Kentucky 2024 Election
Nov. 6, 10 a.m. ET
Voter turnout for the state was 58.33%, lower than predicted.
Ballot Amendments:
Amendment 1 passed: non-US citizen cannot vote
Amendment 2 failed: spend public tax dollars on nonpublic education
President:
- President Donald Trump carried the state with 64.6% of the total vote.
Executive Branch:
- Kentucky’s next gubernatorial election will take place in 2027.
- Kentucky’s next lieutenant gubernatorial election will take place in 2027.
- Kentucky’s next attorney general election will take place in 2027.
U.S. Senate:
- Incumbent U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) is up for re-election in 2028.
- Incumbent U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is up for re-election in 2026.
U.S. House:
- Republican incumbent James Comer Jr. (R-KY-01) defeated Democratic challenger Erin Marshall 74.7 to 25.3 percent in the race for Kentucky’s First Congressional District.
- Republican incumbent Brett Guthrie (R-KY-02) defeated Democratic challenger Hank Linderman 73.1 to 26.9 percent in the race for Kentucky’s Second Congressional District.
- Democratic incumbent Morgan McGarvey (D-KY-03) defeated Republican challenger Mike Craven 62 to 38 percent in the race for Kentucky’s Third Congressional District.
- Republican incumbent Thomas Massie (R-KY-04) won uncontested for Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District.
- Republican incumbent Hal Rogers (R-KY-05) won uncontested for Kentucky’s Fifth Congressional District.
- Republican incumbent Andy Barr (R-KY-06) defeated Democratic challenger Randy Cravens 63.4 to 36.6 percent in the race for Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District.
Kentucky State Senate:
- Republicans: 31
- Democrats: 7
- Makeup unchanged.
Kentucky State House:
- Republicans: 80
- Democrats: 20
- Makeup unchanged.
- Two flips: KY-45 red to blue; KY-88 blue to red; Democrats losing presumptive leader
Expected Leadership Roles:
- Speaker of the House: David Osbourne
- President Pro Tempore of the Senate: Robert Stivers
Notable State Legislature Results:
Senate:
- KY-29: Write-in candidate Pineville Mayor Scott Moran won with 44 percent of the vote. Eleven candidates were competing to replace the late Sen. Johnnie L. Turner
House:
- KY-28: Republican incumbent Jared Bauman (R-KY-28) defeated Democratic challenger Almaria Baker with 59 percent of the vote.
- KY-31: Republican incumbent Susan Tyler Witten (R-KY-31) defeated Democratic challenger Colleen Davis with 50.7 percent of the vote.
- KY-33: Republican incumbent Jason Nemes (R-KY-33) defeated Democratic challenger Taylor Jolly with 57 percent of the vote.
- KY-37: Republican incumbent Emily Callaway (R-KY-37) defeated Democratic challenger John Stovall with 56 percent of the vote.
- KY-45: Democrat Adam Moore defeated Republican Thomas Jefferson with 50.3 percent of the vote, flipping this seat. Jefferson defeated incumbent Rep. Killian Timoney in the May primary.
- KY-48: Republican incumbent Ken Fleming (R-KY-48) defeated Democratic challenger Kate Farrow with 54 percent of the vote.
- KY-67: Democrats hold onto NKY seat with Democrat Matthew Lehman defeating Republican Terry Hatton with 50.1 percent of the vote.
- KY-88: Republican challenger Vanessa Grossl defeated Democrat incumbent Cherlynn Stevenson (D-KY-88) with 50.5 percent of the vote.
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