The 2022 Kentucky House of Representatives election was held on November 8, 2022. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 17. All 100 seats of the house were up for election. Republicans increased their majority in the chamber, gaining five seats.
A numbered map of the house districts can be viewed here.
Retiring incumbents
A total of 14 representatives (six Democrats and eight Republicans) retired, three of whom (two Democrats and one Republican) ran for other offices.
Democratic
- 34th: Mary Lou Marzian (Louisville): Retired.
- 38th: McKenzie Cantrell (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
- 41st: Attica Scott (Louisville): Retired to unsuccessfully run for Kentucky's 3rd congressional district.
- 44th: Joni Jenkins (Shively): Retired.
- 75th: Kelly Flood (Lexington): Retired.
- 79th: Susan Westrom (Lexington): Retired.
Republican
- 15th: Melinda Gibbons Prunty (Belton): Retired.
- 17th: Steve Sheldon (Bowling Green): Retired.
- 21st: Bart Rowland (Tompkinsville): Retired.
- 25th: Jim DuPlessis (Elizabethtown): Retired.
- 36th: Jerry T. Miller (Eastwood): Retired.
- 50th: Chad McCoy (Bardstown): Retired.
- 68th: Joseph Fischer (Fort Thomas): Retired to unsuccessfully run for the Kentucky Supreme Court.
- 82nd: Regina Bunch (Williamsburg): Retired.
Incumbents defeated
Six incumbents lost renomination in the primary election and five incumbents lost reelection in the general election.
In the primary election
Democrats
One Democrat lost renomination.
- 30th: Tom Burch (first elected in 1971) lost renomination to Daniel Grossberg, who won the general election.
Republicans
Five Republicans lost renomination.
- 12th: Lynn Bechler (first elected in 2012) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Jim Gooch Jr., who won the general election.
- 60th: Sal Santoro (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Marianne Proctor, who won the general election.
- 66th: C. Ed Massey (first elected in 2018) lost renomination to Steve Rawlings, who won the general election.
- 69th: Adam Koenig (first elected in 2006) lost renomination to Steven Doan, who won the general election.
- 97th: Norma Kirk-McCormick (first elected in 2020) lost a redistricting race to fellow incumbent Bobby McCool, who won the general election.
In the general election
Democrats
Five Democrats lost reelection to Republicans.
- 20th: Patti Minter (first elected in 2018) lost to Kevin Jackson.
- 28th: Charles Miller (first elected in 1998) lost to Jared Bauman.
- 37th: Jeffery Donohue (first elected in 2012) lost to Emily Callaway.
- 65th: Buddy Wheatley (first elected in 2018) lost to Stephanie Dietz.
- 94th: Angie Hatton (first elected in 2016) lost to Jacob Justice.
Republicans
No Republicans lost reelection.
Redistricting
2022 was the first election following the decennial redistricting, which moved six incumbents into different districts. Five districts had two incumbents grouped together, while five districts had no incumbent.
Summary by district
Certified results by the Kentucky Secretary of State are available online for the primary election and general election.
Crossover seats
Seven districts voted for one party in the 2020 presidential election and another in the 2020 house election. Following the redistricting of the house, an additional six incumbents represented districts which had voted for the other party for president in 2020, while three of the seven representatives in crossover seats now represented a district which had voted for the same party for president.
Democratic
Eight districts voted for Donald Trump in 2020 but had Democratic incumbents:
Republican
Two districts voted for Joe Biden in 2020 but had Republican incumbents:
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- District 88, 0.23%
- District 65, 2.09% (gain)
- District 38, 2.97%
- District 31, 4.03% (gain)
- District 93, 7.68% (gain)
- District 48, 8.30%
- District 20, 9.08% (gain)
- District 46, 9.91%
Special elections
District 51 special
Michael Pollock was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John Carney in July 2021.
District 89 special
Timmy Truett was elected in November 2021 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert Goforth in August 2021.
District 42 special
Keturah Herron was elected in February 2022 to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Reginald Meeks in December 2021.
