green check mark transparent.pngCherlynn Stevenson* (i)

Monteia Mundy  Candidate Connection
Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Yates  Candidate Connection

District 89

Green check mark transparent.pngMike VanWinkle*  Candidate Connection

Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Goforth* (i)

District 90

Green check mark transparent.pngRalph Hoskins*

Green check mark transparent.pngDerek Lewis* (i)

District 91

Green check mark transparent.pngPaula Clemons-Combs  Candidate Connection
Letha Hogan
Bruce Shouse

Michael Duncil
Shawn Thatcher
Green check mark transparent.pngBilly Wesley
Billy Williams II

District 92

Green check mark transparent.pngAncel Smith*

Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Blanton* (i)

District 93

Green check mark transparent.pngRod Varney*

Green check mark transparent.pngNorma Kirk-McCormick*

District 94

Green check mark transparent.pngAngie Hatton* (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 95

Green check mark transparent.pngAshley Laferty* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngWilliam Reynolds*

Did not make the ballot:
Martin Meade Jr. 

District 96

Green check mark transparent.pngKathy Hinkle* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Flannery
Rita Yates

District 97

Green check mark transparent.pngWill Hurst*

Green check mark transparent.pngBobby McCool* (i)

District 98

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Green check mark transparent.pngDanny Bentley* (i)

District 99

Green check mark transparent.pngBill Redwine*

Green check mark transparent.pngRichard White* (i)  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Dennis Stafford 

District 100

Green check mark transparent.pngTerri Branham Clark* (i)

Green check mark transparent.pngScott Sharp*

Context of the 2020 elections

Kentucky Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Three years of Republican trifectas
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House D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

See also: Democratic Party of Kentucky
Kentucky Democratic Party.png

State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


Voter information

How the primary works

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Kentucky utilizes a closed primary process, in which the selection of a party's candidates in an election is limited to registered party members.[3][4][5]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Poll times

In Kentucky, all polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Central and Eastern Time. All those in line by 6:00 p.m. will be permitted to vote.[6]

Registration requirements

Check your voter registration status here.

According to the Kentucky State Board of Elections, in order to register to vote, a person must:[7]

  • Be a U.S. citizen and a Kentucky resident for at least 28 days before the election.
    • Non-U.S. citizens, including U.S. nationals do not qualify;
  • Be at least 18 years old by the next General Election;
    • Kentucky law allows qualified individuals to register at 17 years of age and be able to participate in a Primary Election if the individual will be 18 years old by the General Election;
  • Not be a convicted felon (or, if convicted of a felony, my right to vote has been restored following an expungement, Executive Pardon, or Executive Order;
  • Not have been judged mentally incompetent in a court of law and have voting rights removed;
  • Not claim the right to vote outside Kentucky.[8]

The deadline to submit a voter registration application is 29 days before an election, unless that day is a state or federal holiday.[9] If mailed, applications must be postmarked by that deadline.[10]

Voter registration applications may be completed online, mailed to the county clerk's office, or submitted in person at the county clerk's office.[7]

Automatic registration

Kentucky does not practice automatic voter registration.

Online registration

See also: Online voter registration

Kentucky has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.

Same-day registration

Kentucky does not allow same-day voter registration.

Residency requirements

Kentucky law requires 28 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.

Verification of citizenship

See also: Laws permitting noncitizens to vote in the United States

Kentucky does not require proof of citizenship for voter registration. An individual must attest that they are a U.S. citizen when registering to vote. According to the state's voter registration application, "per KRS 119.025, any person who causes himself to be registered when he is not legally entitled to register, shall be subject to penalties including fines and/or a term of imprisonment not less than one (1) year nor more than (5) years."[11]

All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[12] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. One state, Ohio, requires proof of citizenship only when registering to vote at a Bureau of Motor Vehicles facility. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.

Verifying your registration

The Voter Information Center site, run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.


