# 2024 Kentucky elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Kentucky on November 5, 2024. The primary election for all offices was held on May 21, 2024. The last day to register to vote in the primary election was April 22 and the last day to register to vote in the general election was October 7.

## Federal offices
### President and Vice President of the United States

Kentucky has 8 electoral votes in the Electoral College. The candidates certified to appear on the ballot, In order of their appearance, were Republican Party candidate Donald Trump, Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris, Kentucky Party candidate Jill Stein, independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., independent candidate Shiva Ayyadurai, and Libertarian Party candidate Chase Oliver. Trump previously won the state in both 2016 and 2020.

### United States House of Representatives

Kentucky has six congressional districts, electing five Republicans and one Democrat.

## State offices
### Kentucky Senate

The Kentucky Senate consists of 38 members. In 2024, half of the chamber (all odd-numbered districts) was up for election. Republicans maintained their majority without gaining or losing any seats.

### Kentucky House of Representatives

All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives were up for election in 2024. Republicans maintained their majority without gaining or losing any seats.

### Kentucky Supreme Court

The Kentucky Supreme Court consists of 7 justices elected in non-partisan elections to staggered eight-year terms. District 5, occupied by chief justice Laurance B. VanMeter, was the only seat up for election in 2024. The district is composed of 8 counties in the Lexington area. VanMeter announced in September 2023 that he would not be seeking reelection. He was succeeded by judge Pamela R. Goodwine.

### Commonwealth’s Attorneys

Commonwealth's Attorneys, who serve as the prosecutors for felonies in the state, are elected to six-year terms. One attorney is elected for each of the 57 circuits of the Kentucky Circuit Courts. Following the 2018 elections, 32 attorneys were affiliated with the Democratic Party, 24 with the Republican party, and one independent.
Summary of elections :
| Circuit | Circuit | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates |
| # | Counties | Attorney | Party | Status | Candidates |
| 1 | Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton, Hickman | Michael B. Stacy | Independent | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Michael B. Stacy (Independent) |
| 2 | McCracken | Daniel Y. Boaz | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Donna L. Dixon (Republican) |
| 3 | Christian | Maureen Leamy | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Maureen Leamy (Republican) |
| 4 | Hopkins | Kathryn Hibbs Senter | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Kathryn Hibbs Senter (Republican) |
| 5 | Crittenden, Union, Webster | Zac Greenwell | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Zac Greenwell (Democratic) |
| 6 | Daviess | Mike Van Meter | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Mike Van Meter (Democratic) |
| 7 | Logan, Todd | Neil Kerr | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Neil Kerr (Republican) |
| 8 | Edmonson, Warren | Kori Beck Bumgarner | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Kori Beck Bumgarner (Democratic) |
| 9 | Hardin | Shane Young | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Shane Young (Republican) |
| 10 | Hart, LaRue, Nelson | Terry L. Geoghegan | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. | ▌Kyle W. Williamson (Democratic) |
| 11 | Green, Marion, Taylor, Washington | Shelly Miller | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Shelly Miller (Republican) |
| 12 | Henry, Oldham, Trimble | Courtney T. Baxter | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Courtney T. Baxter (Republican) |
| 13 | Garrard, Jessamine | Andy Sims | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Andy Sims (Republican) |
| 14 | Bourbon, Scott, Woodford | Sharon Muse Johnson | Republican | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | ▌Kelli Kearney (Republican) |
| 15 | Carroll, Grant, Owen | Leigh Tomlinson Roberts | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Leigh Tomlinson Roberts (Republican) |
| 16 | Kenton | Rob Sanders | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Rob Sanders (Republican) |
| 17 | Campbell | Michelle Snodgrass | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Michael C. Zimmerman (Republican) |
| 18 | Harrison, Nicholas, Pendleton, Robertson | Douglas Miller | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Michael Wade Laws (Republican) |
| 19 | Bracken, Fleming, Mason | Christopher L. Kelley | Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌Johnathan Gay (Republican) 65.1% ▌Christopher L. Kelley (Democratic) 34.9% |
| 20 | Greenup, Lewis | Melvin C. Leonhart | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Rhese David McKenzie (Republican) |
| 21 | Bath, Menifee, Montgomery, Rowan | Ashton McKenzie | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Ashton McKenzie (Democratic) |
| 22 | Fayette | Kimberly Henderson Baird | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Kimberly Henderson Baird (Democratic) |
| 23 | Estill, Lee, Owsley | Heather Buntin Combs | Republican | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. | ▌Beverly Arvin Brewer (Democratic) |
| 24 | Johnson, Lawrence, Martin | Floyd Anthony Skeans | Republican | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌David Matt Runyon (Republican) |
| 25 | Clark, Madison | David W. Smith | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌David W. Smith (Democratic) |
| 26 | Harlan | Steven Parker Boggs | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Karen S. Davenport (Republican) |
| 27 | Knox, Laurel | Jackie L. Steele | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Jackie L. Steele (Republican) |
| 28 | Lincoln, Pulaski, Rockcastle | David L. Dalton | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌David L. Dalton (Republican) |
| 29 | Adair, Casey | Brian Wright | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Brian Wright (Republican) |
| 30 | Jefferson | Gerina D. Whethers | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Gerina D. Whethers (Democratic) |
| 31 | Floyd | Arnold Brent Turner | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Arnold Brent Turner (Democratic) |
| 32 | Boyd | Rhonda Copley | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Rhonda Copley (Republican) |
| 33 | Perry | Vacant | Vacant | Scott Blair (D) resigned. Republican gain. | ▌John Hansen (Republican) 50.4% ▌Jonathan Wilder (Democratic) 49.6% |
| 34 | McCreary, Whitley | Ronnie Bowling | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Ronnie Bowling (Republican) |
| 35 | Pike | Billy G. Slone | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Billy G. "Bill" Slone (Republican) |
| 36 | Knott, Magoffin | Todd Martin | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Todd Martin (Democratic) |
| 37 | Carter, Elliott, Morgan | Brandon Ison | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Brandon Ison (Democratic) |
| 38 | Butler, Hancock, Ohio | Blake Ross Chambers | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Blake Ross Chambers (Republican) |
| 39 | Breathitt, Powell, Wolfe | Miranda Stevens King | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Miranda Stevens King (Democratic) |
| 40 | Clinton, Cumberland, Monroe | Jesse M. Stockton Jr. | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Jesse M. Stockton Jr. (Republican) |
| 41 | Clay, Jackson, Leslie | Gary H. Gregory | Republican | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | ▌Haley Jo Fields (Republican) 85.2% ▌Jake Roberts (Democratic) 14.8% |
| 42 | Calloway, Marshall | Dennis R. Foust | Independent | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Dennis R. Foust (Independent) |
| 43 | Barren, Metcalfe | John Bishop Gardner | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌John Bishop Gardner (Democratic) |
| 44 | Bell | Lisa Fugate | Republican | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | ▌Mike Taylor (Republican) 68.6% ▌Jessie Moberg (Democratic) 31.4% |
| 45 | McLean, Muhlenberg | Clayton Douglas Adams | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Clayton Douglas Adams (Democratic) |
| 46 | Breckinridge, Grayson, Meade | Rick Allen Hardin | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Rick Allen Hardin (Republican) |
| 47 | Letcher | Matthew Thomas Butler | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Matthew Thomas Butler (Democratic) 56.3% ▌Edison G. Banks II (Republican) 43.7% |
| 48 | Franklin | Larry Cleveland | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Larry Cleveland (Democratic) |
| 49 | Allen, Simpson | Corey Morgan | Republican | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. | ▌Mike Lindsey (Republican) |
| 50 | Boyle, Mercer | Richard Bottoms | Democratic | Incumbent retired. Republican gain. | ▌Justin Johnson (Republican) |
| 51 | Henderson | Herbert L. McKee, Jr. | Democratic | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Herbert L. McKee Jr. (Democratic) |
| 52 | Graves | Richard Kemp | Democratic | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. | ▌George Shannon Powers (Republican) 52.8% ▌Richard "Richie" Kemp (Democratic) 47.2% |
| 53 | Anderson, Shelby, Spencer | Hart Megibben | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Hart Megibben (Republican) |
| 54 | Boone, Gallatin | Louis Kelly | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Louis Kelly (Republican) |
| 55 | Bullitt | Bailey Taylor | Republican | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. | ▌Amanda Hernandez-Troutman (Republican) |
| 56 | Caldwell, Livingston, Lyon, Trigg | Carrie L. Ovey-Wiggins | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Carrie L. Ovey-Wiggins (Republican) |
| 57 | Russell, Wayne | Matthew Leveridge | Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Matthew Leveridge (Republican) |

