2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election

2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election
All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives; 51 seats needed for a majority
	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

The 2018 Kentucky House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 2018, as part of the biennial United States elections. All 100 of Kentucky's state representatives were up for reelection. In Kentucky, members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms. Accordingly, they are up for reelection in both presidential and midterm election years.

Quick Facts All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Democrats, who had long been the dominant party at the state level in Kentucky, held a majority in the state house from 1922 to 2017.^[1] In 2016, Republicans made large gains in the chamber, winning a majority of 64 seats. Both parties flipped several seats in 2018, with Republicans grabbing six seats from the Democrats and Democrats taking eight from the Republicans, for a net gain of two Democratic seats. Many of the Democratic gains were in suburban areas, including around Louisville, Lexington, and Owensboro. Republicans made gains in some of Democrats' remaining rural districts, though they significantly underperformed in Appalachian Eastern Kentucky, where Democrats picked up multiple seats.

Several races were decided by extremely narrow margins. Four seats—Districts 13, 27, 91, and 96—were all decided by seven votes or fewer. Republicans ultimately maintained their majority in the chamber, winning 61 seats to the Democrats' 39.

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Party		Candidates		Votes	%	Seats

Party		Opposed	Unopposed	Votes	%	Before	Won	+/−
	Republican	90	3	814,787	53.37	63	61	-2
	Democratic	85	7	699,377	45.81	37	39	+2
	Independent	3	0	3,626	0.24	0	0	-
	Libertarian	3	0	907	0.06	0	0	-
	Write-in	8	0	8,120	0.53	N/A	0	N/A
Total		189	10	1,526,817	100.00	100	100	±0
Source: Kentucky Secretary of State

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steven Rudy (incumbent)	11,050	66.99%
	Democratic	Desiree Owen	5,445	33.01%
Total votes			16,495	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Heath (incumbent)	10,880	68.85%
	Democratic	Charlotte Goddard	4,922	31.15%
Total votes			15,802	100%
	Republican hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Bridges	7,484	53.32%
	Democratic	Martha B. Emmons	6,553	46.68%
Total votes			14,037	100%
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Bechler (incumbent)	10,003	63.45%
	Democratic	Abigail C. Barnes	5,763	36.55%
Total votes			15,766	100%
	Republican hold

2018 Kentucky's 10th House of Representatives district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dean Schamore (incumbent)	8,573	51.67%
	Republican	Josh Calloway	8,018	48.33%
Total votes			16,591	100%
	Democratic hold

2018 Kentucky's 16th House of Representatives district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Petrie (incumbent)	10,041	87.18%
	Write-In	Robert R. Nelson	1,477	12.82%
Total votes			11,518	100%
	Republican hold

2018 Kentucky's 20th House of Representatives district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patti Minter	6,253	53.49%
	Republican	Benjamin T. Lawson	5,436	46.51%
Total votes			11,689	100%
	Democratic hold

2018 Kentucky's 22nd House of Representatives district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wilson Stone (incumbent)	7,952	52.56%
	Republican	Brian "Tiger" Gann	7,178	47.44%
Total votes			15,130	100%
	Democratic hold

Overview

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