2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2016 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Country:Kentucky
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2014 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2014
Next Election:2018 Kentucky House of Representatives election
Next Year:2018
Seats For Election:All 100 seats in the Kentucky House of Representatives
Majority Seats:51
Election Date:November 8, 2016
Image1:Jeff Hoover by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Leader1:Jeff Hoover
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:46
Seats Before1:47
Seats1:64
Seat Change1: 17
Leader2:Greg Stumbo
(lost reelection)
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:54
Seats Before2:53
Seats2:36
Seat Change2: 17
Map Size:320px
Speaker
Before Election:Greg Stumbo
Before Party:Democratic
After Election:Jeff Hoover
After Party:Republican

The 2016 Kentucky House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016, 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.

Republicans gained 17 seats in the election, winning the chamber outright. This ended nearly 100 years of Democratic control of the house, as the last time that Republicans won a majority was in 1919.[1] Republicans performed well in rural districts and flipped many seats held by Democrats, including Democratic Speaker Greg Stumbo who lost reelection.[2] Together with Republican governor Matt Bevin, this was the first time in history that Republicans gained a trifecta in the state.

A numbered map of the house districts at the time can be viewed here.

Retiring incumbents

Brad Montell resigned in October 2016. Thomas Kerr resigned in September 2016.

Democratic

  1. 23rd: Johnny Bell: Retired.
  2. 46th: Larry Clark: Retired.
  3. 70th: Mike Denham: Retired.
  4. 94th: Leslie A. Combs: Retired.

Republican

  1. 48th: Bob DeWeese: Retired.
  2. 50th: David Floyd: Retired.

Defeated incumbents

In primary elections

Democratic

  1. 41st: Tom Riner (first elected in 1981) lost renomination to Attica Scott, who won the general election.

Republican

  1. 33rd: Ronald Crimm (first elected in 1996) lost renomination to Jason Nemes, who won the general election.

In general elections

Democratic

  1. 8th: Jeffrey R. Taylor (elected in March 2016) lost to Walker Thomas.
  2. 11th: David Watkins (first elected in 2006) lost to Robby Mills.
  3. 13th: Jim Glenn (first elected in 2006) lost to DJ Johnson.
  4. 14th: Tommy Thompson (first elected in 2002) lost to Matt Castlen.
  5. 15th: Brent Yonts (first elected in 1996) lost to Melinda Gibbons Prunty.
  6. 16th: Martha Jane King (first elected in 2008) lost to Jason Petrie.
  7. 24th: Terry Mills (first elected in 2010) lost to Brandon Reed.
  8. 49th: Linda H. Belcher (first elected in 2008) lost to Dan Johnson.
  9. 62nd: Chuck Tackett (elected in March 2016) lost to Phillip Pratt.
  10. 78th: Tom McKee (first elected in 1996) lost to Mark Hart.
  11. 81st: Rita Smart (first elected in 2010) lost to C. Wesley Morgan.
  12. 84th: Fitz Steele (first elected in 2008) lost to Chris Fugate.
  13. 91st: Cluster Howard (first elected in 2014) lost to Toby Herald.
  14. 92nd: John Short (first elected in 2010) lost to John Blanton.
  15. 95th: Greg Stumbo (first elected in 1979) lost to Larry L. Brown.
  16. 97th: Hubert Collins (first elected in 1990) lost to Scott Wells.
  17. 98th: Lew Nicholls (elected in March 2016) lost to Danny Bentley.

Republican

  1. 38th: Denver Butler (first elected in 2012) lost to McKenzie Cantrell.

