Johnny Pennington
Johnny Pennington (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Pennington also ran in a special election to the Kentucky House of Representatives to represent District 24. He lost in the special general election on March 19, 2024.
Elections
2024
Special election
See also: Kentucky state legislative special elections, 2024
General election
Special general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Courtney Gilbert defeated Johnny Pennington and Craig Astor in the special general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Courtney Gilbert (R) | 62.5 | 1,025 |
| Johnny Pennington (D) | 22.7 | 372 | ||
 | Craig Astor (Independent) (Write-in)  | 14.9 | 244 | |
| Total votes: 1,641 | |||
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Regular election
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Ryan Bivens defeated Johnny Pennington in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Bivens (R) | 81.6 | 17,097 |
| Johnny Pennington (D) | 18.4 | 3,860 | ||
| Total votes: 20,957 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Johnny Pennington advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Ryan Bivens defeated Asa Waggoner in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Bivens | 75.0 | 2,636 |
 | Asa Waggoner | 25.0 | 878 | |
| Total votes: 3,514 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Reed (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pennington in this election.
Pledges
Pennington signed the following pledges.
2022
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Keith Pruitt in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brandon Reed (R) | 76.2 | 11,873 |
| Keith Pruitt (D) | 23.8 | 3,706 | ||
| Total votes: 15,579 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Keith Pruitt defeated Johnny Pennington in the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Keith Pruitt | 70.0 | 1,667 | |
| Johnny Pennington | 30.0 | 714 | ||
| Total votes: 2,381 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24
Incumbent Brandon Reed defeated Courtney Gilbert in the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 24 on May 17, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brandon Reed | 68.3 | 3,769 |
| Courtney Gilbert | 31.7 | 1,751 | |
| Total votes: 5,520 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Hickman (R)
2020
See also: Kentucky House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Bart Rowland defeated Johnny Pennington in the general election for Kentucky House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bart Rowland (R) | 80.5 | 15,433 |
| Johnny Pennington (D) | 19.5 | 3,734 | ||
| Total votes: 19,167 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Johnny Pennington advanced from the Democratic primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 21.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Bart Rowland advanced from the Republican primary for Kentucky House of Representatives District 21.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Johnny Pennington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Johnny Pennington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Johnny Pennington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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