Voter ID requirements

Kentucky requires voters to present identification while voting.[13][14]

Voters can present the following forms of identification:

  • Driver’s license
  • Social Security card
  • County issued identification card approved in writing by the State Board of Elections
  • U.S. government-issued identification card
  • Kentucky state government-issued identification card with a picture
  • Any form of ID containing both picture and signature

If a precinct officer is a personal acquaintance of the voter, the voter does not have to produce identification.

Early voting

Kentucky permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.

Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.

Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.

Absentee voting

A Kentucky voter is eligible to vote absentee in an election if he or she cannot make it to the polls on Election Day for one of the following reasons:[15]

  • The voter is advanced in age, disabled, or ill
  • The voter is a member of the United States Military or is a dependent of a member of the military
  • The voter is an overseas citizen
  • The voter is a student who temporarily resides outside the county
  • The voter is temporarily residing outside of Kentucky and maintains eligibility to vote in Kentucky, such as a "snowbird"
  • The voter is incarcerated, but not yet convicted of a crime
  • The voter is unable to vote in-person because of his or her employment location
  • The voter is a participant in the Secretary of State's crime victim address confidentiality protection program
  • The voter is subject to a medical emergency within fourteen days or less of an election
  • The voter has change their residence or registered in a new state after the date on which that state closes their registration before a presidential election, than the voter may cast an absentee ballot by mail in Kentucky

Absentee ballots can only be requested through an online portal established by the State Board of Elections. Disabled, military and overseas, and voters subject to medical emergencies may also request an absentee ballot through their county clerk. Eligible voters who do not have internet access may give their information to a county clerk by phone to request an absentee ballot.[16]

State law allows for the portal to be open between 45 and 14 days immediately preceding a primary or general election.[16]


Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 120 Kentucky counties—0.83 percent—is a pivot county. Pivot counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Elliott County, Kentucky 44.13% 2.50% 25.17%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Kentucky with 62.5 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 32.7 percent. In presidential elections between 1792 and 2016, Kentucky voted Democratic 45.6 percent of the time and Republican 26.3 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Kentucky voted Republican all five times.[17]

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Kentucky. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[18][19]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 24.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 18 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 25 points. Clinton won one district controlled by a Republican heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 32.8 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 82 out of 100 state House districts in Kentucky with an average margin of victory of 42 points. Trump won 20 districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also


External links

Footnotes

  1. Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  2. Note: Kentucky's primary election was postponed to June 23, 2020, in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
  3. NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," February 06, 2024
  4. Ballotpedia research conducted December 26, 2013, through January 3, 2014, researching and analyzing various state websites and codes.
  5. Kentucky State Board of Elections,"Key Information," accessed July 26, 2024
  6. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Election Day Information," accessed July 26, 2024
  7. 7.0 7.1 Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Registration," accessed July 26, 2024
  8. Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  9. Kentucky General Assembly, "116.045 Voter registration, transfer, or change of party affiliation -- Availability of forms," accessed July 24, 2024
  10. Kentucky General Assembly, "116.0452 Standards for timely receipt of voter registration application -- Removal of names from registration books -- Confidentiality of registration location," accessed July 24, 2024
  11. Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Commonwealth of Kentucky Voter Registration Application," accessed November 1, 2024
  12. Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
  13. Kentucky State Board of Elections, "Election Day Information," accessed July 25, 2024
  14. FindLaw.com, "Kentucky Revised Statutes Title X. Elections § 117.227. Confirmation of voter's identity," accessed July 25, 2024
  15. Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.076 No-excuse in-person absentee ballot -- Excused in-person absentee ballot -- Proof of identification -- In-person absentee voting procedure -- Voter assistance form -- Oath of voter affidavit -- Signature roster -- Members of county board may serve as precinct officers -- Challengers -- Locking of voting equipment -- Transmitting or publicizing count -- Tamper-resistant seal -- Administrative regulations.," accessed July 25, 2024
  16. 16.0 16.1 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 117, "117.085 Mail-in absentee ballots -- Application through online portal and other means -- Procedures -- Cancellation -- Administrative regulations -- Disclosure of information." accessed July 25, 2024
  17. 270towin.com, "Kentucky," accessed June 1, 2017
  18. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
  19. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017