Closest races

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Results by district

DistrictDemocraticRepublicanTotal
%Vote%Vote
129.80% 5,963 70.20% 14,046 20,009
239.53% 7,647 60.47% 11,699 19,346
355.36% 9,869 44.64% 7,958 17,827
40.00% 0 100.00% 15,065 15,065
530.88% 6,153 69.12% 13,770 19,923
652.38% 11,399 43.16% 9,393 21,764
737.01% 7,750 62.99% 13,189 20,939
848.13% 6,103 51.87% 6,577 12,680
90.00% 0 100.00% 11,425 11,425
1055.19% 10,712 44.81% 8,698 19,410
1148.38% 9,117 51.62% 9,728 18,845
1238.80% 8,059 61.20% 12,711 20,770
1349.21% 8,170 50.79% 8,434 16,604
1436.45% 7,775 63.55% 13,554 21,329
1542.93% 7,973 57.07% 10,597 18,570
1634.60% 5,788 65.40% 10,938 16,726
170.00% 0 100.00% 17,761 17,761
180.00% 0 100.00% 14,996 14,996
1931.07% 5,614 68.93% 12,455 18,069
2058.23% 8,561 41.77% 6,140 14,701
210.00% 0 100.00% 13,728 13,728
22100.00% 12,115 0.00% 0 12,115
2338.46% 7,154 61.54% 11,445 18,599
2445.93% 8,972 8,972 10,563 19,535
2527.57% 5,187 72.43% 13,629 18,816
260.00% 0 100.00% 14,565 14,565
2753.84% 9,056 46.16% 7,763 16,819
2853.27% 8,953 46.73% 7,854 16,807
290.00% 0 100.00% 17,535 17,535
3076.79% 12,678 23.21% 3,833 16,511
3157.89% 12,085 42.11% 8,792 20,877
320.00% 0 100.00% 15,243 15,243
3344.39% 11,291 55.61% 14,146 25,437
34100.00% 19,596 0.00% 0 19,596
35100.00% 13,913 0.00% 0 13,913
360.00% 0 100.00% 21,458 21,458
3752.01% 7,387 47.99% 6,817 14,204
3850.87% 7,600 49.13% 7,341 14,941
3955.84% 10,839 44.16% 8,572 19,411
4073.55% 11,038 26.45% 3,970 15,008
41100.00% 13,257 0.00% 0 13,257
4287.26% 15,896 12.74% 2,320 18,216
4376.18% 13,173 23.82% 4,120 17,293
44100.00% 13,538 0.00% 0 13,538
4539.39% 9,991 60.61% 15,375 25,366
4655.31% 9,939 44.69% 8,032 17,971
47100.00% 13,033 0.00% 0 13,033
4842.81% 11,302 57.19% 15,097 26,399
4949.58% 9,186 50.42% 9,342 18,528
5036.37% 7,457 63.63% 13,048 20,505
510.00% 0 100.00% 16,344 16,344
520.00% 0 100.00% 13,376 13,376
5327.58% 6,127 72.42% 16,091 22,218
5433.13% 6,245 66.87% 12,607 18,852
5524.99% 5,597 75.01% 16,797 22,394
5659.63% 12,590 40.37% 8,525 21,115
57100.00% 15,747 0.00% 0 15,747
5838.66% 7,894 61.34% 12,527 20,421
590.00% 0 100.00% 19,159 19,159
600.00% 0 100.00% 19,737 19,737
6124.39% 4,958 75.61% 15,373 20,331
6242.31% 9,288 57.69% 12,662 21,950
630.00% 0 100.00% 18,728 18,728
6430.90% 6,807 69.10% 15,220 22,027
65100.00% 10,099 0.00% 0 10,099
660.00% 0 100.00% 18,743 18,743
67100.00% 9,232 0.00% 0 9,232
680.00% 0 100.00% 20,003 20,003
690.00% 0 100.00% 13,892 13,892
7056.18% 10,049 43.82% 7,839 17,888
710.00% 0 100.00% 16,951 16,951
7254.25% 9,668 45.75% 8,154 17,822
7339.60% 7,464 60.40% 11,385 18,849
7442.77% 8,142 57.23% 10,894 19,036
7561.61% 9,816 38.39% 6,116 15,932
76100.00% 15,028 0.00% 0 15,028
77100.00% 13,245 0.00% 0 13,245
7845.56% 7,562 54.44% 9,035 16,597
7959.36% 11,909 40.64% 8,155 20,064
800.00% 0 100.00% 13,698 13,698
8149.79% 8,980 50.21% 9,056 18,036
8221.53% 3,639 78.47% 13,265 16,904
830.00% 0 100.00% 16,813 16,813
8436.91% 6,012 63.09% 10,278 16,290
850.00% 0 100.00% 15,858 15,858
860.00% 0 100.00% 14,497 14,497
8751.50% 7,224 48.50% 6,804 14,028
880.00% 0 100.00% 20,242 20,242
890.00% 0 100.00% 15,479 15,479
900.00% 0 100.00% 12,758 12,758
9144.79% 7,161 55.21% 8,828 15,989
9248.48% 7,287 51.52% 7,745 15,032
9351.38% 7,363 48.62% 6,968 14,331
9450.73% 8,393 49.27% 8,153 16,546
9547.05% 8,466 52.95% 9,528 17,994
9641.95% 6,760 58.05% 9,353 16,113
9742.28% 6,978 57.72% 9,525 16,503
9845.89% 8,330 54.11% 9,823 18,153
9966.00% 11,143 34.00% 5,741 16,884
10050.44% 9,215 49.56% 9,055 18,270
Totals[3] 39.93% 695,707 60.01% 1,045,502 1,742,181

Notes and References

  1. News: Beam . Adam . After 95 years, GOP takes control of Kentucky legislature . 11 November 2023 . The Associated Press . 3 January 2017.
  2. News: House Speaker Stumbo loses to Brown in election upset . 15 November 2023 . WKYT . 8 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Kentucky State Board of Elections.

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