District 1
Incumbent representative Steven Rudy won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Christopher Tucker.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Steven Rudy, incumbent representative
District 2
Incumbent representative Richard Heath won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Kimberly Holloway.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Richard Heath, incumbent representative
District 3
Incumbent representative Randy Bridges won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Randy Bridges, incumbent representative
District 4
Incumbent representative Lynn Bechler was redistricted to the 12th district and was succeeded by Wade Williams.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
District 5
Incumbent representative Mary Beth Imes won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Mary Beth Imes, incumbent representative
District 6
Incumbent representative Chris Freeland won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Chris Freeland, incumbent representative
District 7
Incumbent representative Suzanne Miles won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Suzanne Miles, incumbent representative
District 8
Incumbent representative Walker Thomas won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Walker Thomas, incumbent representative
District 9
Incumbent representative Myron Dossett won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Bianca Crockam.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Myron Dossett, incumbent representative
District 10
Incumbent representative Josh Calloway won reelection, defeating write-in candidate John Whipple.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Josh Calloway, incumbent representative
District 11
Incumbent representative Jonathan Dixon won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Velvet Dowdy.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jonathan Dixon, incumbent representative
District 12
Incumbent representative Jim Gooch Jr. was challenged for the Republican nomination by representative Lynn Bechler, who had been redistricted from the 4th district. Gooch defeated Bechler and Democratic candidate Alan Lossner in the general election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jim Gooch Jr., incumbent representative
- Lynn Bechler, representative from the 4th district (2013–2023)
District 13
Incumbent representative DJ Johnson won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Michael Johnson.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- DJ Johnson, incumbent representative
District 14
Incumbent representative Scott Lewis won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Scott Lewis, incumbent representative
District 15
Incumbent representative Melinda Gibbons Prunty did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Republican Rebecca Raymer.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Britt Hernandez-Stevenson
Republican primary
Candidates
District 16
Incumbent representative Jason Petrie won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jason Petrie, incumbent representative
District 17
Incumbent representative Steve Sheldon did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Duvall.
Republican primary
Candidates
District 18
Incumbent representative Samara Heavrin won reelection, defeating primary election challenger Jacob Clark.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Samara Heavrin, incumbent representative
District 19
Incumbent representative Michael Meredith won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Michael Meredith, incumbent representative
District 20
Incumbent representative Patti Minter was defeated for reelection by Republican Kevin Jackson.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Patti Minter, incumbent representative
Republican primary
Candidates
District 21
Incumbent representative Bart Rowland did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Amy Neighbors.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jimmy Carter
- Terry Dubree
- Joshua Ellis
- Daniel Glass
District 22
Incumbent representative Shawn McPherson won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Shawn McPherson, incumbent representative
District 23
Incumbent representative Steve Riley won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Steve Riley, incumbent representative
District 24
Incumbent representative Brandon Reed won reelection, defeating primary and general election challengers.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Brandon Reed, incumbent representative
District 25
Incumbent representative Jim DuPlessis did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican Steve Bratcher.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
District 26
Incumbent representative Russell Webber won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Russell Webber, incumbent representative
District 27
Incumbent representative Nancy Tate won reelection unopposed.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Nancy Tate, incumbent representative
District 28
Incumbent representative Charles Miller was defeated for reelection by Republican Jared Bauman.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Charles Miller, incumbent representative
Republican primary
Candidates
District 29
Incumbent representative Kevin Bratcher won reelection, defeating write-in candidate Ann Sermersheim.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Kevin Bratcher, incumbent representative
District 30
Incumbent Democratic representative Tom Burch was defeated for renomination by Daniel Grossberg.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tom Burch, incumbent representative
- Neal Turpin
District 31
Incumbent representative Josie Raymond was redistricted to the 41st district and was succeeded by Republican Susan Tyler Witten.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
District 32
Incumbent representative Tina Bojanowski won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Tina Bojanowski, incumbent representative
District 33
Incumbent representative Jason Nemes won reelection, defeating Democratic candidate Kate Turner.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Republican primary
Candidates
- Jason Nemes, incumbent representative
District 34
Incumbent representative Mary Lou Marzian did not seek reelection. She was succeeded by Democrat Sarah Stalker.
Democratic primary
Candidates
District 35
Incumbent representative Lisa Willner won reelection unopposed.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Lisa Willner, incumbent representative
District 36
Incumbent representative Jerry T. Miller did not seek reelection. He was succeeded by Republican John Hodgson.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Richard Crawford
- David Howser
District 37
Incumbent representative Jeffery Donohue was defeated for reelection by Republican Emily Callaway.