### Circuit Clerks

Each county elected a Circuit Court Clerk to a six-year term. Republican candidates won in 76 counties, while Democrats won 44.

## Local offices
### Mayors

Mayors in Kentucky are elected to four-year terms, with cities holding their elections in either presidential or midterm years. Cities with mayoral elections in 2024 included Ashland, Bowling Green, Covington, Frankfort, Newport, Owensboro, and Paducah. Special elections were held for unexpired terms in Brandenburg and Prestonsburg.
Summary of elections :
| City | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Candidates |
| City | Mayor | First elected | Status | Candidates |
| Ashland | Matt Perkins | 2020 | Incumbent retired. | Chuck Charles 51.5% Joshua Blanton 48.% |
| Bowling Green | Todd Alcott | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. | Todd Alcott 52.7% Patti Minter 47.3% |
| Brandenburg (special) | David Pace | 2024 | Incumbent retired. | Bruce Fackler |
| Covington | Joseph U. Meyer | 2016 | Incumbent retired. | Ronald Washington |
| Frankfort | Layne Wilkerson | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. | Layne Wilkerson 62.0% Katrisha Waldridge 38.0% |
| Newport | Thomas Guidugli | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. | Thomas Guidugli |
| Owensboro | Tom Watson | 2016 | Incumbent re-elected. | Tom Watson 56.9% Pamela Smith-Wright 43.1% |
| Paducah | George Bray | 2020 | Incumbent re-elected. | George Bray 70.2% David Guess 29.8% |
| Prestonsburg (special) | Rick Hughes | 2024 | Incumbent re-elected | Rick Hughes 56.0% David Gearheart 30.4% Danny Martin 13.6% |

### City Councils

Each incorporated city elected its council members to a two-year term.

### School boards

Local school board members are elected to staggered four-year terms, with half up for election in 2024.

### Louisville Metro Council

The Louisville Metro Council is elected to staggered four-year terms, with even-numbered districts up for election in 2024.

## Ballot measures

Two constitutional amendments were proposed by the Kentucky General Assembly to be voted on in the general election.

### Noncitizen voting amendment

The amendment prevents people who are not United States citizens from voting.
Amendment 1 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Yes | 1,210,581 | 62.38 |
| No | 730,053 | 37.62 |
| Total votes | 1,940,634 | 100.00 |

### School choice amendment

If enacted, the amendment would have allowed the General Assembly to fund charter schools.
Amendment 2 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| No | 1,302,466 | 64.79 |
| Yes | 707,819 | 35.21 |
| Total votes | 2,010,285 | 100.00 |